hey ho, nobody home...

[dchenes]

I never did get to the library today, because I spent four hours before class working on my glossary project. I now have 17 complete entries, with definition and context in French and English. Before May 1, I need another 28 complete entries, or more if I can't find context for some of them. Sometimes it's harder to find a definition than it is to find a context. It took me a lot longer than I thought to find a definition for "French knot", instead of instructions for how to do them. And once I found it in English, I then had to find it in French.

Anyway, I was gone between 12:30 and 7:15, and left my phone at home, and of course today would be the day the art department called me about working. I have to call them tomorrow, and go chase down this bloody book. I have a hard time believing that somebody would have absconded with both copies of the same obscure play, in French. I don't even want both copies; I only want one. If I have to get it through OhioLink again, it'll take until next week. (I got it once, but I ran out of renewals so I had to return it. Why so difficult?)

Grocery shopping and laundry have to happen on Thursday. If I had any time tomorrow, they'd happen tomorrow.

Comments

[siercia]

Oooh, what glossary project are you working on that you need definitioins for french knots?

[dchenes.livejournal.com]

By way of learning this particular piece of software, I have to make up a 50-term bilingual glossary on a subject of my choice. The subject I chose was embroidery. I'm not regretting that yet, but I think I might by the end of this project. It's hard to find printed source materials; so far all 17 (or is that 34, since it's bilingual?) definitions and their contexts have come from online sources.

Nifty!

[siercia]

That sounds pretty cool. If you get stuck, I'd be happy to try and help.

[melopoeia.livejournal.com]

this is why we need to kick the publishers in the rear and get them to realize electronic books are good for them.

argh.

[marmota.livejournal.com]

"meat nor drink nor money have I none..."
Oh, thanks. Now I have that round stuck in my head!

Re: argh.

[dchenes.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. You're just lucky I didn't have anything worse stuck in my head when I wrote that. :)