Sun 31 Dec 2006
the lack of blogging, yet again. Holiday travel has taken over my life as has a journal submission. The writing was done but it had to go online and it took me much longer than expected to freshen my FrontPage memory. Ugh!
Off to a New Year’s eve celebration but will write of my sad return to my home in NOLA when I am back online in 2007.
Peace out~
Wed 27 Dec 2006
Wed 27 Dec 2006
I found my Meatloaf poster from 1978!
Teh wOOt!
(Yes, that was gamer talk.)
Sun 24 Dec 2006
Sat 23 Dec 2006
Bittersweet
Through the doorway, I see her
Sitting, rocking, smiling
Hello dear she utters
Her voice so soft… warm
I sit beside her and take her hand
She happily tells me about her day
She looks so frail and so cold
I drape her shawl around her shoulders
Her smile grows and she pats my hand
She tells me her favorite colors
She shows me her knitting
My heart grows heavy as she speaks
For the things she does not tell me
I must go and she kisses my cheek
She tells me that I am a nice young man
She asks…Who are you?
My heart breaks all over again
I tell her that I am just a friend
As my mother smiles and rocks
~Arnold Bailey
Sat 23 Dec 2006
Apparently, I didn’t realize that every update goes into a master blog that everyone can read.
So, since no one knows me, I guess I’ll do a short intro.
My name is Ryan. I am a Graduate student here at USF. I recieved my B.S. in Physics from Florida State, and now I am pursuing my M.S. in Engineering Science/Electrical Engineering.
I love music, both playing and listening to. I am efficent and adept at Drums and Percussion, with a little bit of Bass experiance.
Thats about it. 
Fri 22 Dec 2006
My closest friends…and even my no-so-close friends, know that my favorite artist of all time is Meatloaf. No, not the food you fools, the singer. The (formally) 300 pound guy from Texas who tore it up on the football fields, got randomly recruited to be in the original production of “Hair,” sang “I Would Do Anything For Love,” and made a guest appearance in Fight Club.
I used to have this nifty original poster from 1979, but my sister misplaced it when she decided to redecorate my room while I was away.
I love his music. I’m not entirely sure why…It must be my love of rock operas. Almost every single song ever sung by ML told a story. It had a purpose; an overall vision. Most music nowadays just stems from the “bunch of pitifull teenagers who are pissed at their dad” syndrome. ML sung from the heart, and he sang about stuff that people actually cared about: love, sex, drugs, and rock and roll. The all time greatest Wagnerian style Nookie quest.
For many people, his voice takes some getting used to, and for many others, his music just isnt appealing. Whatever, you are entitled to your opinion, even if it’s wrong. His music was written by a genious by the name of Jim Steinman. I’m sure you have heard of him…if not, stab yourself with a soddering iron.
The original Bat Out of Hell was a masterpiece of music. Widely regarded as one of the best rock albums ever produced, it also has been said “There is no other album like it, unless you count the sequel.” Paradise by the Dashboard light, as well as the title track, Bat Out of Hell, are very often included in lists of the greatest rock songs ever. But putting that aside, BOH has sold 40 million copies (worldwide), making it anywhere between the 7th and 4th best selling album of ALL TIME (depending on the source).
At the CBS Record Convention in 1979, Meatloaf was realitivly new, with little respect in the music community. He was to perform a musical piece to an audience of world class celebrities and musicians. He performed a small piece, then noticed that the audience sorta liked his music. Then, out of nowhere, he told his band to “Do BAT!” …The rest of course, is history….He performed the song flawlessly. In fact, it was so good, that the audience all stood up. Many of them started jumping on their tables and dancing (including a very famous Billie Joel, ever heard of him?) The only other person to EVER have that kind of reaction at the Convention was Janis Joplin. Don’t ever say SHE wasnt a famous rocker.
Bat Out of Hell 2 was a worthy followup. He did exactly the same thing he did with the original, just with new songs. “I Would Do Anything For Love” is still being played on rock and pop stations to this day. It also happened to win him a couple of grammy’s. Finally some respect.
