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December 2009
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Another change in my life
Because Norton wouldn’t let me download Firefox, I am now a Chrome user. I feel like a little like a Lando (or Judas) but we’ll see how it goes.
I'm trading in "Six Feet Under" marathons for...
For the past two years I have been claiming that I am a librarian (sometimes I say “information professional”). But today that became actually true as I began my first Post-MSIS job. Say hello to the newest part-time Librarian I for Round Rock Public Library. Victory!
I have my own desk and badge so I’m totes legit now.
August 2009
2 posts
It's like housewifery . . .
but without kids or a husband. Or a house.
I have joined the ranks of the underemployed. I’m swimming, nay, drowning in time. But rather than letting my life become The Feminine Mystique (or reading it), I vow to do productive things. Here’s a sample list of my goals and my actual output:
Goal: learn to play guitar
Reality: I now know how to play 3 chords (5 if you count “easy...
June 2009
3 posts
Nerding Out
I just explained the difference between an address bar and a search field to a patron at the library. It seems simple enough. But it was strangely satisfying. She was so grateful! I like this. I have hope for the future.
Summer Reading: Booker Prize Winners
I made a decision this summer that I needed to update my reading habits. For whatever reason I have a habit of reading Victorian and Romantic novels. That’s fine but it doesn’t really make for the best librarian. So I decided to take a new approach and dedicate my summer reading to Man Booker Prize Winners. No chance I’ll read all 40 over the summer but I can at least make a dent...
Grad School or Elementary School
Today I received official word that my last act as a grad student will be to present … a poster. And by “present” I mean I will simply make a poster and then stand next to it for 2 hours. Don’t get me wrong, part of me is glad that I won’t have a grueling paper to write or a lengthy presentation but I have to say I don’t see a lot of value in making a poster as...
May 2009
17 posts
Zack Grienke is a phenom →
Even if you don’t like baseball this story is really interesting. Grienke is one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball right now and Joe Posnanski is an awesome sports writer.
Virtual Identities and the Presidential Campaign
Originally posted on blogspot in March 2008.
I came across this post while doing research for another entry. I wanted this to stand alone for the moment. The comment came from a group page on Facebook named “Hillary Clinton in the Anti Christ, VOTE CONSERVATIVE.” I found 30 groups with titles implying Clinton is the antichrist. The young man is a high school student so perhaps his views will...
A change in direction
Originally posted on blogspot in March 2008.
Perhaps because I made the scope of my blog too large, I have only managed to write about one entry every four months or so. But apparently I’m going to keep it broad because I have problems committing. But things have changed since I originally started writing so I should at least consider those changes. I now live in Texas, an unexpected life change....
Sophie's Choice
Originally posted on blogspot in April 2007
In an attempt to reclaim my English major ways, I want to dedicate this post to a novel. An astoundingly good novel. It took me an exceptionally long time to get through because of my crowded calendar but last night I sat down and read the last 90+ pages of this 562 page novel. And I wept. William Styron’s Sophie’s Choice, a heartbreaking and beautiful...
the dark nature of literature
Originally posted on blogspot in July 20007.
A couple months ago I began to write a post about the myth of suffering leading to creativity. I wrote some long-winded paragraphs about Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, which implies that true creativity and brilliance comes from true suffering and despair. I wrote about suicidal, alcoholic and drug-addled authors who wrote amazing literature. But...
The born again blogger
Originally posted on blogspot in July 2007.
Though it may appear to the untrained eye that I am a blog slacker, in reality I am just blog shy and aimless, much like my real life persona. But I’m taking a new approach now. The blog is going to be chalk full of goodness in the future. Stuff about the random stuff I research at work, stories about what I do on the weekend, pictures of my friends,...
Color Deficiency
Originally posted on blogspot on December 2, 2005 at 3:40pm.
I’ve been thinking a lot about color blindness lately because of a friend of mine, Matt, who is red-green deficient. And it turns out that my teachers told me a few lies about color blindness which I had to uncover for myself. There are things that most of us know. For instance, color blindness is caused by a defect to one of the three...
the beginner blog
Originally posted on blogspot on November 11, 2005 at 1:44pm
This blog – my very first and only – will be dedicated to whatever I can think of. More specifically I’ll be writing about my adventures in Seattle, my experiences coaching volleyball for the first time, working as a temp and most importantly about books. Since I’m no longer in school I don’t have a forum to discuss my thoughts about...