Just a quick post to all who've been wondering where I am. I am in the library, using the computer like a commoner. Shudder.
I haven't been posting partly because, in the past three weeks, I moved to a new apartment closer to work, completed my third triathlon (and, even though I didn't train for it, I did spend an awful lot of time thinking "gee, I should train for that thing.") and, tragically, my laptop died. First I was getting the blue screen of death with a stop error code, but now I get the even more frightening, otherworldly white screen with gray font, prompting me for a password to my hard drive that I never had.
It's going to take some time to fix, if it ever can be revived, but thanks again for all the good wishes, e-mails, posts and ponderings "where the hell are you?" I hope to have things shipshape sooner rather than later, and to post at length about the tri, things pastry and my latest hiking adventures.
Till then, here's a line I love from an email the Dread Pirate Iron Bluebird sent, forwarding the e-newsletter from the guys who came up with Talk Like A Pirate Day:
You never really know if you can fly if you don’t throw yourself off a cliff from time to time.
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At first I was a tiny bit miffed about the library comment, but after I thought about it for a moment, I know what you are saying. As a (piratical) librarian, I would have to agree that most of those individuals who have to use a library computer are plebeians and most of them behave as such.
They are the types who come into our library, not knowing the difference between the online library catalog and online journal databases. They think they can punch in any old topic into the library catalog and find articles. I deal with this on a daily basis and I work in an ACADEMIC library for cricket's sakes. In a public library, I might be a bit more forgiving about that point.
No wonder I am selling jewelry on the side and loving it so much more than what I earned two Master's degrees to do. Please deliver me from the grave I dug for myself and I am still paying for!
My dearest DP Iron Bluebird... the library comment was not at all intended as a slam against librarians or libraries themselves... hey, some of my best friends are librarians! (wink)
It was more, hmmm, which would I prefer, sitting at home with Wiley at my feet, comfortably answering emails whilst downing a Dark n Stormy or waiting in line in fluorescent lighting for Granny to finish looking at pix of the grandkids at the beach and Bubba to wrap up one-fingered typing searching for NASCAR results?
Feel my pain.
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