THE ZENFO WIRE: Digesting the Web, One Byte at a Time...

I started the ZenFo Wire a while back; I'd intended for it to be a regular feature. Jeez, how time flies...and how work seems to pile on when one actually has fun for a change. No time for a long, thought-out post...so check these out instead.

- Jason

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STELLA IM HULTBERG.COM
Artist's Professional Web Site
Happiness is a Warm Gun, Stella's LiveJournal Blog

I found Stella's site accidentally this afternoon.

While cleaning up my Bookmarks tab on the ZenFo Pro work machine, I opened up a new Firefox window and found a review of her work at Boing Boing, of all places.

Lord, I think I've found a new favorite up-and-coming artist in this extremely talented New York-based painter and illustrator.

Check out her 2006 portfolio...amazing stuff. Great lines, the blurring of crisp strokes and wonderfully chaotic, almost erotic stainwork.


KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL
Peter Ballantyne et al., eds.

The hottest read in global knowledge management and development. I discovered this open-access, peer-reviewed online journal a few weeks ago and have become addicted to its quality, scope, and sheer badass-ness in terms of my own research interests.

Cooper, girl, I'm assigning you some summer reading:

An interview with Kingo Mchombu: Knowledge sharing in Africa: the key to poverty alleviation? Interviewed by Dina El Halaby. KM4D. Vol. 2 No. 1, 2006.

There is perhaps no other equalizer of humanity than the ability to accumulate knowledge, to build upon information, to create from nothing more than thought. And there is no part of the world more in need of knowledge sharing than its poorest and most exploited region.

As a librarian, I do my part to fight information poverty here in the More Developed World every damned day, simply showing up for work. That's the coolest part, for me, in what I do for a living. And I owe it to my colleagues on the other side of the world to help them, any way I can, help their clients.

Most (but sadly, not all) librarians and library staff do the same thing, whether we're helping patrons find a good book to read, teaching college students how to effectively utilize databases and other online resources, advocating for greater access and funding for knowledge products, or simply showing that Little Old Lady from Pasadena how to set up a web-based email account.


BRIEF THOUGHTS ON THE GO /!@#$%&*
Ogbuefi Stephi,
blOgbuefi, July 2006

I'm not the only one who calls Oxford home who's been having weird ex moments.

I debated whether or not to actually include Steph's tale here because, well, I know a little bit more about the backstory than she posts. And I've met the ex, which puts me in a rather awkward situation.

But, well, the fact that he's been treating a wonderful person, not to mention one of Oxford's most energetic community activists, like shit for too long leaves me no choice.

Hey, if I'll piss in a local college alum's new convertible for sexually harassing a hardworking bartender friend, then I have no qualms whatsoever in calling a fellow OxBlogger's ex a douchebag.

A very talented artist, but, yeah, a douchebag nonetheless.

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OTHER READS I'M DIGGING...

Four words -- I SAW SHAYNA'S ASS. And now she's taken the photo down, so you missed it. But it was a very cute ass...

Belle of the Brawl's Sar is quite possibly one of the most savvy media critics to come out of the ZenFo Pro home state of Virginia...

Well, happy damned birthday, Ms. Savage, and may the powers that be grant you many more...

THL is not afraid to get all introspective and shit when it comes to the word SLUT. This is perhaps her most revealing, most insightful post ever. And, well, anybody who still wishes to use the word slut after reading her story, well...

MizB. needs some love, since her extended family has been driving her nuts lately...

And my main man G. over at Library Bitch is back with a passion - and the legendary Photoshopping Posts have returned!

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RANDOM WACKY WORK QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"Why are you doing chin-ups? Why are you showing off? There are no girls watching."

- A coworker, observing my less-than-traditional use of
traditional library steel shelving frames.

"Long night? What were you doing last night? Or who were you doing?"

- A coworker, after observing that I looked tired.

"So... I'm going to Skippers after I get out of class tonight. If you want to call me, you can. You don't have to, if your busy..."

- MU business major, female, after helping her find a Mac workstation