Lev Earle

queer archivist/librarian punk - they/them - third culture kid - way too excited about birds - no, i can definitely fix this, just watch - swears, etc, mine

[Lev Earle @highresmess]

right, I never post anymore on this hell site, but if anyone still follows me- Lāhainā is ashes. Maui is on fire. People were forced into the ocean and it’s still hard to tell how many died there. Please help, please spread word. It’s fucking bad. https://t.co/HqCvG5O1VX

[Lev Earle @highresmess]

@jeeyonshim A friend of mine was also in a bad car crash in Herkimer, NY. The paramedics dumped them at the Denny’s just off I-90 at 4:30am because they didn’t realize how badly off they were and the car was totaled; my friend was so concussed he left the waiter a $100 tip for a $12 meal.

[Lev Earle @highresmess]

@jeeyonshim turns to me and says nervously, “Oh, I like your hair!” So I grin at her and without even thinking reply, “Thanks! I borrowed it!”
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[Lev Earle @highresmess]

@MusicalChaotic is it weird that i want this as a poster

[Lev Earle @highresmess]

@ArchivesCorgi @LibColleen

[Jacob Spiegel @jacobroyspiegel]

“It’s just one of those weeks” I tell myself, having picked a career that does not seem to have the other type of week.

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

Things are so bad even LinkedIn people are calling out corporate practices

[Lev Earle @highresmess]

been feeling a lot lately like every time i try to do a small task in the archives it's like kicking over a log in the woods and seeing all the uncomfortable, half-finished, messed-up things which had been hiding there hidden suddenly wriggling about in collective horror

[Lev Earle @highresmess]

just saw that the SAA has awarded a grant to Dr. Gabiola and the @LambdaArchives for “Addressing Harm as an Archival Imperative”!! I'm so excited for this work. absolute congrats, @archivalflpnx!!

[Lev Earle @highresmess]

listen. i do not have my life well enough together where i can have cute coffee mugs with metallic accents. that shit needs be able to go in the microwave four or five times before i'm conscious enough to be able to make a responsible decision about kitchen safety.

[Lev Earle @highresmess]

re-indexing our ArchivesSpace instance and i'm having a real hard time not making jokes about getting punched in the solr plexus

[Anthony Oliveira @meakoopa]

what’s this? is that walter benjamin’s theme music??! omigod folks this is unbelie- WALTER BENJAMIN has entered the ring and he - nono - NOT FROM THE TOP ROPE!! OH!! Winklevoss is OBLITERATED! the ref is..medics are at ringside but BENJAMIN HAS TAKEN THE STRETCHER HE IS CLUBBING

[Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal]

Lindsey Graham must resign.

It has now been corroborated that he urged the Secretary of State in Georgia to find a way to throw out legally cast ballots. There must be accountability and justice for this dangerous attack on our democracy.

[Lev Earle @highresmess]

i think i'm developing an allergy to books about librarians

[Lev Earle @highresmess]

name me a single time that returning a citation record, rather than the item record itself, as a result in a library database search, is 1) useful, 2) could not be better served by any of the dozens of apps designed for finding how often something has been cited somewhere

[Oliver 🔪 @OliverStabbe]

Ahhh! A paper I co-authored was accepted today by The Journal of Transgender Health!

It's the first peer reviewed paper to assess the health disparities of or even recognize the existence of those lying at intersections 2 marginalized communities: the Deaf & trans community.