The ultimate open-book test

Mon, 2 Jun 2003

Open-book? Heck, it was open-library. Today I took the first part of my final exam for 521, the one we practiced for almost two weeks ago. It was pretty hard, though I'm fairly sure that I did acceptably well. I'm more than slightly relieved by the fact that reference services in general only give the complete, [...]

Spring Fling

Mon, 2 Jun 2003

Yesterday was one of Bunstable's annual events, Spring Fling. It was a rather small but fun event, outdoors near the Waterfront Activities Center. TE Fiach and Anne-Marie were there, and there was baronial court to award the Light of St. Bunstable to this year's recipient (Gordon Redthorn) and to declare next year's Protector of St. [...]

Napoli, Beast

Sun, 1 Jun 2003

Last week I read a retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Donna Jo Napoli. The interesting thing about her version is that she tells the story from the point of view of the Beast, which can be a very interesting reversal of perspectives (for example, Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples, a creepy reversal of [...]