Okay, so this will very likely be my last post. Post 350. And for several months, I've been wanting to revisit a music survey thing that I did back in 2007 (Weirdness). It's one of those ones where you turn your iTunes on random and you write down whatever song pops up. I thought it was interesting back in 2007 and now that I have more and different music, I'm interested in seeing what songs I get this time around.
If you reached the top of Mount Everest, you would scream:
Song: Come Back Down
Artist: Lifehouse
---HAHAHAHA. Funny.
The next time you stand up in front of a group of people, you'll say:
Song: Lean On Me
Artist: Cast of Glee
---Interesting.
Your favorite thing to say when drunk is:
Song: Escape
Artist: Nathan Angelo
Your message to the world:
Song: Such Great Heights
Artist: The Postal Service
When you think of your best friend you think:
Song: Life is Wonderful
Artist: Jason Mraz
Your deepest secret:
Song: No Stopping Us
Artist: Jason Mraz
Your innermost desire:
Song: Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
Artist: The Smiths
---This is hilarious.
Your oldest memory makes you think:
Song: It's a Wonder
Artist: Joe Purdy
Somewhere in your wedding vows, you'll include:
Song: Wonderful Tonight
Artist: Michael Buble
On your deathbed, you'll whisper:
Song: Something's Come Over Me
Artist: Ernie Halter
---Well, that's terrible.
Your friends say behind your back:
Song: Loving You, Loving Me
Artist: Dave Barnes
You say behind your friends' back:
Song: This Beautiful Ache
Artist: Ernie Halter
---Hmm. Odd.
Your opinion of MySpace:
Song: The L.A. Song
Artist: Dave Barnes
When you wake up in the morning, you mutter:
Song: These Arms of Mine
Artist: Otis Redding
If you found yourself lost on a desert island, you'd yell:
Song: Learn You Inside Out
Artist: Lifehouse
Right now, your feelings are:
Song: Keep On Loving You
Artist: REO Speedwagon
What's your excuse for reposting this:
Song: To Where You Are
Artist: Josh Groban
Your life's soundtrack:
Song: M.L.T.
Artist: Matt Duke
The day you fall in love will be the day that:
Song: Outside Villanova
Artist: Eric Hutchinson
Your farewell message to the readers of this:
Song: Road to Ride On
Artist: Joshua Radin
Friday, December 30
2011: Resolutions Update
An update!
1. Pass Comps so that I can... - DONE! April 13, 2011
2. Graduate with a MLIS in May. - DONE! May 10, 2011
3. Read at least 50 books this year. - DONE! December 24, 2011 - barely!
4. Travel somewhere super fun. - DONE! November 2011 - New York and Boston!
5. Decrease my debt. - Semi-done? I would have said DONE! but I bought a new vehicle today, so now I have more debt. But if I only count credit card debt, it would be a resounding DONE!
6. Be healthier overall. - DONE! Lost 25 pounds since the beginning of the year.
Overall, pretty good job on keeping resolutions. I should write more for next year.
However, I don't think I'm going to keep this blog in 2012. I think it is time to shut 'er down. It's been fun, but I rarely update it any more. And if decide to continue blogging, I think I'll do it somewhere else. Who knows? We'll see.
1. Pass Comps so that I can... - DONE! April 13, 2011
2. Graduate with a MLIS in May. - DONE! May 10, 2011
3. Read at least 50 books this year. - DONE! December 24, 2011 - barely!
4. Travel somewhere super fun. - DONE! November 2011 - New York and Boston!
5. Decrease my debt. - Semi-done? I would have said DONE! but I bought a new vehicle today, so now I have more debt. But if I only count credit card debt, it would be a resounding DONE!
6. Be healthier overall. - DONE! Lost 25 pounds since the beginning of the year.
Overall, pretty good job on keeping resolutions. I should write more for next year.
However, I don't think I'm going to keep this blog in 2012. I think it is time to shut 'er down. It's been fun, but I rarely update it any more. And if decide to continue blogging, I think I'll do it somewhere else. Who knows? We'll see.
