Last week someone gave me a really unusual book: Edition 11 of Decimal Clasification and Relativ Index by Melvil Dewey. Which is interesting because it is written in phonetic English. …
I’m covering some extra work at the moment while we’re temporarily short-staffed. Some of that work has to do with the standardization of plugs. Which turns out to be fascinating.…
Captain Awkward is a an advice blog helping people find the words to have difficult conversations. It has a zero-tolerance policy towards accepting or excusing abuse, micro-aggressions, and generally creepy…
Maybe I should finish something?
This charming little book was a gift and is not something I would have picked up for myself. Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell is a collection…
So, loads of people are reading this book which is apparently pornographic fanfic of Twilight. Seeing as Twilight was offensive enough, but not IMHO that badly written, I didn’t want…
This is awesome. That is all. (H/T to Dances with Fat for sharing it).
I love a meme. Have I mentioned that? The latest meme I have particularly liked is the ‘What I think I do’ poster. Here are two that apply to me.…
Inspired by Leigh Butler’s fabulous A Read of Ice and Fire blog on Tor.com, I am going to do a chapter by chapter commentary of A Dance with Dragons. When…
I got tagged by Martin at From Sand to Glass to do another book meme. It would be rude not to. The rules are: 1. Take a picture of the…
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