• 19:12 Bus 30 (my way home) was rear-ended. I walked the rest of the way home in the heat. Shower, drink, food. All better.
• 00:41 Paying credit cards. I love online banking.
• 10:43 I'm tiddying up my desktop. It became cluttered through months of procrastinating.

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• 11:30 Leaving for Vegas tomorrow. What fun things should I do there?

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This month is Mental Health Awareness Month, so the LiveJournal team is offering users a chance to support the Depression and Bipolar Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping improve the lives of those suffering from mood disorders. Proceeds from purchases of the Emerging Sun v-gift during May will be donated to the DBSA, so feel free to buy one. Or, if you really want to rack up some good karma points, get a bunch!

And don't forget: Mother's Day is this Sunday. Be a dear and check out the v-gifts shop. Send something that'll make her smile.


L to R: Emerging Sun, #1 Mom, Gift Basket, Chocolates, A Dozen Red Roses


We know how you salivate over the prospect of new themes, especially when they're designed by users with a unique handle on both form and function.


L to R: Shiny, River at Night, Live and Learn, Vector Drips.

( Winners of the HP 'What Do You Have to Say?' Theme Design Contest )


We'd like to remind you that the nomination process for LiveJournal Advisory Board user-representatives has begun. If you think you're fit for the job, now's the time to nominate yourself! After all, you're the only who can do it. In two weeks, on the 22nd, the voting process will begin; we'll remind you about it again here.

If you're interested in keeping up with the nominations, watch lj_election_en. We'll post the results and announce the winner by the end of the day on May 30th. The new user-representatives will be seated on June 1st. Further details can also be found in lj_2008.

• 10:07 Thanks to Ficther I now know abuot TEDTalks. "Inspired talks by the world's greatest thinkers and doers" www.ted.com/
• 10:50 Exploring Linkedin for the first time. I've known of it for a while. So many networks.
• 15:51 I'm showing Twitter to Marcus

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• 10:34 Off to a good start today. Boring details: eggs, coffee, drop off dry cleaning, buy sandles, summarize subscription cuts, email email email.
• 14:57 Chipotle is giving free entrees to UCF employees. The lunch line was long.
• 15:08 Work today: summarized process to cut subscriptions; requested lists of titles purchased; fixed off campus login page; email, email, email
• 15:10 Time for the Info Tech & Resources social - an annual event in which the various departments avoid mingling. Off I go.

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• 21:54 An eventful weekend. We hosted Derby party, friends took us out to celebrate Brian's graduation. I made Chile Verde for tomorrow. Doesn
• 21:55 ...'t sound like much. P.S. The shift key and Enter key are too close.
• 11:24 Oy. PROCON meeting I thought was on Tues at 10 was today. I am chair. Department meeting was also today at 10. Shuffled PROCON to 10:30.
• 12:15 ilma Shakespear.
• 12:20 Grrr. >-( I'm all thumbs on a keyboard.
• 12:21 Wilma Shakespear, author of "Netball : steps to success". I think I'd use a psudonym.
• 12:59 2 minutes to my next conference call. Killing time on facebook. The new Facebook Chat pop-up is niffty.
• 14:08 Derby party hats. www.flickr.com/photos/pbeile/2464467613/
• 15:53 3:50. I feel like I'm just now getting to work. Mornings are not my best time.

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Advisory Board Nominations Begin

This morning we are opening the nomination process for the user-representative positions on the LiveJournal Advisory Board. A full description of the process can be found here.

To get you started, here are the basic things you should know:

- You may only nominate yourself
- Each nominee will need 100 motions of support in order to be eligible to be a candidate
- We ask that you keep your comments on the nomination posts to "I support this nomination" or something to that effect; be kind to those who will need to count the "supports", please.
- Although the nominations and election poll will take place in lj_election_en, you do not need to watch the community in order to keep up with the election; we'll announce everything here as well.

Everyone here at LiveJournal is looking forward to this first-ever User-Representative election! We'd like to thank everyone who is participating. Some words from our current Advisory Board members:

danah boyd: “LiveJournal is filled with very passionate users. These users have helped shaped LJ's various communities over the last decade and it gives me great joy that LJ is recognizing and incorporating users' voices into the decision-making processes. Having user representatives from different parts of LJ on the Advisory Board will help make sure that the company is meeting the needs of its diverse constituents.”

Esther Dyson: "I'm sure we'll learn a lot from the process, and later on from the two users selected as well. Especially, I hope that the discussions before the voting will be more meaningful and more focused on policy than those in some offline campaigns."

Brad Fitzpatrick: "It's cool that SUP is getting users involved with the LiveJournal decision-making process. I look forward to seeing who the community elects and the results of our efforts working together."

Professor Lawrence Lessig: “The user elections will provide a critical check on LJ's process of maintaining a valuable and trustworthy environment for the LJ community. The mandate of the elections will give the user representatives pride of place among the members of the Advisory Board. Each of us will look to them to guide us in our judgment about how best to make LJ the community we all aspire that it will be. I look forward to welcoming the user representatives, and learning a great deal from them.”


chasethestars has also made some banners for you to use, if you'd like to show your support for the candidate of your choice!

( Banners + code for you to use! )

• 23:43 Brian is a Computer Engineer. It's official.
• 23:43 Fenris is doing better. He's walking on all fours.

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• 09:49 Fenris is doing much better today. The sedative has worn off.
• 09:58 Friday=casual, kick back, no-stress work day. :-) At least that's what I have in mind.
• 10:00 I just Googled Peetz CO, home during sophomore and junior years in High School. First hit: Peetz - Colorado Ghost Town
• 12:47 Sending a 3rd email to IGI asking them to turn on online access for UCF. Maybe I have the right email address this time.
• 15:51 Cochrane, why can't you settle on ONE name for your product?
• 16:05 Weekend T minus 55 minutes..

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• 22:51 Fenris has a torn ligament. Xrays show his joints are OK. Surgery recommended. $1500-$3000 price tag. :-0
• 09:30 Here at work, discovering my day.
• 15:25 I'm showing twitter to Meg in the coffee shop.
• 16:41 I'm going home in 20 minutes. Eager to see my pup Fenris.

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• 20:22 Fenris probably has a torn ligament in his knee. X-rays tomorrow.
• 08:46 I'm showing twitter to Tammy
• 15:07 I have a love-hate relationship with EBSCONET.

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