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January 12th, 2006

08:27 pm - Library Science for Fun and Profit I work in a library and am, as one might assume, a book fan. So are quite a few of the people I work with, most especially the librarians. The librarians have the wonderful job of choosing and buying all the new books we get... but they also have the less enjoyable (to most at least) job of getting rid of the items that are no longer of interest to anyone, or no longer in the condition to circulate. Often these 'withdrawn' books are sold in book sales, but also quite often they are simply thrown out. Here is where we reach a problem... I have been told that, in Library School, one thing they ask the class to do is tear a page out of a book. For some, this is, of course, no big deal; but there are those who CAN'T do it. For some, this is the core of why they became librarians in the first place. Thus, for many, the idea of 'weeding' through the collection is a horrific idea. They can often be quite serious about this, to the point where once librarian from another branch threw some withdrawn books away into our garbage, fearing that otherwise another person they work with would pull them back out. My currant boss is fairly against weeding, as far as it goes, but another Librarian there is all for it, and so I know who to ask if I want us to keep something, and who to ask if I think it should be trashed (Of course, leaning toward the crazy bibliophile side myself, I rescue and take home one out of every ten or so things we would throw out anyway). The only problem comes when they argue about it all, and that leaves yours truly to try to play diplomat and mediator. And to think, I took a job shelving books because I'm an antisocial recluse! ;) Oh well... Current Mood: nerdy

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January 4th, 2006

01:25 am A pretty nice day, I even got an icon done for a contest coming up soon. No complaints. I need sleep now though.

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December 11th, 2005

12:26 am I have only recently gotten my internet back up and running after a long stint without it, and it has then taken some time to get back up to updating this. Still, even after a long abcence such as that, I find I do not have much to say, and as it's already getting late, we shall just say for now that I meanm to begin writing in this livejournal again, and leave it at that.

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September 26th, 2005

01:49 am So, over the wonderful weekend that I had completely free I got quite sick. Still, though, a good time was had by all, and it is nice that I did not have to go to work or school while sick, and Natalie took excellent care of me. So, really things worked pretty good in most every respect. I went to see "Corpse Bride," and while not amazing, it was quite a bit better than I expected, and the fact that Danny Elfman got pretty much free run of the "Remains of the Day" song made for at least one outstanding scene. So, I'm gonna go to slep now, and see if I can knock out the last of the sickness. Yep. Current Mood: cheerful

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September 24th, 2005

02:44 am Well, it looks as if I'll finally be getting a full weekend without anything I need to do. I'll get a chance to just hang out with Natalie, spend some time relaxing, and perhaps a little bit of studying for my philosophy class on monday. Perhaps I'll get a bit of time to play some kind of video game, which I've had little time for as of late. Current Mood: happy

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September 23rd, 2005

12:18 am I am already getting tired, and in the interest of getting to sleep, I will refrain from going into to much here at the moment. Did pretty well on my first astronomy quiz, and had some helpful and illuminating discussions with Natalie. I have quite a bit to work on, and mull over in my mind... Current Mood: tired

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September 22nd, 2005

12:00 am Believe it or not, I've already gooten to do all the things I'd hoped to do last night, so, rather than push myself, I'm going to go out on a limb here and get some sleep. Yes, I know, that's not at all like me, but damnit, I want to not feel like crap in the morning for a change. So, I go! Current Mood: Going To Sleep!

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September 18th, 2005

11:44 pm Being in an iconing mood lately, and for some reason thinking my completely full schedule could serve to be fuller, I'm thinking I'm going to begin a 100 icon anime challange. I have yet to have chosen a suitable subject, though I have a few ideas bouncing around in my twisted little brain. It should ideally be a character who is used enough to have many different images, buit also is not so popular as to have been done to death, and be dark enough to suit my style well. General series can be done as well, which might be the best choice here. I've also got to read some of my philosophy book for tommorrow, so I'd better get started if I'm gonna get to sleep at a decent hour.

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September 17th, 2005

10:59 pm I did not really get anything resembling sleep last night, and so, I hope to make up for that a bit with my early turning in tonight. I think, in fact, that I wll be going to bed in just a few minutes. I started to fall asleeep while drawing, which is usually a bad sign. I'm back to the edward gorey style now, after playing with some realistic and some anime styles, neither of which much appeal to me. Perhaps tomorrow night I will be a bit more rested, and make a little more sense, or at least have something a little more noteworhty. Current Mood: 2/3 of the way asleep

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September 16th, 2005

12:38 am I had astronomy class tonight, and the teacher turned on the projector, which is extreamly cool. LAVC just recently got this new, state of the art system, and it's really quite cool to see it going. Also, we first realized that the chalk on the blackboard is designed to be blacklight reactive, which is kind of cool to see. I got out of work today, and was able to spend a good part of my time with Nat, which suits me just fine. She's a bit nervous because she has a Calculus quiz tommorrow... or, today, I suppose now. Gonna try to get some drawing done, as I've been practicing my human figure implementation. Current Mood: artistic

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September 13th, 2005

09:48 pm Got the crap done at the college that I needed to (paying my tuition, buying a parking pass, and my books) then came home for awhile and hung out with Natalie, then we both went back to the school for our art history class, with the same teacher we had for the other art history class, who we really like. She's very cool, and has one of the most amazing memories I've seen, especially for art related facts. amazingly enough, she recently mentioned that she specialized in Pan-african and Asian art, so we haven't even seen her teach in her precise field. Wow. Current Mood: Scholarly

