etc.

I have the back door flung open, cool, green air floating in, the neighbour is evicting foliage from atop his carport as quietly as he can, small, blue pot of earl grey tea steaming in front of me, the cats languidly watching my knitting needles, unsuccessfully feigning disinterest.

In an hour, I leave for work, stopping first at the library to return five books (one overdue, oh dear!) and pick up three that came off the hold list for me. Our public library system does this charming thing: they leave these automated messages on your voicemail to inform you that the borrower with the card that ends in xxx has one or more items on hold for them at their local branch (I’m paraphrasing). I like these messages because they don’t give away what’s come in for you and it’s always a nice surprise to drop in and pick up something you put on hold months ago. Sometimes it’s a bit of a feat to remember why you put that particular book on hold all those months ago, but rediscovering the reason is all part of the fun, isn’t it?

I forgot to mention, I did another what’s-cool-on-the-web-these-days talk at my library a couple of days ago, it’s here if you’d like to have a look. In preparation for the session, I spent some time playing with Furl, to which I now have an unwavering devotion. Subject and keyword indexing, coupled with searchability: what’s not to love?

And finally, Modest Mouse and Metric. Surprisingly good music to knit by.