Thing 3: Many questions answered

I didn't do a lot of searching for blogs, but at least I know how to do it! YAY! And if I ever want to dedicate part of my life to a blog, I know how to reach others, and how others can reach me.

I can also show someone.

Search engines are definitely different. I put the name Dean Winchester in the Technorati site and got very little. About.com gave me better results, mostly from Live Journal, which wasn't surprising to me as lots of media fan stuff goes on in Live Journal, including fan fiction. But very few blogs came up.

I may try more searching later, but I feel I need to move on to the next step.

Thing 2: Youtube

I can see why my son spends hours watching youtube videos. I watched Michael Wesch's The Machine is Us/ing Us, then I noticed links to others and watched A Vision of Students Today--an eyeopener, liked it better than the Machine is Us/ing Us! I also watched the Ethnography Project and wrote down the link to visit their site--later.

I figured I had watched enough. And I know I'm supposed to consider this participating and sharing and learning, but what goes through my mind after sitting in front the computer for a good length of time are erratic thoughts such as:
Am I getting radiated too much?
I'd better start that book order for patron requests
I'd better start dinner
I've been sitting too long, I need to move around, get some exercise
My plants need watering and I need to plant my tomato seeds
It's almost time to go work at the circulation desk

Thing 2: Trying to Get Down to Business

Honestly, I want to learn all that the 23 Things has to offer, and I hope to finish in the allotted time. I use very little of the Web in my personal life, other than email, but I realize I need to and should know what's out there. And, yes, maybe I'll learn to use some of it in my personal life!

I'm a fidgety person, can't sit still long, so I'll be doing everything in spurts.

I'm still now sure how to see what everyone writes. I do participate in Live Journal, where I can see what everyone writes each day. This seems to be very different and will take a little getting used to.

Thing 2: More questions than answers

I'd like to expand my profile and put in a picture like everyone else has, but I have no idea how to do it.

What is a coder?
What is authoritative and non-authoritative?
What is ILS?
Am I just not paying attention? Too many erratic thoughts?

I've only completed part of Thing 2; it's time to interact with people!