Comments on: A Tale of Two Librarians http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-tale-of-two-librarians/ writing, reading, eating, drinking, sport Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:42:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cw http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-tale-of-two-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-68326 cw Wed, 21 May 2008 00:14:29 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=1169#comment-68326 Justine, what would make you classify a librarian as a bad one? Messiness alone? Disclaimer: I am a librarian and curious ;) Justine, what would make you classify a librarian as a bad one? Messiness alone? Disclaimer: I am a librarian and curious ;)

]]> By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-tale-of-two-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-68259 Justine Tue, 20 May 2008 00:50:50 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=1169#comment-68259 Don't look at me. I'm just quoting. I'm all for mess and disorganisation! Bad librarians rule! Christopher: Oh, I am beside myself with jealousy! Er, I mean thank you for reporting in. Lili: This is prolly the point where I should confess that I have an ENORMOUS crush on Marcus Clarke and you just made it worse. Christopher: You, sir, made me spray my computer screen with water. I demand recompense! Don’t look at me. I’m just quoting. I’m all for mess and disorganisation! Bad librarians rule!

Christopher: Oh, I am beside myself with jealousy! Er, I mean thank you for reporting in.

Lili: This is prolly the point where I should confess that I have an ENORMOUS crush on Marcus Clarke and you just made it worse.

Christopher: You, sir, made me spray my computer screen with water. I demand recompense!

]]> By: Christopher Miles http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-tale-of-two-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-68258 Christopher Miles Tue, 20 May 2008 00:14:39 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=1169#comment-68258 @lili He was a bit of a rock star, wasn't he? I bet if he was working in a cigar factory, and there were two large stone lions out the front of it, he'd put in a book in one of the lions mouths. @lili
He was a bit of a rock star, wasn’t he? I bet if he was working in a cigar factory, and there were two large stone lions out the front of it, he’d put in a book in one of the lions mouths.

]]> By: lili http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-tale-of-two-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-68257 lili Mon, 19 May 2008 23:30:18 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=1169#comment-68257 it IS excellent, i saw an early reading a couple of years ago. there used to be two large stone lions out the front of the Library, and every morning, Marcus Clarke would stick a lit cigar in a lion's mouth, to indicate he was 'in'. it IS excellent, i saw an early reading a couple of years ago.

there used to be two large stone lions out the front of the Library, and every morning, Marcus Clarke would stick a lit cigar in a lion’s mouth, to indicate he was ‘in’.

]]> By: Mary Elizabeth S. http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-tale-of-two-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-68254 Mary Elizabeth S. Mon, 19 May 2008 23:02:38 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=1169#comment-68254 But a messy librarian is a good thing! If books are organized too well, it becomes impossible (or at the very least, extremely difficult) to get confused and find something you'd never go looking for on purpose, but which turns out to be fantastic anyway. Hooray for messy librarians! ~Mary But a messy librarian is a good thing! If books are organized too well, it becomes impossible (or at the very least, extremely difficult) to get confused and find something you’d never go looking for on purpose, but which turns out to be fantastic anyway. Hooray for messy librarians!

~Mary

]]> By: Christopher Miles http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-tale-of-two-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-68253 Christopher Miles Mon, 19 May 2008 23:00:31 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=1169#comment-68253 It's a terrific play (disclaimer: I know one of the actors). It was great to hear the interview afterwards, too; I found myself swinging between admiration of Sue and Bill for giving us such a fresh look at our history, and envy of them for getting one of those State Library Creative Fellowships. Oh, and the inviting-looking old leather couch has a special purpose in the play. Just in case you were planning to sit in it. That's all I'm saying. It’s a terrific play (disclaimer: I know one of the actors). It was great to hear the interview afterwards, too; I found myself swinging between admiration of Sue and Bill for giving us such a fresh look at our history, and envy of them for getting one of those State Library Creative Fellowships.

Oh, and the inviting-looking old leather couch has a special purpose in the play. Just in case you were planning to sit in it. That’s all I’m saying.

]]> By: Gina http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-tale-of-two-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-68246 Gina Mon, 19 May 2008 20:17:37 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=1169#comment-68246 Librarians rule! Librarians rule!

]]> By: Hillary! http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-tale-of-two-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-68238 Hillary! Mon, 19 May 2008 16:49:48 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=1169#comment-68238 He wasn't a bad librarian, he was just modern, or waaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of his time. He wasn’t a bad librarian, he was just modern, or waaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of his time.

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