I am one of those people who takes notes about everything. I carry my Moleskin and, by God, I use it. I write random bits of conversation, observations, character sketches, sudden thoughts - the works. I wish it were easier to carry and use when I'm out walking my dog. I've occasionally pulled it out at movies or in the middle of a conversation ( Read more... )

I love the internet and the instant access to so much information that it provides. But when researching, there is nothing like standing on the 1 1/2 floor of the library stacks, with the weight of millions of books pressing on the air, floors and ceilings of concrete, metal stools, creaky old elevators, and the damp stench of mildew ( Read more... )

In her post, Tessa makes great points about cultural truth and the philosophy of information, and as she mentions, Stephen Colbert has raised legitimate and hysterically funny concerns about the truthiness of an encyclopedia that anyone can edit (as well as introducing the term Wikiality into the public vocabulary). His position on elephants ( Read more... )

I am an unabashed Wikipedia lover. Er, fan. I love it for practical and philosophical reasons ( Read more... )

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I'll be honest: I love research. For anything I write, I have to be very judicious about making myself stop as soon as the amount of information I've acquired has exceeded its usefulness limits ( Read more... )

Also known as, My First Time ( Read more... )