So Bat Out of Hell 3 arrives. Near 30 years after the original, and 13 years after BOH2. I am EXSTATIC. I run down to Best Buy at 9 in the morning to be the first to get it. I slap it into my cd player…and…then…erm…what is this noise coming out of my speakers?!…it sounds like…like…like suck.
Dissapointment. I mean…its not entirely that bad, but its NOT Bat Out of Hell. First of all, very little of it is written by Steinman (arg). The world needs to understand, there is only one person that can write songs for Meatloaf. Everyone else tries, and fails miserably, as evidenced by almost every single other Meatloaf song not written by him. The songs dont have the type of magic that made his others so powerful. They lacked feeling. Don’t get me wrong, ML’s voice is still top quality, and he puts his own emotion into the songs. But, the songs sound rushed, and not very enthralling. They are almost childish…and many can make the argument that almost ALL ML music sounds somewhat childish, but again, we are talking about songs NOT written by Steinman, which automatically puts them in a lower category. There are a few cool songs, ones that I can listen to more then once, but there are no songs that really stand out. There are no Bat’s or Paradise or Anything for Love’s, and that is a disspointment. “Cry Over Me” is probably the best song on the album, ML’s soaring high pitched vocals are very apparent.
Still, it’s Meatloaf, and I am a little biased, so I give this album more credit then it probably deserves. If you are a big fan, get it, if not…dont waste your time. Download a song or two and then make a decision. But, if you have never really heard ML and want an example, then DL “Bat Out of Hell” and experiance it. Because, as they say, there is no other album, or other music for that matter, that is like it.
So, I give it 2.5 out of 5 stars. Allmusic gave it 2 out of 5 I think.
Just for perspective, Allmusic (which very rarely gives ratings above 4 stars), gave both BOH and BOH 2 4.5 out of 5 stars. Something must be right about those albums, wouldn’t you say?
Fri 22 Dec 2006
I’m just wondering how many people use this blog and what they use it for. I’m going to post to it just because no one knows about it. So, I’m Josh (Bauer) and I’m a junior at USF. I’m a transfer from Indiana. I row and I play guitar and that is about it. I like being spontaneous and bringing the party. I like playing music in front of people and just being ridiculous in general. And I’m coming to USF to finish my undergraduate work in Creative Writing and go for my Masters at USF. I plan to live in Italy for a year before I do my Masters work, teaching English to Italian children. I think mostly I am just excited and nervous to be in Tampa and doing a sport again and just have a good time. Also, I’m not going to lie, I’m looking for someone to have a good time with. I’ve been single for a few months now and I think I’m ready to get back in and be fanstastic. Or so I hope. See you all soon. Also, I’m roadtripping to California over spring break I think. If anyone is up for this let me know. all I have planned is to climb a bareface on the way. So yeah, let’s bring the party. Later.
Thu 21 Dec 2006
The mail server seems to be behaving pretty well since last Wedsnesday. We are still working with the software developer trying to figure out the cause of apparently random crashes happening here and there:
We now have an automated script that will detect when the server application goes down and restart if.
Some of the machines that handle the IMAP/POP caching have been acting up in the past few days. This did not affect most of the users (IMAP users) reading emails, but it seemed to have intermittent problems with folks using POP to check their messages, usually through client such as Outlook and others. We are looking into fixes today.
Overnight we transferred the remaining local accounts back to a shared drive. This will allow us to switch servers temporarily and apply firmware updates to the new Dell server without interruption of service. You may see a blip here and there but we are not expecting any extensive downtime at this point.
I think that’s it for now. More updates as they are needed.
Wed 20 Dec 2006
Faculty members, remember that you have access to rare and important primary sources from around the world with the Center for Research Libraries. From an email from Larry Heilos, Associate Director of the Tampa Library:
Center for Research Libraries (CRL) just recently announced the list of major microform collections that will be purchased through CRL’s FY2007 Purchase Proposal Program. We’re happy to report that several of USF Library’s priority picks were among the collections selected for purchase, including the two Incunabula titles, Guatemala News and Information Bureau Archive, and Bernard Shaw papers.
