Here, have a disaster plan for archives - Emergency Response: Zombies and Risks to Repositories. The responses to this on the preservation listserv were priceless, too. For instance:

"Incorporating appropriate responses for Zombie emergences (a Zombie Emergence precedes the actual emergency status) and biblio-attractions has been on my mind ( Read more... )

Which is why I'm on here posting crack. I've had the first chapter of this typed up for literally over a year, as Platy can attest, but never got around to tweaking it and putting it up. There will be more, but I can't say how soon that'll be, since the rest of it isn't quite so ready to go. I just felt like actually putting out some writing for ( Read more... )

"I've been waiting for that for years--thanks, David!"Okay, so I'm thinking that this convention is probably the most awesome thing I could possibly do next summer (yes, even if the DW folks don't show up again next year). There go whatever savings I get scraped together from next semester's full time job already. And it's probably a bad sign ( Read more... )

I've been reading baggage regulations for three different airline companies, looking up policies on leaving luggage at different places in London, and having a pretty good time making fun of Heathrow's security FAQ with Mom. I am deeply amused by the notion that these questions are indeed frequently asked. Anyway, this is one of the most ( Read more... )

So agenttrojie started an "I Love the Whole World" rewriting craze on metaquotes, and I decided to get in on it with a version for film students - or at least critical studies students.

Inspirational posts are here and hereI love photography ( Read more... )

The Doctor's list of instructions to Martha, circa Human Nature, viewed at normal speed:

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Mary Poppins: A Tragedy

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