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March 26th, 2011

Scattered Saturday

I know, I know – I haven’t posted in forever.
Life is really good. So good, that I’m taking the time to live it, instead of write about it.

Here’s an assortment of random things:

Yesterday I made the most beautiful cookies of my life:
Best chocolate chip cookies

This song & the sunshine help me relax & keep moving forward:

I listen to this song so much [props to my boss for telling me about the album]:

I had a 3 hour tattoo appointment today – the half sleeve I started 17 months ago is officially finished. Frank, who’s done all of it, is leaving next month and I’m bummed to see him go, but I’m glad I was able to get him to wrap it all up. Pardon the language, but it looks bad ass.

I started reading Zeitoun by Dave Eggers this week. The only other Eggers I’ve read was A Heart Breaking Work of Staggering Genius about 3 years ago and really, really didn’t like it. However, McSweeny’s is great & I love 826, so I’m giving him another shot. Plus, we’re trying to get the main character of the book [it's a narrative nonfiction account of a Syrian American during Hurricane Katrina] to visit the museum. So far, it’s good.

That’s enough random for now. Our bellies are full of Indian food & a new disc of Six Feet Under arrived, so I’m off for cuddling & relaxing.

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May 18th, 2010

The zoo, books, bands & new tattoos!!

On Sunday I took myself to the zoo & spend a lovely afternoon wandering around, looking at animals & feeling relaxed. The zoo was surprisingly large & pretty crowded, but I enjoyed watching all the families there. I didn’t see any other foreigners & I don’t think I attracted too much attention, so it was nice to feel inconspicuous for a while.

As always, many more pictures on my Flickr page.

My friends’ band, Natural Monuments, just came out with a few digital singles. Their first album, For Sanity’s Sake, quickly became one of my favorites & got a lot of play. It now brings back vivid memories of driving around Jackson, MI in the summer, windows down, singly loudly.

You can download the new songs for free from this website & check out some of their older stuff on their Myspace.

Here’s the press release they’ve written up:

On their first release since 2007′s For Sanity’s Sake EP, Natural Monuments have added a slight punk edge to their summery pop hooks. The drumming is still precise and quirky, but their guitars have upped the amount of chime and jangle ala R.E.M., The Feelies and The Byrds, creating a sound somewhere between classic Kinks and Slumberland Records bands

I’m lucky to have such talented friends!

Back in January, I made a challenge to myself – read 50 books in 2010. Excited, I made a Twitter account for reviews, complied a long “to read” list, began winter semester & promptly stopped reading.

Well, now that I’m here all alone in Egypt, I’ve started reading quite a bit – 5 books in the two & a half weeks I’ve been here so far! My total is up to 7, which is a long ways off track, but I’m hoping to have 25 books read by the end of July. It’s a lot, but I have a significant amount of time on my hands, so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Lastly, I’m not sure I ever put up pictures of my newest tattoos. A lovely birthday present from my husband, my half-sleeve is nearly complete. I added a skull, another book & some flowers. It truly has become an “information sleeve” – a card catalog representing libraries, a skull & book representing archives & birds from a book representing dissemination of information.

more ink

more ink

All of it’s been done by Frank at Depot Town Tattoo – I high recommend you check out the shop if you’re ever interested in getting tattooed, they’re all amazing artists & wonderful people!

Break time’s over – back to work!

xoxoxo

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January 4th, 2010

Information & finding aids inked onto my arm

I’ve been waiting for this day for a long, long time.

It’s the day I got a tattoo of my card catalog!

fresh ink

my card catalog - traced & inked

fresh ink

Many thanks to Frank at Depot Town Tattoo.

It takes up most of my arm, making it really hard to photograph without twisting & distorting the lines, but you get the idea. It’s also a little swollen & bumpy right now, but everything will be beautiful once it’s healed. It says “peace & knowledge” in the banner. ["Peace through knowledge" was too long for my little arm]. You can see the rest of the set on my Flickr.

Some have expressed concern that tattoos might be a hindrance in job finding, but I figure this proves I’m really dedicated to the field.

And if all else fails, I’ll still be the coolest bookworm on the block.

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January 3rd, 2010

Getting back on track with haikus, archives & a graphical review of the decade

Not sure if it’s a fun allergy, restlessness or another one of those unique personality traits, but I’m ready for break to be over, the weekend to end & to get back to my life.

In an attempt to get my brain back in working order:

  • Also, in case you thought archivists were boring & without a sense of humor, check out Archival Haiku. Over 50 clever haikus about the profession, including gems such as:

Endowment way down
Budget cuts everywhere. Here,
A silverfish sighs

&

Little old lady with bun
Archivist stereotype
Not this wild woman

  • The photos are of Kabul, Afghanistan 1969 & 2009 posted at Briefly Mused Upon are a sobering reminder of what was & what remains.
  • This isn’t quite academic, but it’s Sunday, which means there’s set of postcards up on Post Secret.
  • The NY Times has a really interesting graphic that shows the big stories, mavericks, verbs, nouns & such over the past 10 years:

Now I’m going to take advantage of this lazy Sunday & tailor some flannel shirts. It’s 18 degrees right now, but last night it was down to at least 7, plus windchill.

Here’s a hint of what I’ll be doing tomorrow…

Cheers!

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December 12th, 2009

Semester one: completed!

For all intents & purposes, I’m DONE!
Monday I have class, but we’re just giving presentations on our papers & I’ve already presented mine. Friday I have a group paper due, but we know exactly what we’re going write, so it won’t be too much work. So although I have a few things to do, none of them will cause any stress.

Yesterday, a group of went out to celebrate the end of the semester. I came home around 7pm, laid down to take a nap for an hour or so & ended up sleeping until 10:30 this morning. Ok, I did get up at 2am & eat some ice cream, but I slept uninterrupted otherwise. I guess I didn’t realize how exhausted I was, but I feel much better after 15 & 1/2 hours of sleep!

Here are some things I’ve found that are cool:

Archives Without Borders International Congress
This is being held next August in the Hague, so there’s really no way for me to go, but I would LOVE to.

The Congress will focus on the importance of archives for good governance in an international context, where their significance transcends national boundaries in the globalized information society.

December 10th was international human rights day, celebrating the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Available in 360 languages, it is the most translated document in the world.

In calling for a new culture of international relations, based on full respect of human rights, human security, the responsibility to protect and sustainable development, I wish to emphasize that we must not and cannot forget those who are denied these rights. It is incumbent upon us to champion their cause. (UDHR)

A short, but amazing article about successful reforestation efforts in Columbia. They took an area where it was considered “impossible to plant trees in such acidic, inhospitable soil” &, using mycorrhizal fungi, were able to successfully plant 8,000 hecta acre of trees, resulting in 10% more precipitation in the area, making the area the top supplier of clean drinking water. Awesome.

I got a twitter account! Fancy.

Notebook Doodles generously offered to do 100 doodles as a Christmas gift to her blog readers. I requested one that has the text of my tattoo. I love it!!
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HAPPY SATURDAY!

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