One of the perks of USF Libraries’ CRL membership is participation in the Center’s annual purchase program. Each year, CRL’s membership, comprising more than 100 of the nation’s premier research libraries, nominate for consideration and then vote for those titles they want the Center to purchase from its budget for major microform collections. Titles garnering the most votes are purchased by the Center for its permanent collection and made available to the membership on-site and through interlibrary loan (…)
(Tampa Library’s) Access Services Associate Director, Merilyn Burke, can assist you in acquiring these or any of CRL’s other microform resources for your research through interlibrary loan. Unlike most items borrowed through ILL, which must be returned to the lending institution in a set period generally lasting around than two weeks, materials borrowed from CRL can be retained for six months or more, with virtually unlimited renewals for as long as the materials are needed.
Merilyn can be reached at 974-4561, or by email at mburke@lib.usf.edu.
Logon to CRL’s website, which includes access to their online catalog, at http://www.crl.edu.
The list with a full description of the new collections can be found at http://www.crl.edu/PDF/pp07purchases.pdf.
Tue 19 Dec 2006
I got myself a Nintendo Wii for Christmas, reading several stories about how somebody is going to sue Nintendo for their defective Wiimote straps. The funny part is, the idiots that can’t hold onto these remotes, are the same people who fall for the email scams that exist today.
Source:
http://masem.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/phoenix-wright-defends-the-wii/
Mon 18 Dec 2006
Time says to take a bow!
…look at 2006 through a different lens and you’ll see another story, one that isn’t about conflict or great men. It’s a story about community and collaboration on a scale never seen before. It’s about the cosmic compendium of knowledge Wikipedia and the million-channel people’s network YouTube and the online metropolis MySpace. It’s about the many wresting power from the few and helping one another for nothing and how that will not only change the world, but also change the way the world changes.
Mon 18 Dec 2006
For all of you who haven’t heard, I have recently discovered the genre of music known as “metalcore”, sometimes known as melodic death metal (only by me, apparently). One of the new faces and fronts for metalcore is a band called All That Remains. If you havent heard them, check out the songs “Tattered on my Sleeve” and “This Calling”. I would seriously recommend purchasing one of their two albums. It doesn’t matter which one; both of them are fairly close in quality. The only major difference is the drumming, as they switched drummers between their first and second albums.
The vocals are very very good. I am personally not a fan of the “Heavy Metal Grunt” or the scream, but I can tolarate it if it is done well. Philip Labonte is a phenomenal vocalist, and there are times when he does sing clean. This is excentuated more in the second album; I assume they wanted to experiement with the musical differences and possibilites with singing the chorus clean as opposed to raspy. I would say this: make sure you read the lyrics before you listen to the song; they are very good, and I wouldnt want you to miss the meaning because you couldnt tell what he was grunting.
I’m not sure I have heard a two guitar system sound as good as in this band. Dont get me wrong, sometimes they do the typical heavy metal chop and power corded rytham playing. However, most of the time, they actually do play melody with a lead. And believe me when I say this: THEY ARE GOOD. There is a guitar solo in every single song, and on many songs, there are two. The guitar solos are not the same sound in every song either. They follow the flow and progression of the specific song they are playing. You never hear the same thing twice. There are random times where they will just bust into an insturmenal. If they did a CD of just their insturments jamming, I would buy that ten fold.
The drumming is good, but is better in the second album. They switched drummers, and their new one is known as one of the fastest double bass player in the world.
So, I would get one of their albums if you have any respect for good music. It might not be your stylistic cup of tea, but listen to a few songs before you shrug them off.
Speaking of music, I think you should also check out a band called Stolen Babies. I know the name sounds like its something out a freak show…You would be right. These guys are weird. Their music is very intense, and can overwhelm you at some points, but that is not a reason to blow it off. They are very very talented, most notably their bass player and their drummer. The lead singer is a woman, and she plays the accordian…yes, the accordian. Some would be tempted to call them an Evanescense rip off. There are two problems with that: 1. Their musical style is nothing alike. and 2. Dominique Persi can sing more then the same 4 notes that Amy Lee always sings. Dont get me wrong, I like the old Evanescense, but Amy Lee tends to have predictable vocals nowadays. Anyway, check out a song called “Push the Buttons” for a sample of their jammin.
