These chair-bookcases make my librarian spidey senses tingle. I’ll take six for the Periodicals section of my mum’s library, and one for the UI books in my office. Link via Popgadget, which is a rad blog, btw

So here’s what my family of first and second-generation geeks does on Thanksgiving once the stuffing has been consumed: Made up names for our imaginary bands using the Metal Band Name Generator Created personalized Simpson’s and South Park characters (my dad and I are below) Watched a YouTube recording of…

Yeah. I couldn’t resist. You know how we’ve had all of this discussion lately about, er… attractive librarians and the Halloween costumes that celebrate them? So I was thinking, what would REALLY bring those reluctant readers in to the library? Imagine a neon sign buzzing, zapping and blinking: “Librarians! Librarians!…

Caterwauling at five AM, running and thumping. The cats have found a mouse, but don’t know what to do with it. The mouse is golfball-sized and terrified. Plover has trapped it in the fireplace and taps it gently with his paw. I grab a plastic bowl and prepare to clap…

1 edited post 2 jobs (one main, one side) 3 hubcaps remaining on my urban assault vehicle 4 weeks to hire a java programmer before Rob leaves for parentville 5 months of backpay to go with my promotion 6 days until we cook Thanksgiving spanokopeta with tzadziki 7 issues of…

Good design can make anything wonderful. Even something as dreary as surge protectors. I came across these in my e-travels. Belkin Clamp-On Surge Protector I do grow so weary of crawling under my desk every day and messing up my chic outfit. No, I’m not reenacting scenes from Secretary. I…

Did you know that Katherine Hepburn and Spenser Tracey were in a Librarian movie together? Did you even know there were librarian movies? It’s called Desk Set, and we’re about halfway through watching it. Desk Set somewhat unintentionally gives an interesting window into professional life for women in the late…

Oog. I have a CNN hangover.