superhypermegafirstday
Today is orientation, followed -immediately- by my first day of weekend intensive, LI 801, Foundations of Information Transfer.
For which the readings so far have been substantially boring... and substantial.
Seriously, I didn't think being a grad student would be so much... work! I mean, I knew it would be a lot of work, but this is ridiculous. Yesterday? I spent five hours researching the bounceback of the Apple Corporation (It's because of Steve Jobs already!), and then printing and colating newsletters. The day before? I researched Panera Bread and why its stocks soared right on through the atkins period. Why does any of this relate to Librarianship, you might ask? (I DON'T KNOW, FOR THE LOVE...) Why, that question is simple. I did it for my faculty member. She asked, and it's my job to say "Yes Boss".
And that doesn't even cover my homework, which, as I mentioned - excruciating.
Anyway, it's not as bad as I make it. I'm having fun. There's a weekly game night, at which I have met many interesting individuals. And I like my coworkers. They're fun and funny and, well, we have a lot in common. Which, I guess is bound to happen when you are in such a specialized program.
I'm trying to convince Dave and Christine and Sarah Mo and Jennie and whoever else I can think of that we need to see David Sedaris. Though really, it's more Dave and Sarah and Christine that I'd have to convince. JO loves her some David Sedaris. I just need to tell her... oh... I think I just did. I've been hoping he'd come back since I saw him earlier this year... it was absolutely tremendously fun. Maybe I'll call up some of my old B&N cronies, as well. This could be good.