Classes officially start tomorrow for me! I'm excited. My books are packed, everything is ready... and all is right with the world.
Just a thought, make sure, when you reformat your computer, you don't freak when something doesn't work... Because you probably forgot to install your drivers. Like I did, which I spent like 3 hours fixing. I finally got it and managed to finish Buffy.
I went to dinner with my Roomie. SOOO good. Spaghetti sauce with squash and noodles. It was wonderful. Wright dorm is an amazing place to eat. Unfortunately, the library is not so great. It's closed until Friday. Which means my Buffy Fix will have to wait. And darn cause I just finished Season four.
Until tomorrow!
The Sock Monkey Librarian
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
A Really Lazy Weekend Late Post 2
So I'm just writing this today. My original plans of going to the GPSO (GSPO???) Picnic OR going to the Dollar Day at the Wonderlab were shot down when one of the international student I met, Kristen, called and invited me to go to the campus mall with her friends, Connie and Jane. In case you didn't realize, these are not their real names which are Chinese and I will not butcher trying to spell them in English.
It was a blast! I got my first ride in a taxi... Sitting up front with a rather creepy Taxi driver (but aren't they all?) and then we were at the mall. We spent the entire day goofing off and going around stores. I found some things I REALLY wanted to buy and had to force myself not to. Maybe next time. And then we goofed off around Target. I got some animal crackers to snack on instead of junk food... Well worse junk food.
We missed the bus back, grabbed some food at Steak and Shake and then grabbed the number 9 bus back to campus as we ate. It was standing room only... I really hope I get my bus legs soon... cause my wrist was killing from clutching the rope so tightly. Seriously, aren't guys supposed to give up seats to ladies? When did this stop happening!!!
Then I went back to Willkie stood in line from some awesome waffles (even if there was no fresh fruit as the picture promised) and went back to watch Buffy and talk to my roomie. It was fun times... Unfortunately for you, today doesn't prove to be much more exciting... But you don't have to read about it, that's the great thing. :D
The Sock Monkey Librarian
(Tomorrow starts classes... Hopefully more interesting topics will occur)
It was a blast! I got my first ride in a taxi... Sitting up front with a rather creepy Taxi driver (but aren't they all?) and then we were at the mall. We spent the entire day goofing off and going around stores. I found some things I REALLY wanted to buy and had to force myself not to. Maybe next time. And then we goofed off around Target. I got some animal crackers to snack on instead of junk food... Well worse junk food.
We missed the bus back, grabbed some food at Steak and Shake and then grabbed the number 9 bus back to campus as we ate. It was standing room only... I really hope I get my bus legs soon... cause my wrist was killing from clutching the rope so tightly. Seriously, aren't guys supposed to give up seats to ladies? When did this stop happening!!!
Then I went back to Willkie stood in line from some awesome waffles (even if there was no fresh fruit as the picture promised) and went back to watch Buffy and talk to my roomie. It was fun times... Unfortunately for you, today doesn't prove to be much more exciting... But you don't have to read about it, that's the great thing. :D
The Sock Monkey Librarian
(Tomorrow starts classes... Hopefully more interesting topics will occur)
Saturday, August 28, 2010
A Lazy Weekend
So apparently, when you go to something called a "Hog Roast" expect to see an actually hog on the grill. I'm trying desperately not to think about it.
At any point, I do have to admit it was a lot of fun. They had a water balloon fight which was a blast. Someone got a really good hit on my side and I learned I can't throw worth anything. Then we went off and everyone was playing games. I played something called "Hillbilly golf" which involved throwing two balls attached by a string to a little stand with three colored levels. I totally lost but met a nice boy named Ben. His wife couldn't be there with him but he told me to ask and between the both of them they could tell me stuff I might like to do around campus.
I also talked with Libby about fantasy/sci-fi books and getting a library card. I'm thinking tomorrow I might brave the transit system to actually find the Wonder Lab for the Dollar Days event... What can I say? I'm curious.
Otherwise I have spent, pretty much, the entire day reading "The Mockingjay" the last of the trilogy of the "Hunger Games." It was amazing... Creepy, and tearjerking... but amazing all the same. And I have to admit... I was worried about how the author was going to finish things... and while I'm really happy with most of it... I am a bit disappointed in one or two aspects. But hey, everything can't be perfect in a Dystopia novel, now can it?
Well that's all,
The Sock Monkey Librarian
At any point, I do have to admit it was a lot of fun. They had a water balloon fight which was a blast. Someone got a really good hit on my side and I learned I can't throw worth anything. Then we went off and everyone was playing games. I played something called "Hillbilly golf" which involved throwing two balls attached by a string to a little stand with three colored levels. I totally lost but met a nice boy named Ben. His wife couldn't be there with him but he told me to ask and between the both of them they could tell me stuff I might like to do around campus.
