Speaking of cats - in NYC this summer there is an installation/intteractive piece featuring adoptable cats.
Early: Where'd she go? Simon: I can't keep track of her when she's not incorporeally possessing a space ship. Don't look at me.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sumi - Jun 12, 2013 5:52:36 am PDT #25640 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
tommyrot - Jun 12, 2013 5:54:14 am PDT #25641 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
flea - Jun 12, 2013 5:59:57 am PDT #25642 of 30001
information libertarian
So, I am doing this seminar in DC for a week in July, about information literacy in Classics, at the Center for Hellenic Studies. Deanna Marcum (major library figure) has already agreed to come and talk, and I just got off my Google Hangout with the CHS people (I wore pants! well, a skirt) and they are going to also invite Tim O'Reilly, who it turns out was an undergraduate classics student and is involved in some digital classics stuff.
Hellooooo imposter syndrome.
Strix - Jun 12, 2013 6:10:19 am PDT #25643 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
So jealous, flea! That sounds fascinating!
DavidS - Jun 12, 2013 6:19:35 am PDT #25644 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hellooooo imposter syndrome.
You're not an imposter! You know how to wear pants. Plus, you're a classically educated librarian.
meara - Jun 12, 2013 6:26:01 am PDT #25645 of 30001
Yeah, what Hec said! You have crazy classical skillz most librarians don't!!
msbelle - Jun 12, 2013 6:30:27 am PDT #25646 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
kinda seeing the dark side of new boss today. I knew it was there, but wasn't sure the exact form. blame, he likes to blame. also make authoritative statements based on seemingly nothing aside from him wanting it to be true "we talked about that" ummm, no. "he had files set up, he wrote about it in his notes email." again, no, nothing about this project in that email or any of his emails at all. Saying it does not make it so. Interesting habit to have formed, again, a blame mechanism to push stuff back at people or onto others.
Oh yes, there is a reason I communicate mostly in email. I will now make doubly sure to do so with him. and keep everything.
flea - Jun 12, 2013 6:55:24 am PDT #25647 of 30001
information libertarian
It turns out Tim O'Reilly has a BA in Classics from Harvard. We're everywhere!
§ ita § - Jun 12, 2013 7:06:09 am PDT #25648 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Just had an argument of sorts with my old manager about me pushing work off on other people. I asked her what the difference was supposed to be if I still did my old job, other than having to do even more with the new job. I absolutely do have to stop doing some stuff, and assuming it was important, yeah, someone else will have to do it.
*My* current boss told me I'm not doing deployments anymore. If the old manager knows I am, well that's a broader conversation than just this email exchange.
§ ita § - Jun 12, 2013 7:31:32 am PDT #25649 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've just been told "remember everyone else is busy..."
Well, maybe you shouldn't have cut your staff, huh? I didn't ask to leave, you told me I was going.