Still in Tampa

Still here and getting pretty antsy. Don't know what is going on with Ana, more doctor visits tomorrow and it feels like we are hurrying up to wait. Tests, tests, and more tests and no one tells her anything. Tuesday is her visit with another oncologist and hopefully they can tell her what is going on as no one else seems to, they just order more tests.

I have been working on my external style sheet for days and have followed Dr. Tomer's tutorial and another cohorts instructions but can't seem to get it to show up on my web page. Also when I change the font, background, etc. nothing happens. Don't know what is happening????

The Sunshine State

Day 4 in Tampa and I am sure glad I am visiting and do not have to live here! Spent the day at the cancer center again with Ana. More scans and I keep teasing her that she may be glowing soon with all they are injecting in her. I am really worried about her as they cannot figure out what is wrong and were even looking at more parts of her today. It is really depressing sitting in the waiting room and watching who comes and goes. Today there were two teenagers in there. One has a brain tumor and the other was hooked up to a bunch of iv's and was so young. I just wanted to cry.
This all makes what I worry about seem trivial and selfish. If I could give up all this work and receive a failing grade to make everything alright with Ana, I would. I have been so upset about the last two LIS 2600 assignments because I am totally lost but it means nothing compared to the reality of why we are up here. I just pray nothing is wrong and we can go back home and continue with life.

Tampa Day 3

Kinda stressed out here. I wanted to go home yesterday because of the stress with Ana and then getting my course work finished. Hope it all goes well for her and I get everything done. It does amaze me what she has gone through and no one can determine what is the cause of all her symptoms. Next are mri's and some other scan where they inject her with barium. I feel so sorry for her. I am trying to keep running to reduce the stress and will be out the door in a minute. We are right across the street from the Univ. of South Florida. That is where the cancer center is. They have a beautiful botanical garden and if we are up to it, we will try and get there. I love my plants. Every time I come to the states I am amazed that all of it looks the same. No matter where you are in suburbia, it has the same strip malls, stores, etc. No individuality, kind of sad.

Sara

Tampa, Florida

We made it to Tampa and we are getting adjusted. The hotel's wireless is down so we are going to switch hotels tomorrow. Right now we are at the Moffit Cancer Center at the University of South Florida waiting for Ana's first appts. Yes, they are wireless so I am working on my web page and of course not being to successful. Oh well, we just slog on, that is all we can do.

Web Page Frustration

Well, it is another day of frustration. This new web page assignment is way over my head. I have everything, which was not too bad, but the zoomcloud and google search is hard. I have no clue where to put the code or if that is the way to do it. No one is on the discussion board because they are all at Pitt. but us, the VI cohort. I also need to get my book review done by this weekend because I need to go with Ana to Tampa and don't want to worry about that. At least I want the rough draft finished.

Sunday and It's Raining

Finally getting some rain. I think my almond tree is dead but maybe it will be revived if it rains enough. Spent the day working on my web page. I got the feed in it and have added my five images. Now I am working on some other links. I need to finish all this work, this week as I have go with Ana to Tampa for her surgery and will be busy shuttling her between doctor visits, the hospital and hopefully all will be well.

Saturday in the Park

Yeah, I wish I spent the day in a park. Spent about 8 hours at the library working on my web page. I need to finish it this week so I can work on other things. Also, I am sick of it. Trying to get my page published and it taking me so long to figure it out makes me hate this web page. I can barely type in the web address because I saw error 100 times before it would work. Thanks to all the cohorts and the web help desk for helping me get published. Now I need to get all the junk loaded on it and be done. Tomorrow, as I am really tired now.

Web Page Woes

Well, I spent about 6 hours today trying to figure out what is wrong with my web page and cannot. I had several people on the DB helping and no luck. I called Rory and he walked me through it and according to what I have and what he told me to do, I did it correctly. He thinks it is the server. Anyway, I emailed Dr. Tomer, hoping he will rescue me. I always seem to leave a step out. Hope I did not this time but who knows. I need to get on with the rest of the work and cannot until I can get this done. Hope others are not having this dilemma. What a day. Well tomorrow is another day and another dilemma.

