My sister's office is having a competition between all the different locations to see who can design the best office to show to perspective clients. She was telling this to a guy she met at church. He said she should do a themed office, like pirates, or something. He said they should go to the dollar store to get supplies. It was at this point she realized he was serious. So they made a date to go to the dollar store. She didn't have the heart to tell him. So afterwards she comes home with a bag of pirate booty - wall hangings, streamers, eye patch. Luckily it was the dollar store and not some place fancy.
But in telling this story to a friend of ours, she suggested to make the pirate theme a little more work-appropriate to get a bedazzler and bedazzle the eye patch.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Friday, June 22, 2007
Library Nerd
I am the first on to admit that I am a nerd. I love the library. In the last couple of weeks, I've been to the Library of Congress twice (the LOC as I fondly call it) and to Folger Shakespeare Library.
The Shakespeare Library is a rare treat. Only really smart people that are studying Shakespeare and that time period can use the library and there are a bunch of hoops to jump through before one is even allowed in. They have a few exhibits open to the general public and a theater (that looks like the Globe) where Shakespearean related events are performed.
My classmate and I went to interview one of the people that is employed at the library for a class project. He was super smart and talked our ears off for about an hour (which makes the project that much easier), but afterwards he gave us a tour. We were so excited.
He took us through the offices and then into the main reading room which was modeled after a mansion in England. It was a long hall with dark wood and book cases floor to ceiling. There was a balcony level and stain glass representing scenes from As You Like It and the crests of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. (Here's a picture from the Folger website http://www.folger.edu/imgdtl.cfm?imageid=775&cid=1326) He also took us to the card catalog room and the meeting room (which looked like a dinning room). In this room was the ticket that Mr. Folger used to see Ralph Waldo Emerson give a speech on Shakespeare that initiated Folger's desire to collect all things Shakespeare. Folger apparently kept everything - tickets, receipts, catalogs, etc. - which makes it really easy for researchers today.
Library school rocks!!!
http://www.folger.edu/index.cfm
The Shakespeare Library is a rare treat. Only really smart people that are studying Shakespeare and that time period can use the library and there are a bunch of hoops to jump through before one is even allowed in. They have a few exhibits open to the general public and a theater (that looks like the Globe) where Shakespearean related events are performed.
My classmate and I went to interview one of the people that is employed at the library for a class project. He was super smart and talked our ears off for about an hour (which makes the project that much easier), but afterwards he gave us a tour. We were so excited.
He took us through the offices and then into the main reading room which was modeled after a mansion in England. It was a long hall with dark wood and book cases floor to ceiling. There was a balcony level and stain glass representing scenes from As You Like It and the crests of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. (Here's a picture from the Folger website http://www.folger.edu/imgdtl.cfm?imageid=775&cid=1326) He also took us to the card catalog room and the meeting room (which looked like a dinning room). In this room was the ticket that Mr. Folger used to see Ralph Waldo Emerson give a speech on Shakespeare that initiated Folger's desire to collect all things Shakespeare. Folger apparently kept everything - tickets, receipts, catalogs, etc. - which makes it really easy for researchers today.
Library school rocks!!!
http://www.folger.edu/index.cfm
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