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Donatella

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About Me

Mother-Librarian-Trade Show Enthusiast. I like magazines, comics, and Designer Vinyl toys. Back to playing in Second Life, but in a controlled manner now....

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Funny, smart, creative people.

My Blog

Handling Stress with Virtual Aplomb

I realized that I left you hanging with the status of my Second Life library activities. First of all, in Teen SL I've had 2 book discussions so far, and no one has yet to read the book up for di...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:59:00 GMT

Apple Time

This past weekend started like any other. It was a beautiful day, but I remained glued to the laptop while my husband was at work. However, during the course of the afternoon a friend suggested that I...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:35:00 GMT

In over my head???

I've been given a couple of challenging opportunities in Second Life recently. This week I met with Saryn Fanwood, who is my contact person at the "Eye4You Alliance" Island in Teen Second Life (TSL). ...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:33:00 GMT

Forget what I told you last time....

Ok, remember that club in Second Life that I told you about? The one that I said was so great? Well, forget about it. The dj who was helping me with my set list is great, so don't give up on him....
Posted by on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:16:00 GMT

The DJ Set that Did Not Happen

Well folks, I came up with my 40 or so songs for my Special Guest slot in ssmariner's dj set at Umbra Penumbra in Second Life. I picked out some Brian Eno and some Bryan Ferry; some Arctic Monkeys and...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:14:00 GMT

Second Life Librarians Gone Wild, Part 2

The day after EJ and I had picked out the club for our Girls' Night Out, I decided to look a little further by Googling indie music on the Internets. One of the results that popped up was a piece from...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:08:00 GMT

Librarians Gone Wild! (Part One)

For the past few months I've been getting more and more involved with library activities in Second Life. As I've gotten to know my fellow librarians, I've felt that we all needed some serious girlfrie...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:00:00 GMT

Back with a vengence

Has it really been a month since I last posted something? And that last one doesn't even count since it was such a puny piece of crap. Obviously I've not been inspired lately. It's been upwards of 80 ...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:19:00 GMT

Groggy and Bloggy

I am exhausted. Just a quick note to let you know that I'm in NYC for the BookExpo. I left Chgo. on Wednesday, May 30th and am returning home on Tuesday, June 5th. My fellow traveller (another librar...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:48:00 GMT

Will the Real Donatella Please Stand Up...

So, who is that kid up on the stage playing the trombone? That can't be my kidbut there he is. He signed up for the school talent show and now he's playing his trombone in front of parents and school...
Posted by on Sat, 26 May 2007 11:05:00 GMT