I seem to have this problem that involves becoming illiterate the moment that I set foot in the library. It's rather problematic, as I usually end up looking like an idiot. This usually raises issues with using the doors, in that I'm always pushing when I should be pulling or vice versa. The handles are the same on both sides of the door, so I have nothing to go on sometimes. And occasionally, the doors are actually labeled "push" or "pull," and I still fuck it up. It's sort of frustrating, but mainly amusing. I'll probably figure it out. Eventually.
In general though, the library system here is a lot more complicated than what I'm used to. A variety of factors play into this, but I won't go into them, because it's not the most exciting of topics. But yeah, the library is testing my powers of intellect. And I have to use multiple libraries, because some things are in the main library, others in the classics library, and still others in the art and architecture library. Again, sort of like SC, but with less organization and more confusing doors. You can tell I've been spending most of my time doing assigned readings and being disoriented.
Something else that's different, academically, is the paper that's used for essays and handouts and notebooks and whatnot. A4 is the common paper here, which is drill chart sized. 8.5 by 14 or whatever. I would like to know why that is, sort of. Why can't paper be a standard size everywhere? I have to redo the page layout on Word. It's weird little things like that that nobody ever tells you before you go somewhere. I also have to format my papers slightly differently, with more spaces and different spellings and placements of punctuation. Little nit-picky things that I can totally handle.
Onto less boring considerations, have a video of James McAvoy on Craig Ferguson the other night. It's a good exercise in understanding why it's so fun over here:
That's all for now. I have nothing else with which to bore you, currently.
- C
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please bring me back one, k thx.
Wow, it's kind of weird that paper is a different standard size... does that have anything to do with like, different units of measurement or what?
Oh, A4 paper is terrible... papers are longer... such suffering. At least for me. It increases the bullshit factor.
And libraries are better when illiterate. Especially if they still use the Dewey decimal system. That will always confound me.
I have no idea what the reason for a different paper size is. But, my essays won't have to be any longer, because they do it by word count here. So that's pretty sweet, at least.
And the library is arranged according to the Library of Congress system, I think. Sort of. In a way. That's what the call numbers are, at least.
Then maybe you will use less paper because more words will fit on a page?
i think i'll have to keep an eye out for a super cheap flight to scotland and hear some of that firsthand...
oh and p.s., as soon as i get my class schedule all sorted out, let's talk Spain/Portugal? But basically 'round March 23-29th
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