tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post116923883308821710..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Five funny things about meSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1170106677882564132007-01-29T15:37:00.000-06:002007-01-29T15:37:00.000-06:00Yeah, probably not the best career choice then :)...Yeah, probably not the best career choice then :) <BR/><BR/>I can remember people from my high school and college yearbooks based on their photo, but when I'm at work, that ability vanishes. I even saw my across-the-street neighbor at the ref desk one evening (he was in an MA program here) and had no idea who he was, even after he came by and talked to me for a few minutes. I knew that he must know me, but I had no idea from where. Until about 10 minutes after he left, of course.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1170096646966025522007-01-29T12:50:00.000-06:002007-01-29T12:50:00.000-06:00Sarah, I have that #3 thing, too. Only I can recal...Sarah, I have that #3 thing, too. Only I can recall every face/name in my junior high school yearbook. I'm waiting to be in a convenience store when it's robbed, just so I can describe the culprit. At one point, I wanted to be one of those police artists, until I remembered that I hate cops.Karen Mercuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021924157213627473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1169419646052397682007-01-21T16:47:00.000-06:002007-01-21T16:47:00.000-06:00Margaret, that's great news about your new town li...Margaret, that's great news about your new town library!<BR/><BR/>At the planetarium where I worked, I was mostly the little arrow that pointed out stars and outlined constellations. I did the narration once for one of the mythologically-based programs, but I'm a horrible storyteller (one big reason I don't write fiction) and it didn't come out real well.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1169409633053949802007-01-21T14:00:00.000-06:002007-01-21T14:00:00.000-06:00Sarah, I worked at a planetarium too--way back in ...Sarah, I worked at a planetarium too--way back in my youth--selling tickets and handling gift shop sales and covering projectionist duties during the film series. Consequently I knew how to turn the lights up and down. And I could also "turn on the stars" which gave me a feeling of great power.<BR/><BR/>As a librarian, I know you'll share my joy at the opening/dedication of our new town library--which took place yesterday!Margaret Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202290659191790984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1169393630184517722007-01-21T09:33:00.000-06:002007-01-21T09:33:00.000-06:00Heh, yep. I can make calls on my cellphone but th...Heh, yep. I can make calls on my cellphone but that's about it. And I still don't know how to program our VCR.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1169384490970442992007-01-21T07:01:00.000-06:002007-01-21T07:01:00.000-06:00I'm such a nerd. I have five email addresses, two ...I'm such a nerd. I have five email addresses, two domains, two blogs, a LifeJournal, a website, a forum (plus being member of several) and a Photobucket accout; I can do HTML and CSS and am busy learning Java, and I've introduced email at my old job in 1993 (was the first to have it, lol) plus created our department's website back when you had to hand-encode every single HTML tag. <BR/><BR/>But I still can't use a cell phone. Though that's due to the fact I don't friggin' care about the things. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1169328896045184962007-01-20T15:34:00.000-06:002007-01-20T15:34:00.000-06:00That's funny. That still happens at my workplace ...That's funny. That still happens at my workplace sometimes.<BR/><BR/>It may be sort of ironic that I still use telnet and a modem. I don't like the web-based email system at EIU, so when I'm not at my desk (where I use Outlook) I telnet in and use Pine. And while I have a modem in my PC at home, it's hooked up with fax software, and that's how I send faxes out (mostly to publicity depts). I haven't been on Usenet in a long time though.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1169309963288133692007-01-20T10:19:00.000-06:002007-01-20T10:19:00.000-06:00I like the quiz!I remember the distant days of Tel...I like the quiz!<BR/>I remember the distant days of Telnet and modems and the Joint Academic Network, and still occasionally read a few of the .rec newsgroups. I also remember when the company I worked for first got email. It only worked within the building, and the boss used to send a message and then walk down the corridor to make sure it had arrived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1169306680674204422007-01-20T09:24:00.001-06:002007-01-20T09:24:00.001-06:00Yes, I'm a geek from way back... I got my first em...Yes, I'm a geek from way back... I got my first email account in '87 (Bitnet) which was my first year in undergrad. Just happened to be the right age, and enrolled at a technologically-aware university at the time.<BR/><BR/>And thanks!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1169293220322951092007-01-20T05:40:00.000-06:002007-01-20T05:40:00.000-06:00Wow, I can't believe you wrote an article about In...Wow, I can't believe you wrote an article about Internet nerd-dom all the way back in 1991 - I'm impressed! I'm absolutely certain I hadn't even heard of the Internet then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1169265845526653712007-01-19T22:04:00.000-06:002007-01-19T22:04:00.000-06:00Loved the Internet Quiz!Loved the Internet Quiz!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com