Actual photo of Jean Sexton

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 10:44 pm: Edit

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 06:10 pm: Edit

See the power of WEBMOM in all her glory!

By Loren Knight (Loren) on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 06:13 pm: Edit

Jean... breath Jean... slow deep breaths... breath.

By Tos Crawford (Tos) on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 08:24 pm: Edit

Jean is now my screen background. It keeps my fingers from doing anything wrong.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 08:28 pm: Edit

Loren, do you know how hard it is to breathe deeply and not have a costume accident?

By Mike West (Mjwest) on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 08:37 pm: Edit

Uh, isn't that the point?

By Loren Knight (Loren) on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 11:37 pm: Edit

Dang, figured me out.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 01:43 am: Edit

Loren, don't you know that is part of the job of a WebMom?

By Michael Lui (Michaellui) on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 01:58 am: Edit

Part of the job of a WebMom is to have costume accidents?

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 07:17 am: Edit

Michael! I still have my spare flyswatter, young man.

And as for the grammar, the antecedent to "that" is "figured me out".

(And WebMom is giggling out of sight and hearing down the quiet corridor marked "How to play BAD SFB!")

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 09:11 am: Edit

Actual costume malfunction photo of webmom:

[Deleted!! DO NOT do that again!!!!--Webmom]

By Dennis Bergendorf II (Wildcard) on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 10:17 am: Edit

I am FAR too slow on the draw.

Glad you're on the job, though. You have to be by far the most active BBS admin I've ever encountered.

Keep it up. I appreciate the civil tones these days.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 12:14 pm: Edit

Thanks, Dennis! I will certainly try.

By George Duffy (Sentinal) on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 04:00 pm: Edit

This is a test to see if Jean really lives up to the pictured portrayed. If your reading this... then she really is a goddess.

B^)

By George Duffy (Sentinal) on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 04:22 pm: Edit

At first I thought picturing Jean as one of the Norns from mythology would be a better descirptive of her abitilities...after all just look what she has done to all of the boards threads.

But after she was able to free me from the fate that has befallen many of us recently... A Valkyrie would be an alternate... if she prefers

B^)

By Will McCammon (Djdood) on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 05:22 pm: Edit

I've never met Jean in real-life. I don't know what she looks like. The internet does odd things to your perceptions of people you've met "online".

I kinda always figured Jean looked like this.

I'm sure she doesn't. I just know Jean is a librarian (and a proofreader with powerful kung-fu). Unfortunately, I hear "librarian" and my brain goes to the image I linked (courtesy of Seattle's own Archie McPhee's, and their bizzaro selection of novelties).

By George Duffy (Sentinal) on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 06:47 pm: Edit

Will... don't kill the fantasy

I've known some very cute libraians.

'nough said

B^)

By Michael Lui (Michaellui) on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 06:48 pm: Edit


Quote:
Actual costume malfunction photo of webmom:
[Deleted!! DO NOT do that again!!!!--Webmom]

Darn. Didn't get up in time to see it before it got deleted. I don't suppose you'd be willing to e-mail it to me?

By George Duffy (Sentinal) on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 07:04 pm: Edit

Michael

You do know that facing JEAN's WRATH is not something you would want SVC to face...or yourself for that matter

B^)

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 07:11 pm: Edit

Michael, stop drooling all over my thread.

(sigh) Here, use these towels to wipe up the mess. Put up the sign warning folks about the wet floor so they don't slip.

Will, I don't do the shhhh! thing. And I rarely do the bun thing unless there are dangling curls and fancy dress involved...

By Bennett Eugene Snyder (Planner) on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 10:53 pm: Edit

Funny, I always thought the Webmom looked like Heidi Klum.

Oh, well. Can't always be wrong.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 07:25 am: Edit

Guys, there has been some concern expressed that I might not appreciate the teasing. To me, this feels like the give and take that a fun gaming session with friends has.

If I ever think it gets too personal, I have the ultimate power of deleting the post.

Remember that the Steves are gentlemen to the bone. They would never let anything Bad happen to me as long as it was within their power to stop it.

