Lara Seven Phillips
@laraseven.bsky.social
Current artcar: Memento Mori. Co-author of "Taking Your MLIS Abroad: Getting and Succeeding in an International Library Job." Jeopardy Silver medalist. Portlander.
My copy says the author is Robert freedman; where is this David Rhodes coming from?
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
My copy says the author is Robert freedman; where is this David Rhodes coming from?
I will argue that peak LiveJournal had more reach than peak Second Life. No one ever thought they needed a corporate/ org presence on Lj, which is one of the things that made it feel authentic back in the day.
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I will argue that peak LiveJournal had more reach than peak Second Life. No one ever thought they needed a corporate/ org presence on Lj, which is one of the things that made it feel authentic back in the day.
To contrast, average attendance for one day of the Warped tour is about 20k to 50k per venue.
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 AM
To contrast, average attendance for one day of the Warped tour is about 20k to 50k per venue.
I remember so much hype about SL as the Next Big Thing & that libraries, universities & organizations needed to get on board. And today I checked Wikipedia to see the reach at its peak: "The maximum concurrency (number of avatars inworld) recorded was set at 88,200 in the first quarter of 2009"
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I remember so much hype about SL as the Next Big Thing & that libraries, universities & organizations needed to get on board. And today I checked Wikipedia to see the reach at its peak: "The maximum concurrency (number of avatars inworld) recorded was set at 88,200 in the first quarter of 2009"
Fun fact: according to the back cover, this publisher also had titles on making money through blogging and making money via MySpace.
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Fun fact: according to the back cover, this publisher also had titles on making money through blogging and making money via MySpace.
This week's "book that should have been discarded from the library WAY before 2025":
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 AM
This week's "book that should have been discarded from the library WAY before 2025":
Two counties I have been to that overpromise and underdeliver:
Skamania County, Washington: no two-tone scene evident. Spotted no trombones or pork pie hats when I visited.
Licking County, Ohio: named for the local Licking River. Not a hotbed of ice cream scoop shops or lesbian bars.
Skamania County, Washington: no two-tone scene evident. Spotted no trombones or pork pie hats when I visited.
Licking County, Ohio: named for the local Licking River. Not a hotbed of ice cream scoop shops or lesbian bars.
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Two counties I have been to that overpromise and underdeliver:
Skamania County, Washington: no two-tone scene evident. Spotted no trombones or pork pie hats when I visited.
Licking County, Ohio: named for the local Licking River. Not a hotbed of ice cream scoop shops or lesbian bars.
Skamania County, Washington: no two-tone scene evident. Spotted no trombones or pork pie hats when I visited.
Licking County, Ohio: named for the local Licking River. Not a hotbed of ice cream scoop shops or lesbian bars.
In other news, man on the inside S2 filmed at Caltech, which is a dead ringer for the lsu quad, except for a fountain/reflecting pool lsu lacks.
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
In other news, man on the inside S2 filmed at Caltech, which is a dead ringer for the lsu quad, except for a fountain/reflecting pool lsu lacks.
Have you watched Pitch Perfect, shot on the Lsu campus? Lots of locations you'll remember like new music Bldg, parade ground, Greek theatre
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Have you watched Pitch Perfect, shot on the Lsu campus? Lots of locations you'll remember like new music Bldg, parade ground, Greek theatre
Why no, I dont know how to use photoshop, how did you know?
November 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Why no, I dont know how to use photoshop, how did you know?
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The two moral conundrums of this age:
1) how to combat Islamophobes who falsely ally with people actually fighting antisemitism
2) is kink shaming sometimes appropriate
1) how to combat Islamophobes who falsely ally with people actually fighting antisemitism
2) is kink shaming sometimes appropriate
November 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The two moral conundrums of this age:
1) how to combat Islamophobes who falsely ally with people actually fighting antisemitism
2) is kink shaming sometimes appropriate
1) how to combat Islamophobes who falsely ally with people actually fighting antisemitism
2) is kink shaming sometimes appropriate
1) no i didn't pay to read this
2) that last boilerplate line of the cut and paste I got this from should be given some sort of irony award.
