Thing #6: They'll Be Sorry!

Ok, guys. You are going to be very, very sorry that you encouraged me to learn about Flickr and mashups (such weird terminology) because I am having the best time you can imagine, and I have been sharing my fun all day with "Barry" and "LKP" and that other one! I had to print out the Wikipedia article and go through it with my highlighter at the ready, but the more I thought about it, the more sense it made :)

My favorite experience today was making the trading cards. I made two: Anime Librarian and The Singing Red Men in honor of my father's 92nd birthday on December 19th. I thought they would come out small like real trading cards, but the ones I printed out were almost 8 1/2 x 11. Perhaps I have overlooked the obvious.

As for library applications, I, myself, would not make trading cards of librarians, but I would teach students to make trading cards for authors, scientists, sports figures, Texas heroes, insects, animals, and the like. It sounds like a fun learning experience and would provide the students with a "showy" final product. Perfect for trading, awarding, collecting, etc.

My second favorite activity was making a jigsaw puzzle of my attack cat, Attila. I usually get up and walk with a friend for an hour before school, but we were rained out this morning, and I slept later than usual. When I opened the door, Attila stalked in. She was very hungry, very vocal, and very ticked off! When I turned around, she bit the back of my leg! (Yes, there is a point) When I created the jigsaw puzzle, there were chunks missing, and the caption read,"That was tasty. Got another puzzle?" It looked as if Attila had made a meal of it. I gather that if one is willing to pay almost $20.00, one gets all the pieces.

I am even enjoying my mistakes! That is as introspective as I get....