Does anyone know who decided that the symbols for the word #$&% should be these??? Just a random curiosity I had while typing in the name of the movie.

I saw my first "in person" MLB game yesterday. MinniTwins and Chi-Sox. It was mostly entertaining, though I learned awhile back that going to watch a baseball game in person is infinantly better than watching on t.v, it was still not as much "riviting sports action" as I'd find watching horses jumping in Olympic qualifiers.
I did find it interesting that the Minnesota fans felt they had to boo a certain White sox player that used to be a Twin. I think I can never be in professional sports, I couldn't take a whole bunch of people boo-ing me before I even made it to the plate. I'd just want to buy them all an ice cream cone and say "can we call it even?"
Anyways, so this guy is apparently a jerk, even according to his new fans, and it seems he proved it, by perhaps stepping on Justin Morneau's foot as he went to the base. Okay, Jerky McJerkerson, you're mean sure, but they should boo you because you're an ass not because you had to switch teams.
Also - the Wrigley Field homerun throwback??? um, yeah right. If I hapen to ever catch a ball at a baseball diamond it will more likely be described as an "oowww, that ball hit me in the head, it now must die" -- though I did like the idea the Twins promoted of throwing the first foul ball in the 5th inning back to the field so the players would sign it. however in days of yore didn't people actually get to meet the athletes if they happened to catch a foul ball and have it signed?
To end my random baseball mutterings with one out of "left field"
Yay for Mall of America ---and I never thought I'd utter that phrase. Leave it to me when I should be honoring those who have done service to this country, instead I go shopping at one of its most recognizable capitalist commercialist establishments, and find what I've looked for at five other stores belonging to this particular chain.
well as they say in the ballpark: three strikes and you're out...

"Tagged"

Well, rather than finish my work, or my book -- currently reading Jodi Picoult's Nineteen Minutes, and she's got a great writing style, though the subject matter is very heavy--I am instead, going to give Traci's blogging game a try...
It's called 8 interesting facts/habits about myself....

1) I broke my collarbone when I was a senior in highschool by falling off a horse. I was told by my instructor to jump over a series of fences with no hands, no eyes, and no stirrups. The first jump was gorgeous -according to those who remember it --second one, I fell off --I don't remember either, as I was knocked unconscious.
At the Emergency Room, they told me I couldn't have pain killers in case I had a concussion and my mom had to wake me up every 4 hours to ask me easy questions like "what day is it" It was during the Clinton Impeachment Trial, so when she asked me who was president, I told her "Clinton, but I'm not sure for how much longer" She likes to tell people I still had a sense of humor and that's how she knew I was going to be okay.

2)I have a list of buildings/architectural and nature wonders that I want to see before I die. --I am an art history nerd afterall.

3)I want to have something published before I die...self-publishing may or may not count - I haven't decided --anybody wanna weigh in?

4)I can tie cherry stems in knots, and unwrap starbursts using only my tongue.

5)I was an English major in undergrad and I admit I am horrible with spelling.

6)I am, however, a grammer snob. I will make note if you say something grammatically incorrect - I will not however make that note vocal. But I may queitly judge you slightly, with an internal thought like "she/he probably didn't learn that while growing up."

7)I have only traveled to two continents, North America and Europe

8)I wish I had studied abroad while in undergrad

I promised to update post Atlanta...well here it is. Sorry it isn't much. The conference was a blast. My first national professional conference as an "art librarian in training" and it was informative, fun, and impressive. Here's the only pic I'm putting on the blog...


more to follow :)