It's been a long day...and yet I still have at least 5 hours before it ends
I'm writing to show that I have not died nor have I fallen off the face of the earth or any other such nonsense.
I don't know who've I've talked to or when but I'll write a bit about everything. So if you're interested, please continue on, otherwise, feel free to scroll to the next person's entry.
My hands hurt so this may be shorter than previously intended.
I'm now working at Belk Library at Elon University as the weekend reference librarian. I really think I'll be a reference/catalog librarian. These two areas interest me but I don't think I could do either exclusively. A nice mix of the two, the best of both worlds, would be a good fit I think. All in all it's a good job but I feel like when I work here, I'm living here. I leave my apartment at noon on saturday morning and get home at around 10. It takes 40 minutes to get here from home and 35 minutes to get back. Then I get up early the next morning at 8 am and leave at nine to be home that night at 7pm. I have about two hours before I go to bed and almost no time in the morning. No wonder I feel like I live here. It doesn't bother me taht much though. I like the work and it's pretty tame here on the weekends except for the occasional public user. Like UE, we let people from the community in but unlike UE, the community actually uses this library...A LOT. I only mind when rapper-wannabes find their way in here and just take up space looking at myspace and youtube. Both are great websites but it agitates me a little.
I enjoy helping people though. I just think that if I had to do this 5 days in a row, I'd probably kill someone. Not really of course. I've yet to feel someone was wasting my time. Another benefit is that this job gives me a lot of time to do my work...which I would be doing now if I wasn't dreading it so.
School is going alright but I find that I really don't like my foundations class. My only benefit is that I am not being taught by a boring, dry professor but someone who is energetic and loves what she does...I just wish she didn't expect us to love it as well. I think research is useful but as I plan on being solely a practitioner, it's hard to make myself care enough. Know what I mean?
I've taken up painting Warhammer figures as well. I enjoy it and though I have no intention of playing with them as the thought terrifies, well now anyway...wouldn't have said that last week...I still really enjoy the creative aspect. I only wish I could paint figures like that but not for game purposes. I don't know. Like model airplanes but fantasy instead.
I'm currently reading a great story called Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. It's been an excellent read thus far. If you enjoy Jane Austin and like fantasy/alternate timeline/magic stuffs, then I'd highly recommend this book. I disagree with those who say she "redefines the genre" but I really am impressed at her writing. Well, perhaps impressed isn't the word as that seems to indicated surpassing expectations...of which I had none when I bought the novel. She is ceratainly clever though.
Other than these things, not much else is going on that I care to mention. Life is what it is and is enjoyable when I don't let school get me down.
I hope all is well with everyone else though.
I don't know who've I've talked to or when but I'll write a bit about everything. So if you're interested, please continue on, otherwise, feel free to scroll to the next person's entry.
My hands hurt so this may be shorter than previously intended.
I'm now working at Belk Library at Elon University as the weekend reference librarian. I really think I'll be a reference/catalog librarian. These two areas interest me but I don't think I could do either exclusively. A nice mix of the two, the best of both worlds, would be a good fit I think. All in all it's a good job but I feel like when I work here, I'm living here. I leave my apartment at noon on saturday morning and get home at around 10. It takes 40 minutes to get here from home and 35 minutes to get back. Then I get up early the next morning at 8 am and leave at nine to be home that night at 7pm. I have about two hours before I go to bed and almost no time in the morning. No wonder I feel like I live here. It doesn't bother me taht much though. I like the work and it's pretty tame here on the weekends except for the occasional public user. Like UE, we let people from the community in but unlike UE, the community actually uses this library...A LOT. I only mind when rapper-wannabes find their way in here and just take up space looking at myspace and youtube. Both are great websites but it agitates me a little.
I enjoy helping people though. I just think that if I had to do this 5 days in a row, I'd probably kill someone. Not really of course. I've yet to feel someone was wasting my time. Another benefit is that this job gives me a lot of time to do my work...which I would be doing now if I wasn't dreading it so.
School is going alright but I find that I really don't like my foundations class. My only benefit is that I am not being taught by a boring, dry professor but someone who is energetic and loves what she does...I just wish she didn't expect us to love it as well. I think research is useful but as I plan on being solely a practitioner, it's hard to make myself care enough. Know what I mean?
I've taken up painting Warhammer figures as well. I enjoy it and though I have no intention of playing with them as the thought terrifies, well now anyway...wouldn't have said that last week...I still really enjoy the creative aspect. I only wish I could paint figures like that but not for game purposes. I don't know. Like model airplanes but fantasy instead.
I'm currently reading a great story called Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. It's been an excellent read thus far. If you enjoy Jane Austin and like fantasy/alternate timeline/magic stuffs, then I'd highly recommend this book. I disagree with those who say she "redefines the genre" but I really am impressed at her writing. Well, perhaps impressed isn't the word as that seems to indicated surpassing expectations...of which I had none when I bought the novel. She is ceratainly clever though.
Other than these things, not much else is going on that I care to mention. Life is what it is and is enjoyable when I don't let school get me down.
I hope all is well with everyone else though.