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August 16, 2013
This Just Pinned: Week Sixty-Eight...
Here are the highlights of my past week pinning...
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August 15, 2013
Photo An Hour: Stuck At Work Edition...
Last Saturday was stuck at work so I did a photo an hour and here it is...
7:00AM - My almost empty coffee mug.
8:00AM - Driving to work.
9:00AM - Books from the 'Dust Books' list that I have to decide if I want to keep or not.
10:00AM - All by myself at the Reference Desk.
11:00AM - It's so clean and neat here because no one is in the library.
12:00PM - My lame lunch and newest read, which I haven't started yet.
1:00PM - Coming back from punching in from lunch.
2:00PM - The movie we're showing.
3:00PM - Decided to pick a new page to turn to in this big dinosaur book we have.
4:00PM - One of my Pages made me an origami Chinese throwing star.
5:00PM - Nella just chillin' when I got to my parent's house after work.
9:00AM - Books from the 'Dust Books' list that I have to decide if I want to keep or not.
August 14, 2013
Stuck In My Head: Freakum Dress...
Honestly this one is totally stuck in my head because of all of the dress shopping talk earlier...
Online Dress Shopping For My Friend's Wedding...
So, I am attending the wedding of one of my college friends in mid-September and it's taking place at the NYIT de Seversky Mansion here on Long Island in the afternoon on a Sunday.
My friend and his fiancé did not put a dress code on the invitation (Which really pisses me off when people do that). So I texted him to ask him about it and all I get is "Use your judgement... Don't dress like a skank..." (Um, excuse me? I only dress like a skank during appropriate skank events).
So this is me using my judgement, asking all of you what you think of this dress from ASOS. I'm kinda in love with this ASOS CURVE Maxi Dress With Bell Sleeve (Black) and I'm thinking it'll either be amazing or a totally disaster.
What do you guys think? When I asked my sister, Lisa and Liz I got the same exact answer "[Ooh] I like.." -- I blame the fact that they are all 1987 kiddies on that answer. My cousin who is older than me grilled me on whose wedding it was, time of day, etc. Eventually telling me it was okay to wear.
So lemme know what you think because I'd really appreciate it!
So this is me using my judgement, asking all of you what you think of this dress from ASOS. I'm kinda in love with this ASOS CURVE Maxi Dress With Bell Sleeve (Black) and I'm thinking it'll either be amazing or a totally disaster.
So lemme know what you think because I'd really appreciate it!
Breakfast Drama...
Once a month myself, "Amy" and "Marie" order in breakfast and we typically pick a morning when only the three of us are in at 9:00am. Today was that day this month. We each order the same thing month to month, give "Amy" the money, she places the order and the food comes in about thirty minutes.
Today we ordered later than normal and the food did not arrive until after 10:00am. This meant that "Julia" was unfortunately here when the food arrived. And when it arrive "Amy" was alone with "Julia" because I was downstairs bitching at the Adult Tech Librarian about an electronics issue and "Marie" happened to run to the restroom.
While myself and "Marie" weren't around "Julia" found the need to confront "Amy" about ordering breakfast without her, etc. And whhen I got back "Amy" told me all about this and as you can guess it pissed me the hell off.
I rallied the ladies and confronted "Julia" about confronting "Amy" because I don't know about you, but if more than one person ordered in food wouldn't you say something to all of them and not just one of them? I say this to "Julia" and all I get back is some stuttered excuse about feeling left out and not feeling comfortable about confronting other. Well lady, if you aren't comfortable confronting all of us than keep whatever you're feeling to yourself.
She mumbles some other garbage, which the three of us all have answers for and she just ends up escaping from the office the minute a patron walks up -- She is still sitting at the Reference Desk pretending to be super librarian because I think she is afraid to be in the office with us and honestly I have no idea why because we've all spoke our peace.
But really, I don't understand why she thinks she deserves the courtesy of an order invite. In the past she has given us nothing but grief when it comes to ordering either because she thinks we're mind readers that should know what she wants or she is short money and expects someone to lend her some. Nowhere in our contract or any library policy or procedure does it talk about everyone having to ask every single person in the building if they want to order food or anything of that nature so I don't understand.
I'm gonna stop now because I'm just getting angrier and angrier thinking about this.
Today we ordered later than normal and the food did not arrive until after 10:00am. This meant that "Julia" was unfortunately here when the food arrived. And when it arrive "Amy" was alone with "Julia" because I was downstairs bitching at the Adult Tech Librarian about an electronics issue and "Marie" happened to run to the restroom.