Jean
WebMom

By Dennis Bergendorf II (Wildcard) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 08:34 am: Edit

I imagine if we really, truly offended Jean, we'd know it. There would probably be megs and megs of deleted pics and a lot of people wondering where their posts went. More so, we'd be wondering "whatever happened to so-and-so? They said they were going to post some pics they got from their surveilance cameras, and suddenly they just quit posting..."

Ah, well. It was funny before the coffee kicked in.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 09:19 am: Edit

Dennis, you are right about knowing if I were "really, truly offended". It might not happen in quite the way you described, though.

And you guys make me smile very frequently and laugh more than I ought in a quiet library setting.

By Marcus J. Giegerich (Marcusg) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 09:40 am: Edit

Here's what I envision Jean to look like:

2 arms (1 hand each)
2 legs (1 foot each)
1 head (complete with eyes, mouth, nose, ears, some hair)
1 torso

Somewhere between 5 and 6 feet tall.

I know I have made an amazing guess here, but these are the powers of perception I've been granted.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 09:47 am: Edit

Marcus,

Your powers of perception are on the mark!

By Marcus J. Giegerich (Marcusg) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 09:55 am: Edit

I've seen many internet forums that have a "post a pic of yourself" thread so members can put a face to the posts. Not sure if there is need of that here, but it's a very mature environment and we won't suffer many of the pitfalls that other forums have. You know, like people hitting on each other, insults, etc...

Of course I'm not too sure if anybody would be able to avoid some sort of mental damage from examining my nasty mug - LOL

By Mike Curtis (Nashvillen) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 10:28 am: Edit

Just go to Origins if you want to put a face to a name. Jean, will you ever be there?

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 01:09 pm: Edit

Will I "ever" be at Origins? I sure hope so. I have so very much I want to learn...

And it would be nice to put faces with names.

By Will McCammon (Djdood) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 02:24 pm: Edit

Awww Jean, you do so do the "Shhhh" thing. Every time one of us gets uppity. ;)

By Jon Berry (Laz_Longsmith) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 02:33 pm: Edit

Jean; Do you play SFB/F&E/FedCom? If not, if you go to Origins, I think there will be plently of chivalrous people there to help you out.

By Scott Stohr (Scooter) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 05:57 pm: Edit

Guys,
My wife is a librarian and I've known her for over 21 years. I've met a lot of her co-workers and let me tell you, the "conservative" image that librarians have is WELL deserved. She (my wife) falls into that "conservative" (or worse) category. Put those perverted fantasies away, gents. It just ain't true.
Jean, sorry if you are the exception to this rule!

Scott

By Loren Knight (Loren) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 06:12 pm: Edit

Like many trade and business I have found all manner of examples from "oh my God" to "Oh my God" in both sense of the phrase.

Jane was one. You might apply the term conservative to her but only in that she was what I call a second taker. That is, her extreme beauty wasn't flanted and one could pass without noticing what they had just missed. But on a second take you simply could not miss it, no matter your mood. If you were smart enough you'd find yourself suddenly in need of a book of any kind, preferably something not too easilly found.

Then there was another woman (we eventually learned she was anyway). One lesson we learned from her was that there are, in fact, some people in this world capable of purely loving someone for their inner beauty when we learned she was married with children.

As for most of you gents here... well... least ye be judged, heh?

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 07:20 pm: Edit

Jon, I play SFB Galactic Conquest which I've been told is similar to a loosey-goosey version of F&E. I'm going to have a lot of teachers in that game very soon as I learn from my opponents. I very much would like to learn SFB enough that my ISC FF would not return home in disgrace. Federation Commander, might be more my style/speed though, considering my style of play. As for F&E, I want to watch the F&E wizards at play (I know they are wizards as they have spells with components such as ComPot, DirDam (which sounds very naughty somehow), and the ominous OOB and SIT) and learn enough that I have a chance to understand their Tactical Notes.

Scott, answering your post is akin to answering this yes/no question, "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?" I think in this case, discretion is the better part of valor.

Loren, there's an old saying, "Handsome is as handsome does". Using that measure, the folks on the BBS are some of the most handsome folks I know.

Now the G.O.D. has sent a huge amount of work for me to do, so while you may play in my kitchen, I may not have time to play with you for a bit.