My last topic for this evening centers around my disdain towards FIFA 07. I waited a year for that game to come out for the Xbox360, and what happens?! It is “teh suck”. The AI is absolutly retarded. There are only 5 leagues, and a very limited amount of options. DONT buy it. Stick to 06.
Mon 18 Dec 2006
Mon 18 Dec 2006
Among the programming for the USF Libraries Annual Meeting were breakout sessions on different subjects of interest to libraries. I presented a session entitled Blogs and Wikis: A Library Approach. The link will bring you to the presentation itself.
Mon 18 Dec 2006
Last Friday, I attended the USF Libraries Annual Meeting. As Associate Librarian and as the Campus Librarian for Lakeland, I was asked to present a short report to the Libraries personnel assembled. Here is what I presented:
Lakeland Library Services
Engaging students
- Lakeland’s information literacy and library instruction activities hit a new high with, as of mid-December 2006, 718 library users reached in 39 orientations, classes and seminars. Students in all Divisions and Departments were reached. This is an increase of over 210% in terms of students and 320% in terms of presentations compared to 2005. Five of these classes were given to distance learners using real-time electronic classroom software Elluminate.
- Reference also increased from 83 questions answered in 2005 to more than 235 in 2006, an augmentation of over 280%.
- The Lakeland Librarian, Catherine Lavallée-Welch, manned a table at the student-led “University Awareness Day” in November to distribute information about the library services on campus. The laptop she brought to the event was used in answering impromptu reference questions.
Engaging Faculty & Researchers
- Collection development activities continued during the year. Two new collections were started: a Professional Development collection was created at the request of staff members. Accessible to all, this collection will comprised of titles that will help USF personnel develop their professional skills. The groundwork was also put in place to create a USF Lakeland Faculty Publications special collection that will be launched in the Spring.
- In August, Catherine Lavallée-Welch, was a presenter at the campus’ first “Technology Integration Institute for Faculty”. She held three sessions: Weblogs and wikis, Catalog and database searching and Resources for promotion and tenure. Nine faculty members participated in what is a year-long process to integrate more technology into teaching.
Engaging the Community
- Just in time for the Faculty and Staff Campaign, a development fund specific to the Lakeland Library Services was created. We are grateful to our Lakeland colleagues who have elected to make their donations to this fund. It shall be appear on the USF Foundation website this coming year.
The keynote speaker during lunchtime was Dr. Ray Arsenault from USF St. Petersburg. He talked about his 2006 tome, Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice from the Pivotal Moments in American History series by the Oxford University Press. I can only recommend this excellent book.
Mon 18 Dec 2006
Mon 18 Dec 2006
The system has been operating well since Wednesday. There are two known issues as of this morning.
We are trying to track down a problem with the help of the software vendor. Last Wednesday we had a crash of the software that lasted about 5 minutes, until we logged in and restarted the server application. We sent some diagnostics to the vendor back then. The same type of crash happened on Friday, Saturday, and overnight last night. We have tracked down the problem to, again, mailboxes corrupted when we were forced to use the shared storage during the first days of the disaster back during Thanskgiving. We are now working to find a way to pinpoint and eliminate the corruption of the mailboxes. Again, no messages are lost during this downtime, but users are not able to login to check their messages until we restart the server.
The second minor issue that cropped up this weeked is the expiration of the security certificate. The certificates are issued for a year and it is a simple matter for us to renew it once it has expired. Your login is still being encrypted, but we must pay Verisign a bit more money for them to be able to vouch for us. That should happen some time today/tomorrow.
Sat 16 Dec 2006
For My Democratic Friends:
“Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. We also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . And without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishes. By accepting these greetings you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for herself or himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.”
