Quietly, incrementally, I’ve been sharing things I wrote over the last few years – the experimental outtakes of my first attempt at writing about landscape, an entirely serious paper on records management in sci-fi, the thesis I didn’t want to acknowledge for the better part of two years. I’m happy to be releasing things on […]
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Records management in the 24th century
Whoa, it’s been a while since I posted. Hi! This past semester I started my journey to becoming an “actual archivist” (instead of just someone who Has Naive but Big Questions About Archives). I learned (mostly) traditional archival theories in a class I wanted to like more, and dipped my toe into records management in […]
Spring has not really sprung
It is cold in Toronto. I bought the bike of my dreams in March and want to be on it all the time but it’s not ideal, as I’m lacking some critical cold-weather gear. Today was the quietest day of the year in the library, in that lovely intersession period where one could theoretically cartwheel […]
The Map of My Life – The New York Times
Why I hoard redundant maps as otherworldly as old sewing machines or outsize transistor radios. My favourite state of mind to write through is wistfulness – this piece both inspired and totally floored me.
These are a few of my favourite things
Vin Scully and Choco Pie. Taking blurry stills.