we’re the internet’s premier surrealistic librarianship & video games site and have been described as: “an obnoxiously unprofessional embarrasment!! [sic]” Tumblr (3.0; @8bitlibrary)http://8bitlibrary.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2djxvW0e61qk2m58o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://billythek1d.tumblr.com/post/23564235967/zzeen-salvador-dali-and-yves-saint" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">billythek1d</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://zzeen.tumblr.com/post/20968243326/salvador-dali-and-yves-saint-laurent-photo-by" target="_blank">zzeen</a>: </p> <p>Salvador Dalí and Yves Saint Laurent. Photo by Alécio De Andrade.</p></blockquote> <p>Can 8bitlibrary be the Salvador Dali of library-related websites?</p>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23801097668http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23801097668Sat, 26 May 2012 11:58:52 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fzk6m6H51qewacoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://tumblr.tastefullyoffensive.com/post/23562302156/robotcrush" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">tastefullyoffensive</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>[<a href="http://shirtoid.com/63747/robot-crush/" target="_blank">via</a>]</p></blockquote> <p>Who feels this way sometimes?</p>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23742284435http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23742284435Fri, 25 May 2012 13:51:55 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fycxA6Cc1qzs5cqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://newsweek.tumblr.com/post/23560584670/ben-yagoda-helpfully-explains-the-most-comma" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">newsweek</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Ben Yagoda helpfully explains <a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/the-most-comma-mistakes/" target="_blank">the most comma mistakes</a>. </p> <p>[Illustration by Peter Arkle]</p></blockquote> <p>I constantly feel out of place…</p>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23737098718http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23737098718Fri, 25 May 2012 11:58:36 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3iww6tlhC1qaodr1o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Isn’t it beautiful?</p>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23679779374http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23679779374Thu, 24 May 2012 13:59:30 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fccs1GVj1qbw2q1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.it8bit.com/post/23541316149/friendly-old-wizard-created-by-baardei-shirts" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">it8bit</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><em><strong>Friendly Old Wizard</strong></em></p> <p>Created by Baardei</p> <p>Shirts available at <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/baardei/works/8740539-friendly-old-wizard" target="_blank">redbubble</a>.</p></blockquote>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23674864453http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23674864453Thu, 24 May 2012 11:56:02 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln2s4y69A61qlaa6wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23616899162http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23616899162Wed, 23 May 2012 13:37:32 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr2uaaK7OK1qlaa6wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23612077245http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23612077245Wed, 23 May 2012 11:53:01 -0400<p><a href="http://textsfrombennett.tumblr.com/post/23255744911/texts-from-bennett-the-novel" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">textsfrombennett</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>I am officially writing/compiling the Texts From Bennett novel! It will be 99% new texts and several very hilarious, epic, stories about my Cousin Bennett. And a few surprises too!</p> <p>Gallery Books / Simon&amp;Schuster Publishing! 2013!</p></blockquote> <p>A texts from Bennett book?! Wwwhhhaaaattttt</p>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23552560097http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23552560097Tue, 22 May 2012 13:59:27 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m447d5axVY1qa0ckio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://matthewciuccio.tumblr.com/post/23161836615/nice-setup-i-imgur-com" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">matthewciuccio</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Nice setup <a href="http://i.imgur.com" target="_blank">@i.imgur.com</a></p></blockquote> <p>THE MOST BALLINGEST VIDEO GAME SETUP EVER</p>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23547587869http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23547587869Tue, 22 May 2012 11:46:01 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m44cqcrFTG1qa0ckio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://matthewciuccio.tumblr.com/post/23164966410/my-mom-has-kept-this-close-to-me-since-i-was-born" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">matthewciuccio</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>My mom has kept this close to me since I was born. - Imgur <a href="http://imgur.com" target="_blank">@imgur.com</a></p></blockquote> <p>Lollll @jaimebc HOW CAN WE BE SURE?!</p>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23488965250http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23488965250Mon, 21 May 2012 14:01:15 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3m8ypMy7s1qznl7do1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://esmilodonte.tumblr.com/post/22534979039/lluvia" target="_blank">esmilodonte</a>:  Lluvia!</p>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23484039696http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23484039696Mon, 21 May 2012 12:17:15 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zn6oLb181qg64q8o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://buzzfeed.tumblr.com/post/23050823199/you-dont-need-drugs-to-have-fun" target="_blank">buzzfeed</a>:  [<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/having-fun-without-drugs" target="_blank">You Don’t Need Drugs To Have Fun</a>]</p>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23355579701http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23355579701Sat, 19 May 2012 12:28:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41a2zXxje1qzo4v6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>rex libris / <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.memelibrarian.com/post/23062408122/i-need-to-read-all-of-these" target="_blank">continuants</a>: i need to read all of these.