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My other job
This summer, I actually have two jobs (well, three I suppose. But two of them are at the same place). I'm also serving as the research assistant for the University Librarian (aka, the head honcho). Despite his title, he is not, in fact, a librarian; he's an economist. Needless to say, this has caused some grumbling among the ranks. Personally ( Read more... ) -
My job: tearing up books
So my job at the public library gives me ample opportunity to work with "real people." I really do feel like I'm more in touch with reality there, even if the questions aren't stimulating, although I can't say that answering questions for clueless undergraduates is really that stimulating, either. Case in point:
Undergraduate: Do you have any ( Read more... ) -
Summer o' libraries
This summer, I have two jobs, one at the Ann Arbor District Library (AADL) and one at the University of Michigan Library. I've had a hiatus from the public library realm for a while, paying ye olde tuition bill by being a TA ( Read more... ) -
Wow
As my first post in god knows how long, let me just say that this deserves mad props:
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(Untitled)
So I finished Living among headstones: life in a country cemetery by Shannon Applegate a few days ago, and it naturally fed right into my somewhat morbid personality and affinity for cemeteries. It actually inspired me to visit a an old cemetery here in Salem, the Salem Pioneer Cemetery, which is right next to the Cityview Cemetery and Mt. Crest ( Read more... ) -
Philosophical ramblings on gender
All right, so I know I haven't posted in, well, forever. But for the time being, I'm not going to update on what I've actually been doing and instead comment on a great book I've just read.
This weekend, I finished Sheri S. Tepper's The gate to Women's Country, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel about a society run by women ( Read more... ) -
Willie Nelson > everyone
Willie Nelson is so cool.
Who else could pull off a song like this?
I realize that the original is by Pansy Division, Willie's managing to bring the song to an audience that nobody else could.
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Bumper sticker amusements
Bumper sticker seen on a car in Ann Arbor this morning:
"Focus on your own damn family."
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I got tagged! - My quirky habits
Ground Rules: The first player of this "game" starts with the topic "5 weird habits of yours" and people who get tagged need to write an LJ entry about their 5 quirky habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next 5 people to be tagged and list their names ( Read more... ) -
Ah, economists!
Quote from microeconomics textbook:
"As income rises, households satisfy progressively less pressing needs. When income is low, it is devoted to the necessities of life - food, clothing, shelter, and television sets. As income rises, more is spent on luxury goods such as theater tickets and textbooks."
Current Book: A guide to benefit-cost ( Read more... )