Entries from February 2007 ↓

That’s just the way we roll.

I’m referring, of course, to the end of this music video by Cascada. In my opinion, it’s all fun and games until she starts throwing the catalog cards around. At that point, I’d throw the tramp out and ban her library privileges indefinately.

Then I’d breakdance.

If you want to watch a library music video of an ENTIRELY different persuasion, you should click here. It’s very cartoon network, i.e. annoying but catchy anyway.

Auriae is my night elf warrior in World of Warcraft. I created her so I could hang out with Theo and Kandace, though the time difference and schedules have made that somewhat infrequent. Still, she’s a lot of fun to play, and if that makes me a big old dork, then so be it.

I play on the Dark Iron server, which any webcomics fan should know is the Penny Arcade Alliance server, and I’m in the PAA guild Exuberance. It’s a happy guild.

Anyway, I just thought I would admit, publicly, to my WoW gamer-ness. It’s part of my ongoing campaign to feel comfortable as a dork out in the open. Seriously though, these things are important.

Crossstitch has way too many S’s in a row. I kinda dig it. But wanna know what I really dig?

I really dig this I am 10 ninja crossstitch idea. Seriously, if someone wanted to do something like this, say for my birthday, in April, or just because it’s awesome, and I’m usually awesome, and it would therefore (usually) suit me - well, then I wouldn’t complain at all.

Also, while we’re on the subject; I know I’ve linked to it before, but it’s been awhile: Subversive Crossstitch

Go nuts.

For instance, I spend about three hours investigating different <blockquote> styles, and finally decided on using Stuart Robertson’s CSS Curly Quotes technique. Of course, once I decided to use it, it took me most of that time to get the spacing et al to work the way I wanted it to. I’m really happy with the result, though. Behold:

He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge — where it is written and where it is to be found.
- A.A. Hodge

The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall, nations perish, civilizations grow old and die out, and after an era new races build others. But in the world of books are volumes that have seen this happen again and again and yet live on, still young, still as fresh as the day they were written, still telling men’s hearts of the heart of men centuries dead.
- Clarence Day

Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.
- Virginia Woolf

Quotes provided by Useful Information.

By the by, if you’re using Internet Explorer, you’re missing the entire effect. You’re also, and perhaps more importantly, way behind the times. Don’t you know that even IE7 isn’t standards compliant!? Sure, it’s shiny and new, but try to use some blockquote:before or blockquote:after styles and you’re up virtual creek without a joystick.

That said, you should really go and download Firefox. Trust me, life’s better when you’re foxy.

Another great shirt from nerdyshirts.com.

People keep asking where I got the “She blinded me with library science” t-shirt I was sporting the other day(and once last week), so I thought I’d just send out the link (again). They’re made by the creator of the webcomic Questionable Content, Jeph Jacques. You can check the merch out here: http://questionablecontent.net/merch.php, though if you enjoy comics at all, I really recommend QC. It’s my fave, by far (and I was quite the expert in these matters at one point in time).

For other library gear be sure to check out http://www.cafepress.com/buy/librarian, which has lots of options, including a “blinded me with library science” rip-off design. Just remember that Jeph did it first.

Finally, there are a few more items up for grabs on a newish site: http://www.cafepress.com/libraryorbust, and even more at http://www.cafepress.com/curmudgeony/634513

While I’m here, here’s some library humor.