While myself and "Marie" weren't around "Julia" found the need to confront "Amy" about ordering breakfast without her, etc. And whhen I got back "Amy" told me all about this and as you can guess it pissed me the hell off.
I rallied the ladies and confronted "Julia" about confronting "Amy" because I don't know about you, but if more than one person ordered in food wouldn't you say something to all of them and not just one of them? I say this to "Julia" and all I get back is some stuttered excuse about feeling left out and not feeling comfortable about confronting other. Well lady, if you aren't comfortable confronting all of us than keep whatever you're feeling to yourself.
She mumbles some other garbage, which the three of us all have answers for and she just ends up escaping from the office the minute a patron walks up -- She is still sitting at the Reference Desk pretending to be super librarian because I think she is afraid to be in the office with us and honestly I have no idea why because we've all spoke our peace.
But really, I don't understand why she thinks she deserves the courtesy of an order invite. In the past she has given us nothing but grief when it comes to ordering either because she thinks we're mind readers that should know what she wants or she is short money and expects someone to lend her some. Nowhere in our contract or any library policy or procedure does it talk about everyone having to ask every single person in the building if they want to order food or anything of that nature so I don't understand.
I'm gonna stop now because I'm just getting angrier and angrier thinking about this.
August 13, 2013
August Blogging Challenge: Day 13...
Today's prompt is to introduce you all to the state I'm from...
1. The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843.
2. The 641 mile transportation network known as the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway is the longest toll road in the United States.
3. A brewer named Matthew Vassar founded Vassar College in Poughkeepsie in 1861.
4. In 1979 Vassar students were the first from a privat e college to be granted permission to study in the People's Republic of China.
5. The Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan is the only school in the world offering a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing.
6. Union College in Schenectady is regarded as the Mother of Fraternities because Delta Phi is the oldest continually operating fraternity and Kappa Alpha and Sigma Phi Societies were started on the campus.
7. The Woodstock Music and Arts Fair was actually held in Bethel.
8. Dairying is New York's most important farming activity with over 18,000 cattle and or calves farms.
9. In 1807 The Clermont made its maiden voyage from New York City to Albany making the vessel the first successful steamboat.
10. Sam Schapiro began the Kosher wine industry on New York's Lower East side with their famous extra heavy original concord wine in 1899.
11. New York City has 722 miles of subway track.
12. Power Mill Park situated outside Rochester has a house on Park Road shaped like a group of mushrooms.
13. Chittenago is the home of L. Frank Baum, author of the "Wizard of Oz". It features a yellow brick inlaid sidewalks leading to Aunti Em's and other Oz-themed businesses. Chittenago is the location of an annual Munchkins parade.
14. Oneida has the world's smallest church with the dimensions of 3.5' X 6'.
15. The first daily Yiddish newspaper appeared in 1885 in New York City.
16. The first international sports hero, boxer Bill Richmond of Staten Island, was born August 5, 1763.
17. The "New York Post" established in 1803 by Alexander Hamilton is the oldest running newspaper in the United States.
18. John Babcock invented both the indoor rowing machine and the sliding seat during the winter of 1869/1870.
19. The first railroad in America ran a distance of 11 miles between Albany and Schenectady.
20. The first capital of the United States was New York City. In 1789 George Washington took his oath as president on the balcony at Federal Hall.
21. Hartsdale has a pet cemetery established in 1896 and containing 12,000 plots.
22. In November for Boy Scouts and in March for Girl Scouts the annual Urban Camp-Outs are hosted at the Empire State Building.
23. The Catskills are the home of the legend of Rip Van Winkle, brown trout and flycasting.
24. The first presentation of 3D films before a paying audience took place at Manhattan's Astor Theater on June 10, 1915.
25. Sam Wilson, a meatpacker from Troy who's caricature Uncle Sam came to personify the United States is buried at Troy's Oakwood Cemetery. During the War of 1812, he stamped "U.S. Beef" on his products which soldiers interpreted the U.S. abbreviation as meaning Uncle Sam.
26. The Genesee River is one of the few rivers in the world that flows south to north.
27. Rochester is known as both the Flour City and the Flower City. The community is home to the first abolitionist group, bloomers, marshmallows, Jell-O, French's Mustard, baby shoes, gold teeth and the mail chute.
28. Gennaro Lombardi opened the first United States pizzeria in 1895 in New York City.
29. On July 28, 1945 an Army Air Corps B-25 crashed into the Empire State Building at the 79th floor level.
30. New York's largest lake in Oneida measures 79.8 square miles.
31. New York's highest waterfall is the 215 foot Taughannock.
32. The Erie Canal, built across New York State in the 1820s, opened the Midwest to development and helped New York City become a worldwide trading center.
