Shelfari Update

Just a quick post today to boast about my amazing computer abilities! Look to your left, and you should see a list of the books of the week. While I would like to give myself all the credit for making this marvel happen, truthfully I just used Shelfari to add a widget to my blog (yes, widget--can you believe that's a real word in blogger land, not just something you hypothetically sell when speaking business speak?).

For the purposes of this site, I've decided to limit my blog's shelf to what I'm reading for the book-of-the-week challenge; to accomplish this, I simply added a "book of the week" tag to all the books in my Shelfari library that I've read or am reading for the challenge and used that as a sorting device. I think that in a few weeks, when we've accrued a few more books of the week, this will be super snazzy and helpful! Fun fact: while I decided to keep my books on a clean white background, if you decide to add a shelf to your blog someday down the road, Shelfari also has options for actual bookshelves, customizable down to dimensions and the finish.

Now, the one thing I can't for the life of me fix is the order in which the books are listed. I want them to go chronologically (obviously), and that's how I set it up, but for some reason this darn widget won't comply. *Sigh* You can't win 'em all, but hopefully I can crack this egg soon.

For those of you who might be interested in seeing other books in my virtual library besides the books of the week, you can still visit my Shelfari page and see what else I have read as well as various ratings and reviews. Okay, that's enough tech talk for now, but I hope this brief and hands-on introduction to Shelfari has peaked your interest!