I have an interview for the GSLIS programme at Simmons College on Thursday. My mom and I are leaving early tomorrow morning by bus (12 hours-fun). I'm a bit nervous, of course, but hopefully things will turn out well. We're staying a week, so we'll be doing other things as well-my family used to live in Boston (my parents met there and both my ( Read more... )

Yes, there's the old adage "Don't judge a book by it's cover," but when I'm shelving, that's what catches my attention (as well as the title). And I have occasional "I'm such a geek" moments when I'll be shelving things, see a book, and think, "Ooh! The title's in Hannibal Lecter!" (they used this for the PotO movie titles). Anyway, I was shelving ( Read more... )

Happy Pi Day!

To-day's Savage Chickens cartoon is suitably festive. ^_ ( Read more... )

I started my Dalek for the who_knits Good vs Evil Knitalong last Thursday (using penwiper337's Extermaknit pattern. I've not gotten very far yet. For one, I'm a slow knitter to begin with. Secondly, bobbles of DOOM! The bobble rows are taking forever to knit. Also, I don't think they look very even. Anyway, on to the pictures!

( bobbles of DOOM )

I really need to do better with this journaling thing. (And don't get me started on my pen-and-paper journal. ::pats it::) As it is, the most exciting thing recently is that I sent my application in for Simmons College on Friday--I'm applying for their library science programme. ::crosses fingers ( Read more... )

I've been toying with the idea lately of changing my journal layout a bit, namely switching from having a repeating wallpaper-style graphic to a fixed banner at the top of the page. Actually, that's not quite right. I suppose what I'm really pondering is whether to have a top banner and have the rest of the layout be "clean" (i.e. with a solid ( Read more... )

I finally finished the basketweave scarf I was making for my dad's Christmas present (I wrapped up the half-completed scarf--with a stitch keeper so it wouldn't unravel--so he could open it on Christmas, then commandeered it back so I could continue knitting)! I actually cast off and wove in the ends on Friday(?) but I hadn't gotten around to ( Read more... )

I really should find/make a few knitting icons. Or more pretty non-fandom ones. Anyway, on to the point of this post . . . knitting picspam! Well, four pictures. Is that enough for it to count as picspam?

I think I mentioned wanting to start Be Speckled in a recen post, yes? Well, I cast on a few days ago! This is my first time using double- ( Read more... )

The wonderful thing about knitting a scarf is that you can wear it while you're knitting (especially good if one's house is cold ( Read more... )

Alexander's coming home to-day for mid-term break (I think my dad said they'd be home around five or sixish). I find it hard to believe that the fall semester is half-over already! (Also, my five-year reunion is next spring--it doesn't seem like it's been five years since I graduated from HS.) Our high school's homecoming is also tonight. I'm ( Read more... )