Be good, don't get too rowdy down here, and if you get thirsty there is homemade hot chocolate mix on the counter and the mugs are in the cabinet. Popcorn can be nuked, but you have to share the chocolate chip cookies.

(Michael and David, in case you are wondering, the flyswatter is with me, so don't even think of trying to take it!)

By Donovan A Willett (Ravenhull) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 09:45 pm: Edit

Bannanna pudding?

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 09:56 pm: Edit

(Coming up for air)

That and butterscotch pudding are in the fridge. Do not mess with the burgundy; I'm saving it for the pot roast to be cooked on Saturday.

(Returning to proofreading)

By Michael Lui (Michaellui) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 10:17 pm: Edit

Quote:
Answering your post is akin to answering this yes/no question, "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?" I think in this case, discretion is the better part of valor.

You're a MAN!?!?!?!?!?

By John Erwin Hacker (Godzillaking) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 10:17 pm: Edit

WEBMOM:

If you do come to Origins this year, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring me some BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING

I will be for very bestest friend for life

"THE GODZILLAKING"

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 10:30 pm: Edit

Michael! (sigh) The question is a hypothetical, asked to a hypothetical person who has a wife. In reality, it is a question my Mom used to ask me when I was going to quickly answer a question that instead I needed to think about.

John, butterscotch pudding will not travel well at that time of year, not for a 9+ hour drive. I'd hate for it to be soured.

(back to proofing)

By A. David Merritt (Adm) on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 12:58 am: Edit

Making REAL popcorn, with real butter for every one.

By Dale Lloyd Fields (Dylkha) on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 01:11 am: Edit

Jean

The proper answer in such a situation is mu. On the other hand, you then have to explain to your audience exactly how mu is the proper answer, so it doesn't actually end up saving you any time. On the gripping hand, it is sometimes fun just to respond with the moo sound and have your audience look around like they think you've just snapped. Ahem, I mean, I imagine it would be fun to do so.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 08:33 am: Edit

David, remember to use a lid, please (unlike my uncle who forgot once and, in a panic at making a horrible mess in the kitchen, raced around trying to catch the popcorn as it popped instead of putting a lid on the pot).

Dale, I learned something today. Thanks!

By A. David Merritt (Adm) on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 01:35 pm: Edit

Heh heh heh....


I take making popcorn VERY seriously, do not worry about the mess, it will be cleaned up.

By James Cain (Jcain) on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 09:32 pm: Edit

"sweeping Gorn scales out of RWM and wondering if she'd like purple boots"

Would it be an acceptable RWM topic for us to disucss how to go about using military forces to kill Barney and thereby help you get said purple boots?

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 09:53 pm: Edit

Well, since Barney is exiled to humor, I think you should take the conversation about doing him in there as well.

And I did need the laugh.

By James Cain (Jcain) on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 10:00 pm: Edit

"And I did need the laugh"

Glad to have provided it since it was actually my only objective for that post.

By Ed Crutchfield (Librarian101) on Friday, February 01, 2008 - 09:57 am: Edit

Yes she has to be a cataloger

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Friday, February 01, 2008 - 10:34 am: Edit

Ed, got it in one!

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 10:48 am: Edit

This is a photo of Jean I took at Dragoncon in her "Webmom" costume. Sorry I took so long to post it. Because the BBS is G-rated I had to add a modesty element.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 06:45 pm: Edit

By Will McCammon (Djdood) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 01:35 pm: Edit

The mace is nice accessorizing...

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 02:22 pm: Edit

(sigh) My #8 Griswold cast-iron skillet is far more useful than a mace. Not only can I use it to knock heads, I can use it to cook eggs, fry potatoes, and bake cornbread.

By Loren Knight (Loren) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 03:30 pm: Edit

Don't even get her started about her edged weapons, either.

By Stacy Brian Bartley (Bartley) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 03:31 pm: Edit

Yeah, but air resistance slows it down. If you drilled holes in it that would speed it up but you couldn't use it to cook then...
regards
Stacy

PS Unless you swing it sideways...

By Joe Stevenson (Ikv_Sabre) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 03:47 pm: Edit

"(sigh) My #8 Griswold cast-iron skillet is far more useful than a mace."