For My Republican Friends:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Fri 15 Dec 2006
From today’s Tampa Tribune. Senator Nelson decided to start a Senate Overseas Deplomatic Committee, with Kerry and others in tow. This is clear violation of job responsiblities, which are not to go overseas and tell others what we think (we have an entire STATE DEPT for that), but to rep the state he is from! What is the Great State of Florida getting out of his little (I’m sure not cheap) trip? Confused people overseas. Great…
“If it becomes a pattern, then it means more as a signal with respect to the kinds of pressures that the White House will face,” said Steven Heydemann, a Mideast expert and director of the Georgetown University Center for Democracy. “It may not lead to much, but it definitely becomes harder to ignore.”
Others already see cause for alarm.
“It could hardly be a more inopportune time for important U.S. senators to be wandering around the Mideast,” said Stephen Hess, a professor at George Washington University and a White House staff member during the Eisenhower and Nixon administrations.
Might Cause Confusion
“Diplomacy is all about the careful use of words,” Hess said, and even well-meaning comments from Nelson or others have the potential of confusing Syrians and others in the region.
“Folks abroad don’t necessarily understand the nuances of the very complicated political system we have. When a legislator goes, they read other things into it,” Hess said.
Nelson may have personal political reasons for the trip as well, noted Ahmed Bedier, a spokesman in Tampa for the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
“It may also reflect his ambition to take a more active role in government,” Bedier said, perhaps including dreams of a spot on the 2008 Democratic presidential ticket.
Bedier, however, welcomed the outreach effort.
Hess said the stakes are raised if Kerry visits next.
“When Kerry goes, it’s almost like the government in opposition going. With Kerry, it could be really dangerous,” Hess said.
“With Nelson, I don’t think it’s really dangerous.”One danger: Syria and others might interpret bold moves by Democrats as reason to wait out the final two years of the Bush administration.
Today, Nelson plans to visit Beirut, Lebanon, to show his support for the democratically elected government there. He has also met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on the trip and plans meetings with the kings of Jordan and Saudi Arabia as well as stops in Qatar, Kuwait and Iraq.
Nelson plans to report back to the State Department and the Senate’s Armed Services, Foreign Relations and Intelligence committees.
Bullshit.
Thu 14 Dec 2006
Four years is about the amount of time it takes to get a degree out of college. Of course, many at USF take a little longer… 5, 6, or 7 maybe. USF tends to lack behind when it comes to a lot of things, not just time to recieve a degree. For four years, the university has attempted to get the band new uniforms (their logo and the uniforms in general are all old). Since 2003, when USF first changed their logos, the band has been “promised” new uniforms countless times.
Of course, this isn’t a surprise. USF has not followed it’s visual identiy standards everywhere else anyway. It took them four years to changed the basic signs around campus, let alone something the nation sees on TV. I’m glad our image and branding means nothing. Who would want to remember us? Ohh… maybe prospective students, big or small donors, state officals, whoever we can get to remember we are a university in Tampa.
Bullshit.
Thu 14 Dec 2006
I heard a Christmas song on the radio today that I have never heard before. I always have Christmas music playing in my car and connect to XM satellite even on my laptop and listen to Christmas music all day long. Therefore, for me to not have heard a Christmas song before.. I thought it was strangely weird. Well, I like the Christmas song so very much that I Googled the words that that I could remember, and much to my surprise I found the lyrics with actual song in the background. I want to tell everybody I know about my new favorite Christmas song. So here is the link and I hope you enjoy! http://www.minibite.com/christmas/hippo.htm
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don’t want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
I don’t think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
He won’t have to use our dirty chimney flue
Just bring him through the front door,
that’s the easy thing to do
I can see me now on Christmas morning,
creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
when I open up my eyes
to see a hippo hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too
Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then
Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian
There’s lots of room for him in our two-car garage
I’d feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
I can see me now on Christmas morning,
creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
when I open up my eyes
to see a hippo hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles or rhinoceroseses
I only like hippopotamuseses
And hippopotamuses like me too!