Hello,
Still trying to figure out why I cannot get my web page to show up. It is published but I cannot open it. Need help but don't know what to do. I emailed the help desk so hopefully they can open it for me or tell me what I am doing wrong. I am trying to get my reading finished for the book discussion next week. I finished one yesterday and started the second today and hope to finish it tomorrow. That will give me time to read the other two, which are online and I hate to read things online for an extended period. It hurts my bad eyes. I just see light at the end of the tunnel and am ready to go on vacation and see my baby.
Bye

Hi,
I am trying to figure out how to make a web page and have not a clue. I am going to make one on word and save it and then try to put it on Kompozer. This is another challenge and I really need help. I have read all the discussions and don't get it. Oh well, I did get next weeks discussion question done and tomorrow I plan on getting the last one finished, and then doing my responses for the hot topic and and this weeks discussion question. THEN, I will work on the web page.
Bye

4th of July??

What a 4th of July this is? The whole point is to celebrate our independence from the British Empire and their politics. Well, I wish we could do that today with the Bush administration. Freedom from those crooks. I would settle for a resignation, impeachment or trying Bush and Cheney for war crimes. They have enough evidence to get any of the 3 but I don't think but a few politicians have to guts to do any of these. Its all about sucking up and protecting yourself so you can win the next election. What is this country coming too?

I finished my discussion question today and tomorrow I will start the next part of LIS 2600. Can't imagine what my web page will be like. Might give Crooksandliars.com or the Huffington Post a run for their money!! That was a joke.

Okay, I need to relax a little and it is really hot so I will slow down a bit.

Bye.

What a Week

Haven't been here in a while. Too busy. It took me 3 days to write my paper for LIS 2000. It was really hard to compare and contrast the books we read. I spent last night reading the book for LIS 2600. I was under the impression that our quiz was on the 5th but when I went to check the announcements this morning, it is today at noon. My guts did a little twist but I am okay now. I get one thing done and 4 others are awaiting me.

We did go to the Mango Melee yesterday and I got my mango ice cream from Armstrongs. I wait every year for it. It is soooo good. I did find a heliconia at the plant sale and we also got a sugar apple tree, mango tree, tangelo tree, soursop and one other I can't remember. We are going to put in a drip system and get a little orchard growing. I look forward to that and all the good fruit.

Okay, need to prepare for the test. I guess that means eating lunch.

Bye.

Monday, Monday

Hello,
Finished Digital Copyright this afternoon. Did not know there was a chat yesterday for LIS 2600. Had some questions to ask. There is just so much stuff we turned in that I hope I did everything according to instructions. Tomorrow is my husband and my anniversary. That will be nice. Plan on reading reviews for the books and then have a nice dinner with him in the evening. It is sooo hot here and it finally rained today, of course when we were heading down to the beach to swim. Oh well, love the rain and it a lot cooler. All of the tree frogs are chirping now.
Bye

Sunday, A New Week

Good Morning:
Just finished a great run and now I am working on my classes. Of course I took a shower. Next biggy is reading 4 books and writing a review. I have finished 2 of the books and plan to spend today and tomorrow finishing the other 2. Going to meet with some classmates Tuesday evening to discuss the books and then I plan on beginning the paper on Wednesday. I feel like I have things pretty much under control as I have found my rhythm. It just took a month to get back in the student groove again. I am used to being the teacher and assigning the work, not doing the work. Okay, back to my reading.
Bye

Saturday in the Library

Finally figured out zotero today. Actually I had given up but another classmate figured it out and she showed me. That one about drove me nuts and of course what I was doing wrong was one simple step. Trying to help another out on google co-op but I cannot remember how to do it. I am feeling a lot better about these classes and have a schedule going that is not stressing me out. Time for a workout and then some reading so I can get ready to write the next paper.
Bye

Great day today. Janice and I finished Google Co-Op, Zoom Cloud and Grazr. I am so happy to be finished. I should not be too happy because I am sure something hard will be coming my way if I feel too good. I hope my paper is okay, I don't want to have to redo it. Time to go to the grocery store and home. I need to finish one book tonight and write about second life.
Bye.

