Listening: Belle of St. Mark by Shiela E ; Head On by The Pixies ; 1970 Monte Carlo by Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash

Reading (perhaps quality): Finished Catch 22 by Joseph Heller which I loved loved. Started then discarded Watership Down by Richard Adams - about 20 pages in I was already scared about what would happen to those bunnies. Life's already too stressful right now to be that concerned about fictional characters.

Reading (definitely pulp): Nada.

Drinking: Iced tea, from real tea leaves.

June 01, 2005
9:46 pm

Ever wondered what a UI designer who never gets to work with books looks like if she's holding three books that she got to recase (under close supervision, but still)?

Well, now you know.

The two week externship was amazing. Folks in the book conservation division taught more than I thought I could ever absorb about bindings, paper, leather, adhesives, about how to store materials and the many many ways things decay and degrade. Absolutely amazing. Such exposure makes me appreciate the digital surrogates I work with that much more.

Doing (life and related tasks): Planning for Marie's bridal shower and bachelorette - the rest of the girls are amazing.

Doing (crafty stuff): Still with the blanket blocks.

Wanting: Wish I knew.

Anticipating: Lots of learning over the next couple of days.