Ian Clark
Idealistic student librarian working in an academic library.
Reads, photographs, writes, blogs, studies and rocks.
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National Libraries Day
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Recent Tracks
- White Limo by Foo Fighters
- Fallen Empires by Snow Patrol
- The Garden Rules by Snow Patrol
- This Isn't Everything You Are by Snow Patrol
- The Weight Of Love by Snow Patrol
- Called Out In The Dark by Snow Patrol
- I'll Never Let Go by Snow Patrol
- Pry, To by Pearl Jam
- Whipping by Pearl Jam
- Nothingman by Pearl Jam
Snow PatrolPearl JamRadioheadR.E.M.Foo FightersChris CornellThe ProdigySonic YouthIncubusPlaceboThom YorkeBiffy ClyroNirvanaThem Crooked VulturesReefEddie VedderStone Temple PilotsAlice In ChainsDinosaur Jr.The Smashing PumpkinsPixiesMuseBloc PartyPortisheadMad SeasonThe NightwatchmanEminemBill HicksQueens of the Stone AgeInterpolKings of LeonBon JoviLiveMassive AttackGomezRed Hot Chili PeppersSoundgardenAudioslaveThe CranberriesPendulumKay StarrThe Presidents of the United States of AmericaNorah JonesStevie WonderMike OldfieldPaul McCartneyDean MartinMatt MonroStatus QuoThe Pogues- 104 plays
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Posts
“The fate of democracy is at stake in Madison, Wisconsin, no less than it is in Tahrir Square.”
If you ever need anything please don’t
Hesitate to ask someone else first
I’m too busy acting like I’m not naive
I’ve seen it all, I was here first.Very Ape - Nirvana‘Chaos and creativity go together. If you lose one per cent of your chaos, you lose your creativity.’
[Source: Interview with Woody Harrelson]
Twitter about getting LinkedIn and then Formspring into your nearest LibraryThing, Flick(r) through a (Face)book and at last(FM) get Foursquare behind libraries.
A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and of many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own.
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 – 1822)
[Photo: ijclark]
She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
- She Walks in Beauty, Lord Byron 1814.
Hello slightly skinnier version of me. My entry in the old “This Is What A Librarian Looks Like” type thingy.
Love this song. It’s not one of their hits but it encapsulates everything I love about Pearl Jam. Great lyrics and lead guitar that forces you to close your eyes and feel it.
As time goes by I love Mike’s guitar work more and more…
It’s nothing as it seems,… the little that he needs,… it’s home
The little that he sees, ..is nothing. He concedes,. it’s home…
And all that he frees,… a little bittersweet,.. it’s home…
It’s nothing as it seems,.. the little that you see,.. it’s home…
Nothing As It Seems - Pearl Jam (Ament)The waiting drove me mad…you’re finally here and I’m a mess
I take your riches back…can’t let you roam inside my head
I don’t want to take what you can give…
I would rather starve than eat your bread…
I would rather run but I can’t walk…
Guess I’ll lie alone just like before…Corduroy - Pearl Jam- De-professionalisation dumbing down libraries
Letter in The Times:
Sir,
In Essex, not only have reference books and a splendid music library disappeared but professional librarians are also a vanishing species, having been replaced by library assistants. To add to the dumbing down we are told that information may be obtained from the “hello desk”.
S
Witham, Essex - The Twitter Rulebook (it's ok, it's quite short)
- If you don’t like what someone is tweeting, don’t post random tweets slagging them off. If you ain’t got the balls to confront them then say nothing.
- Likewise, don’t complain about the types of things people are tweeting (Foursquare check-ins for example). Some of the stuff you tweet might irritate the hell out of someone. Hell, chances are we all tweet something at least once a day that irritates at least one of our followers. You see that button there? It’s called ‘Unfollow’.
- Don’t act as the God of Twitter offering tips on how to use it to anyone you deem worthy of your sage advice.
- Don’t be mean to other Tweeters. Note: this does not apply if they hold different political views from you. In that case it is fair game.
- Chill out.
- Don’t make lists telling people how to use Twitter.
- Chill out.
(I realise that points 5 & 7 are negated by the remaining points but chill…I’m just messing yeah?)
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Tweets
- Protest really does work – just look at Tesco and workfare | Polly Toynbee http://t.co/IbMF42lP
- What a pair of dicks.
- @stormfilled I best make sure the kettle is on ;)
- @WordShore Weird, did you delete some tweets to me? Got a notification but tweet nowhere to be seen :-S
- Right. Sleeps.
- @Jo_Bo_Anderson hope so.
- @srharris19 that sounds tempting :)
- @WordShore but when the system doesn't work I guess in some respects it's irrelevant.
- @WordShore I'd rather a proper left-wing candidate (ie not a Democrat). Yes, I know that is unrealistic but I vote according to my beliefs.
- @Jo_Bo_Anderson I bought mine months ago too…been paranoid ever since that I was going to lose it :( Hope you find it.
- @Jo_Bo_Anderson :-O oh no!
- @WordShore Yuck.
- @WordShore I hope that was sarcasm?
- To bed! Tomorrow I poke sticks at the SCL. Oh, and my local council :)
- Troublemaking done. Will leave that for tomorrow…
- @mickfortune Well, thanks for *that* :)
- YES! At last it's started up *cracks fingers*
- @stormfilled Haha! That is awesome! :D
- My netbook seems to have been doing this for ages…was going to knock together a quick post before bed too :( http://t.co/yahrqk6i
- @stormfilled it is certainly a thing of wonder. "Don't tattoo your partner's face on your body kids!" :-S
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