I’ve been watching this cherry tomato slowly turn into a raisin. Eventually one of the custodians will sweep it up, but I’m not holding my breath.
Cherry Tomato
Month: March 2023
Pinked
I put a roll of washi tape in an old tape dispenser, and now I’m obsessed with the little pinked edges. I also bought a pair of 3mm pinking shears, for wider rolls. And for everything else, because all the things must be pinked.
Also, it’s been so long since I used my blog that the dashboard and editor have changed drastically. Thanks, I hate it.
ETA: Alsoalso, I changed the blog template. I’m not loving it, but the main column is a little wider. The columns on the old template were super skinny.
Shelfie
Someone on Reddit was trying to figure out how to use a Moleskine notebook for multimedia art journaling. The overwhelming advice was “Don’t.” Several people recommended hand-binding their own books, which is easy and very satisfying. But you can also use cheap composition notebooks, and Strathmore makes some really nice multimedia coil-bound journals. One benefit to coil-bound notebooks is that there’s less chance you’ll overfill the notebook and stress or break the binding. I know people love a nice, fat journal. It’s not a good idea to add a lot of bulk to them, though. I’ve overfilled a few, but I’ve learned strike a balance. Most of mine, whether I bound them or bought them, lie fairly flat.
Exit
Look Up
We have hybrid schedules, since going back to working on-site. I love working remotely, but on my remote days I miss walking in the stacks. This was taken on the 10th floor, where the photography books are kept. Like art books (those are on the 9th floor), photography books are often oversized. Only unlike the 9th floor, which has recently been remodeled to accommodate large art books, the 10th floor stacks aren’t set up for the size or volume of books it houses. The stacks are too close together, and when there are books hanging half off the shelves, because they don’t fit, you feel a bit like they’re going to cave in on you from above.
And no, I’m sure a lot of our stacks aren’t ADA compliant. The building opened in 1970, I think, and the stacks floors are largely unrenovated. You could not fit a wheelchair or scooter between the stacks. I’m not sure you could even fit a walker between them. And people, including staff, leave step stools between the stacks. Every time I walk, I move the step stools out of the way, because the stacks shouldn’t be an obstacle course.
red paper boat 