what i'm reading now: the last day of November 2011, 3 years into recession

"Having seen both, I was struck that financial distress could be more demoralizing than war" 

-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan

the same way schools have that crayon-&-pencil smell, libraries boast that infamous old book smell... mmmm

The Centered Librarian: Explaining Old Book Smell: (Via 1001 Books To Read Before You Die .)

my new favorite beer

New Swoon: The Antikamnia Calendar

my recent trip to d.c., and an unsuspecting lesbian bar on a sunday, introduced me to this little thing the Antikamnia calendar.  According to BibliOdyssey they were whim drawings from a St. Louis pharmaceutical student, Louis Crucius (and if that truly truly is dude's real name, i could not be more satisfied with the fitting nature of such fact) who sold most of his series to a local chemical company in the late 1800's, The Antikamnia (anti-pain) Chemical Company.  It was the company that compiled them into a calendar, and thankfully they did, because I love love love them. and even more thankfully, UCLA Biomedical Library is providing all of the 1900 edition for download, in high res ready for printing, link to photos. yess!

(some photos are mine, some from BibliOdyssey)

Friend Feature: Matt Vrbanac

Matty's one of my best friends, and favorite people.  So in case anybody ever looks at this, below is the link to his art blog

Matt Vrbanac Tumblr

Today: I am fascinated by the 2nd Paper Revolution

So I know E-Paper is around, but as I continue to read up on researching futures this semester, I have to say one of the technologies I'm currently getting excited and fascinated with are the possibilities of the E-Paper movement.  Below is a good article from 2007 outlining the history and what is now the current "future" of Electronic Paper, just in case you wanna join me in my nerdiness here. Just in case....

The Future of Electronic Paper

In response to the recent IPhone 4s unveiling...

As someone who has been waiting patiently with a hand me down Blackberry, reading this today felt quite relevant.

"The future is now.  And we are unimpressed." 
-Daniel H. Wilson, PH.D., Where's My Jetpack? A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future That Never Arrived

Loving Andrea Zuill today

it seems i'm late on this, but i stumbled upon some andrea zuill images this morning and i can't help but swoon. these girls are my favorite.

 

all courtesy of andrea zuill's blog - link

Futures Research: What I'm reading right NOW

"Brain technology will be like automotive technology:
fix it, repair it, replace It, change it, build it, rebuild it.
That’s going to go on with everything above the neck."

-Joseph Coates, Science and Technology: Looking Out 25 Generations

Quote of the Day 09-12-11

"Librarians have always been good hoarders" 
  -Dr. Greg Byerly Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Kent State SLIS

good being the key word

this new Canadian IFLA prez already has my attention

"In April 2012, Parent will host an IFLA meeting at UBC on the topic of “Indigenous Knowledge: Local Priorities, Global Context.” The event will feature international experts speaking on how libraries can better serve indigenous communities, another commitment detailed in the organization’s five-year plan."

from Quill & Quire -UBC librarian Ingrid Parent becomes first Canadian IFLA president

this just looks so perfectly mid 90's flannel to me

 

Paused Paintings by Andy Denzler

  source

interesting video put out by google on how they "improve" their search algorithms

Favorite thing I've read today 08-08

"First, innovation is inherently counter-cultural, and therefore innovative efforts can't avoid being counter-cultural in character as well as content."
-

Nigel M. de S. Cameron

President and CEO Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies

have i mentioned that i love post WWII era, AND forest animals?

taken from an exhibition at the University of Chicago's Monsueto Library called "Adventures in the Soviet Imaginary".  link to the slideshow here

in a couple weeks i will turn 28 and make my first ever kenny rogers piece for this show

There's a first time for everything I guess.  More details to follow

favorite thing i've read today

'“Contrary to the Anarchist Manifesto, there are some secrets that should be maintained” because they can kill people—such as Afghans who are working with the U.S. to identify members of the Taliban.'
      -Todd Blanton, director of the National Security Archive at George Washington University in the article Transparency and Ethics in the Wake of WikiLeaks by Greg Landgraf

The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth

So I work in the corporate world, for a little old company called Time Warner Cable, and one of the awesome things that huge corporations such as TWC can do is fund programs and extend a wide reach to millions of people.  One of my personal favorites is a program called Connect A Million Minds, aka CAMM, which sets out to build up the positive promotion of learning and interest amongst younger generations in the fields of science, engineering, math (STEM), and technology.  As I dig deeper into my Masters of Library and Information Science education, the more I appreciate development efforts in this area.  I am definitely more creatively bent, but I also love geeks.