I finally figured out KOHA, yipee but I still cannot get zotero, something is wrong. Dr. Tomer told me exactly how to do it and it is not working. I am now on Google co-op and cannot figure out how to tag my URL's and put them on the blog. Of course that's the way it goes in this class. Also need to start on the cloud project. Just the sound of that one makes me anxious. Okay, back to work.

Frustrated and Don't Know What to Do!

I have spent the whole week working like a fool and getting NOTHING accomplished. No Scopus, no Zotero, and no Koha. For some reason I am either a complete idiot or I am missing the point. If someone had a gun to my head and said get those things exported and imported into endnote or you're dead, I would be dead. I have to admit, I give up. I have asked for help and everyone who tells me what to do, it does not work. Everytime I hit export there is a open as file instead of a save as file and forget it. What the hell? AND then there's Koha, what do you do when you get to the end of the rubric? Logic says, save it on the virtual shelf but ohhhh no, there is never anything there. Where does it go? La la land! I am sooooooo frustrated and I like a challenge but hell, when you spend days on something and nothing works, you want to quit. It is also frustrating to read the DB and everyone is done with this and on to other things. I can't even get anyone to respond to my questions. I guess they are sick of me asking. I need a beer.

Frustrating Day!

What a wasted day. I spent hours trying to figure out how to export scopus and Koha and came up with nothing. I am so pissed that I have no results for the day. I am going to give it one last try and then forget it. I am tired and hungry and never seem to have time to eat or sleep. I am even losing weight and I don't want to do that. I just want one thing to be easy but it never is. Alright, I am done complaining and I need to get back to work.
Bye

Hello,
Today's another day. Just did a 20 mile bike ride and now it is time to finish my book review. Just need to clean it up a bit and I am done. I was just out on the deck looking at the ocean and wishing I could just crawl under a tree down at the beach and have a nap. No such luck. Gotta finish the paper and then head to the grocery store as there is no food in the house. Tomorrow is our last official day of school even though I did not go on Friday. So now I can totally focus on my classes.
Bye

Getting Closer

Buenas Noches,
Just sent Endnoteweb off to Chris. So glad that is done, just one thing at a time. Yeah, right, more like 3-4 things at one time but it seems a little more manageable but maybe that is because I am done teaching and can spend 8 hours a day working on this. Just need to get the book review done so I can play Scrabble on Friday and drink a few beers. That is my reward for the week if I finish. Well, I may not get to play Scrabble but I sure will have the beers. Saturday it will be back to work.
Bye,
Sara

Slogging on Thru

Hello,
The work never ends!!! Last night I got my ID for endnote and then proceeded to finish that work. I don't know how to begin my book review. It is driving me nuts as I am trying to figure out how to tie them all together. I need a revelation and it ain't happening! Ayyyyyy. Maybe a few beers would help??? Also, got to finish up my part of our Hot Topic, those are the most pressing items at the moment. Oh, wait a minute, another addition, got that 40 minute power point to do also. I feel like I am doing so much and not retaining a hole heck of a lot. I have spent the last couple days at work, printing all of the stuff we need to read. I read it and it goes in one eyeball and out the other. I need a vacation, yeah right. Okay, enough complaining.
Bye

Buenas Tardes,
Went and checked my grades today and turned in the final copy. Then I hoofed it out of school, went to the store and then the post office to pick up a stack of books. Still have not received the computer book for 2600. They must be rowing it over on a boat. Spent the rest of the day so far completing (YES) the Connotea junk. Glad that is over. I wrote my response to librarians as gatekeepers and now am waiting for the banned books presentation that is still no in our group . Need to reply to that. I am sick of sitting at this computer and am waiting for 5:30 so I can go for a nice long run. I am not stressing like I was but have so much to do. Tomorrow we are meeting to figure out our hot topic presentation. Get that done and then the book review. Never ends. I want to take a nap before I run but I need to look for some articles for the hot topics. Oh, it rained today, but not enough. It is either feast or famine here.
Bye