I also talked with Libby about fantasy/sci-fi books and getting a library card. I'm thinking tomorrow I might brave the transit system to actually find the Wonder Lab for the Dollar Days event... What can I say? I'm curious.
Otherwise I have spent, pretty much, the entire day reading "The Mockingjay" the last of the trilogy of the "Hunger Games." It was amazing... Creepy, and tearjerking... but amazing all the same. And I have to admit... I was worried about how the author was going to finish things... and while I'm really happy with most of it... I am a bit disappointed in one or two aspects. But hey, everything can't be perfect in a Dystopia novel, now can it?
Well that's all,
The Sock Monkey Librarian
Orientation Day 2
Hello All,
I actually wrote this yesterday but I am just now getting to put it online.
Umm.. Yesterday was interesting. We had one more day of orientation. We got to tour the library… I can’t wait to go back and check out their media section… So many movies.. and anime… and other stuff. I can’t wait!
Then we got a small tech presentation on what not to do, what to do, general stuff like that. I really liked the guy presenting. He had a wicked sense of humor and, as some of my friends will be happy to hear about, he plays WoW…
After Orientation, I walked over to the IMU to go to the Part-time job fair. It was so crowded!!! You could barely move. I ended up signing up for a couple of jobs.. (Which reminds me I need to make a note to check out some of the positions you have to fill out online.) And then… I got lost.
Not really, I mean, I recognized where I was and most of everything around me. But for the most part? Yea… Completely lost. I ended up using my phone and,after a long internal debate, my on campus map. For further reference… College Ave? Apparently is another name for 7th street according to Google Maps (at least I think that is what it was trying to tell me). It would have been great to know this BEFORE I got lost but whatever. Between my phone and my map I made it… But man I was tired. I crashed and took a nap. Got up and pretty much vegged the entire night. I had the option of going to see a movie (Date Night) but wasn’t horribly interested.
I cleaned up a bit, did some dishes, tried out the water filter (Thank you PeaceKaat), and mostly just relaxed.
I can’t wait for the Hog Roast tomorrow though.. Well until then!
The Sock Monkey Librarian
I actually wrote this yesterday but I am just now getting to put it online.
Umm.. Yesterday was interesting. We had one more day of orientation. We got to tour the library… I can’t wait to go back and check out their media section… So many movies.. and anime… and other stuff. I can’t wait!
Then we got a small tech presentation on what not to do, what to do, general stuff like that. I really liked the guy presenting. He had a wicked sense of humor and, as some of my friends will be happy to hear about, he plays WoW…
After Orientation, I walked over to the IMU to go to the Part-time job fair. It was so crowded!!! You could barely move. I ended up signing up for a couple of jobs.. (Which reminds me I need to make a note to check out some of the positions you have to fill out online.) And then… I got lost.
Not really, I mean, I recognized where I was and most of everything around me. But for the most part? Yea… Completely lost. I ended up using my phone and,after a long internal debate, my on campus map. For further reference… College Ave? Apparently is another name for 7th street according to Google Maps (at least I think that is what it was trying to tell me). It would have been great to know this BEFORE I got lost but whatever. Between my phone and my map I made it… But man I was tired. I crashed and took a nap. Got up and pretty much vegged the entire night. I had the option of going to see a movie (Date Night) but wasn’t horribly interested.
I cleaned up a bit, did some dishes, tried out the water filter (Thank you PeaceKaat), and mostly just relaxed.
I can’t wait for the Hog Roast tomorrow though.. Well until then!
The Sock Monkey Librarian
Friday, August 27, 2010
Orientation
Orientation is an interesting phenomenon. Honestly, I was not sure what I was getting myself into but I liked it. During one of the lectures, we compared the "Librarian Pearl" to the new "hip" librarian. Complete with a MLS student remake of Lady Gaga.
After the first half we all got to eat a nice lunch on SLIS's tab. Not bad at all, and it was great to talk to some of the people that are going into the field and finding out what they think.
Next was the "choose your path" part of orientation. Half the students broke for the Rare books and Archive stuff. The rest of us went for the computer stuff. The first session was CMC (Computer-mediated Communication). You think you know what that's about? Answer these questions...
1. When did e-mail start?
2. What percentage of spam do people get in their e-mail?
3. What is an emoticon?
4. Name an example of synchronous CMC?
True or False
5. Most of the world is on the net now
6. More women than men use the internet
7. People report a positive experience the first time they use a form of CMC
8. CMC causes people to behave differently than face-to-face interaction.
The professor seemed really passionate about her subject. She also said that she believes the future of CMC is going to be found in web design issues because of how people want to respond with text.
Next course was on the difference of Information Seeking and Using.
It was interesting to say the least and so I will only leave you with this quote from it: You must portray a "Born out of the womb to help people" personality in the library field to get a job.
Next was about Courses and Research.
