Posted in Uncategorized, tagged philly, silliness on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The two silliest mascots in the whole of the MLB are going to be battling it out in what should be the weirdest World Series in years.
Needless to say, Philadelphia is thrilled, and there’s a sense of camaraderie that I definitely did not see before. One guy assured my roommate that he was a “good [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged manuscripts, silliness on August 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In cataloging a series of miscellaneous Jesuit documents and codices, I found myself typing into OCLC Connexion the phrase “Saint Bernard and the Beatitudes” in my 520, which I found highly amusing (for those curious, the full phrase is Section 8 contains various printed works, all on one side of the leaf only, with handwritten [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, Drexel, learning experiences, librarians, pictures, silliness on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For my class “Professional And Social Aspects Of Information Services,” the one required textbook is Complete Copright: An Everyday Guide for Librarians, edited by Carrie Russell, published in 2004 by the ALA. When I went to Borders to pick up the book, I was a little surprised by the pastel green spiral binding, and the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged culinary adventures, omg wtf roommate?, pictures, silliness on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The other night, my roommate showed more of her prowess in creative flavor combinations. This time, it was salmon nigiri with some neapolitan ice cream on it. Apparently tasty!
(My roommate consists solely of a disembodied mouth and hand)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apartment, culinary adventures, curiosities, discoveries, omg wtf roommate?, philly, silliness on August 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
During a recent politeness-scrimmage over who would have the last Oreo, my roommate shocked me in a way I never expected….
Smearing brie defiantly over the oreo, she shoved it into her mouth and said it was delicious! Then she put even more brie on it!!! Truly scandalous!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apartment, philly, silliness on August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The roommate, a friend and I attempted to do a pub crawl tonight. However, we had a hard time finding acceptable pubs (not filled with frat boys, not empty, not overpriced). We wandered into the City Tavern in Old City, thinking it looked quaint and authentic. However we didn’t realize just how… authentic it would [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apartment, natural wonders, philly, silliness on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend brought the end to our towering pile of cardboard, and with the presence of a new sofa, the apartment looks like an apartment at last. My roommate and I celebrated by watching Blackadder by candlelight. Here you can faintly see our Household God (a wooden rabbit statue) dimly illuminated by our sacrificial candlelight:
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged natural wonders, philly, silliness on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was the second time I have ever seen hail. The first time, when I was about 10 years old, it scared my cat (aptly named Dewey Decimal) so much he’s been terrified of thunderstorms ever since. My father saved the hail (quarter-sized) in a tupperware container, maybe even for over a year, until my [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged documents, manuscripts, silliness on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since we’ve run out of computers to use, for the next couple of weeks I’ll be organizing a collection of about 200 documents of various shapes and sizes that all deal with the Spanish Inquisition, from about 1500-1825. This sounds fantastic except for the fact that I don’t quite know Spanish… however, from a quick [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged curiosities, manuscripts, silliness on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Part of the collection I’m working on (the previously mentioned one with the magical alphabets) includes some work from the scientist, writer, and professor Olaus Rudbeck. While one of the pioneers of the lymphatic system, Rudbeck wrote a very interesting work called Atlantica, or Atland Eller Manheim. The 3,000 page work, which spanned four volumes, [...]
