July 2019

The cold weather has settled in alright. You can tell it is bloody cold, when you head home and on the streets you can catch a whiff of burnt wood coming from the houses. In the darkness you cannot see the smoke billowing in the air, but you can smell it. The hands starts to tighten up and chills roll down your the shoulder. The cold air make old wounds hurt more. It has just been a year since I had my scooter accident. The scars on my hand have very much faded away and the soft tissue damage along on the right side of my body no longer ache. At traffic lights, I jog on the spot to keep my legs warm and my joints moving. Upon arriving home, one cannot help but turn the heater on and begin to doze off in front of it. Knowing there is food to be cooked and chores to done.

---

Work has been steady. The restructure will hit stage 2 soon and I will have start preparing for internal job interviews.

Industry wise other libraries around Victoria are undergoing restructure as well. The common trend seems to be a reduction in full time roles for entry level jobs and sprouting of advisory/coordinator roles. Where the minimal is a postgraduate/master degree. Are we pushing for an American library model? Where a librarian are required to have a master's degree and debt? A question that was posed 5 years ago in Twitter chat has now become a reality. So surreal.

---

PoGo world. The 'Melbourne for Go Fest' committee has new members. Yay! We have divvied up the tasks once more and this time the work load was evenly distributed. We hope to have an independent website up and running soon. So that: a) it is one stop shop; b) for players who do not use social media platforms to be informed; c) explain clearly what is needed for Melbourne win the nomination.

---

Life is all about waiting. I find people enjoy making other people wait, wait for a response, a reply, a reaction, and a decision. What they do not realise is time waits for no one. You either do something or people will move on without you.

---

A few weeks ago, I watched: The Empire of Corpses (屍者の帝国 Shisha no Teikoku) [ #anime movie]. I enjoy having emotions, intelligence, and the ability to speak. Have ppl chosen to opt out of free will? um, still no “necroware” for me.

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 31 July 2019

You gotta be in it to win it, #Melbourne So, start nominating now with a tweet and hashtags: #GoFestMelbourne#NianticLive2020 #Pokemongo cc @DanielAndrewsMP @SallyCapp_ pic.twitter.com/mxsWtrjGNl

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 29 July 2019

Taking time out to eat some sweet treats at the Hong Kong Boi on Franklin St. #Melbourne w @sngo1982 #nomnomnom pic.twitter.com/juP5LtLZKp

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 28 July 2019

Watched: Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms [ #anime movie]. さよならの朝に約束の花をかざろう. What a beautiful tale of life, love, and loss.

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 20 July 2019

Reach for the sky #Melbourne You have 3 more mths to go. So, post a Pokémon pic to @NianticLabs on Instagram/Twitter in order to nominate #Melbourne and use the hashtags: #GoFestMelbourne #NianticLive2020 cc @MartinPakulaMP @cityofmelbourne pic.twitter.com/1OE1F8zKec

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 19 July 2019

Panel talk. Kate. Ellen. Jacqui. James. Q1. Why did you join the committee? Fun and that the Adelaide contingent had already formed. The committee was happy to help out. #ALIAvic #NLS9Vic

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 16 July 2019

Zines have a low entry for publishing. You didn’t need an established career or permission to publish. The topics are more open and more personal.#ALIAvic #NLS9Vic

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 16 July 2019

Make some noise and start using #OzLibComix and #LoveOzComix share the love of Australian comics in Australian libraries. #ALIAvic #NLS9Vic #austraya

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 16 July 2019

The Roundtable working group uses #libcomix hash tag. Follow it.#ALIAvic #NLS9Vic

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 16 July 2019

Graphic novels and comics: round table (working group) founded by librarians. They are advocates of comic books, act as a think tank, form partnerships, and webinars.#ALIAvic #NLS9Vic

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 16 July 2019

Comics and Libraires are a natural combo. Young readers find them engaging. This could help overcome illiteracy. But is not just kids who read them, new demographics (24 yo+).#ALIAvic #NLS9Vic

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 16 July 2019

Tip 2. Do a skill audit. Know your strengths and weakness. Know what you want to work on. #ALIA members have access to this via the PD portal. - Michael#ALIAvic #NLS9Vic

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 16 July 2019

Tip 1. When signing up for mentoring program, it is best to know what you want. An overall goal and goal per meeting/session. - Michael#ALIAvic #NLS9Vic

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 16 July 2019

Attending: ALIAVic - #ALIA #NLS9 wrap up [talk]. #NLS9vic (@ The Melbourne Athenaeum Library in Melbourne, Victoria) https://t.co/PfvhSn9nB5

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 16 July 2019

While working on a touch screen educational material for the National Museum, Matt learned to not make people work for info. People go to museums for relaxation and just happy to absorb the atmosphere. #CardiParty

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 12 July 2019

Matt had experimented with family history by mapping his family members’ migration. Imagine inserting photographs to each location, you could possibly show their world and tell their story. #CardiParty

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 12 July 2019

Visual points formed from harvested data allows us to identify possible gaps on maps. e.g. Newspapers that were not produced at a certain point in time. #CardiParty

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 12 July 2019

Animated data layers are great for exhibitions in #GLAMR institutions. Very interactive, educational, and data driven. #CardiParty

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 12 July 2019

Temporal Earth project shows historical information through animated data layers. #CardiParty

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 12 July 2019

Attending: Temporal earth. Presented by Matt Coller. #Northcote #Cardiparty (@ Northcote Library in Northcote, VIC) https://t.co/We28v1WdtN

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 12 July 2019

Watching: Spider-man: Far from home [movie] with @sngo1982 #Europe #Trip #Crush (at @IMAXMelbourne in Melbourne, VIC, VIC) https://t.co/l5WotB75CE

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) 11 July 2019

Many apologies to my followers for the mass tweeting just a moment ago. I was trying to get PoGo players to help create buzz on Twitter and to showcase Melbourne is the place to host an international gaming event - Pokemon Go app's Go Fest/Safari. All on behalf of a committee.

— Melly Tango (@melpucca) July 11, 2019

Sex ed is not mandatory in Bulgaria so these activists made an illustrated guide for girlshttps://t.co/JIqybXFKNn pic.twitter.com/ickfjPK6MT

— Mashable (@mashable) July 3, 2019

My latest @WIRED column, sparked by terrific convos with @davidedjen on Twitter, about why we need a data revolution for the environment: https://t.co/6uVp9bhGTw

Tl;dr — we’re data poor on many enviro goals! And if you can’t track it you can’t fix it. But ...

— Clive Thompson (@pomeranian99) June 25, 2019