november was a good month

most libraries don’t use these check out slips now because we get our borrowing stats from our library management systems.  the melbourne athenaeum library is one of the few libraries that does still use them, and I checked a book out to  a patron a couple of weeks ago with a last use date of 1974.  that was over 30 years [...]

AK47 – HK style

i am meant to be studying for a chinese exam but I have been TOTALLY sidetracked by japanese inspired crazy shit.

The world should note the hand-crocheted shoulder-stock muffler and the anodized titanium plating. Several choices in stock wood are available. With a limited run of only 500, buy now before they’re gone! A mere $100 extra includes [...]

clever disguises

this is a continuation of the skirt > vending machine disguise post last week. it is a common assumption amongst people outside of the country to think that japan is a very safe place to live. however this is not the case. when i worked as a junior high school english teacher in the outer suburbs of osaka one of my [...]

library furniture

the bin can sealed by an ordinary magazine. useful for peopl who like to read on the toilet.
this would be a nice addition in our library. would have been particularly useful for those who insisted on taking Inside Sport to the men’s toilets… we haved since discontinued this magazine title.

did you watch The Librarians?

i did, cause im one of them so i felt it was my duty to do so. but having said that, do all doctors and nurses feel compelled to watch All Saints/House/ER?  or do all police women and men stay home on saturday night to watch the bill? let me think for a moment about that…hmmmmm, i would [...]