Well, I was very rarely posting at LibrarySpark.com, so I decided to give it up. It was intended to be a library technology blog and a professional site, but I always felt pressure to be the first or only one to post on a given topic, and I was always worried that the posts weren’t good enough. I’ve also been using my blogging powers to introduce useful technology tools to people at work through a blog called ThisThingIFound and to (occasionally) participate in a group blog with some of my former classmates called the Gorgas Irregulars. Meanwhile, I had nowhere to post personal things or other things in which I was interested that allowed for more than 140 characters, so I decided to grab up my own personal web space.
The intention of this site is basically to give me a landing page on the web and somewhere to blog about whatever I’m interested in when the mood strikes me. I hope that will be more often than on LibrarySpark since the idea is to feel more comfortable blogging about social media and personal announcements here. So although this is primarily a site for those that know me or are trying to find a way to contact me, I’ll also most likely talk about technology, travel, libraries, Harry Potter and other fantasy literature, college football, social justice, and, erm, my cats (sorry). Anyway, here goes nothing.








by A'Llyn
22 Jul 2008 at 12:41
Yay! Cats!
by sara
23 Jul 2008 at 13:27
I am excited about seeing more kitty pictures! Who is the new kitty?
by Andrea
23 Jul 2008 at 17:43
Her name is Ponder, and she is a holy terror. She’s really sweet. She just has waaaay too much kitten energy and likes to pounce on Seti and knock things off of tables…a lot. There’s an album of her arrival on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alwright1/sets/72157605851389114/ . She looks like an evil genius.
by Gillis
27 Jul 2008 at 11:58
Just came across your twitter, which lead me to your page. So you get to tinker with tech in the biomed library? That’s like a dream job eh? Looking forward to seeing more posts
by Andrea
27 Jul 2008 at 17:04
It is a great job to have. I have to conquer a website redesign before I get too far with much else though. >.>
by John
09 Aug 2008 at 20:45
The new blog/design looks good. I did like library spark too fwiw
by Andrea
09 Aug 2008 at 20:55
Thanks! I appreciate it. I was just hoping to inspire myself to blog more by kind of loosening my requirements. So far it hasn’t worked, but it’s on the todo list. With so many talented library bloggers, it’s hard to feel like you have something new to bring to the table, and even just joining the conversation can be a little intimidating for shy types, but I’m working on it. Still trying to figure out the whole “career” thing.