I keep meaning to see this exhibit at the Chazen Museum of Art on campus, and now there are only a few days left until it closes!
Does anyone want to go admire the Roman frescoes with me on Tuesday or Wednesday? I'm free anytime after noon. The museum closes at 5 pm. There's a docent tour of the exhibit on Tuesday at 4 pm.
Anyone who's interested, let me know!
I've been talking up the merits of a good zombie flick to some of you lately. Since I've been unable to make it to the theatre to see 28 Weeks Later, I'm contenting myself with this short, starring my favorite Dunder Mifflin-ite, Ed Helms. Please consider this a nice distraction from your regularly scheduled Memorial Day festivities.
Any other librarians/archivists in town this weekend? Or is everyone gone and/or busy with family stuff? -Doug
Just moments ago, as I shuffled down State Street on my way home from an exhausting 15-hour day of work, I overheard a 30-something guy say this to his buddy:
"Man! That guy's had the kind of life that people write about... in fiction novels!"
...as opposed to all those non-fiction novels out there??
Sigh.
I suppose this is why we do what we do (or will do once we get jobs!).
So, Steven Colbert just had Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, on as a guest. Colbert made several jokes about democratizing information, etc. He then put a secret message up on the screen for viewers to go and add to Wikipedia: "Librarians are hiding something". Hooray for bashing Wikipedia! I just went and checked the Wikipedia entry for librarians, and they have it locked down already . . .
I'd just like to note that number 35 in the rejection count is a rejection from prison.
*My dreams of publishing a best-selling memoir and having a young Michelle Pfeiffer look-alike play me in a Lifetime Movies for Women special have just been crushed. But, hey, now I don't have to buy a clear plastic purse for security checks.