Here's a link to the Time Warner PSA entitled "The Geek Shall Inherit The Earth"

something about this piece creeps me out in all the intended ways

 

by Paul  X  Johnson

credits to boooooom

interesting perspective on ken burns, documentarian of the people

as a member of the generation growing up on Ken Burns' PBS series, I naturally love him, and haven't ever really looked back and questioned this fact.  Here someone speaks about the negative effects of such enjoyable work, and I can't help but take notice.

link to article

Trickster--this book looks really cool

In the vein of my liking of so many things forest animal, there is a little new graphic novel out that tells 20 some Native American tales which include the intriguing character of the Trickster, in all of its various forms.  I'm picking up some good GDR lit this week too.  Should be some good summer reads.  Also, here's the link to the ALA article about the authors and book background. 

Guts! A Pinata Show AKA I'd Hit It

         Here's the official flyer my good friend Trevor List graciously designed for the show.  This is an idea that has been a long time coming to fruition. It's crazy it's finally here.  Show starts at 6pm, Champagne Toast at 10pm, breaking to immediately follow.  It will happen people. 

lustron homes-ohio history

i subscribe to the Ohio Historical Society's blog feed and today i was reading the update on Lustron Homes that were developed here in Columbus, in the post World War II/Cold War era.  This period in history, in all parts of the world, is just one of the most interesting times culturally, in my opinion.  I love reading literature and learning about pop culture items from the late 1930's through the 70's, so it's no surprise, really, that this caught my attention.  Here are some more image links to an OhioPix search on Lustron Homes 

PINATA SHOW

                So, I've been posting everywhere else on the Internet about my       upcoming venture into hosting a show of various Piñatas, and I  might as well do it here as well.  It will be next Sunday, the 29th of May.  More posts forthcoming.  Lookout. 

THE NEMESIS LIST--a new item has been added: Biscoff spread

I bought this evil Belgian cookie spread on a late night grocery shop at the Kroger on Cleveland Ave and 161.  I was pretty sad at the time, so I can't take full responsibility for consciousness, but I still should have known better-it's European and in spread form.  Needless to say, that jar was impressively emptied and subsequently made its home on the Nemesis List of my life.  Right next to Nutella and Peanut Butter. It was amazing while it lasted Biscoff... 

i still really get behind eric carle illustrations

his artwork is just appropriate for children's books and also appreciated by adults. plus i grew up with these illustrations.  

link

the real jackalope... is a sad case

I'D RATHER TAKE THE FANTASY...

great series on writers and their typewriters. swoon.

 link to the whole series of photos

Ol' Hemingway

this what google thinks i'm doing tonight. i loved getting this result.

librarian fashion? this is the idea i would have, maybe should have had, had it not already existed. thank ya.

LIBRARIAN WARDROBES AIN'T SO BAD. ACTUALLY, IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS, THEY'RE PRETTY SWEET. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME. CLICK THIS.

of course i am loving Simen Johan's beast works

via flavorpill

this makes me want deer lips

courtesy of refinery29

"Knowledge is international. Libraries worthy of their name do not limit themselves to books from their own city or their own country" -Peter Johan LOR

BAMBI NAILS

best shot i could get of my bambi nails

once again, i love learning about libraries. especially badass ones like the Dharma Gunj

Can you imagine being at this place when it was at its prime? This once had such a massive collection of Buddhist knowledge, that when the Muslims burned it, it remained aflame for months. MONTHS. 

When asked if I was french rolling my jeans. I said Yes.

the best crackers--if you really want to know--i will tell you--but only you

as a knowledgeable grain eater--that is i don't think white flour, corn, white potato, pasta, or noodles is really worth my calories and energy--however suburban cougar and skinny bitch that may sound, whatever, we really aren't the manual laborers and workhorses we used to be a hundred years ago, and there really isn't a lack of choices, or lack of expendable income (for the most part, here i say, in America), so I just don't see the reason to eat like poor farmers.  i know it tastes good, but we can do better.  i also don't see the reason to attend school like farmers, yet i further digress. 

SOO, knowledgeable grain eater me (I'm so great right?), in always looking for tasty, nutrient packed replacements for typical fatwhitegrain products, such as crackers, i found these babies. so much better than rice cakes IMO. so i'm telling the internet about them.  as well as rant about primitive eating i guess. deal or don't deal. 

i'm from ohio. the state of ridiculous library usage. proud doesn't even begin

i don't really have time for this

the world is really flat. really flat.

lidos and hot spring pools. sam wants swimming culture.

it's january. i'm wearing snow boots to work.  i've consumed a lot of whiskey. holidays are over. 

it can't be helped that looking to the beautification of swimming that took place in the 30's and 40's makes me feel so much more excited.  so does the memory of swimming in hot spring pools in colorado.  and playing the tide in Small Point.  so for now there's just images of the idea of the picture of the feeling of the time that i wawnt want.

PIRATEY PIRATE STUFF (but not really)

I love pirates. and this is a brief post I found from a librarian's blog about a Swedish political Pirate Party (such things exist?!!yes!) that makes a comparison between Pirate Bay and libraries, with regards to copyright issues.  FTW.

http://peterlor.com/2010/08/14/pirates/