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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. The library at my employer was having a clear-out and this was one of the books destined for the skip. Or something. I’m not really…
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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. There are fourteen different types of plugs. Who knew? Well, probably lots of people, but not me. The country with the greatest diversity of plug…
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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 behaviour. It is brilliant and I love it. Go have a read.
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Maybe I should finish something?
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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 of funny things customers have said to salespeople in Ripping Yarns, the Edinburgh Bookshop and others. Some of the quotes are hilarious and some are…
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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 to read something worse. But, so many people are talking about it that I really want to have an opinion. Fortunately for me, the amazing…
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This is awesome. That is all. (H/T to Dances with Fat for sharing it).
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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. And yes, this is what I think I do. These were sent to me so I can’t link to the originator. I would give credit…
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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 not gushing about the general awesomeness of GRRM, I will be focussing on the writing. And as I have temporarily suspended the 100 Books in…
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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 books you are reading currently and add to your post.2. Describe the books and if you are enjoying them or not. Why?3. For every book…
Boudica Marginalia 