These chapters cover how to manage a reference department (not that I think the chapter really tells you much of anything!) and how to assess the services the reference department provides.
I can’t get Relient K’s “Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been” out of my head.
Shiver found this old “for ha-has” link. You probably shouldn’t watch it before bed like I am.
As a present to myself thanks to my tax refund, I decided to purchase myself a Wacom Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch tablet. I could have repurchased the Wii that I was forced to return for my cat’s surgery, but my roommate is going to get one. So! I got this for a “try it out” basis to see how I like it and already I’m addicted and in love.
Hizseldes (as written about here) took the drawing virginity of this tablet. Her pose/anatomy is weird but I had fun. I think the bigger surface area (8.5 x 5.5″) made a real difference when compared to my last tablet drawing.
Shiver and I have been collaborating on the same story for eight years this fall. Originally we started our first tale together in 2000, but after a couple years, we moved on to the current story which we call Link. Since we both graduated from undergrad, we’ve been a little less productive but we’re up to 5,793 drawings along with a few hundred stories set in this universe. The image posted above just reminded me to treasure this time. I’m more proud of this work than my college diploma.
Working together like this has been more than about world and character building, but about the friendship that evolves out of that creative process. I used to be a very jealous artist, but now I’m more concerned about sharing my abilities with another person and trying to make something productive and good. So this is just to say I am grateful. There is no else I’d rather have spent my time, energy, and creativity with better than her.
Thanks.
Image from sundholmdesigns, found at Ninja vs Penguin.
Pentagram’s What Type Are You? is a fun exercise in pretending to talk to your own Dr. Freud as he diagnosis what font you are. I’m Archer Hairline, an elegant, understated font that appears modern and crisp with emotional splurges in the curls of the letterface.
Password is “character.”