33. The first Boy's Club was established in New York City in 1876.
34. European settlers who brought seeds to New York introduced apples in the 1600s.
35. The Big Apple is a term coined by musicians meaning to play the big time.
36. The first Eagle Scout was Arthur R. Eldred from Troop 1 in Oceanside. He was bestowed the honor in May 1912.
37. Ten Mile River Boy Scout Camp in Narrowsburg is the largest council owned camp in the country.
38. Joseph C. Gayetty of New York City invented toilet paper in 1857.
39. Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken Jr. played against each other in Rochester vs. Pawtucket Red Sox in the longest game in baseball history. The game went a total of 33 innings.
40. The oldest cattle ranch in the US was started in 1747 at Montauk on Long Island.
41. Adirondack Park is larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier, and Olympic Parks combined.
42. New York was the first state to require license plates on cars.
43. Niagara Reservation became the first state park in the United States.
44. Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site in Newburgh was the first publicly owned historic site.
45. New York State is home to 58 species of wild orchids.
46. New York has over 70,000 miles of rivers and streams.
47. The first public brewery in America was established by Peter Minuit at the Market (Marckvelt) field in lower Manhattan.
48. Mount Kisco's landmark, a statue of Chief Kisco, was once an elaborate fountain for watering horses. The statue stands at the intersection of Routes 117 and 133. D.F. Gorham, a strong supporter of prohibition, presented it to Mount Kisco in 1907. The inscription on the base to the statue reads "God's Only Beverage for Man and Beast."
49. The name Canandaigua (pronounced Can-an-DAY-gwa) is derived from a Native American word meaning the chosen spot.
50. Horseheads is the first and only village in the United States dedicated to the service of the American military horse.
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1. The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843.
2. The 641 mile transportation network known as the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway is the longest toll road in the United States.
3. A brewer named Matthew Vassar founded Vassar College in Poughkeepsie in 1861.
4. In 1979 Vassar students were the first from a privat e college to be granted permission to study in the People's Republic of China.
5. The Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan is the only school in the world offering a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing.
6. Union College in Schenectady is regarded as the Mother of Fraternities because Delta Phi is the oldest continually operating fraternity and Kappa Alpha and Sigma Phi Societies were started on the campus.
7. The Woodstock Music and Arts Fair was actually held in Bethel.
8. Dairying is New York's most important farming activity with over 18,000 cattle and or calves farms.
9. In 1807 The Clermont made its maiden voyage from New York City to Albany making the vessel the first successful steamboat.
10. Sam Schapiro began the Kosher wine industry on New York's Lower East side with their famous extra heavy original concord wine in 1899.
11. New York City has 722 miles of subway track.
12. Power Mill Park situated outside Rochester has a house on Park Road shaped like a group of mushrooms.
13. Chittenago is the home of L. Frank Baum, author of the "Wizard of Oz". It features a yellow brick inlaid sidewalks leading to Aunti Em's and other Oz-themed businesses. Chittenago is the location of an annual Munchkins parade.
14. Oneida has the world's smallest church with the dimensions of 3.5' X 6'.
15. The first daily Yiddish newspaper appeared in 1885 in New York City.
16. The first international sports hero, boxer Bill Richmond of Staten Island, was born August 5, 1763.
17. The "New York Post" established in 1803 by Alexander Hamilton is the oldest running newspaper in the United States.
18. John Babcock invented both the indoor rowing machine and the sliding seat during the winter of 1869/1870.
19. The first railroad in America ran a distance of 11 miles between Albany and Schenectady.
20. The first capital of the United States was New York City. In 1789 George Washington took his oath as president on the balcony at Federal Hall.
21. Hartsdale has a pet cemetery established in 1896 and containing 12,000 plots.
22. In November for Boy Scouts and in March for Girl Scouts the annual Urban Camp-Outs are hosted at the Empire State Building.
23. The Catskills are the home of the legend of Rip Van Winkle, brown trout and flycasting.
24. The first presentation of 3D films before a paying audience took place at Manhattan's Astor Theater on June 10, 1915.
25. Sam Wilson, a meatpacker from Troy who's caricature Uncle Sam came to personify the United States is buried at Troy's Oakwood Cemetery. During the War of 1812, he stamped "U.S. Beef" on his products which soldiers interpreted the U.S. abbreviation as meaning Uncle Sam.