2011: A Review
2011 has been full of all sorts of lessons and life events. For example,
* I graduated with a Master's degree.
* I got a new vehicle.
* I learned I'm getting a new nephew early next year.
* I learned that I can do summer reading programs! They are exhausting, but I can do them! And survive!
* I learned that Aussie tour guides are the BEST!
* I learned that the Atlanta airport is massive. And has insanely steep escalators.
* I learned that I still love Boston.
* I got to travel! To New York and Boston! <3
* I still love my job.
* I sorta miss school.
* I LOVE my Kindle. I don't know how I ever lived without one. Especially for long trips.
* My niece is made of awesome. She cracks me up so much.
* I'm sad there are no more Harry Potters, whether in print or film.
* I saw a Broadway play - Wicked! It was AMAZING.
* I saw Jason Mraz perform an acoustic show at Carnegie Hall, which was awesome.
* Walking snacks are SO great. Driving snacks are pretty okay, too.
* I'm a healthier me!
* I graduated with a Master's degree.
* I got a new vehicle.
* I learned I'm getting a new nephew early next year.
* I learned that I can do summer reading programs! They are exhausting, but I can do them! And survive!
* I learned that Aussie tour guides are the BEST!
* I learned that the Atlanta airport is massive. And has insanely steep escalators.
* I learned that I still love Boston.
* I got to travel! To New York and Boston! <3
* I still love my job.
* I sorta miss school.
* I LOVE my Kindle. I don't know how I ever lived without one. Especially for long trips.
* My niece is made of awesome. She cracks me up so much.
* I'm sad there are no more Harry Potters, whether in print or film.
* I saw a Broadway play - Wicked! It was AMAZING.
* I saw Jason Mraz perform an acoustic show at Carnegie Hall, which was awesome.
* Walking snacks are SO great. Driving snacks are pretty okay, too.
* I'm a healthier me!
Saturday, July 9
2011 Resolutions Update
2011 is half over. Where does the time go!?
At the beginning of the year, I made the following resolutions. And all are completed or in some stage of completion.
1. Pass Comps so that I can... - DONE! April 13, 2011
2. Graduate with a MLIS in May. - DONE! May 10, 2011
3. Read at least 50 books this year. - Half completed as of July 1, 2011
4. Travel somewhere super fun. - In the planning stages!
5. Decrease my debt. - Working on it!
6. Be healthier overall. - Working on it! Have lost at least ten pounds this year and am more cognizant of what I eat/drink.
2 completed, one half-completed, and two in various stages of completion. 5 and 6 will not be completed in one year, but a sizable dent or changes can take place in 2011. Those will likely be on next year's resolution list as well. I may up #3 to 75 or 100 books for next year. It would also be interesting to keep track of how many picture books I read and how many times a week I read them, too.
At the beginning of the year, I made the following resolutions. And all are completed or in some stage of completion.
1. Pass Comps so that I can... - DONE! April 13, 2011
2. Graduate with a MLIS in May. - DONE! May 10, 2011
3. Read at least 50 books this year. - Half completed as of July 1, 2011
4. Travel somewhere super fun. - In the planning stages!
5. Decrease my debt. - Working on it!
6. Be healthier overall. - Working on it! Have lost at least ten pounds this year and am more cognizant of what I eat/drink.
2 completed, one half-completed, and two in various stages of completion. 5 and 6 will not be completed in one year, but a sizable dent or changes can take place in 2011. Those will likely be on next year's resolution list as well. I may up #3 to 75 or 100 books for next year. It would also be interesting to keep track of how many picture books I read and how many times a week I read them, too.
Saturday, June 18
Speed Zone Ahead
This will be random. You have been warned.
--
I graduated(!) with my M.L.I.S. in May 2011. I am so pumped! I'll be more pumped when I get the actual diploma, but I'll live until then, I suppose.
--
Summer reading programs take a lot of work to prepare and implement. I see lots of kiddos and teens each week and I hope to see more as the summer progresses. I love my job, but I do have a question: Does anyone know how many calories are burned while performing a story time?
