Even if you skim through books you don't want to check out, leave a few on
a nearby table, study carrel or shelf. Books that are left on these surfaces are
routinely collected and scanned for in-house use, which can impact collection
development. Pulling books out of the stacks may also attract passerby who
otherwise would not have gone to the stacks.
* I listed Vegan Guinea Pig in my roundup of vegan cookbooks coming out this year. Check out the extensive product reviews, including white chocolate chips, and recipes for Papa Chorizo Frittata, which just looks yum.
* My Tea Cups is one Philly blogger's take on everything tea. She's been kind enough to share with me some Philly tea spots I have yet to visit, like Remedy Tea Bar and TBar. She also makes and sells the most adorable haiku teacups on etsy that honors all that is great about tea and the city of Philadelphia. My favorite is:
listen to the sound
of the teapot as it sings
water leaps inside
* I found Me, Myself An Eye after Sister Toldja's post on why white people shouldn't attend Obama's inauguration was featured Jezebel . It was satire but many commenters on Jezebel just didn't get it. The blog's banner includes images of RuPaul, an "I heart tofu," t-shirt, and false eyelashes, which was more than enough reason for me to add her to my feed.
* Through Me, Myself An Eye, I discovered Bed-Stuy Banana, which hooked me right away with its astute, personal take on gentrification and more than a few pictures of provocative or downright mystifying neighborhood signs.
* Punk Rock Human Resources gives the real deal on the HR job selection process. She also loves cats, calls out irresponsible dog breeders (though I argued in the comments that responsible dog breeding is an oxymoron), and states why the First Lady should get paid.
* And won't you please consider donating a Kuranda bed to your local shelter?
* What Brian and I will be up to this weekend:
- a massage for me at Juju (my neck is totally giving up on me), courtesy of a gift certificate from Brian
- buffet lunch at Essene (I can't go to Juju without this)
- a free cooking demonstration by Horizons chef and owner, Rich Landau, at Foster's
- maybe Wendy and Lucy if Brian doesn't drown in school work
- vegan chili at a friend's house
- some damn sleep
2 comments:
Thank you for the kind comment and shout out! I should add that the library tips I wrote about apply to any area that someone feels should be well represented in their local collection.
My pleasure! I really enjoy your blog.
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