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And it's going to be a long long time...
May. 25th, 2006 08:47 amOnly because I don't want to be singing "I don't know where I'm going to go when the volcano blows" all day...
Time to officially flail. I'm leaving for the con and while I'm mentally and emotionally ready to go, the physical packing isn't quite there yet. Thankfully I'm leaving early and will have some time before I have to be at the airport. I swear the MP3 player and various cds had it in for me last night. Usually it's easy to pull the tracks into Musicmatch and add them to the player. Every cd I picked up wouldn't trigger the automatic track listings... And I still can't figure out where I put the confirmation slip from the hotel. I'm going to call them today, if all else fails. And I would flail over the weather forecast for later today...
I posted a scan of the second Pocket Dragon pattern I'm working on, called "Scary Book". As you can see, the background is mostly what is left. I'm bringing that and one other project to the con for off moments. Waiting in line on Friday morning usually allows for a "moment of quiet reflection" as Giles would say.
The Washington Post's Book World columnist Michael Dirda weighed in on the discussion of digitizing books. He pointed out the flaws in the system where you could potentially have several different versions of a text online, so which is the "right" one? He was looking for a Thoreau quote and found three different variations. And what happens if you digitize a mistake or typo from a "bad" edition?
I did like this description of the actual art of reading a book:
All this said, I think that tactile, manual encounter with a physical object is important to reading. One needs to turn pages, mark favorite passages, scribble in margins, carry the book in your purse or pocket, reread favorite passages, stare at it on your bookshelf. It would be a great diminution of the reading experience to miss out on these.
Okay maybe only stare at it and wonder if I'd read it...
Time to officially flail. I'm leaving for the con and while I'm mentally and emotionally ready to go, the physical packing isn't quite there yet. Thankfully I'm leaving early and will have some time before I have to be at the airport. I swear the MP3 player and various cds had it in for me last night. Usually it's easy to pull the tracks into Musicmatch and add them to the player. Every cd I picked up wouldn't trigger the automatic track listings... And I still can't figure out where I put the confirmation slip from the hotel. I'm going to call them today, if all else fails. And I would flail over the weather forecast for later today...
I posted a scan of the second Pocket Dragon pattern I'm working on, called "Scary Book". As you can see, the background is mostly what is left. I'm bringing that and one other project to the con for off moments. Waiting in line on Friday morning usually allows for a "moment of quiet reflection" as Giles would say.
The Washington Post's Book World columnist Michael Dirda weighed in on the discussion of digitizing books. He pointed out the flaws in the system where you could potentially have several different versions of a text online, so which is the "right" one? He was looking for a Thoreau quote and found three different variations. And what happens if you digitize a mistake or typo from a "bad" edition?
I did like this description of the actual art of reading a book:
All this said, I think that tactile, manual encounter with a physical object is important to reading. One needs to turn pages, mark favorite passages, scribble in margins, carry the book in your purse or pocket, reread favorite passages, stare at it on your bookshelf. It would be a great diminution of the reading experience to miss out on these.
Okay maybe only stare at it and wonder if I'd read it...
