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Kim Tairi

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librarian. teacher. lover of brevity. crochet diva. writer of haiku and flash fiction.
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Yarn Bombing

Those of you who live in Melbourne will know of its' laneways and vibrant street art. Recently I went along to an event run by Yarn Corner. They are a stitch'n'bitch group for people interested in yarn bombing, which is a form of creative street art using yarn, usually knitting or crochet. I have been interested in yarn bombing for a while and although amigurumi are my first love, wanted to give it a go.

Yarn corner gave workshops on learning to knit and crochet as well as the basics of making a yarn bomb. In the background of the workshops were the wonderful yarn corner, cosy covered the trees. They meet regularly on a Sunday in the city. If you are interested check out their website. I have and I am thinking about joining.

Here are a few pics of the City Square installation:

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They inspired me to create my first yarn tags which magically appeared around Prahran:

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Fitocracy the fitness game

I am a life tracker and I mostly track my health. I use a couple of apps:

  1. Runkeeper - to log my walks, runs and rides
  2. Mynetdiary - food diary and calorie tracker

to monitor my progress and keep me on track. 

Recently I have joined Fitocracy it is a social network and game that encourages you to get fit. Essentially for every activity you undertake you get points. If you complete a quest or reach an achievement you get extra points and badges.  If you use Runkeeper you can share data with Fitocracy and you can log your activites more easily. I am currenlty on level 6. Oh yeah! 

I haven't been on there for long but it is much more fun with friends and there are quite a few library folk there. I have joined a number of groups mostly scifi related. Yes I am a geek! So if you are interested in giving it a go. I have invites. 

Fitocracy

3 tips for learning about new technology

One of the best ways I have found to learn about new technology and apps is to play. I know for many play is a loaded word. For me the play is semi-structured. I have joined two challenges for 2012. 

The first is the 2012 Photo a day Challenge. Last year I participated in Daily Image 2011 and I actually really enjoyed it. I am less afraid of the camera and being the subject of photos after a year of taking self-portraits. I have found that I am still taking self-portraits in 2012 but with the #2012pad challenge I can add photos with any subject matter. 

The second challenge is another photo challenge. It is called Friday Photos 2012 where each week you can post up to three photos on a particular theme. The first theme is beginnings, apt for the new year. 

Recently I joined Path. It is a great social network for me as it really is photo-based. As you can probably tell - I love to take photos. I am an avid Instagramer (IGer) too! I have met some wonderful local people on instawalks.

I don't have many friends in Path yet as I have just joined however I will let you know how it goes. 

My three tips for learning about new technology are: 

  1. Learn with friends/peers
  2. Set yourself a challenge
  3. Learn about technology that has something to do with one of your passions! 

Below is a collection of the images I have taken over the last week. It is not too late to join these challenges if you are interested. 

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Peace.