Observing people. They're unpredictable, mostly intelligent (or so we like to hope), and utterly fascinating. Observing buildings and objects, which are made by people, becoming as unpredictable and strangely fascinating. Observing all the other things that could possible happen on a University campus.

26 March 2009

EEBO.

Early English Books Online.

The type used for the letter "s" used in the early days of the printing press looks much like an "f". (though only in the intervocalic or interconsonatal instances) When one reads through this type, the first impression is that these people spoke with a lisp. "..in moft pointf of ufuful knowledge."


Note: Is there a word that means a letter inside a word, that applies for both interconsonatal and intervocalic? What about for the letter at the end of a word?

Novels.

As I was slaving away this morning, finishing a paper that was due later that day and simultaneously contemplating the other assignment due Monday, as well as the Annotated Bibliography that is due Tuesday, and remembering the things within the *other* category of tasks to accomplish before these due dates, I glanced over at a man in a chair reading a book. Closer inspection of the book revealed that it was most likely NOT a homework assignment, but a simple, pleasureful, fun, treat for the eyes, relaxing read, fantasy novel.

Either he's one of the luckiest guys on campus that has a) no homework or b) finished homework with no additional studying to do or c) a guy who knows who to procrastinate properly.