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Good Grief
"After the First and following the Second World War, the attempt was made to underpin the supposed failure by University libraries with other arguments as, for example, the initiative that was lacking among professional librarians in providing for contacts with professors and students and the resultant lack of acquaintance with the real needs of ( Read more... ) -
You'll Never Guess Where I'm Calling From
Nope, it isn't the library. I finally have Internet at home, which means I also have a phone again, for those of you who want to call me.
As I suspected, my outage was a result of maintenance being done somewhere in the area. Grrr. -
Bradbury Insight
On Friday I saw "Fahrenheit 451," thanks to Turner Classic Movies. I hadn't seen it before, or even read the book, although I've read other Bradbury with similar themes. It's about a future world in which all books are banned, and the main character is a "fireman," whose job it is to collect and burn all remaining books. He starts reading the books ( Read more... ) -
The "Thin Man" Drinking Game
“The Thin Man Drinking Game”
1. Take a drink every time Nick or Nora takes a drink.
2. Take a drink every time Nick or Nora denies that the other is his/her spouse.
3. Take a drink every time Nick or Nora denies that Nick is still a detective.
4. Take a drink every time one of Nora’s relatives prevents Nick from ( Read more... ) -
Out of Contact
To everyone who knows me ( Read more... ) -
Movie Character Update XX
Lt. Jean Rasczak, from “Starship Troopers” (1997): Lt. Jean Rasczak is the commanding officer of the platoon to which Johnny Rico is assigned in Robert A. Heinlein's novel, "Starship Troopers." His role in the book is important, although he is not in much of the novel, as he dies in combat shortly after Rico's assignment to the unit. According to ( Read more... ) -
Anyone Spending Halloween in Portland
Should come see me introduce "UK/DK" the punk rock documentary at Portland State University for Phi Alpha Theta, the History Honor Society.
The Room: Cramer Hall 494 (seminar room)
The Time: 5:00 PM, Oct 30.
Dress up like a Halloween punker and listen to intellectual discourse on the Adicts, the Exploited, and Beky Bondage! -
Laptop fixed
...and it wasn't all that pricey.
I've logged so many hours at the Computer Centre* that some of you have heard more from me this week than you have for ages. Anyway, I'm back to "normal," whatever that is.
* (sic) note funky Canadian spelling
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On Addiction and Jonesing
Until my laptop went down, I wasn't aware how much I take for granted the ability to be online practically all the time. I'm spending enormous amounts of time in the computer lab at SLAIS (the School for Library, Archival and Information Science) now. I am probably getting more work done by being here than I would at home, but in fact I spend a ( Read more... ) -
Sick Laptop
This is just a post to let everyone know that my web access will be spotty for the next week+ while my laptop in in the shop. I will be spending a lot of time on the computers at school, so I should see messages intended for me, but there will be no IM and my reply times will be longer ( Read more... )