--
I love watching So You Think You Can Dance. It makes me want to dance, even though I cannot. Well, I can dance, but it isn't pretty. Anyhow, last week's results show really irritated me. To send NO ONE home when some of the solos of the bottom three couples seriously sucked? That's ridiculous. And now that four are going home next week, we'll probably lose someone really great. Blah. Why do I even watch these shows?!
--
I started this blog in 2005 for no better reason than to rant and rave to no one at all, but it seems that I now have followers. I'm not sure what this means and I'm not sure if the so-called followers really read the blog or just found something interesting once and saved it for later. I don't really get the followers thing. But if you are following, hello to you and comment on things if you like. Some of the older posts are particularly humorous and crack me up when I need a good laugh. However, for the most part, this thing is rarely updated because I don't want to say anything work-related that may get me fired.
A few years back, my mother had a blog where she commented on work things and she was fired for it, even though there was NOTHING in her employer's policies that prohibited the blogging about work things. So now I censor myself on a day-to-day basis, which REALLY infuriates me because I am a librarian and we are against the censoring of things as a whole. Free speech and all that jazz. Free speech doesn't help you much in a state of at-will employment.
I sometimes wonder if I moved to a different area of the United States if I would have to censor myself so much. Sometimes, it seems certain areas are more encouraging of speaking your mind than others.
Anyway.
--
I really LOVE the new Foo Fighters album. It's awesome. Sometimes I take it out of my car's cd player to listen to something else but I always put it back in within 24 hours. I can't get over it. I love it.
--
I hate road signs that say "Speed Zone Ahead." There's no speeding up in a speed zone, which is what my brain thinks should happen. No, it's actually a reduction of speed that it supposed to take place. Shouldn't the signs say "Reduced Speed Ahead" instead? I know such signs exist or existed at one time. "Speed Zone Ahead" is not logical.
--
I love my niece. She is the greatest. She makes me laugh. After a long battle, I have finally gotten her to say "You got it, dude!" in her cute, nearly 2 year old voice. What can I make her say next?
--
The end. :D
--
I graduated(!) with my M.L.I.S. in May 2011. I am so pumped! I'll be more pumped when I get the actual diploma, but I'll live until then, I suppose.
--
Summer reading programs take a lot of work to prepare and implement. I see lots of kiddos and teens each week and I hope to see more as the summer progresses. I love my job, but I do have a question: Does anyone know how many calories are burned while performing a story time?
--
I love watching So You Think You Can Dance. It makes me want to dance, even though I cannot. Well, I can dance, but it isn't pretty. Anyhow, last week's results show really irritated me. To send NO ONE home when some of the solos of the bottom three couples seriously sucked? That's ridiculous. And now that four are going home next week, we'll probably lose someone really great. Blah. Why do I even watch these shows?!
--
I started this blog in 2005 for no better reason than to rant and rave to no one at all, but it seems that I now have followers. I'm not sure what this means and I'm not sure if the so-called followers really read the blog or just found something interesting once and saved it for later. I don't really get the followers thing. But if you are following, hello to you and comment on things if you like. Some of the older posts are particularly humorous and crack me up when I need a good laugh. However, for the most part, this thing is rarely updated because I don't want to say anything work-related that may get me fired.
A few years back, my mother had a blog where she commented on work things and she was fired for it, even though there was NOTHING in her employer's policies that prohibited the blogging about work things. So now I censor myself on a day-to-day basis, which REALLY infuriates me because I am a librarian and we are against the censoring of things as a whole. Free speech and all that jazz. Free speech doesn't help you much in a state of at-will employment.
I sometimes wonder if I moved to a different area of the United States if I would have to censor myself so much. Sometimes, it seems certain areas are more encouraging of speaking your mind than others.
Anyway.
--
I really LOVE the new Foo Fighters album. It's awesome. Sometimes I take it out of my car's cd player to listen to something else but I always put it back in within 24 hours. I can't get over it. I love it.
