Thing 4 - O brave new world! That has such bloggers in't!

Yes, very pretentious. And achingly unoriginal. But this is where I get to gush about blogging, isn't it? It does feel like entering a new world. It's fascinating to watch these 23 Things Oxford blogs evolving, and to observe how different we are. And the range of gadgets is eye-popping. After toying between 'cute dolphin of the day' and 'gourmet meal picture of the day' I plumped for the fish because you can change their size/colour/number at the click of a mouse. So we won't get so bored of those. They are quite mesmerising too. Zen fish.

Thing 2 - playing with screen dumps

Cool. This was easier than I expected, thanks to the helpful step-by-step instructions. Am now feeling inordinately pleased with this baby version of my iGoogle page. Marvellous.

Must remember to tag this Thing.

Thing 1 - getting better

Not the best start. I forgot to give the first post a "Thing 3" Tag Thing. Oops. But this page looks pretty. I like the green.

23 Things

Why am I participating in this 23 Things thing? Firstly, I need to overcome my natural suspicion of New Participatory Things and learn to embrace this Web 2.0 Culture Thing. Otherwise, as a Resources Manager, I may as well hang my head in shame. Secondly, I need to participate in something Web 2.0ish before I can begin to know how any of this can be used at work or in other areas. I know a few things about Web 2.0, but (as anyone bothering to read this can probably tell) I haven't dived in yet. In at the deep end. Bear with me, as I'll be several Things behind most of the time but I'll get there.