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August 27th, 2005

12:03 am First, write down the names of 12 characters. Then read and answer the questions. You can't look at the questions (or click on the cut) until you write down the 12 characters you're going to use. 01.Acheron Hades(The Eyre Affair) 02.Kaji (evangelion) 03.Asuka (Evangelion) 04.Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics) (As far as I'm concerned, the fantastic four movie does not exist, so it isn't taken into account here)05.Kozue (Utena) 06.Selphie Tilmet(FF8) 07.Princess Leia(Star Wars) 08.Batman(DC comics) 09.Legato Bluesummers(Trigun) 10.Xanatos(Gargoyles) 11.Harley Quinn (DC comics) 12.Flonne (Disgaia:Hour of Darkness) ( On second thought,maybe you'd better not... ) Current Mood: tired

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August 20th, 2005

01:39 am So, art class is finally over, and with two 'A's and a 'B' I think I got off pretty lucky. Now, finally, I can rest. schollwise. For twoweeks, at least, since I have that untill it starts. For now, though, I'm simply delighted in the fact that the class is completely over with.

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August 18th, 2005

12:26 am Well, I have finally completed the final assignments for my art class, and with those three drawings done, I can finally relax. For two weeks, at least, till fall semester begins. No more waking up at 6:45 in the morning, no more late nights covered in charcoal, and no more repetitive, 18x24 shaded drawings, of which it feels I've done about a dozen. </crazed> In any case, I'm fairly happy with my three final pieces, and though that probably means they won't get as high of marks as the drawings I've disliked doing (the teacher really seems to love the stuff I do when I don't give a shiot and whip something up) I had quite a bit of fun. Current Mood: accomplished

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August 13th, 2005

12:30 am Actually got my self to doing some real, outdoors work. Yes, though manual labour is not my usual fair, I find I take to it rather well, when the mood strikes me. Yardwork is the name of the game, and I'm doing it for a friend of Natalie's Father, making a couple of dollars on the side. Every little bit helps at this point, and I can afford to scoff at no source of funds. Not that I would at this anyway, since, though I find it a bit hard to admit, I quite enjoy the work. Go figure. They say work makes a man honest and happy... well, there's a chance, at any rate. Current Mood: accomplished

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August 10th, 2005

11:44 pm Haven't written in here for awhile because there hasn't been anything new or different happening. Today I saw a friend of mine from High School who had joined the air force, him being back in town for awhile. It was a complete surprise. With him and a few other people was a friend of Natalie's whom she hadn't seen in a month or two. Our individual conversation are a good example of the difference between the sexes: Natalie and Anne see one another, say "Hi", how are you?" How have you been," and have a quick hug. Robert looks at me, looks at my shirt, and say's "I hated that show" (I was wearing my "Dark Shadows" shirt"). I just couldn't get past the bad..." he starts, thinking. I supply a couple options: "cinemetography, writing, acting?" "Yes," he agrees, and then we get to talking about how we are. Perhaps it's less male and female, and more me and the sort of person I'm friends with, who would rather discuss cult television then the boring old events of the last three years. Anyway, he's stationed in England and seems to enjoy it. Current Mood: good

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July 29th, 2005

12:05 am Not writing as much lately, as my schedule has been such a full one. My drawing class plods onwards(it's hard to believe it's been less than 2 weeks in that class, it feels like for-fucking-ever. I'm having a pretty decent time in it, over-all, but the teacher's grading methods seem rather inconsistant and unclear at times, and there are a lot of annoying people in the class. Natalie is in there too, and she's even less happy with it then I am. And it starts so damn early. Sorry to go on and on with the complaints, I suppose I can sum this up fairly well by just saying: The sooner I've seen the end of this class, the better everything will be.

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July 27th, 2005

12:03 am Tagged by jiatra 5 books (or series of books) you liked as a kid/teenager: 1. Bruce Coville - Goblins in the Castle 2. Clive Barker - Thief of Always 3. Jerry Spinelli - Maniac Mcgee 4. Ray Bradbury - Halloween Tree 5. Lois Lowry - The Giver 4 favorite poems or short stories: 1. S. T. Coleridge - Kublai Khan 2. E. A. Poe - Israfel 3. H. P. Lovecraft - The Colour Out of Space 4. Neil Gaiman - Babycakes 3 books, plays, or poems that you couldn't stand: 1. Stephen King - DT 6: Song Of Susannah 2. Stephen King - DT 7: The Dark Tower 3. John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath 2 books, plays or poems that haven't been made into movies yet but should be: 1. Clive Barker - Imajica 2. Mick Farren - Jim Morrison's Adventures in the Afterlife 1 book (or series) that you think everyone should read: 1. Ellen Raskin - The Westing Game [EDIT - Just to clarify, I loved, loved, loved the first 4 Dark Tower books, and was quite close to putting them else where in my list in a better light. It is perhaps because I felt so strongly for those books that what I say as a drop in quality for the last couple bothered me so much. I wouldn't want anyone to think I dislike the series. The reason they are in the "books I couldn't stand" section is not that I think they are the worst ever by any means, but since I very rarely read books I'm not interested in, my only real source for disliked reading comes from something that I kept on with because of a strong bond to the series (Harry Potter feels like it may be heading the same way - HP:5 came quite close to beating Grapes of Wrath on to the list).]

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July 24th, 2005

12:34 am Finally got a decent amount of sleep last night. I'm going to go now and see if I can repeat the accomplishment...

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July 22nd, 2005

10:54 pm After very, very little sleep the last couple nights, I'll be taking this weekend to catch up a bit, going to sleep extra early and perhaps sleeping in...

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