Thu 14 Dec 2006
Although no teacher has ever admitted to it, I feel like teachers look at students differently whether or not they come to class. I know I look at the students who come into class late everyday or only on test days differently. To me, they are lazy. First off, I think it is highly disrespectful to walk into a room while a professor is trying to teach 20 minutes late, all the time. It’s just wrong. Would it really hurt to leave your house, dorm, or lunch date a little earlier? One guy in particular in my ENC 1102 class would always come in ridiculously late, with either Subway cookies or an Einstein’s cup, and then take a nap. He got up early to go and get food, but food was more important to him than getting to class on time. I know the only reason he ever even came to class was to get attendance points. For God’s sake the boy slept during class. Who would rather sleep in smelly Cooper than the comfort of their own bed?
Giving away cars for means of good attendance is ridiculous in my eyes. There are days that I hate going to school, and when I wake up in the morning there would be no greater news than to hear school is cancelled. However, I know how much money my parents have invested in my college education and to skip class and flunk out of college would be the biggest waste of money for them. College isn’t cheap. Giving away a car should be rewarded to a students who have shown academic achievement or done something to deserve a car. Giving a car away to a student who attends class on a regular basis, doesn’t mean he has an A or even a C, he or she could have an F, and they just won a new car!
The ENC attendance policy is a strict one, and it does force people to come to class, but it doesn’t mean that they want to be there. A’s should be given away to students who have earned them. And somebody who hasn’t earned a B but gets an A because they came to class everyday because they had to, isn’t exactly fair. I don’t think it’s fair for professors either to have to look up into the classroom and see people sleeping. It’s rude, it’s disrespectful and if I were a professor I’d ask that student to please leave and sleep somewhere else. If a professor can ask a student to leave if their cell phone rings and not come back, why can’t a professor ask a student to leave for sleeping? It’s just poor manners, and it really bothers me.
Attendance should be encouraged. Teachers should reward those students who come to class not because they have to, but because they want. Every student at the USF has paid a great amount of money to have a seat in a classroom and have a professor lecture to them. Why it’s weird to think about it, it is ironically true. I feel like I get extra good karma when I go to class sick or when I go the day before a holiday. Usually, those who drag themselves out of bed and have stayed in down, for example, the day before Thanksgiving, often get extra points. And because there are so few people in class that day, your professor might actually learn your name!
Thu 14 Dec 2006
I thought that blog writing was somewhat useful however I’m not sure I gained anything from writing blogs weekly. In the blog question for blogs you asked us if we thought it helped as practice for our writing. I don’t agree with that all. I don’t think blogs have anything to do with timed writing. How I write in my blogs, aren’t how I would write a research paper. When I write my blogs I try and write them like I am writing for a newspaper or writing to inform people.
Most of the blog questions that we have had have been to give our opinions or to explain how we would do something. Like right now, I am writing in such a way that I feel like I am telling you how I feel about blogs. I’m free writing, and not writing with boundaries. I’m not writing to try and impress you, but I am writing to tell you how I feel about blogs.
I enjoyed blogs, especially the blogs with links to news articles. Being consumed with school and then other things in my life, I never have time to sit down and watch the news. I read the school newspaper, which is a gossip newspaper, and then the TBT on the days I had morning classes near Cooper. Being able to read actually very interesting articles was nice and then to give my opinion on it was even better. If I would have read that article alone and not had to elaborate on it, I probably wouldn’t know exactly how I felt about the situation.
You truly know how you feel about something after you’ve written it on a blog site for the rest of the entire world to read. More over less, I thought blogs were fun. I wish somehow the blog website had a link to everybody elses blogs in my class so that way I could read there blogs. It would be even neater feature if it let the professor categorize the really funny, really interesting, and good blogs. I enjoyed blogs, they were great points for my grade. 
Thu 14 Dec 2006
Tomorrow, December 15th, I will be on the Tampa Campus all day to attend the USF Libraries Annual Meeting. Apart from my report on the Lakelnad Library Services, I will also be presenting a break-out session to my colleagues on the use of blogs and wikis in libraries.
The Annual Meeting is always a great opportunity to review and rejoice over the Libraries’ multiple accomplishments over the year. It is our pleasure to help you in your work and we’ll keep at it!