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asile

@asile@zirk.us

uni librarian • open knowledge-ist • visual design amateur • linguaphile • fetishizer of old paper & shellac • phl-dc-den-sea-mke • she

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asile, to worldwithoutus
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Excited to see the launch of the Library of Congress's South Asian Digital Collection, which centralies access to the many collections of digitized books, journals, manuscripts that had been dispersed throughout that enormous institution. https://blogs.loc.gov/international-collections/2024/04/now-online-south-asian-digital-collection/

asile, to fediverse
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Looking back at this poll from Nov. 2023, things didn't turn out like many of us thought!

@wjmaggos #fb #journalists #fediverse

asile, to Milwaukee
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The kaleidoscopic reverence that is the Calatrava pavilion of the Milwaukee Art Museum, on a winter's afternoon. A space that is always awe-filled, always grounding.

asile, to random
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Is there any Barbès love on here (besides my own)? As a non-NYer, the Barbes weekly email calendar makes me restless and full of longing. So many amazing musicians in the same place.

asile, to random
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It was the most Milwaukee night ever: A Krampus parade that ended with a party in the old Pabst brewery. The party featured a Krampus-costumed polka band with tuba and accordion, playing (Milwaukee’s own) Violent Femmes and classic oompah tunes, vegan brats and beer, and the Greenbay Packers game on a big screen above the bar.

A Krampus creature with many horns, huge monstrous face, furry garb and a primitive broom, sauntering down a cobbled street at night with onlookers gawking.

asile, to random
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“Good day. Pet us, milady.” sayeth the Darkness on this chilly morn.

asile, to Milwaukee
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Shimmering and glowing on the silky darkness of the Milwaukee River.

Looking at the Milwaukee River illuminated by adjacent buildings and pedestrian bridge overhead

asile, to Cats
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Will somebody please tell these guys that the “working” part of “working from home” is not “nonstop cat entertainment”?

Looking down at a black cat on a wood floor, the cats bright round eyes burning with intent to get attention.

asile, to random
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Satisfying visually and tactile-wise, bookplates are also catnip for those like me who relish puzzling out who might have read the book in hand (or listened to the old record on turntable).

A new digital exhibit of bookplates from Marquette University's library has just launched. Explore the growing collection here: https://specialcollections.raynordslab.org/om/s/plates/page/welcome

An bookplate featuring a black and white engraving showing a cloudy night sky with a lyre in front of the moon. A banner weaves across, saying Ex Libris Robert Underwood Johnson.
A simple black and white bookplate with an illustration of two large theater masks above a standing woman in silhouette with arms outstretched and, at her feet, piles of books. At the top is printed Ex Libris, at the bottom, Helen Hayes.

asile, to Milwaukee
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Library folks: Marquette U has an opening for an early/mid career STEM research/instruction librarian. Please help us spread the word (and/or apply)!
https://www.marquette.edu/library/about/jobs/ris-stem-librarian.php

asile, to Milwaukee
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Milwaukee’s turn for smoke-filled air. The US Bank highrise building—usually visible here from the bus, now invisible.

asile, to Milwaukee
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This handsome fellow visited my porch this weekend (Milwaukee WI USA)--the likes of which I haven't seen before. iNaturalist couldn't pinpoint the species but similar beetles looked possibly unfriendly to trees (borers). Anyone have tips on what it is?
#B&W

Closeup of a black-ish beetle with white stripes on thorax and abdomen and long beefy, reddish-brown antennae and legs. It was about 1" long.

asile,
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@mzyw Yes—that must be it. The appearance, geography and timing match, as you point out. Plus several spruce trees are nearby. Thank you!

asile,
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@mzyw Nice! My husband and I moved here about 8 years ago and love it. It a lovely place, quite under-appreciated. Not many of us seem to be on Mastodon, however!

asile, to Wisconsin
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After a slow start this spring, pollinators are emerging in greater numbers this week in SE Wisconsin US. 😍

Closeup of a margined calligrapher fly on a clover flower
Closeup of a small bumble bee inside a pink rose flower

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