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Nerd Tourism: Streets of Philadelphia
The movers came and they took quite a while getting my things into the truck, but that's also because they were doing it right, wrapping everything in blankets and such to ensure its safe delivery, 3000 miles away. Afterwards I had to find something to do with myself for the rest of the day. Luckily that wasn't hard to do. Lots of photos.
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Nerd Tourism: DC Edition
I was happy to find out that my last work trip before I leave my company would be in Washington, DC, not only because I have friends there, but because there was some serious nerdery I wanted to get up to in DC before moving across the country ( Read more... ) -
Nerd Tourism: Westward Edition
I've always had a tendency to seek out nerdly delights wherever I travel, but over the past year or so it's definitely hit a fever pitch. As my interest and knowledge of rare books grows, I get more familiar with the places where they're kept and know where to look when I travel. I've been referring to this trajectory as Nerd Tourism, though I'm ( Read more... ) -
Harbinger of the Fall
Three ladies at work and one on the Internet asked for this recipe, so I bring you:
Megan’s famous Sweet Potato ChiliI tend to kinda free-jazz this chili depending on my taste and mood, but a few things pretty much stay the same. Makes one rather large pot of chili ( Read more... ) -
"Put it on microfilm & file it, Dundee!"
I finally joined the ALA and ACRL today. One unexpected member benefit...some really fun links from their blogs. Witness this 1985 account of librarians in the Apocalypse...
I love how Lester gets all impatient with Ms. Bookheart. His rolled eyes seem to be saying, "Damn girl, the world is about to end. Are we gonna get down in this library or not ( Read more... ) -
Stark Raving Madras
Since I've moved to Center City and have been walking only a few blocks to work in the morning, I have noticed a rather disturbing trend.
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman
I went home for Mother's Day and hoped to go through a lot of old photos from my childhood to bring them home to scan. In the meantime I found a lot of the things I used to write as a child and they cracked me up to no end, so I thought I'd share.
The first installment is from a handwritten journal I found called Megan's Trip to Florida December ( Read more... ) -
Down to the Wire
I started this blog about two years ago as a compulsory assignment. Here I am, on the cusp of graduating with my Master's in Library & Information Science, and despite my usual blythe nature about such things I have to admit, it feels really huge ( Read more... ) -
Soldiers for Feet
For some reason LJ wouldn't let me post it here, but if you want to hear my roommate Adam's gorgeous new EP for free, Check out my other blog.
I don't want to do anymore work today. Uggers.
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