to a question she hadn't asked

[aamcnamara]

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This might have to be enough for today.

Today which, among other things, was my first day at the library. Really I'm more of a rare books person, and they have me working in archives, which--okay, I can deal with that. (Although if you keep scrapbooks, or plan on donating your papers: please, make your (under- or un-paid) archivists happy. Organize things.) It's a pity that I don't get to play with the awesome rare books (full set of Audobon! huge manuscript of monk music from the 15th or 16th century!), but sometimes that's just life.

After I had spent sufficient hours digging through and organizing papers, I begged off--promising to return tomorrow--checked out Megan Whalen Turner's Queen of Attolia and King of Attolia (I didn't get them when I read them, and enough awesome people of my acquaintance love them that I was willing to try again; on evidence of Queen, which I have read again now, I was right to do so), and wandered down the pedestrian mall for a while before I went home.

Now I am talking simultaneously to far too many people for someone sitting at her computer in her living room, and I had better get some sleep so I don't completely fall over tomorrow, but--hey. I sat down and wrote a couple of pages, at least. That's something.

Other awesome thing: I also get to work in the bindery, where they use a tool called a bonefolder.

That needs to stand on its own, I think. Bonefolder.

Ideas for what a bonefolder should be are absolutely welcome in comments. I have a few already (tool to fold bones with, peculiar word for a grave, creepy creepy character in a children's book--or book for anyone, really--story that's a record of someone's life who's dead now), but I would love to hear more! (Also I can say what it is in this universe and what it's used for, but that's no fun.)

Comments

[aliseadae]

Ooh. I'd never thought of bonefolders that way before. I've known about them for so long that that word means one certain thing to me but I like your possibilities. Also, am envious of you getting to work in the bindery.

[aamcnamara.livejournal.com]

I had never heard of them before. I had to get the bindery guy to repeat the word so I could be certain it wasn't just my brain trying to mistake everything around me for their awesome and creepy counterparts.

For now mostly it seems like they'll be having me replacing the plastic on book covers. Which, y'know--okay. Hopefully someday I will get to do the other stuff.

[jesstherobot.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, your brain is clearly much more whimsical and lovely thanmine, because mine immediately went to slightly inappropriate places with bonefolder.

Hehe. Bonefolder. *snigger* I'm twelve.

[aamcnamara.livejournal.com]

Possibly just more gay. *g*