I spent most of today finishing a few cataloging exercises for LIS 655 (Organization of Knowledge I) and it reminded me a lot of my fabulous time as an intern at Raymond M. Sutton Jr. Books.  I thought I would share a little bit about that experience with my buddies. :)

First of all, how I got the job: I didn't even know this place existed (in my ( Read more... )

"But Iz Warm ( Read more... )

"Jealous Lover"

I'll show you cosmic.
"Eyes like quartz!?"
Trinitroluene BANG!

Hee. Feels great to write for fun again. :)

So I have been wondering what to write about since I returned home, and the story of a mama cat on our street for some reason has really grabbed me this summer.  Prissy was adopted by some icky folks as a kitten, and her owners refused to pay the money to get her spayed.  She gave birth to her first litter when she was barely out of kittenhood ( Read more... )

I've been looking into the history of some of the Norse gods ever since I started collecting Thor (which has been awesome).  One of the gods I looked at (via Wikipedia, what else?) is named Balder (or Baldr, in Norse).  In the comics, he's Thor's slightly dense BFF.  In mythology, Balder is one of those unfortunate gods best known for dying.  ( Read more... )

Sorry I haven't posted in a while - I have been overrun by homework, essays, and projects, not the least of which is building a digital library on illuminated manuscripts. I am really super-tired and would like another break now, please!!! Anyway, last Saturday evening I was leaving my apartment and caught sight of some giant HOT-AIR BALLOONS ( Read more... )

"It's" is a contraction of "it" and "is."  For example, you could say "It's in the fridge" instead of "It is in the fridge."  It's the same thing as the contraction "What's for dinner?", meaning "What is for dinner ( Read more... )

The weather has been crazy recently.  Last night (I don't know how it was in Danville or Louisville) it was really lightning here.  It looked like bright blue fireworks were exploding every thirty seconds or so.  I'm sure a couple definitely struck the stadium (I saw them!).  It was like someone was splashing tons of radioactive acid on the sky ( Read more... )

I just purchased the trades for a comic book story arc called Green Lantern: the Sinestro Corps War.  It's one of the most epic and cool comics I've read in a while.  The Green Lantern Corps (basically intergalactic police with magical rings powered by willpower) must face the rising threat of the Sinestro Corps (who have yellow rings powered by ( Read more... )

This week in one of my courses, we've been discussing copyright and how certain aspects of it are becoming obscure in the modern world.  This is a major issue for both creators and librarians, of which I am both.  How do you predict what's going to happen in the changing landscape of copyright law?  One of the problems is that publishers have ( Read more... )