I’m not sure I’m satisfied with the name. But we’re a community of readers here, so let me know what you think. I have two ideas myself, but feel free to suggest your own.
META-POST: I think one of the things that inspired me to do Antique Evaluations (beyond the whole voyeuristic “ha-ha-look-at-this-asshole” humor) was the idea that, in any given office building, there are file cabinets overflowing with these discrete records that can be stitched into whole narratives about the existences of thousands of people - and moreover, the individual concerned has almost ZERO control over the construction this narrative.
When other people write your story, it’s interesting to see what they include. And sometimes, it’s more interesting to see what they left out.
Pictured: Institutional Attendant, terminated May 7, 1966 (while on leave): “The baby is sickly with bronchial Asthma.”
Institutional Attendant, terminated June 2, 1962: “Illness in family” (Behavior strange: would absolutely not re-employ. Absent more than on.)
Cook, resigned October 6, 1952: “To better myself.”
Institutional Attendant, resigned December 3, 1948: “I wish to go back to the practice of Merchant Seaman.” Good attendant: would recommend for re-employment.
META-POST: I think one of the things that inspired me to do Antique Evaluations (beyond the whole voyeuristic “ha-ha-look-at-this-asshole” humor) was the idea that, in any given office building, there are file cabinets overflowing with these discrete records that can be stitched into whole narratives about the existences of thousands of people - and moreover, the individual concerned has almost ZERO control over the construction this narrative.
When other people write your story, it’s interesting to see what they include. And sometimes, it’s more interesting to see what they left out.
Pictured: Institutional Attendant, terminated May 7, 1966 (while on leave): “The baby is sickly with bronchial Asthma.”
Institutional Attendant, terminated June 2, 1962: “Illness in family” (Behavior strange: would absolutely not re-employ. Absent more than on.)
Cook, resigned October 6, 1952: “To better myself.”
Institutional Attendant, resigned December 3, 1948: “I wish to go back to the practice of Merchant Seaman.” Good attendant: would recommend for re-employment.
