Small bright darknesses

The latest issue of The Willows arrived last night. Haven't had a chance to sit down with it yet, but am glad of it. (Hmh. I suppose in a couple of months I need to renew my 'scription...[1])

Also, ran across something called tiny ghosts. It's a photo/caption webcomic, two lines and two pictures each strip. I'm not usually a particularly fond of the style, but find this one oddly fascinating. Part of it is that there's something subtly odd about a two-panel comic strip; I'm much more used to three and four. Part of it is the sweet macabre mood that a lot of them have, and the odd twists. Worth looking at, I think.

Finally, _anacrusis continues to provide 100-word bites of great amusement every morning. Here's a quick take on Genesis.
---
[1] *Total* tangent: Angel is currently eating prescription cat food that can only be obtained from the vet, as did her brother before her. I derive great amusement from referring to her as a 'scrip kitty.

"There's something about the smell of a library..."

For reference? The title is a quote. I will eat my hat if you can tell me what book it's from.

So! I have in my hands a DVD of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Sadly, not the one coming out next month. Happily, the original, scored by Sondheim and featuring Lansbury and Hearn. Free rental, good for a week. God bless the Ottawa Public Library.

Speaking of which, the OPL is looking at a 10% budget cut over the next three years, which'd mean (among other things) closing ten branches and having extant branches closed one day a week. One-page summary is here; the more detailed list of what they'd be reducing and why is on pages 251-254 of this.[1]

But yeah. Objections/commentary may be sent to Councillor Jan Harder, although this is perhaps one of those situations where it might be more effective to hit Print rather than Send, fold up the hardcopy of the e-mail, and drop it in an envelope with a stamp.
---
[1] "This" is the Community and Protective Services section of the 2008 Draft Budget; note that the entire section dealing with the OPL goes from page 247 to 274. It's a very nice press release, and seems entirely adequate; I just wanted to check a source with more details before I linked it, because I am detail-oriented like that. And having found said source, I offer you a link.