It’s been a while since I last posted. I’ve been working on a bunch of projects, some articles are in the pipeline, a book chapter or two will be coming out in the next year, and just general academic librarian issues. I’m currently sitting at Starbucks, drinking what is possibly one of the sweetest drinks… Continue reading Starbucks Chiseled Collection as the mainstreaming of the New Aesthetic
Category: Idealized
On the need for a conversation
These past two weeks, I’ve spent them considering what to do for some conference/paper proposals. As an exercise in becoming a better, more proficient writer, I figured I should start to write down my ideas and see if I can get a conversation started about them. There’s a call out for the gameRT for proposals… Continue reading On the need for a conversation
Ready, Steady, Go: Ready Player One and the celebration of nostalgia
I just started reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline and so far, I’m enjoying the possibilities in it. The book is organized into 2 levels with multiple chapters within each level. I’m currently still in Level 1, Chapter 5. Despite the setting of a near-future Earth, I don’t feel like it’s too sci-fi-y. In… Continue reading Ready, Steady, Go: Ready Player One and the celebration of nostalgia
Why I love practical math
During high school, I learned that I loved math. I loved that challenge of solving problems, of learning new techniques to solve older problems, learning about the quirks of the number systems and how to get around them. In my mind, math was about the challenge of solving problems through various means. My favorite part… Continue reading Why I love practical math
Tears and Emotional Vulnerability
I sometimes love a good cry. It feels good to really cry sometimes and just let your emotions out. I recently had an episode in which I cried in public, at the Starbucks that I go to all the time. I was sitting here, working on some projects for class, when all of a sudden… Continue reading Tears and Emotional Vulnerability
Bandwagonning regarding the Future of the Library
This blog post by Seth Godin has been making the rounds on various library/librarian blogs. Lots of people have expressed their opinions, whether of support or dissent towards the post. I guess it’s my turn. I’m nothing if not overly critical of things, so this should be fun =) It appears to me as if… Continue reading Bandwagonning regarding the Future of the Library
Things I wish people learned in Library School
Similar in vein to a recent presentation done by Roberta Stevens, I would like to present my own list of things I wish were taught in Library School. I’m trademarking this list bitches! (can you even trademark a list?) 1) Find good people to collaborate with. This goes beyond working in groups in class. I… Continue reading Things I wish people learned in Library School
Connecting our ideas through physical hyper-links
There is a beauty to visualizing connections. I sometimes daydream and think of how things are connected and how they flow from one to the other. However, my daydreams have nothing on this book. This artist has created a book in which we can trace the connections between words and ideas through a physical thread.… Continue reading Connecting our ideas through physical hyper-links
Technological Companionship
I’m such a child sometimes. I still have my Cabbage Patch doll sitting by my bed (the first one that came out!). I remember running out of the house to go to the nearest toy shop that had a sale on Beanie Babies. Nostalgia for younger days runs through my mind. Such a strange phenomenon… Continue reading Technological Companionship
No sense of place
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