And What Did You Learn Today, Nana?

Thing #9 instructed me to subscribe to a co-workers blog using my Bloglines account. So, of course I don't want to subscribe to just any old blog. I want one that is well written, lively interesting, funny, and so on and so forth. So, I began reading the blogs of my co-workers and found Planet of the Stu. It is awesome. I'll add it to my blogroll just as soon as I figure out how that is done.....

So what I learned is that I have at least one co-worker who has hidden talents and a wicked sense of humor.

Book of the Blog

Hidden River by Adrian McKinty

Mix together a poetic, smart, tragic young Irish man, a little mysticism and set the story in Denver and you have a great story. I listened to the audiobook on cd, narrated by Gerard Doyle, and the beautiful Irish accent just made the story that much better. Our hero, Alexander Lawson, 24 years old and a former police officer in Northern Ireland, was forced out of his job and is now a heroin addict. The whys and wherefores are gradually revealed as the murder of his high school girlfriend in Denver takes him out of the frying pan that is Belfast and puts him right in the fire in Denver. The author, also Irish, now lives in Colorado. He grew up in the Belfast area and is well acquainted with "the troubles".

My Friend Flickr

I like Flickr, especially some of the free software that people have made available. I played with the mosaic creator and that was fun. I love making a kaleidoscope that is on my entry just prior to this one. Even though some things took me a while to figure out, I was able to figure them out on my own and do some fun stuff with them. All in all I would call my Flickr experience a good one!



Book of the Post



The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

This memoir is such an incredible illustration of the human spirit. From the opening scenes of the 3 year old Jeanette Walls sustaining a serious burn while cooking her own lunch to the happy end this is a roller coaster ride of endurance and perseverance.

My Deep and Profound Thoughts on Flickr

All right, fine. My thoughts probably aren't deep and profound but they're mine!

I liked Flickr. It was fun to look around the site, seemed fairly easy to navigate and simple enough that even I could figure out some of the features. I never did figure out the mosaic maker, but I found the kaleidescope maker and figured it out in record time. Record time for a 5osomething old lady anyway.

This is a fun project and I'm learning a lot.

Book of the Post.

The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney. An awesome first novel set in the Canadian wilderness with murder, Hudson Bay men, desperate woman, dangerous weather and wolves.

Flickr? Wow!

So, here is a kaleidescope image I made using a photo I found online and some free software on Flickr. What fun. It took me a long time to figure this out. No wise cracks about my age!

I also played with the trading card option, but I didn't care for my finished product. I think it will be fun to do with the wee lad though!
At home I use Snapfish but it seems Flickr has some really fun stuff!

Book of the Post
Read Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl. It is awewome!