Buenas Dias,
Okay, where do I start? I am finally starting to relax a little. I had a huge migraine on Tuesday afternoon that scared me! That was a wake up call that I am too stressed about all that I am doing. Now I am trying to put things in a more rational perspective. I don't need to kill myself. I finished my science finals and have turned in may grades so all I need to do at work is clean up my room and check out. That should take a little of the load off. Now I can spend the rest of today completing my Connotea work. Is it me or is it just boring?? I guess I should not say that but I did. I just hate staring at a computer screen for hours on end. I am not programmed to be idle too long.
Did get some feedback on the Kuhn paper yesterday. Glad some is coming in so I can have an idea as to where I am. Always feel I can do better, yeah, just need to relax. Okay, I am going to put my feet up on this computer desk and get back to the Connotea work.
Sara

Week 3

Buenas Dias,
Spent the whole Memorial Day Weekend doing course work. I finished my hot topic response, my discussion for the week and found 21 articles for Connotea. Still need to work on that though. Just found them and have not read and described them. It is a huge task and my eyes start crossing after a while. Did have a high schooler come over and show me how to use Connotea, Delicious and Zotero. It amazes me what these kids know. Now if they would just do their homework!!!

I did get a 30 mile bike ride in early Sunday morning and an 8 mile run in yesterday. That is relieving the stress some and is keeping me sane. I love a good workout. I have quite a few errands to do today as I did not leave the house besides working out this weekend and meeting my cohorts. So today it is; administering final exams, grading tests, errands, gym and then meeting with my cohorts to work. We keep each other going.

Okay, first exam is starting.

Adios

End of Week 2

Hi,
I am still at a very high stress level. Last night was the first night I have slept in 3. I still spent all of my dream time on computers and these classes. I feel like I am drowning. Finally did get the book for LIS2600 and I received 2. Go figure that one but I will see if anyone wants to buy it in the VI and if not I will send it back. I am reading articles, 3 books and trying to catch up on all the webcasts and podcasts this weekend. Some Memorial Day weekend. I guess I will remember this one!
It is so hot outside. The wind is blowing from the SE and bringing the dust from the Sahara desert. This is bad for all the coral as the dust from the Sahara smothers it. Also a couple summers ago the wind was like this for months and lots of coral bleaching went on. Hope it goes back to the NE soon. Yeah, I am rambling but these things concern me. Also, it has not rained in weeks and my yard is parched. I am doing laundry right now so the water used there will also water my plants. We only get our water from our cistern so no rain means no water but the cistern is huge and we have not run out of water yet. Enough.
Later,
Sara

I'm Melting

Okay, here was my evening. I finished my paper on Kuhn and was meeting some of the other cohorts at the UVI library. As I was approaching one of the cohorts told me that our paper was to be 500 words and it was due by noon on Wednesday. Of course I started freaking out because according to the syllabus it was supposed to be 250 words and was due by noon on Thursday. Well, the intestines were churning. No, I did not have to go to the bathroom but thought about it!!!! Anyway, I felt like a deer caught in the headlights. After breathing deeply for 20 minutes I was able to think coherently and decided to send my paper as I followed the syllabus. GOD, there is so much to do that this is all I think and dream about. No, they are not sweet dreams. Back to work.
Sara
PS I have not seen the Daily Show or the Colbert Report since this started and I know Keith Olberman is missing me!!!

LIS 2600 Technology!

Hello,
Today is my first real blog for LIS 2600. I spent most of the weekend reading The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, reading reviews of it, watching 2 podcasts and a lecture (which took twice as long because my computer kept buffering every 10 seconds or so). I also met with my cohorts at the UVI library to make sure we are all understanding what is expected of us. I am getting pretty comfortable with CourseWeb and can work my way around it. I just don't feel very organized and for being such and anal person it is stressful. I need to go out and get one of those calendars that are have huge spaces for each date so I can fill in what is needed each day. I still have not received my book for this class but it was shipped last Thursday so I expect it to arrive this week. Maybe that is wishful thinking becasue things seem to get lost on the way to the VI. I am still waiting for a sport watch I bought a month ago! Once I get the book I can catch up on the reading. Okay, that is it for today. Have a good one!
Adios,
Sara

first blog

HI,
I am making computer progress. Moving on in the 21st century.
Sara