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First official cat post

So I got my library degree and all of a sudden I am posting cat videos and cat pictures on my Facebook. Horrible! Really it is! But I feel like it’s ok because none of the photos and videos that I likes are highlighting how “cute” cats are. For the most part I like how absurd they are. Cats have so much…. dignity(?)….but they are just as silly as dogs. I mean have you ever caught a cat grooming themselves when they think no one is looking? No? Well just imagine your mom walking in on you in the bathroom as you take care of your own body hair. Yeah, exactly.  

This video is a hoot! I am sure that  I am the last one to post this but here we go anyway.

Hello everyone. This is along overdue post. I am going to so an abbreviated version of what I originally planned to do. Between the recent events in Boston, working hard to graduate work and well a few other things I have distracted  me I have not had time I realized that I finally needed to post the post. But here it is!  On the last day of ACRL I decided to walk around the vendor room and take pictures of other black attendees with natural hair. I was amazed at the number of black college librarians and library students who work their hair naturally. I loved seeing all the different styles. I am very happy that the lovely women in this post agreed to allow me to take their picture for this post.  When I was in middle school I asked my mother to cut my hair because I was tired of waking up every morning and arguing with my mother about making sure that I lookeddecent when I walked out of the house. I remember my mom saying to me “You can’t go to school like that! Do you want people to laugh at you?” And I would reply with “I don’t care!” And well, honestly I didn’t care. I had a lot of sensistive spots on my scalp (I was and am officially “tender headed”) and for a long time I had extremely thick hair. These two things just don’t mix. So now for over half of my life I have worn my hair in it’s naturally kinky state. It’s how I am known and primarily recognized for my natural hair. But for the majority of the time that I have worn my hair the way that I do it is viewed primarily as a political choice. Many people view natural black hair as signifying a number of political beliefs. One thing that it rarely signifies for people is professionalism. I mentioned this during ALA Student Chapter meeting this semester. One of my fellow officers was shocked and said  ”WHAT?!?! That doesn’t make any sense! That’s how your hair grows out of your head! Why should you be expected to change your hair?” I completely agree with her and I am happy to know that there are a lot of other people who feel the same way. PS. While I was writing this post the results of the ALA 2013  election posted. Check out our new president. 
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Hello everyone. This is along overdue post. I am going to so an abbreviated version of what I originally planned to do. Between the recent events in Boston, working hard to graduate work and well a few other things I have distracted  me I have not had time I realized that I finally needed to post the post. But here it is!  On the last day of ACRL I decided to walk around the vendor room and take pictures of other black attendees with natural hair. I was amazed at the number of black college librarians and library students who work their hair naturally. I loved seeing all the different styles. I am very happy that the lovely women in this post agreed to allow me to take their picture for this post.  When I was in middle school I asked my mother to cut my hair because I was tired of waking up every morning and arguing with my mother about making sure that I lookeddecent when I walked out of the house. I remember my mom saying to me “You can’t go to school like that! Do you want people to laugh at you?” And I would reply with “I don’t care!” And well, honestly I didn’t care. I had a lot of sensistive spots on my scalp (I was and am officially “tender headed”) and for a long time I had extremely thick hair. These two things just don’t mix. So now for over half of my life I have worn my hair in it’s naturally kinky state. It’s how I am known and primarily recognized for my natural hair. But for the majority of the time that I have worn my hair the way that I do it is viewed primarily as a political choice. Many people view natural black hair as signifying a number of political beliefs. One thing that it rarely signifies for people is professionalism. I mentioned this during ALA Student Chapter meeting this semester. One of my fellow officers was shocked and said  ”WHAT?!?! That doesn’t make any sense! That’s how your hair grows out of your head! Why should you be expected to change your hair?” I completely agree with her and I am happy to know that there are a lot of other people who feel the same way. PS. While I was writing this post the results of the ALA 2013  election posted. Check out our new president. 
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Hello everyone. This is along overdue post. I am going to so an abbreviated version of what I originally planned to do. Between the recent events in Boston, working hard to graduate work and well a few other things I have distracted  me I have not had time I realized that I finally needed to post the post. But here it is!  On the last day of ACRL I decided to walk around the vendor room and take pictures of other black attendees with natural hair. I was amazed at the number of black college librarians and library students who work their hair naturally. I loved seeing all the different styles. I am very happy that the lovely women in this post agreed to allow me to take their picture for this post.  