I feel a little lost. Though I know physically where I am, I don’t know where I am in the sense of where I really belong. I love the Bay Area. Having lived here for three years, I’ve grown very fond of it’s people and its quirks. I love the many restaurants that dot the… Continue reading No sense of place
Month: January 2011
What affects our perception of time?
Whenever I sit and do work, I always marvel at how slow time appears to be moving. It’s kind of annoying when I just want to get something done and it feels like forever. This is even more apparent when I am working on something new. The fact that I am unfamiliar with a subject makes the apparent… Continue reading What affects our perception of time?
…and you’ll start crying 96 tears
I can’t remember the last time I cried. I try not to cry – not because I feel it’s unbecoming of a man, but because it doesn’t make me feel good. For so many people, tears are a form of catharsis, of letting go of ones emotions. I’m not a robot, I have emotions. While… Continue reading …and you’ll start crying 96 tears
The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture
Beautiful. That’s pretty much all I can say about this book. The design is fantastic, the depth of the coverage for each architectural piece is phenomenal, the scope is global. Everything about this book is great. I wish I owned it. It’s been on my wish list for months – every time I buy something… Continue reading The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture
Who should digitize?
I’d love to think that, as a country, the United States can be innovative when it comes to library land. We have a relatively tech-savvy population, a large population with high literacy rates, and the Library of Congress (the best kind of subject classification EVER). However, it would appear that we are still behind the… Continue reading Who should digitize?
Ode to Pen and Paper
I can’t remember a time in the past 27 years of my life (am I really 27 years old now…damn) when I have ever written a letter to someone. I don’t count those letters we write in school to fake people. I mean, letters that I have actually sat down, pulled out pen and paper,… Continue reading Ode to Pen and Paper
How Can We Fix Our Broken Reality?
I’m currently reading what I think just might be my favorite book of the year: Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal. It’s about how game designers can change the world for the better – using elements of game design they have used throughout the years. I’ve been a big proponent for the ideas of games… Continue reading How Can We Fix Our Broken Reality?
I don’t want to see your face(book) again
I have no issues with my ex (Hi you!) so this doesn’t really affect me much. However, I figure this could be useful for a lot of people. The link at the bottom leads to an app that will block all images and instances of your ex from showing up. I could understand why people… Continue reading I don’t want to see your face(book) again
Times New Roman is so boring!
I’m not a designer, but I do know plenty of them. Being within their circle has kind of inspired me in terms of my design ideology (in the future, this will have a link to my design ideology paper that I wrote in one of my classes – for now, it leads nowhere). I’m also… Continue reading Times New Roman is so boring!
LIFE on US Cities – 60’s edition
I was chatting with a friend when I saw he had a bookmark for a Life magazine special on American cities. Being the good librarian that I am, I had to look it up myself. I remembered that the entirety (or nearly all of it) is available in Google Books. So here it is. I… Continue reading LIFE on US Cities – 60’s edition