Alton Brown would love you for using a multi-tasker :-)


"New from Lodge: the latest in home defense cookery! Crack your crock on a crook! Fillet that felon! Bang that burgler on the head with some cast American iron!"

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 05:33 pm: Edit

Loren -- All I have are my very sharp knives. There's the one that is "Craftsman" stainless steel and has the redwood handle (it belonged to my mother). And there's the one with the walnut handle shaped to my hand and a curved blade that I love for slicing things. And my bitsy paring knife that just glides through veggies . . . and, well, I shouldn't go on about each of the knives in my two knife blocks.

STACY! (Jean hides and whimpers in shock, reconsiders, comes out, and whangs Stacy's kneecap.) Don't threaten my poor frying pan! It is older than you are! Have respect for your elders, you young whipper-snapper. (tease)

Joe -- (giggle) Lodge would be good for that.

By Tony L Thomas (Scoutdad) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 05:40 pm: Edit

Boy, after all the "whanging" going on with the #8 Griswold, I'm glad I didn't make a comment about Steve being "out of the frying pan and into the fire..." for posting that photo of Jean [who's tried hard to hide her true nature by claiming to merely be an innocent librarian]...

when everyone knows that the real truth of the matter is that "Librarians have tight buns!"
Just see the above referenced picture.

By Bennett Eugene Snyder (Planner) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 05:51 pm: Edit

How thick is this skillet? A really thick head could put a dent in it and make it difficult to cook some things.

Unless this skillet has ablative armor....

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 05:56 pm: Edit

Bennett, it would be rude to suggest where the skillet would be used if the head were too dense. Luckily, everyone here is far too clever to have that happen. (Evil Grin)

By Bennett Eugene Snyder (Planner) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 05:58 pm: Edit

Hence the run on body armor.

By Stacy Brian Bartley (Bartley) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 06:02 pm: Edit

Jean
Please don't hit my knee. Much more damage and amputation will be the most economical course. Nor should observation of facts of physics be mistaken for advocacy of said course of action.

I have a frying pan older than my MOTHER! And she'd be 88 this year were she still with us. But the frying pan is!

regards
Stacy

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 06:05 pm: Edit

Ok, Stacy, you are off the hook.

By Loren Knight (Loren) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 06:30 pm: Edit

Where the head is too dense then the skillet's other function, cooking, is all that is needed to subdue the subject.

"Mmmmm, bacon."

By Mike Curtis (Nashvillen) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 08:30 pm: Edit

I have 3x12 inch 6 quart Dutch Ovens if she needs them... {evil grin}

By Bennett Eugene Snyder (Planner) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 10:58 pm: Edit

I don't want to think of what she'd do with a spatula. Let us not forget, according to Jacob Two Two, librarians are ninjas. To them, anything is a weapon. Their overdue fines are probably murder.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 08:25 am: Edit

Bennett -- Murdering people for overdue material is counter-productive. Much better to let them pay . . . As for spatulas, they are for liberating the brownies that I just baked this morning!

Mike -- Are your dutch ovens the footed kind or the flat kind? Either is most excellent for making chicken and rice!

Shawn -- I've had management courses and time management seminars. I'm pretty sure I am good there. The problem is working a full-time job, trying to keep the American Hemerocallis Society's Region 15 archives together, keeping the garden up, doing the mundane things such as housekeeping, patting the evil furkids, proofreading for ADB (in itself a full-time job), minding the BBS, and sometimes playing SFB Galactic Conquest leave me little time for sleep!

Loren -- on subduing dense-headed people, are you suggesting cooking them or cooking for them?

By Bennett Eugene Snyder (Planner) on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 09:34 am: Edit

I'm talking about the interest rate for the overdue books.

By Loren Knight (Loren) on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 11:18 am: Edit

For them, thus making an allie of an enemy.

By Mike Curtis (Nashvillen) on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 05:44 pm: Edit

They are the footed kind and this last weekend at a Cub and Family campout they made food for sixty people all weekend. I do need to try a chicken and rice recipe. Can you post it in the appropriate topic, please?

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Monday, February 10, 2014 - 01:47 pm: Edit

ACTUAL PHOTO of Jean Sexton taken by Ryan Opel during her visit to Dijibouti