</p>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23298721198http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23298721198Fri, 18 May 2012 14:01:43 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40gom5X3j1qzamioo1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40gom5X3j1qzamioo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40gom5X3j1qzamioo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40gom5X3j1qzamioo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40gom5X3j1qzamioo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40gom5X3j1qzamioo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40gom5X3j1qzamioo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40gom5X3j1qzamioo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40gom5X3j1qzamioo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40gom5X3j1qzamioo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ianbrooks.me/post/23068829466/the-psychedelic-arts-of-technodrome-from-a" target="_blank">ianbrooks</a>: <em><strong>The Psychedelic Arts of Technodrome!</strong></em></p> <blockquote> <p>From a hundred miles below Earth’s surface comes the Technodrome! With punk rock sensibilities and disco rage, the art of Technodrome pops with the brilliant luminosity inherent in LSD fever-dreams of cats. Contact the artist at his tumblr below if you’re interested in prints.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Artist: <a href="http://technodrome1.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a> (via: <a href="http://geek-art.tumblr.com/post/22893160376/technodrome1-good-vs-evil-swag" target="_blank">geek-art</a>)</em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23294012520http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23294012520Fri, 18 May 2012 12:03:50 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40nqyN8U01qa0ckio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://matthewciuccio.tumblr.com/post/23038172375/the-irrationality-of-disney-movies-imgur" target="_blank">matthewciuccio</a>: The irrationality of Disney movies… - Imgur <a href="http://imgur.com" target="_blank">@imgur.com</a></p>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23237047448http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23237047448Thu, 17 May 2012 13:57:30 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qzgiQY0U1qzamioo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qzgiQY0U1qzamioo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qzgiQY0U1qzamioo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qzgiQY0U1qzamioo6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qzgiQY0U1qzamioo7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ianbrooks.me/post/23044788880/lessons-i-learned-from-video-games-by-chris" target="_blank">ianbrooks</a>: <em><strong>Lessons I Learned From Video Games</strong></em> by Chris Gerringer</p> <blockquote> <p>Contrary to popular belief, video games are not teaching kids to go out and violently axe murder their school teacher. But it has taught us when to strafe, to pay attention to environmental puzzles, and to immediately determine if a newfound item is going to be pertinent to our quest. Gaming art Black Belt Chris has illustrated some of the Golden Rules we’ve all picked up from a game or three.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Artist: <a href="http://paperbeatsscissors.deviantart.com/gallery/" target="_blank">deviantart</a> / <a href="http://paperbeatsscissors.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">shop</a> / <a href="http://paperbeatsscissors.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a></em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23232210169http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23232210169Thu, 17 May 2012 11:53:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40xomoBH71qa0ckio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://matthewciuccio.tumblr.com/post/23046262945/book-stairs-excellent-i-imgur-com" target="_blank">matthewciuccio</a>: Book Stairs. excellent <a href="http://i.imgur.com" target="_blank">@i.imgur.com</a></p>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23173225474http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23173225474Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:22 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4BA80-e2cwg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://fueledbyramen.tumblr.com/post/23168483555/fun-feat-hayley-williams-somebody-that-i-used" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">fueledbyramen</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Fun. feat. Hayley Williams: Somebody That I Used To Know (Cover)</strong></p> <p>This morning Fun. performed an acoustic cover of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ for BBC’s Radio 1 Live Lounge in London. 5,000 miles away, Hayley Williams of Paramore sang with the band via digital transmission from a studio in Los Angeles. This is the first time Radio 1 has had a performance from two artists in separate studios. Listen to their version above. What do you think?</p></blockquote>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23170711589http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23170711589Wed, 16 May 2012 12:58:49 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3i888WQB21qesw8yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nypl.tumblr.com/post/23046607348/read-a-brief-history-of-the-astor-free-library" target="_blank">nypl</a>:  <a href="http://blog.seattlepi.com/bookpatrol/2012/05/02/in-the-stacks-the-astor-free-library-at-the-nypl/" target="_blank">Read a brief history of the Astor Free Library</a>, which merged with Tilden Foundation and Lenox Library in 1895 to become the New York Public Library.</p>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23168504778http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23168504778Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3izi8g46o1qaxstho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ohrochester.tumblr.com/post/22787362102/linus-spinning-the-black-circle" target="_blank">ohrochester</a>:  Linus, spinning the black circle</p>http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23111761099http://8bitlibrary.com/post/23111761099Tue, 15 May 2012 13:59:45 -0400