Bright, Shiny Morning

Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
I read a lot of complaints from other readers that the characters in this book are cliche. Of course, they're cliche. That's the point. This book is about Los Angeles and LA is one big, fat cliche. I don't care. Los Angeles makes a great protagonist/villain for any novel and James Frey captures her character beautifully.

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So this is it?

So we finally have come to the end of the road...or maybe it's just a fork in the road, I don't know. We've spent the past couple of months exploring the technology that is impacting our profession and changing the way we provide information. What did I learn most from this exercise? Well, I learned that I know a lot more than I thought I did when it comes to Web 2.0. What am I most excited about? Getting the opportunity to actually apply what I learn in my job. Hear that higher-ups...let us apply what we've learned. It doesn't matter how much training you've had without support from the administration.

Heard any good books lately?

About 5 months after I started working at the library I discovered the link on our website to our Digital Media Collection. A brand new world was opened up to me. I start downloading books onto my Creative Zen starting with Chris Anderson's book, The Long Tail. From then on, I was hooked. Sadly, though, my pusher has officially cut me off. 3 months ago I switched from a PC to a Mac, and now the Overdrive audiobook people are trying to feed me some line about Digital Rights Management and incompatibility. Maybe someday these two crazy kids will be able to work things out and I'll be able to get my sweet, precious books once again.

Beware of the pod people...

So we're finally up to my favorite part of the 23 things: podcasts. Sometime in the near future - when I have the time, motivation, and money - I'd like to create a podcast for my blog. Ever since my neighbor jerry-rigged his Mr. Microphone into an illegal radio station and let me DJ a few times, I've been fascinated with my own voice. I'm sure you won't share in my fascination, but that's not going to stop me! (cue maniacal laughter)

Alas, now I'm going to have to be satisfied with just listening to podcasts. Of course, we all love to hear from our favorite librarian rock star, Nancy Pearl, and her podcast where she interviews authors and discusses upcoming books. I also like the LibVibe podcast which provides snippets of library news. That's the nice thing about podcasts is that they have a podcast for just about anybody, from teachers to photographers to Yetis who are into computers. So be sure to do some exploring and find the podcast that is right for you.