Our metadata exam from hell is next week. But I am feeling way too miserable to be in class. Studying from home, and catching up on the Assassins Creed franchise will have to do as alternatives.
Jon has told me I have to finish playing Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Assassin's Creed: Revelations before I'm allowed to play Assassin's Creed III, which I bought the other day.
Guess I've got my work cut out for me...
Since I'm not in class, this day has no number.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Day 66: Guess Who's Back, Back Again!
First day back! What a great break!
To summarize: I saw all my scouting friends and we went up to the cottage for an awesome New Years (though Jon had to work). I made double chocolate beer and mulled wine marshmallows and hung out with my family. I had an amazing Christmas and gave some pretty amazing gifts if I do say so myself (including the aforementioned beer and wine marshmallows). I received some amazing ones too (skates, Munchkins, and crockpots! Oh my!). I also spent so much time with my fiancé, even if we couldn't go to any parties together.
But now, time to roll up my sleeves and get back to learning!
So what did I learn today? Well, we've had a lot of "the history of books, libraries and archives" lectures, but today's had some new, interesting tidbits that I hadn't seen yet. Here are my favourites...
Lesson 62: The Printing Press not only increased literacy and the dissemination of ideas, but also allowed for the rise in use of local languages and drastically reduced the use of Latin as the written lingua franca to exchange ideas.
So in that way, my brain has decided, the Printing Press is basically the Tower of Babel.
Lesson 63: The Atwater Public Library was started by the Montreal Mechanics Institute in 1828 to "Make A Man A Better Mechanic, and The Mechanic A Better Man."
Hooray! New year, new lessons!
Now, this semester, I yet again have Tuesdays and Fridays off, so my posting will be sporadic on those days. I also had Thursday off, but decided I'd rather play it safe with the prof I know and give up my four day weekend, than take the risk with the poorly-reviewed unknown quantity and keep my four day weekend.
On the other hand, this means that you get more days of me posting consistently! So... Yay?
To summarize: I saw all my scouting friends and we went up to the cottage for an awesome New Years (though Jon had to work). I made double chocolate beer and mulled wine marshmallows and hung out with my family. I had an amazing Christmas and gave some pretty amazing gifts if I do say so myself (including the aforementioned beer and wine marshmallows). I received some amazing ones too (skates, Munchkins, and crockpots! Oh my!). I also spent so much time with my fiancé, even if we couldn't go to any parties together.
But now, time to roll up my sleeves and get back to learning!
So what did I learn today? Well, we've had a lot of "the history of books, libraries and archives" lectures, but today's had some new, interesting tidbits that I hadn't seen yet. Here are my favourites...
Lesson 62: The Printing Press not only increased literacy and the dissemination of ideas, but also allowed for the rise in use of local languages and drastically reduced the use of Latin as the written lingua franca to exchange ideas.
So in that way, my brain has decided, the Printing Press is basically the Tower of Babel.
Lesson 63: The Atwater Public Library was started by the Montreal Mechanics Institute in 1828 to "Make A Man A Better Mechanic, and The Mechanic A Better Man."
Hooray! New year, new lessons!
Now, this semester, I yet again have Tuesdays and Fridays off, so my posting will be sporadic on those days. I also had Thursday off, but decided I'd rather play it safe with the prof I know and give up my four day weekend, than take the risk with the poorly-reviewed unknown quantity and keep my four day weekend.
On the other hand, this means that you get more days of me posting consistently! So... Yay?
Monday, October 3, 2011
Day 24: Too cool for school
No really... I'm too cold for school. Or more accurately, I have too much of a cold for school. I'll get notes from my friends later, but for now: cold medication and sleep.
Missing out on that social I was so looking forward to as well :( I suppose that'll be the next lesson.
Lesson 24: Sometimes, as much as you may not want to, your body will just force you to take care of yourself.
... Stupid body.
Missing out on that social I was so looking forward to as well :( I suppose that'll be the next lesson.
Lesson 24: Sometimes, as much as you may not want to, your body will just force you to take care of yourself.
... Stupid body.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Day 14: Librarians are Awesome
No classes today. My Fridays and Tuesdays are both free, making me one happy camper! I wasn't completely away from school though. We had a big get together at what I understand is the official campus dive bar, or as someone said "the classiest dive bar around".
It looks like the MLIS pub night will become an unofficial weekly event. I'm looking forward to it because of this week's special day off bonus lesson...
Bonus lesson: Beware the quiet ones. Not exactly a new lesson, it's been around a long time, even immortalized as a trope on tvtropes.com, but today this lesson was reinforced in the most awesome ways. Hence the title of today's post, which could just as easily be phrased: "Information professionals are awesome". But that's not nearly as catchy, is it?
It looks like the MLIS pub night will become an unofficial weekly event. I'm looking forward to it because of this week's special day off bonus lesson...
Bonus lesson: Beware the quiet ones. Not exactly a new lesson, it's been around a long time, even immortalized as a trope on tvtropes.com, but today this lesson was reinforced in the most awesome ways. Hence the title of today's post, which could just as easily be phrased: "Information professionals are awesome". But that's not nearly as catchy, is it?
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Day 6: High ho! High ho! It's off to work I go!
No classes today! Oh how I love my schedule...
So I worked all day instead! Fun stuff. The PGSS New Graduate Student Orientation was today as well, so today's lesson is somewhat related.
Lesson 6) You will never engender more envy than you will wearing a neon green flash drive bracelet. SWAG.
So I worked all day instead! Fun stuff. The PGSS New Graduate Student Orientation was today as well, so today's lesson is somewhat related.
Lesson 6) You will never engender more envy than you will wearing a neon green flash drive bracelet. SWAG.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Day 5: Labour? I scoff in the face of labour!
Labour Day! I shall celebrate by doing no labour. Verily.
My iStudiez Pro (an iPad app) is telling me I have class. Liar. I'm taking the day off!
Class dismissed!
My iStudiez Pro (an iPad app) is telling me I have class. Liar. I'm taking the day off!
Class dismissed!
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