2) that last boilerplate line of the cut and paste I got this from should be given some sort of irony award.
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
1) no i didn't pay to read this
2) that last boilerplate line of the cut and paste I got this from should be given some sort of irony award.
2) that last boilerplate line of the cut and paste I got this from should be given some sort of irony award.
Fun fact: Lewis McArthur's middle name is ...Ankeny. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_A...
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Fun fact: Lewis McArthur's middle name is ...Ankeny. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_A...
Double entendre title of the week. This book is from 2005 and appears to be from a UK or HK publisher but I really think someone should have told them.
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Double entendre title of the week. This book is from 2005 and appears to be from a UK or HK publisher but I really think someone should have told them.
You know who else is controversial and a lot of people don't like? Pot. Kettle.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
You know who else is controversial and a lot of people don't like? Pot. Kettle.
Goalball, a sport for the blind, having national championships in December www.opb.org/article/2025...
Washington School for the Blind goalball players gear up for national competition
The Vancouver school recently held the Junior Cascade Classic tournament, where blind and low vision students competed in the Paralympic sport.
www.opb.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Goalball, a sport for the blind, having national championships in December www.opb.org/article/2025...
I suppose this is why (other) teachers are mandatory reporters for child abuse.
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I suppose this is why (other) teachers are mandatory reporters for child abuse.
Time to make that one serious TMBG song trend...
November 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Time to make that one serious TMBG song trend...
The person in the tweet below was a teacher?
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
The person in the tweet below was a teacher?
I know Bob LaFolette is an important midwestern Progressive Governor and he died 50 years before Mtv, but damn if he doesn't look like Beavis here.
"Heh heh, fair tax policy, heh heh"
"Heh heh, fair tax policy, heh heh"
Robert La Follette on Fighting for Democracy
"We have long rested comfortably in this country upon the assumption that because our form of government was democratic, it was therefore automatically producing democratic results. Now, there is noth...
www.acorn-drive.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I know Bob LaFolette is an important midwestern Progressive Governor and he died 50 years before Mtv, but damn if he doesn't look like Beavis here.
"Heh heh, fair tax policy, heh heh"
"Heh heh, fair tax policy, heh heh"
Number 6 and number 7? (Makes hand motion, hello fellow kids)
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Number 6 and number 7? (Makes hand motion, hello fellow kids)
Love this part of her job ad:
Operations Coordinator – Your Name
Please include:
Resume
Cover Letter (must include the phrase "I am organized as hell" to demonstrate attention to detail)
Operations Coordinator – Your Name
Please include:
Resume
Cover Letter (must include the phrase "I am organized as hell" to demonstrate attention to detail)
If that sounds like you or someone you know, hit the link below to learn more and apply!
I'm Hiring: Operations Coordinator!
www.portland.gov
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Love this part of her job ad:
Operations Coordinator – Your Name
Please include:
Resume
Cover Letter (must include the phrase "I am organized as hell" to demonstrate attention to detail)
Operations Coordinator – Your Name
Please include:
Resume
Cover Letter (must include the phrase "I am organized as hell" to demonstrate attention to detail)
"The great Bayou Bury-off"
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
"The great Bayou Bury-off"
So a parent could reasonably let an adult date their 15 year old daughter, but it's not reasonable to let her choose books she likes at the library, because they could unduly influence her immature brain?
The hypocrisy burns.
The hypocrisy burns.
"don't worry, he's just into 15-year-olds" perhaps not as exculpatory as you think
Also 15-year-olds are not "barely legal." They are minors.
Also 15-year-olds are not "barely legal." They are minors.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
So a parent could reasonably let an adult date their 15 year old daughter, but it's not reasonable to let her choose books she likes at the library, because they could unduly influence her immature brain?
The hypocrisy burns.
The hypocrisy burns.