As y’all know, sometimes being a student is all about the procrastination. And sometimes, it’s all about the procrastination coming back to bite you in the rear. Such has been my last two weeks. So here are a few of the things I’ve been thinking about when not neck-deep in various papers:

  • I’ve long been using the Internet Archive to find web citations in older journal articles, but recently I’ve discovered another handy use. Have you ever wondered who was the last person in that “perfect” position you’re applying to? Find the web page that lists the library staff, and pop that URL into the Internet Archive’s search box. They don’t archive everything, of course, but you might find a recently archived page with just the information you need.
  • Have y’all see the Applebee’s commercial in which they talk about their food as “killer apps”? I’m guessing they were trying to sound all in-the-know, but it comes across as if some geek groupie was just trying too hard.
  • It’s the 20th anniversary of Bull Durham. “I believe there ought to be a Constitutional amendment banning Astroturf and the designated hitter.”

Well, back to those papers.