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Weekend shenanigans
I've just spent a very happy weekend in London with athena_arena. Her new flat is fantastic, and very homely already! I'm a bit envious of the fact that she has more than one cupboard in the kitchen and doesn't have to share with 5 others like me, but, as the old adage goes, beggars can't be choosers ( Read more... ) -
Medieval helpdesk
It's nice to know that even 7th century monks required help with new technology ;-) -
Save the BL's budget!!
Dear all,
Jo Bryant has set up this petition on the No. 10 website asking the government not to cut the British Library budget. Please, sign yourself up if you feel that free access to this resource is a cause worth fighting for. I know that this government hasn't got the best record of listening to the wishes of the electorate, but it can't do ( Read more... ) -
Beware - whinge on the way...
I've just spent all afternoon sorting through someone else's crap at work, extracting fiddly bits of paper from even fiddlier plastic wallets ready for a mass recycling push on Thursday. As I'm away on a course tomorrow I've had to get it done today, and frankly it'll be worth it to finally get rid of some of the stuff that's been cluttering up my ( Read more... ) -
How not to impress...
Having just read through the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report on science and heritage I was amused (and mildly shocked) with the oral contributions of Chris Batt, Chief Exec of the MLA. Under questioning regarding MLA's "Research and Evidence Strategy", the following exchange ensued:
Chairman: "In the web site that you have ( Read more... ) -
Meme time
Well, everyone else is doing this one, so here goes ( Read more... ) -
Cultural exchanges
So, having taken athena_arena to Covent Garden, and specifically to the opera to take in Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, today it was my turn. We've been to see some Shakespeare - the RSC London production of Much ado at the Novello Theatre, and it was great fun ( Read more... ) -
The results of the Tweedish jury are...
Yes folks, it's that time when the tweed-clad army of assessors from the south Yorkshire area pass judgment on the next generation of budding librarians. And, the results of this Tweedish jury are in ( Read more... ) -
Work
Well, I think it's about time for an update. The radio silence that's been deafening round this way lately has been due to business and a general lack of a computer at home (soon to be rectified ( Read more... ) -
It's a miracle!!
No, I haven't got a job before you ask - it's not that much of a miracle! I do, however, appear to have nearly 21,000 words of a dissertation though! All that remains is the editing and all the stupid guff that goes with the process - fill in form A... fill it in again... fill in form B using your non-writing hand... complete form C over a 5 week ( Read more... )