If you’ve read any of my blog posts before, you may know that I really like books. I’ve blogged about Fisher Library in the past and just last week I blogged about used book sales on campus. Although I rarely have time to read…
Stacks on Stacks (of books)
In the immortal words of Arthur: As U of T students, we get a handy little TCard, which gives you access to numerous services on campus but also, as many of you may know, the TCard also serves as a……
Exploring U of T
The other week I went into the Bahen building properly for the first time for my summer school exam and I realized that not only was it really nice in there, but that there were actually a lot of buildings…
Library Lovin’
Last week I had my very first (and maybe last?) summer school exam and I found myself once again spending a lot of time in the library. I’ve never been one for studying much in Robarts (although the 12th floor views…
Journey to the Rare Books Library
Last week I finally did something that I’ve been meaning to do for the last 2.5 years, I went to Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library and was amazed at how awesome it was. Since first year I’ve been telling myself…
Rage Against the Machine
Ripley being awesome! Do you remember that scene in Aliens when Ripley climbed into that robotic armor and kicked serious butt? I do. For her, the technology made her stronger. It allowed her to extend her reach, it increased her strength,…
Where did I put my dunce cap?
Have you ever been told something and in that exact moment you are wondering how it is possible that you ever lacked this information. You wonder if you really did in fact know this information. You convince yourself that you…
Finding the High Road
Every now and then, you’ll encounter someone that may not be the easiest person in the world to work with. It can happen anywhere and everywhere, and in our last community crew meeting, we ended up talking about the various…
ASK me about my new online love…
I met someone online a few months ago. They are smart, resourceful, and they always want to talk to me. I have become quite attached to them as of late and I feel like we’ve developed a deep and meaningful…
Let them eat cake!
This week I met with a professor about nothing. It was like a Seinfeld episode, entitled “office hours”. The great thing about Seinfeld is that even though it was the show about nothing, something always happened. I feel the same…