Reading: Magic Kingdom for Sale--SOLD! by Terry Brooks
Music: XTC
TV/Movie: Goodbye Mr. Chips
Link o' the Day: The Ephemera Society of America



I spend a lot of time in the basement. No surprise, it's where I do the majority of my work. On the very day we moved in, I made sure that I had a working space in the basement with ready access to power and internet connections. Since then, I'v been slowly transforming the basement from a place where a lot of stuff has been stored--and my office to: my office--with some storage tucked away.



It's slow going because paying work always has to come first, but little by little I'm putting my stamp on the place. I have a bit more room in this basement than I did at our old apartment, many options for layout, and all the time in the world. No rush. I have some bookshelves set up. Some work surfaces. Some file storage. That's about it right now. I need to set up many more bookshelves, a couple of more workspace areas, and filing cabinets for that which isn't already digitized.

And then there are the walls.



My plan is to cover every conceivable bit of wall and post space with bits of geek artifactry, ephemera, and other such wonderful strangeness. Old fanzine cartoons, columns and letters, pieces to old computer, sailing, and roleplaying magazines, Comics. Post cards. Hollywood glossies. Movie cards. Newspaper clippings. Whatever I come across that seems of interest and can be tacked or taped to a wall. Big or small. Actually, a lot of small because I want to cover all the nooks and crannies. Leave no wood exposed. It should take a person days to read my basement.

I'm not saying it's a good plan. But some people have no plan at all.

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That said, today's link takes you The Ephemera Society of America. In their own words:

The Ephemera Society of America, Inc. is a non-profit organization formed in 1980 to cultivate and encourage interest in ephemera and the history identified with it; to further the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of ephemera by people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of interest; to promote the personal and institutional collection, preservation, exhibition, and research of ephemeral materials; to serve as a link among collectors, dealers, institutions, and scholars; and to contribute to the cultural life of those who have an interest in our heritage as a nation or a people, both nationally and internationally.

A worthy organization if ever I've seen one.