Ethnically librarian
According to the calendar and math, I just turned 37 years old. This meets most definitions of adulthood. I’m a parent, and a wife. I have a professional portfolio with 15 years worth of stuff in it. I’m employable and pretty much have my shit together. Of course, none of this means a thing. I’m [...]
Oh hello Library of Congress. I didn’t see you there. Nice running into you like this! You know, I’ve always admired your electronic resources and open-minded collections policies. My undergraduate university and career have both profited from your generous grantmaking, and your reading room sure is fun to visit when I’m in town! Being a [...]
Greetings from an ethnic librarian working in the games industry! I’m posting this review of my experience last year at GDC (the Game Developers Conference) held every year here in San Francisco. It was originally part of a letter to my team here at Linden Lab, but I thought you librarians might be interested/amused, considering [...]
A friend is going through this. She needs legal advice and low-income resources. Here’s the best of what I’ve found: WomensLaw.org – Incredibly clear and useful site with an excellent FAQ, state-by-state help, info on shelters, courthouse locations, legal forms, advice. Battered Women’s Justice Project – Contact list for state Domestic Violence coalitions – These [...]
Current TV has a segment called “Target Women” that I absolutely love. In this episode, Sarah Haskins, who is frikking hilarious, introduces us to the helpful and empowering phenomenon known as Wedding Television. She gently mocks shows like Bridezilla, Rich bride Poor bride, Platinum brides, and other affronts to sanity. As you know, marriage is [...]
I’m going to show my political underpants briefly (har har. briefly.) and write about Medical Students for Choice. Lately I’ve tried to keep my politics off of this website out of respect for the wonderful diversity of people who have taken librarianship as an identity.* However, I promised to keep you updated on the research [...]
Erica! Where ya been? Glad you asked. I’ve been off avenging. Specifically, I’ve been avenging the less-than-impressive webhosting capacity of my former ISP-who-shall-remain-nameless. I switched to GoDaddy recently, and spent a good amount of time cleaning everything up, updating, and migrating my databases. I also spent a good amount of time berating the salesman about [...]
I’m dorking out cross-country today. Cornell has this killer bus that goes between the Ithaca campus and the NYC campus. It has wireless internet, free snacks, and comfy seats. I’m in geek commuter heaven. Life is good. See you in Brooklyn!
Spring birds are yelling from snowy trees this morning. It’s spring, despite wind, snow, roaring wood stove, and other evidence to the contrary. I’m taking today off of work. I’ve got nine stitches. I can do whatever I want. I finished re-reading Microserfs by Douglas Copeland yesterday. This book was important to me at a [...]
Ah the joy of working in a traditionally female profession around Halloween! Take your pick, ladies and gentlemen, do you prefer your objectification in the form of Sexy Librarian, or Old Lady Librarian? Here are the search results from yet another hunt for Librarian costumes. The first two you may familiar with, the last provides [...]