When I was in middle school I asked my mother to cut my hair because I was tired of waking up every morning and arguing with my mother about making sure that I lookeddecent when I walked out of the house. I remember my mom saying to me “You can’t go to school like that! Do you want people to laugh at you?” And I would reply with “I don’t care!” And well, honestly I didn’t care. I had a lot of sensistive spots on my scalp (I was and am officially “tender headed”) and for a long time I had extremely thick hair. These two things just don’t mix. So now for over half of my life I have worn my hair in it’s naturally kinky state. It’s how I am known and primarily recognized for my natural hair. But for the majority of the time that I have worn my hair the way that I do it is viewed primarily as a political choice. Many people view natural black hair as signifying a number of political beliefs. One thing that it rarely signifies for people is professionalism. I mentioned this during ALA Student Chapter meeting this semester. One of my fellow officers was shocked and said  ”WHAT?!?! That doesn’t make any sense! That’s how your hair grows out of your head! Why should you be expected to change your hair?” I completely agree with her and I am happy to know that there are a lot of other people who feel the same way. PS. While I was writing this post the results of the ALA 2013  election posted. Check out our new president. 
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Hello everyone. This is along overdue post. I am going to so an abbreviated version of what I originally planned to do. Between the recent events in Boston, working hard to graduate work and well a few other things I have distracted  me I have not had time I realized that I finally needed to post the post. But here it is!  On the last day of ACRL I decided to walk around the vendor room and take pictures of other black attendees with natural hair. I was amazed at the number of black college librarians and library students who work their hair naturally. I loved seeing all the different styles. I am very happy that the lovely women in this post agreed to allow me to take their picture for this post.  When I was in middle school I asked my mother to cut my hair because I was tired of waking up every morning and arguing with my mother about making sure that I lookeddecent when I walked out of the house. I remember my mom saying to me “You can’t go to school like that! Do you want people to laugh at you?” And I would reply with “I don’t care!” And well, honestly I didn’t care. I had a lot of sensistive spots on my scalp (I was and am officially “tender headed”) and for a long time I had extremely thick hair. These two things just don’t mix. So now for over half of my life I have worn my hair in it’s naturally kinky state. It’s how I am known and primarily recognized for my natural hair. But for the majority of the time that I have worn my hair the way that I do it is viewed primarily as a political choice. Many people view natural black hair as signifying a number of political beliefs. One thing that it rarely signifies for people is professionalism. I mentioned this during ALA Student Chapter meeting this semester. One of my fellow officers was shocked and said  ”WHAT?!?! That doesn’t make any sense! That’s how your hair grows out of your head! Why should you be expected to change your hair?” I completely agree with her and I am happy to know that there are a lot of other people who feel the same way. PS. While I was writing this post the results of the ALA 2013  election posted. Check out our new president. 
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Hello everyone. This is along overdue post. I am going to so an abbreviated version of what I originally planned to do. Between the recent events in Boston, working hard to graduate work and well a few other things I have distracted  me I have not had time I realized that I finally needed to post the post. But here it is!  On the last day of ACRL I decided to walk around the vendor room and take pictures of other black attendees with natural hair. I was amazed at the number of black college librarians and library students who work their hair naturally. I loved seeing all the different styles. I am very happy that the lovely women in this post agreed to allow me to take their picture for this post.  When I was in middle school I asked my mother to cut my hair because I was tired of waking up every morning and arguing with my mother about making sure that I lookeddecent when I walked out of the house. I remember my mom saying to me “You can’t go to school like that! Do you want people to laugh at you?” And I would reply with “I don’t care!” And well, honestly I didn’t care. I had a lot of sensistive spots on my scalp (I was and am officially “tender headed”) and for a long time I had extremely thick hair. These two things just don’t mix. So now for over half of my life I have worn my hair in it’s naturally kinky state. It’s how I am known and primarily recognized for my natural hair. But for the majority of the time that I have worn my hair the way that I do it is viewed primarily as a political choice. Many people view natural black hair as signifying a number of political beliefs. One thing that it rarely signifies for people is professionalism. I mentioned this during ALA Student Chapter meeting this semester. One of my fellow officers was shocked and said  ”WHAT?!?! That doesn’t make any sense! That’s how your hair grows out of your head! Why should you be expected to change your hair?” I completely agree with her and I am happy to know that there are a lot of other people who feel the same way. PS. While I was writing this post the results of the ALA 2013  election posted. Check out our new president. 
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Hello everyone. This is along overdue post. I am going to so an abbreviated version of what I originally planned to do. Between the recent events in Boston, working hard to graduate work and well a few other things I have distracted  me I have not had time I realized that I finally needed to post the post. But here it is! 

On the last day of ACRL I decided to walk around the vendor room and take pictures of other black attendees with natural hair. I was amazed at the number of black college librarians and library students who work their hair naturally. I loved seeing all the different styles. I am very happy that the lovely women in this post agreed to allow me to take their picture for this post. 

