Comments on: Is it banana lounge time yet? http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/24/is-it-banana-lounge-time-yet/ ... the online home of a librarian in Perth, Western Australia Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:14:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Jenny http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/24/is-it-banana-lounge-time-yet/#comment-7662 Jenny Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:07:43 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/24/is-it-banana-lounge-time-yet/#comment-7662 I know what you mean CW, its very hard when you start a new job to have the energy for anything else. You just drop. But I'll be there to. The energy from other who are unfettered by technology is something I need to breathe for a while. See you there! I know what you mean CW, its very hard when you start a new job to have the energy for anything else. You just drop. But I’ll be there to. The energy from other who are unfettered by technology is something I need to breathe for a while. See you there!

]]> By: CW http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/24/is-it-banana-lounge-time-yet/#comment-7660 CW Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:29:13 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/24/is-it-banana-lounge-time-yet/#comment-7660 Well Kathryn, I will turn up just so I can have a whinge with you ;) Oh, and now M says he will come too :) Penny, thanks for the tag! Will do :) Well Kathryn, I will turn up just so I can have a whinge with you ;) Oh, and now M says he will come too :)

Penny, thanks for the tag! Will do :)

]]> By: Penny http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/24/is-it-banana-lounge-time-yet/#comment-7657 Penny Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:03:02 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/24/is-it-banana-lounge-time-yet/#comment-7657 BTW - I've tagged you if you feel like doing something mindless... BTW - I’ve tagged you if you feel like doing something mindless…

]]> By: Penny http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/24/is-it-banana-lounge-time-yet/#comment-7640 Penny Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:00:19 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/24/is-it-banana-lounge-time-yet/#comment-7640 Chilling out seems good to me! Glad the new job is working out too :) Chilling out seems good to me!

Glad the new job is working out too :)

]]> By: Kathryn Greenhill http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/24/is-it-banana-lounge-time-yet/#comment-7636 Kathryn Greenhill Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:28:56 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/24/is-it-banana-lounge-time-yet/#comment-7636 I think you protest too much. You know it will be fun. Dunno about you, but the philosphical kinds of sessions appeal to me - the "branding and new media", "federal election and new media", "it's all about doing what you love" types of sessions. Different enough from the "how tos" of barcamp to hold my interest. Looks like a different crowd, too. It seems almost more grown up and official - which doesn't really sell it to me - I liked the youth and geekiness of barcamp. Sue C will be there. And me. And Maeve. And Julia Gross. And Liam from your work. And Nick Cowie. All the cool library folk in town. Come and remind yourself that some of us do have skills and aren't just bumbling about in the dark with new tech - that's one of my main motivations...to hang out with people like those guys and Sue W and Tama and Kate Q who "get" it. I need to feel more charitable toward my fellow librarians/education workers and their willingness to learn new stuff at the moment. I hope I'll come back a little bit less jaded. I think you protest too much. You know it will be fun.

Dunno about you, but the philosphical kinds of sessions appeal to me - the “branding and new media”, “federal election and new media”, “it’s all about doing what you love” types of sessions. Different enough from the “how tos” of barcamp to hold my interest.

Looks like a different crowd, too. It seems almost more grown up and official - which doesn’t really sell it to me - I liked the youth and geekiness of barcamp.

Sue C will be there. And me. And Maeve. And Julia Gross. And Liam from your work. And Nick Cowie. All the cool library folk in town. Come and remind yourself that some of us do have skills and aren’t just bumbling about in the dark with new tech - that’s one of my main motivations…to hang out with people like those guys and Sue W and Tama and Kate Q who “get” it.

I need to feel more charitable toward my fellow librarians/education workers and their willingness to learn new stuff at the moment. I hope I’ll come back a little bit less jaded.

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