Hello, Flickr!

Although I created an account 5 years ago (March 2007), I had never uploaded any photos before. Well, I did add photos to the LGBAC’S account in 2008 as part of gearing up for the 30th anniversary in 2009. A cool widget was added to the Photos page, and a slideshow of the best photos…

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Hello, WordPress!

Welcome to designs by jiminy! This is when it all begins. At least on WordPress. I have been wanting for some time to create a site about me and what’s going on in my world. I am tired of the Facebook. So today’s that day. <cue Rent soundtrack ‘No Day But Today’> Happy discovery!

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Hello, Ancestry!

Once again, I sign up for a free membership to a site and don’t take advantage of it for some time.  I created an account with ancestry.com back in February, but really didn’t do much with it. So today, I decided to sign up for a (discounted) six-month World Explorer Membership. This is going to…

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Hello, MediaMan!

After attending a seminar on digital archives at Columbia University, I learned about personal library cataloging software. How many years have I worked in libraries, and yet, had never cataloged my own library? Granted, I did have a box of index cards of citations from college, but that was many years ago, and who knows…

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Hello, Evernote!

A colleague at Columbia University Libraries gave a presentation on “new technologies in personal archiving” today. While I try to keep up with technology, there is much to discover. Many are the ways to create, save, and archive one’s digital existence. Of particular interest was the introduction of using mobile devices to create and access…

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Otter Pop

A night at the Stonewall Inn with Fein & Dandee, a small vintage-style musical ensemble.Founded by August Fein (Seth Bedford) and Chuck Dand(Brent Reno), with Loius Luvleigh (Sam Nedel) and Kazuhiro Ito (Aaron Dai). My persona was Buster Parfait. Fein & Dandee had a few collaborations with Dandy Darkly, the queer drag persona of Gothic…

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The ‘Humanmetrics’ Test

Results of an online test/survey by HUMANMETRICS. Go to this site, complete the ‘test,’ then go to http://typelogic.com/ or wikipedia for a full description of which personality you are, then find your Notes application, create a new note, copy and paste, and tag everyone who you think will actually do this thing. http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp I’m INFJ:…

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