Daily Thoughts 7/16/2011

Pierre Auguste Renoir, Gabrielle Lisant, 1906

Daily Thoughts 7/16/2011

I finished reading Out of the Dark by David Weber. It was light entertainment.  I can't really recommend or not recommend it.  If you like military science fiction, you might like it.  It could have been more convincing.  I thought the vampire element was unnecessary.

I am trying out Google+, it feels a bit like Facebook without all the games.  I can't stand the games on Facebook. I'm just not a Farmville or Diner Dash type of person.  This is a big plus for me.  I went through and invited people from my Linked In and Facebook accounts.  There are already some things that I see that are better than Facebook.

Today, I watched Scott Pilgrim versus the World on dvd.  It is also a six book manga series from Canada which is quite popular.  I enjoyed it a lot.  One of the reasons that I liked the film so much is that the main character had some very flawed qualities.  I also liked how the fights in the movie were a mix of battle of the bands and kung fu video game style fights.  It is a bit different.  To get the girl of his dreams, Scott Pilgrim must battle seven of her evil ex lovers.  It was very silly.   It has an indie rock feel to it.  Scott Pilgrim is in a band called sex bob omb.  The manga seriew won the Harvey and Eisner awards.

Daily Thoughts 7/15/2011

Scholarly Tools, A cobweb drapes a scholar's tools in what appears to be an abandoned desk. A vintage globe, telescope, books, pen and ink sit on a desk in this great black and white household image.1852

Daily Thoughts 7/15/2011

This morning, I read some of the book, Out of the Dark by David Weber.  It is an alien invasion story.

I also spent some time cleaning my desk and organizing files.  It has been a while.  I brought up some promotional material from Learning Express and Playaway for patrons to take.  I also updated the Twitter account, checked the displays and got ready for an ordering meeting this afternoon.

This afternoon, I worked on the design for some new signs for the cd collection.  I also spent some more time gathering information on test books to order from the central library district money.

On the way home, I read more of Out of the Dark. The aliens are pack creatures and have a hard time understanding humans.  They also can bombard human civilization from orbit, but have poor ground forces.  It makes for an interesting story.