LibraryThing

This afternoon I explored LibraryThing and completed the assignment of adding five books. I started a project to add my Top Twenty favorite books. Here's a link to my catalog:

I was amazed at the variety of things you can do in addition to listing books. I went to the local page to see book related events in my area. I know why I haven't got into this much before - it is addictive - I could go on adding books all day!

#9

I'm on number 9, number 9, number 9..... and it's a really cool number. I especially enjoyed LetterJames - put your own wording on a variety of photographs, even trace your name in the sand or post it on a billboard over Times Square. I made this image of my grandsons' names on a London street sign.
OK now I've found this wonderful toy I'll never get back to work. But wait - this is work, I have to complete 23 Things. How lucky am I!

Merlin and more web wizardry

I explored Merlin and added it to my Google Reader newsfeed. The sites for finding feeds were new to me and wonderful to explore.

More RSS fun

So giving up on Blogspot I decided to try another RSS site: Google Reader which was recommended in one of the 23Things RSS tutorials. I successfully subscribed to two feeds only to find that I had actually subscribed to 287 feeds! I didn't notice that I was subscribing to "bundles" of feeds, not single sites. Now my reader is clogged with way too much information. Next task - learn to unsubscribe!

Technology glitches

Of course it would be impossible to get through 23 Things without any technical glitches and that is what I encountered this morning as I tried to complete Thing #8 RSS feeds. I dutifully signed up at Blogspot and waited for my confirmation email to activate the account. Nothing happening - huge waste of time! I'll just read blogs for a while!