While nothing can top the graffiti I spotted last winter (now, sadly, painted over), today’s library graffiti sighting still made me smile. It was on a sign in the stacks listing the LC call number ranges and corresponding subjects in the PS (North American literature) subclass. The last subject on the list is “Canadian literature.” An anonymous scribbler […]
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Via Clancy and Shakespeare’s Sister comes today’s survey question: Which movie scenes always make you cry (and which ones always make you laugh)? Here are my Guaranteed Waterworks moments: Casablanca: the scene where everyone stands up and sings the Marseillaise (which is nearly everyone’s favorite tear-inducing scene, apparently). The Return of the King: the beacon-lighting […]
Now if only I had specialized in the Romantic period rather than the early modern, and if only I had major work experience in special collections, I would be all over this job in a heartbeat. I’m not a match for it, but still: curating a Shelley collection! At the New York Public Library! How […]
I’ve nearly finished entering the data about my books into LibraryThing. Some additional thoughts I’ve had while cataloging: The social data aspect of this is fascinating. I’m sure I’m not the only user who’s had the experience of entering a title, seeing that nobody else has it, and then noticing weeks later that someone else […]
I’m finally seeing Serenity this weekend, having had too many other engagements last weekend to get out to Far-Off Movie Theater, the only place in town where it’s playing. And after-work moviegoing is a drag when you have to schlep long distances on the bus; so, Joss Whedon Appreciation Day will arrive a tad late. […]
A study in contrasts: Splendid knitting patterns from the new Knitty. This sweater is going to be my next Big Ambitious Project. Hideous knitting patterns from You Knit What??, with snarky commentary. Thank God I’m not the only one horrified by eighties sweater design. (C/o Frogs and Ravens.)
Yesterday morning I got up, noticed the chill coming in from my open window, and thought "I’d better put more covers on the bed tonight." On my way out the front door, I donned the first jacket of fall, which I took off after a few blocks’ brisk walk, with the sunlight still aslant but […]
I never pass up the opportunity to quote Shakespeare, so I was very happy to come across the "When you see this, quote Shakespeare!" meme. I had a bunch of possible passages in mind, but then I remembered this, from Antony and Cleopatra: [Enter a company of Soldiers.]1. Sold. Brother, good night; to-morrow […]
In the Department of Movies I’m Eagerly Looking Forward To: The Libertine, starring Johnny Depp as the notorious John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester. But why isn’t Aphra Behn in it? I want to see someone make a movie about her. Meanwhile, scribblingwoman blogs about reading Rochester with her students, one of whom was amazed that […]
Vaguely disturbing
By Amanda on October 16th, 2005
Seen at the grocery store this afternoon: a toddler wheeling a child-sized grocery cart. That wasn’t the disturbing part; the kid and the cart were kind of adorable. What gave me pause was a little banner attached to the cart, right at eye level, which read "Customer in training." Because we all need to be […]