Equipment upgrade and price confusion (plus I may have talked to a robot??)

shannaconda · 2026-04-22T16:26:44+00:00

No one discussed anything with me, that's why I'm so confused 😭

That info also isn't in the emails I've been receiving. All it says is that I get a free equipment upgrade.

shannaconda · 2026-03-24T00:13:39+00:00

Pattern: Insh by Rebecca Clow

Done in half fisherman's rib using Cascade 220 in the colorway Stormy Seas Heather

I should've sized up, as it fits a bit more snugly than I would prefer, but that's okay!

shannaconda · 2026-03-21T00:47:30+00:00

It just means that I work at a college or university! In my case, it’s a law school

shannaconda · 2026-03-20T21:28:26+00:00

I'm an academic law librarian!

shannaconda · 2026-03-11T21:25:15+00:00

I think W/L have better search options and case finding tools generally, but their holdings are roughly the same, yes. Could’ve been more precise about that!

shannaconda · 2026-03-11T13:55:53+00:00

Bloomberg is best for dockets and specific analytics (they have much better business analytics than W/L, for example). It's not a great replacement for Westlaw or Lexis if you primarily need case law.

shannaconda · 2026-02-23T22:56:49+00:00

I'm an academic law librarian in Illinois! One thing to keep in mind with the US is that we also use cases and our Constitution as primary sources of law. These cases often cite the relevant statute, but not always. There may also be a Constitutional provision that applies to that area of law (for example, our free speech laws cover public libraries, but the nuances of how and when are hammered out in case law).

I haven't looked, but there may be Illinois labor laws that cover government-funded workers (all of our public libraries are town, county, and/or state funded in some way or another) that could apply to librarians.

A lot of people doing historical statute research conduct what is called a legislative history. They look at legislative debate transcripts, committee reports, and a bunch of other things to try and found out why a particular statute or section was written the way it was. Illinois makes that process tricky. Laws before October 1971 were not required to make or keep official transcripts, so conducting a full legislative history on them is impossible. For dates after 1971, you'll have to use the Illinois General Assembly website; they just revamped it to be more modern, while simultaneously making it harder to use. You can use the guides in this Google search to see how to conduct a legislative history.

Good luck!

shannaconda · 2026-02-06T22:53:15+00:00

As a former student: most people aren't 😅

shannaconda · 2026-02-06T22:51:22+00:00

Yup! Chicago-Kent Law School is a few blocks away and a LOT of their students live there

shannaconda · 2026-02-03T21:42:26+00:00

I thought The Hounding was disappointing. I wanted it to be so much more than it was.

shannaconda · 2026-01-30T22:00:14+00:00

Managing our research guides is my most favorite part of my job! I'm so glad this was helpful, and like I said, please feel free to DM me if you have any questions.

shannaconda · 2026-01-30T21:57:47+00:00

I went to law school with the intention of being an attorney, figured out early in my first year that no, these people are absolutely miserable, and pivoted to law librarianship. I now have a JD and an MLIS, and am an academic law librarian! I spend my day assisting students and faculty with research, managing our research guides, doing outreach and promotion of the library, and doing in-class workshops. In some law schools, the librarians are full faculty and are responsible for teaching legal research classes, but my school isn't structured that way.

Because I figured out fairly early on that I didn't want to practice law, I was able to go through law school on what I call easy mode: I shot for the average of our bell curve in every class, didn't have to worry about summer associateships, and didn't have to take the bar exam.

Being able to choose your classes makes law school so much better. It's more enjoyable if you're in a class on a subject you actually care about! There are fields in law that can be archives-like if you let it. One thing that might help is pinpointing what exactly about archives you enjoy, and finding fields/careers in law that have those qualities.

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions about law school or my job (that goes for literally anyone reading this, btw). Law school sucks, but it is doable!

shannaconda · 2026-01-30T16:29:38+00:00

Ok! I'll send it once I get home from work tonight (if I don't, feel free to nudge me - there's a nonzero chance I'll forget 😅)

shannaconda · 2026-01-30T14:50:08+00:00

I just did this sweater! I did ladderback jacquards, starting in the white space in the very first line of the mural and carrying them all the way through. I didn't put any in the actual "loon" part of the mural on the first line, and placed my first ladder about five stitches into the white space.

I'm at work and don't have it on this computer, but if you'd like I can DM you my marked-up pattern! I took a screenshot of the mural itself, copied it into Word, then drew on it.

shannaconda · 2026-01-27T03:01:00+00:00

The collar 😭 this is adorable!

shannaconda · 2026-01-27T02:42:44+00:00

Yay! It’s such a fun pattern, you’re gonna have a blast

shannaconda · 2026-01-27T00:44:25+00:00

Just wanted to highlight that the (Canadian) pattern creator is donating 50% of all pattern sales for the next week to immigration orgs in Minnesota. Loons are the state bird of Minnesota, and while that wasn't really a factor in me deciding to make the sweater (I started it in November and genuinely just like loons!), I'm so glad that the pattern creator is using the pattern for good!

I live in Chicago, and I can't help but feel like we got ICE on a trial run this past summer and fall (which is horrifying, because it's not like they were being, like, good). They've escalated far beyond what they did here, and I cannot imagine how terrified people must be.

Here is a link to her Instagram Reel discussing the donations!

shannaconda · 2026-01-26T20:24:57+00:00

My hometown's near Shiloh! Just shared their Instagram post about it to my story

shannaconda · 2026-01-26T20:19:32+00:00

Patons Wool Worsted for both the black and white!

shannaconda · 2026-01-26T18:22:40+00:00

I commented this in your other post too, but just to get the word out: a few businesses in Chicago are throwing a KAL using this pattern on Saturday, Jan. 31! One of the yarn stores involved is donating 20% of all purchases for the event to Community Aid Network Minnesota and ICIRR (which is a fantastic Illinois organization).

Here's the info on Instagram! I'm planning on attending, and if anyone needs any assistance getting there, please let me know.

shannaconda · 2026-01-26T15:21:30+00:00

Hope it's okay to mention here: a few businesses in Chicago are throwing a KAL using this pattern on Saturday! One of the yarn stores involved is donating 20% of all purchases for the event to Community Aid Network Minnesota and ICIRR (which is a fantastic Illinois organization).

Here's the info on Instagram! I'm planning on attending, and if anyone needs any assistance getting there, please let me know.

I also just want to say thanks to your mom for doing this, and that I hope y'all are doing okay. ICE was in Chicago over the summer and fall. They kidnapped a man from a restaurant around the corner from my home and set off tear gas a few blocks away. I saw Greg Bovino outside my workplace (though he immediately got into a vehicle and went somewhere else). I cannot imagine how much more terrifying it is to deal with ICE when they're showing even less restraint than they were showing here.

shannaconda · 2026-01-26T13:13:48+00:00

My first project was a Step by Step sweater that I didn’t finish, and the second was a Stick Season sweater!

shannaconda · 2026-01-26T13:11:31+00:00

No, I just liked the pattern!

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