26. The Genesee River is one of the few rivers in the world that flows south to north.
27. Rochester is known as both the Flour City and the Flower City. The community is home to the first abolitionist group, bloomers, marshmallows, Jell-O, French's Mustard, baby shoes, gold teeth and the mail chute.
28. Gennaro Lombardi opened the first United States pizzeria in 1895 in New York City.
29. On July 28, 1945 an Army Air Corps B-25 crashed into the Empire State Building at the 79th floor level.
30. New York's largest lake in Oneida measures 79.8 square miles.
31. New York's highest waterfall is the 215 foot Taughannock.
32. The Erie Canal, built across New York State in the 1820s, opened the Midwest to development and helped New York City become a worldwide trading center.
33. The first Boy's Club was established in New York City in 1876.
34. European settlers who brought seeds to New York introduced apples in the 1600s.
35. The Big Apple is a term coined by musicians meaning to play the big time.
36. The first Eagle Scout was Arthur R. Eldred from Troop 1 in Oceanside. He was bestowed the honor in May 1912.
37. Ten Mile River Boy Scout Camp in Narrowsburg is the largest council owned camp in the country.
38. Joseph C. Gayetty of New York City invented toilet paper in 1857.
39. Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken Jr. played against each other in Rochester vs. Pawtucket Red Sox in the longest game in baseball history. The game went a total of 33 innings.
40. The oldest cattle ranch in the US was started in 1747 at Montauk on Long Island.
41. Adirondack Park is larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier, and Olympic Parks combined.
42. New York was the first state to require license plates on cars.
43. Niagara Reservation became the first state park in the United States.
44. Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site in Newburgh was the first publicly owned historic site.
45. New York State is home to 58 species of wild orchids.
46. New York has over 70,000 miles of rivers and streams.
47. The first public brewery in America was established by Peter Minuit at the Market (Marckvelt) field in lower Manhattan.
48. Mount Kisco's landmark, a statue of Chief Kisco, was once an elaborate fountain for watering horses. The statue stands at the intersection of Routes 117 and 133. D.F. Gorham, a strong supporter of prohibition, presented it to Mount Kisco in 1907. The inscription on the base to the statue reads "God's Only Beverage for Man and Beast."
49. The name Canandaigua (pronounced Can-an-DAY-gwa) is derived from a Native American word meaning the chosen spot.
50. Horseheads is the first and only village in the United States dedicated to the service of the American military horse.
August 12, 2013
August Blogging Challenge: Day 12...
Today's prompt was about the five words your best friend(s) would use to describe you. Instead of guessing what five words Erin and Phil would use I just asked them -- Basically because only the word bitch came to my mind.
Phil actually gave me more than one list. His first I shall call his alliteration list...
There you have it. That's how my friends would describe me.
Phil actually gave me more than one list. His first I shall call his alliteration list...
And then I got...
Erin on the other hand decided to go with...
There you have it. That's how my friends would describe me.Blog Links Previously Lost In My E-mail...
I was going through my e-mail and I realized that I have sent myself tons of links to blogs that I've stumbled across in the past in hopes of starting to read them. And seeing as I am a bad person I've opened the e-mails, not read them. Well, I'm listing them all here (Alphabetically) and changing that.
♥ A.K.A Chyme Cindy
♥ Brandon & Shelby
♥ Color Me Carla
♥ Deer Circus
♥ Deer Lolita
♥ Emily Henderson
♥ From Brussels With Love
♥ GabiFresh
♥ Hannah & Landon
♥ Happy Pretty Things
♥ Lavender & Honey
♥ Life Like Honey
♥ The Marvelous Flight Of Cara
♥ The Modern Austen
♥ Nerd Craft Librarian
♥ Oh Hello Love
♥ Penguins, Pasta & Polka Dots
♥ Rock Shock
♥ Short Girl, Long Island
♥ This Little Port
♥ Vicki Christine
♥ Brandon & Shelby
♥ Color Me Carla
♥ Deer Circus
♥ Deer Lolita
♥ Emily Henderson
♥ From Brussels With Love
♥ GabiFresh
♥ Hannah & Landon
♥ Happy Pretty Things
♥ Lavender & Honey
♥ Life Like Honey
♥ The Marvelous Flight Of Cara
♥ The Modern Austen
♥ Nerd Craft Librarian
♥ Oh Hello Love
♥ Penguins, Pasta & Polka Dots
♥ Rock Shock
♥ Short Girl, Long Island
♥ This Little Port
♥ Vicki Christine
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