#12--Spreadin' the Novelist word

Part I.
I searched the recommendation: Harry Potter. The series order came right up, dates and everything. It was like magic...ha.........ha.
Part II.
I clicked on "Authors U-Z" (Fiction-Nonfiction) to browse through authors. Apparently, "Donald Westlake is a master at creating surprising, deftly-plotted crime stories in which things almost never go as planned." Sounds exciting!
Part III.
I wandered into "Adventure Writing," because I like adventures. I would like to think that if I ever went on an adventure, that I would get into a near-death situation and become courageous, saving the lives of stranded caterpillars and/or bear cubs that wander too close to the edge of a cliff. Or something.
And then I saw the "Food" genre and got hungry.

I hadn't used the "Recommended Reads" section before, and will definitely use it in the future.

#11--I try to follow the directions, but sometimes I get side-tracked by interesting things.

Graphic Novel Reporter is cool. The website is well put-together, even though it breaks the "no longer than a page" rule. Home page is looonngg. But the site is cool, like I said before. Cool. Yup.
News, resources, authors, blogs, resources for teachers and librarians. Maybe now people won't stomp on my glasses when they catch me reading comic books. It's not nerdy anymore.
But cooler than that is The Book Report Network itself. I had no idea there was a portal to centralized, genre-specific, "networked" sites.

Ok, so Alexander the Great was not an author in the traditional sense, but I was browsing through the categories on the left-hand side of the Biography Resource Center, and he was listed under "World Explorers." Hmm. Facts about A. the G.--

• Aristotle tutored him.
• He became an extreme alcoholic while attempting to conquer Arabia.
• They have his "Occupation" listed as Conqueror. I want that job. Business card:

_______________________________

Alexander the Great

Conqueror
MacedoniaRules@babylonsucks.com
Direct line: #1
_______________________________

The links to websites, magazines, and news are a nice touch.

#10--"The greatest necessity of the age!"

2.) I searched a lot of different consumer products that yielded no results before I finally landed on toilet paper. Moist toilet paper, specifically. Charmin Fresh Mates, Cottonelle Fresh Rollwipes, and Quilted Northern Fresh and Moist Wipes, to be exact. Septic safe! But wait, I want old-school toilet paper. The twenty-first century has such strange ideas; travel back with me to......(dun, dun, dunnnnn!) The 1990s.
But the cutting-edge toilet paper R & D was prevalent in the 90s as well. In the 90s, we found out that there was no wood in toilet paper (paper is made from trees, trees are wood, toilet paper). It's very confusing.
3.) So now, I'm curious. I'm toilet paper crazy; I can't get it out of my mind. It's all I can see.

(Photo provided by Flickr & "stevendepolo")

So, I went to the Biography Resource Center, and typed in Joseph Gayetty, developer of toilet paper as we know it. Nothing. Zero articles. Wikipedia is king.

#8--This one goes out to Melody

Today is a sad day. Not only did Randy Moss sorely let me down, but I now I'm forced to do the same thing to Melody--a new follower of my blog. Seeing as how I only have one day left to catch up on my Webolution posts, it's business time. No more moustaches, no more mobs; goodbye Russia, hypothermia and poetry.
It's time for Creative Commons:

I actually found my Beaker picture (right ->) on Flickr's creative commons picture pool. I have been using this for a few years, primarily for school. Sometimes it's hard to get a picture of a Karl Marx statue's shoe without the appropriate planning.
The coolest thing (according to me) about the Creative Commons website that I found are the Programs--Science Commons and ccLearn. People can share resources, information, and work on projects together through these programs.

#7--Angry mobs and moustaches

• I think that a GoodReads page for MCPLD is a great idea. I have heard people express the desire for more book club outlets at different age and interest levels. It would be a good complement to the book blog, providing opportunity for local patrons to interact. However, I haven't done a cost-benefit analysis or looked at the idea with a critical eye.
• AllReaders: The website is unappealing, but a search engine and portal to in-depth reviews is a useful tool. May be a good resource for a certain college student if they can't finish "The Jungle" by Tuesday. Hey, I read it in high school. I just need a refresher.
• LibraryThing: You have your back turned for a second. Reapproaching the counter, you see that a pile of items has suddenly appeared. In fact, it's a stack of your favorite movies and books. Looking around, you consider yelling, "Hey come back! Let's be friends..." but mystery person is gone. This is a website where you can seek out those encounters, and it's creepy.

Honestly, I don't read for escapism or pleasure. I love to read; I hate to read. I want a site that connects the lazy, cynical, academic, argumentative folk.

I would probably join Shelfari--it sounds adventurous--but I know I would rarely get on the site. But hey, I've made the time to check my fantasy football league at least twice a day, so how hard can it be?

Click to view these "Popular Moustaches" in detail. Vote on your favorite--the majority vote gets to join the "angry mob." Minority voters are the ones being chased by the angry mob. Hey, a well-groomed, stylish moustache is no joke.

#9--Oh Weebly, How We Knew Thee Not.

Thank you, Nancy and Cari.

Here I am, toiling away--coding websites from scratch in a room full of nerds and computers--when along comes pretty little Weebly.
She's a temptress. Writing all of my code, and then giving me full access to it...

It's a good thing I'm of high moral and ethical standards.

The Site That Would Have Taken Hours to Code--Only Took 10 Minutes

Whoops! Skipped tasks 7 & 8. I'll go back...
At least I kept it short.