Watched Federico Fellini's first filmat 5 A.M when the house was asle...
Thursday, 29 December 2011
Finished the new Stephen King bookon Christmas day. Great read, endswith a James Stewart moment inalternate present, looking for librarywhen this exchange takes place:"Ma'am, I just want to know ifthe library is still--""It's been closed for years andall the books are gone! They haveHate Meetings there now." (p.804)As usual, King has it pegg...
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Friday, 16 December 2011
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011
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Tuesday, 6 December 2011
It's ironic that the last projectfor repair in the Mendery isa Stick Chart of the Marshall Islands."The charts of the Marshall Islandnavigators are made, generally, ofnarrow strips of the center ribsof palm leaves lashed togetherwith cord made from locally grownfiber."This is for my friend Eric,supervisor of the Menderya true craftsman who wasthe shepherd of Wilson Library'scollection for many years.From him I learned invaluable skillsfor repairing...
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