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And then there was that

About a month ago, the lovely Kate Theimer got in touch with me to see if I'd be up for writing a chapter on social media and archives for a SAA textbook. I said OK, albeit a little hesitantly as I'd never written anything like this before.

Today I passed in my draft and am feeling immensely relieved and a little bit proud of myself. All those pages took a while to pull together, but through a lot of late nights and help from the talented folks at Historypin , The New England Historic Genealogical Society , the Wisconsin Historical Society , Archives Next , and the CBC Digital Archives , it all came together. Working with such interesting organizations and institutions was really humbling... I'm still in aw... Read more...

Zombie Transformation 2010

The Halifax Zombie Walk happened yesterday. In the pouring rain. During Spain vs. Netherlands. Huh.

I didn't go all out with my make-up/costume, because, as predicted, the rain just washed everything away.

Here's what I put together this year...

Step 1: Be naturally pale, or appy a white cream foundation. Green or grey works, too. Be sure to cover up any signs of good heath, i.e. pink lips, rosy cheeks.


2. Apply black/brown eyeshadow around your eyes and on your cheeks.

3. Apply prosthetics, if you're going to use them. I like the Woochie brand (I used the "gash" kit, this time). Ben Nye is also great. Use spirit gum to apply. Make sure it's tacky before adhering to your skin. Don't apply over areas... Read more...

Take me home.. to Meat Cove..

Canada Day is tomorrow, and I haven't really made any plans yet, other than to see Andrew's brother spin at Victor's in Halifax. Tom is amazingly talented... if you can make it to a set of his, you won't be disappointed. He'll also be playing at Evolve in a month's time.

After complaining in a prior post about " waaaah I can't do anything this summer", of course a trip to Cape Breton would present itself.

That's why "The Secret" and all that new age stuff is garbage... I am nearly ALWAYS pessimistic, and I have great stuff happen to me on a regular basis. Take that, Oprah. Debbie Downers of the world, unite!

The plan is to drive up to Ingonish and spend Friday hiking/swimming, and then head down to Nor... Read more...