Trailer 2 for Avengers: Age of Ultron released just last week. While Alan Silvestri will not score the sequel, Brian Tyler will prove a good successor. Here's a two-for-the-price-of-one music Monday. http://rd.io/x/QcawkTdeUqiA/ http://rd.io/x/QcawkTddAnBt/
Music Monday: Courage and Wisdom by Howard Shore
Just Tweeted how I would play this and not cry. Mission failed. How can anyone play this track and not have a tear roll down a cheek? Whatever the criticisms about the last movie people may have, the Bilbo/Thorin scene met my expectations. http://rd.io/x/QcawkTdc2G9m/
A To-Do List on Steroids: The Bullet Journal
Tumblr sometimes features useful things beyond the latest photograph of Richard Armitage. Education trended one day and I stumbled on The Bullet Journal among the GIFs in the tag. The system bills itself as an 'analog system for the digital age' using bullet points to organize tasks. I called it a to-do list on steroids. … Continue reading A To-Do List on Steroids: The Bullet Journal
Library Support Staff Spotlight – Karen Hildebrandt #librarysupportstaff
The Library and Assistants Network, a group within the Canadian Library Association, launched their new blog in November of last year. The Library Support Staff Spotlight on Karen Hildebrandt kicks off the first of many to come for the website. A nomination form is available to demonstrate the great work done by Library Technicians or … Continue reading Library Support Staff Spotlight – Karen Hildebrandt #librarysupportstaff
Year End Reflection 2014: Life in General
Welcome to the 300th post on this blog, and the last of the year-end reflections. I posted about writing and blogging. Today I will try to write about my life in general. 2014 had some highlights, but the last few weeks put life's fragility front and centre. On December 9th, after dealing with a stroke, … Continue reading Year End Reflection 2014: Life in General
Year End Reflection 2014: Blogging and the Direction of Stacks and Ranges
I did some tidying in my drafts folder for Stacks and Ranges. I would begin a post then abandon it for some reason. It either didn't work, or the timing made it irrelevant. (To quote Douglas Adam, “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”) I accidentally pressed the wrong button with WordPress' new … Continue reading Year End Reflection 2014: Blogging and the Direction of Stacks and Ranges
Year End Reflection 2014: Writing
“So what did you think of my manuscript?” “It was good.” Jenn smiled at as she took a sip of her coffee. And then, after a pause: “Have you ever heard the term ‘updraft’?” I shook my head. “An updraft is a basically a rough first draft, in which the author is just getting ideas … Continue reading Year End Reflection 2014: Writing
T’was the Hours Before Battle Of The Five Armies…
I took a look at my post count. Counting this post, I have three to publish before the mighty 300. It's equivalent of an army of sweaty, half-naked Spartans, lead by this guy: who can give this guy: a run for his money in the beard-growing department. (Editorial Note: You can keep your Prince Charmings. … Continue reading T’was the Hours Before Battle Of The Five Armies…
The Queen of my Own Domain
Took a step to building a better blog. I upgraded to the Premium features. Therefore (clears throat) this blog will be now known as: http://stacksandranges.com Now to some goals and reflection.Stay tuned.
You Win By Starting: A National Novel Writing Month Wrap Up
Last year, blogger Nimue Brown wrote the following about National Novel Writing Month: If you need NaNoWriMo to give you permission to try and write a book, please ask why that is so. If this is something you want to do, then do it because you want to do it. If you need the driving … Continue reading You Win By Starting: A National Novel Writing Month Wrap Up
Unpaused Life 