The two professors giving the talk were so funny! I'm really pondering taking the course that they were talking about (503).
Quote from them? The three legged stool of library science. The legs are....
1. Representational bases
2. Bibliometrics
3. Information Retrieval.
and...
"Classification is the 'sexy' research area"
Next was Elective Courses.
Ying Ding, the professor, talked a lot about XML and Meta-data. That is Data about Data. It was really interesting. As she explained it, if we had to look at all the data to find something specific we would never rest and "without sleeping I will die!"
After SLIS orientation I ran back to my dorm and then went to the cultural festival. I missed the part about the history of IU. But!!! I would suggest going there and watching the show. If only do you don't have to wait in the hour long line that I did to get tickets. Not to mention, since you get your tickets first, no booth is out of food yet. I met some awesome International freshman. There was a really sweet girl from China who let me tag along with her and her friend as we navigated. It was insane but so much fun.
Finally, I took a quick stop to the public library about volunteering and getting a card (I have to go back with a piece of mail). Then I walked over to Nick's English Hut. It was so loud!!! It was fun talking to everyone but the SLIS meeting they were having there was crazy. We could barely hear each other. I skipped out after about an hour and took the E bus back. Just as a suggestion? If your going to Willkie... Make sure you ask to get off at Rose or you are in for a long drive and a five minute lay over.
Well goodnight all,
Sock Monkey Librarian
After the first half we all got to eat a nice lunch on SLIS's tab. Not bad at all, and it was great to talk to some of the people that are going into the field and finding out what they think.
Next was the "choose your path" part of orientation. Half the students broke for the Rare books and Archive stuff. The rest of us went for the computer stuff. The first session was CMC (Computer-mediated Communication). You think you know what that's about? Answer these questions...
1. When did e-mail start?
2. What percentage of spam do people get in their e-mail?
3. What is an emoticon?
4. Name an example of synchronous CMC?
True or False
5. Most of the world is on the net now
6. More women than men use the internet
7. People report a positive experience the first time they use a form of CMC
8. CMC causes people to behave differently than face-to-face interaction.
The professor seemed really passionate about her subject. She also said that she believes the future of CMC is going to be found in web design issues because of how people want to respond with text.
Next course was on the difference of Information Seeking and Using.
It was interesting to say the least and so I will only leave you with this quote from it: You must portray a "Born out of the womb to help people" personality in the library field to get a job.
Next was about Courses and Research.
The two professors giving the talk were so funny! I'm really pondering taking the course that they were talking about (503).
Quote from them? The three legged stool of library science. The legs are....
1. Representational bases
2. Bibliometrics
3. Information Retrieval.
and...
"Classification is the 'sexy' research area"
Next was Elective Courses.
Ying Ding, the professor, talked a lot about XML and Meta-data. That is Data about Data. It was really interesting. As she explained it, if we had to look at all the data to find something specific we would never rest and "without sleeping I will die!"
After SLIS orientation I ran back to my dorm and then went to the cultural festival. I missed the part about the history of IU. But!!! I would suggest going there and watching the show. If only do you don't have to wait in the hour long line that I did to get tickets. Not to mention, since you get your tickets first, no booth is out of food yet. I met some awesome International freshman. There was a really sweet girl from China who let me tag along with her and her friend as we navigated. It was insane but so much fun.
Finally, I took a quick stop to the public library about volunteering and getting a card (I have to go back with a piece of mail). Then I walked over to Nick's English Hut. It was so loud!!! It was fun talking to everyone but the SLIS meeting they were having there was crazy. We could barely hear each other. I skipped out after about an hour and took the E bus back. Just as a suggestion? If your going to Willkie... Make sure you ask to get off at Rose or you are in for a long drive and a five minute lay over.
Well goodnight all,
Sock Monkey Librarian
Moving In
It's pretty much guaranteed that when you move in... Something will go wrong. Something bad will happen. Yea, that pretty much explains the whole day. However, some tips for anyone just moving to Bloomington.
1. Get a "Welcome to Bloomington" magazine. It has some really great maps in it.
2. Find a map of the campus and cling to it with your life.
3. Visit campus card services located in the IMU building.
4. Find a bus schedule map.
5. Always listen and be nice to the staff of the dorm. These are the people that will help you the most.
That is pretty much it. My dorm was playing board games for quite a while and I joined a game of Mafia and then some random games of Taboo. It was a blast!
The Sock Monkey Librarian
1. Get a "Welcome to Bloomington" magazine. It has some really great maps in it.
2. Find a map of the campus and cling to it with your life.
3. Visit campus card services located in the IMU building.
4. Find a bus schedule map.
5. Always listen and be nice to the staff of the dorm. These are the people that will help you the most.
That is pretty much it. My dorm was playing board games for quite a while and I joined a game of Mafia and then some random games of Taboo. It was a blast!
The Sock Monkey Librarian
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