When I was in middle school I asked my mother to cut my hair because I was tired of waking up every morning and arguing with my mother about making sure that I lookeddecent when I walked out of the house. I remember my mom saying to me “You can’t go to school like that! Do you want people to laugh at you?” And I would reply with “I don’t care!” And well, honestly I didn’t care. I had a lot of sensistive spots on my scalp (I was and am officially “tender headed”) and for a long time I had extremely thick hair. These two things just don’t mix. So now for over half of my life I have worn my hair in it’s naturally kinky state. It’s how I am known and primarily recognized for my natural hair. But for the majority of the time that I have worn my hair the way that I do it is viewed primarily as a political choice. Many people view natural black hair as signifying a number of political beliefs. One thing that it rarely signifies for people is professionalism. I mentioned this during ALA Student Chapter meeting this semester. One of my fellow officers was shocked and said  ”WHAT?!?! That doesn’t make any sense! That’s how your hair grows out of your head! Why should you be expected to change your hair?” I completely agree with her and I am happy to know that there are a lot of other people who feel the same way.

PS. While I was writing this post the results of the ALA 2013  election posted. Check out our new president. 

Simmons GSLIS donates for Boston/The Red Cross

In the light of the recent events in Boston, Simmons GSLIS ALA Student Chapter decided rather than an end of the semester party or snacks for the week of finals our remaining money could help those in need in our city  - and those impacted across the country.   Please donate with us and make a contribution to the American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts. Since the bombing of the Boston Marathon on Patriot’s Day, the ARC has provided food, comfort kits, health service contacts, and mental health support to thousands of Massachusetts’ residents.  With volunteers and donations the ARC of Eastern Massachusetts supports first responders and affected individuals wherever needed.    If you prefer not to donate online please use a donation envelop available in the student lounge (2nd floor - Palace Road Building). You can contribute cash or write a check to “GSLIS ALASC” - Please drop donations in the ALASC locker - #10. 

Posts, Updates & Library Employees as Essential Staff

Hello. My plan tonight was to post an entry about natural hair spottings at ACRL2013. There were a lot of wonderful hairstyles and I was able to take pictures of a few prime examples. But I will have to postpone my post for another day. For those who many not know, I work in the Boston area. Yesterday’s events were sudden and shocking. Although I am not a native Bostonian I was proud of my new home. I was amazed to see students on campus quietly supporting one another. 

The university where I work was open yesterday. When streets were closed and transit line suspended many students went to the library. There are times when I have thought that it was extremely odd and inconvenient that the library is one of the last departments to close (libraries, dining services and campus police). But knowing that students were able to go to my library and other libraries on campus to keep track of the news, connect with friends and family via email and social media (Boston PD momentarily disabled cell towers) reminds me that many people see libraries as a safe place. The library staff that worked yesterday provided a service that is rarely recognized by non-library people: support the community and met the needs of our patrons. 

jtotheizzoe: I’m sort of thrown off today. it’s hard to be motivated to bring you science when there’s Reality going on. When something hits us upside the head like the Boston Marathon explosions, we can feel dizzy, disoriented … left swirling in a dust-storm of rapidly beating hearts, furrowed brows, held breath and shaking heads. That’s how I feel, anyway. I’ve been sitting here, repeatedly muttering statements that begin with “What the f…” and simultaneously cheering and cursing the power of social media to communicate painful news. I keep looking through Twitter and blogs, knowing exactly what I’ll see and don’t want to. So powerful, but so unfiltered.  It’s not the first time in the past year that this message from Fred Rogers has been appropriate, and that’s perhaps the ultimate tragedy. But he’s right. Every photo of violence and blood in the streets of Boston that we won’t unsee is full of people running in to help. And if we have to look, that’s what we should focus on. My thoughts are with Boston. 
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jtotheizzoe:

I’m sort of thrown off today. it’s hard to be motivated to bring you science when there’s Reality going on.

When something hits us upside the head like the Boston Marathon explosions, we can feel dizzy, disoriented … left swirling in a dust-storm of rapidly beating hearts, furrowed brows, held breath and shaking heads. That’s how I feel, anyway. I’ve been sitting here, repeatedly muttering statements that begin with “What the f…” and simultaneously cheering and cursing the power of social media to communicate painful news. I keep looking through Twitter and blogs, knowing exactly what I’ll see and don’t want to. So powerful, but so unfiltered. 

It’s not the first time in the past year that this message from Fred Rogers has been appropriate, and that’s perhaps the ultimate tragedy. But he’s right. Every photo of violence and blood in the streets of Boston that we won’t unsee is full of people running in to help. And if we have to look, that’s what we should focus on.

My thoughts are with Boston. 

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