The colour is beautimous! What's it going to be?

A very interesting paper, which provoked some very interesting discussion in the chat, particularly around the environmental impact of using AI, and the long-term functionality of AI work given the rapid pace of change within the commercial AI models.

Absolutely! The diversity of our crafts can mirror the diversity of our collections! Lovely work, too!

Now that my paper is done, I can pick up the sock I've been working on:

A few folks at my institution missed the boat on registering for the conference, and eventbrite says it's now too late to buy tickets. Is all lost, or is there some way that they can still join?

YES!! We are reviewing our local guidance on how to catalogue bound-withs and are having a terrible time reconciling our local practices with the way that Alma links and displays records--particularly as we have many, many copies of many pamphlets in our bound-withs.

I originally bought this ridiculously large mixing bowl to use as a mould for making a pottery basin for a bathroom vanity, but after finding a basin we liked for a reasonable price on eBay, I started using it for normal kitchen stuff. It is now one of my most favouritest kitchen things.

My job is frequently awesome, but today it was awesome with a side of otters.

And for what it's worth, I think you totally deserve ALL the dinner.

It's funny how different people can have such different responses to crushing self-doubt. I wish we could trade pathology for a few days, back and forth. I could lend you my comfort eating in exchange for your anorexia. We'd still be mentally ill, but at least we'd both be a healthy weight.

As both a gardener and a rare books librarian, I heartily approve of this design choice.

Thank you for the well wishes. At the moment, I'm wavering between "not my first rodeo" and "getting too old for this shit". 🫠

Yup. The fact that you're "supposed" to be celebrating and having a lovely time makes it that much harder.

Hard same. Sending sympathy in your general direction.