--
I hate road signs that say "Speed Zone Ahead." There's no speeding up in a speed zone, which is what my brain thinks should happen. No, it's actually a reduction of speed that it supposed to take place. Shouldn't the signs say "Reduced Speed Ahead" instead? I know such signs exist or existed at one time. "Speed Zone Ahead" is not logical.
--
I love my niece. She is the greatest. She makes me laugh. After a long battle, I have finally gotten her to say "You got it, dude!" in her cute, nearly 2 year old voice. What can I make her say next?
--
The end. :D
Sunday, April 24
Me Without You
I wrote this poem in February 2004. And while I have thought about it many times over the years, it has become relevant to me again in recent months.
"Me Without You"
Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide
To hide, I can only retreat inside
Inside, I watch myself be strong
Strong, although I know its wrong
Wrong, because I'm not at fault.
At fault, at fault, who is to blame?
It's only salt --
Salt to our invisible wounds.
Wounds that sprung up overnight.
Overnight, they metastasize without the light
The light that shines at morning sun
Sun that never rises in our hearts --
What's done is done.
Done and gone, tick-tock, our time is gone.
Good-bye, good-bye, my weary heart wants rest.
Rest will not come until I pass the test.
The test, it looms in impatient waiting
Waiting for my spine to quit fading.
Fading, fading, fading fast
Fast, it's gone. This cannot last.
Last is final; final is through.
Through, we're through. It's me without you.
"Me Without You"
Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide
To hide, I can only retreat inside
Inside, I watch myself be strong
Strong, although I know its wrong
Wrong, because I'm not at fault.
At fault, at fault, who is to blame?
It's only salt --
Salt to our invisible wounds.
Wounds that sprung up overnight.
Overnight, they metastasize without the light
The light that shines at morning sun
Sun that never rises in our hearts --
What's done is done.
Done and gone, tick-tock, our time is gone.
Good-bye, good-bye, my weary heart wants rest.
Rest will not come until I pass the test.
The test, it looms in impatient waiting
Waiting for my spine to quit fading.
Fading, fading, fading fast
Fast, it's gone. This cannot last.
Last is final; final is through.
Through, we're through. It's me without you.
Passed!
The defense lasted all of an extremely terrifying eleven minutes, but I somehow managed to come up with the right words. Three minutes after leaving the defense, my phone dinged. An email informed me that I had passed. I replied to the email: "Are you sure you have the right person?"
Fifteen minutes later, I received an email saying that yes, I had indeed passed. So yay.
Another chapter comes to a close in just over two weeks.
Fifteen minutes later, I received an email saying that yes, I had indeed passed. So yay.
Another chapter comes to a close in just over two weeks.
Saturday, April 2
Defense!
I have to defend one answer on my comprehensive exam. This means that I passed 2/3 of the exam. This also means that I have to go before three faculty members and make my case about why I answered the way I answered. I'll know in a few days when I will go defend, which will be within the next two weeks.
What I also learned yesterday, apart from my score, is that defenses generally last 30 minutes to an hour. AN HOUR! And that the faculty members will ask me questions and MAY ask questions outside the scope of the original question.
I have too much to do (all due Monday) to start studying for my defense now, so I hope that I have ample time to prepare for the defense before I actually have to defend. I also hope I don't turn into a babbling, puking fool in front of the faculty members.
And I really hope I pass.
What I also learned yesterday, apart from my score, is that defenses generally last 30 minutes to an hour. AN HOUR! And that the faculty members will ask me questions and MAY ask questions outside the scope of the original question.
I have too much to do (all due Monday) to start studying for my defense now, so I hope that I have ample time to prepare for the defense before I actually have to defend. I also hope I don't turn into a babbling, puking fool in front of the faculty members.
And I really hope I pass.
Thursday, February 17
Books Read in 2011
Last year, I made a goal to read at least 50 books and keep track of what I read. As I had two intensive literature classes last year, it was not difficult to reach my goal. So, this year, I made the same goal. I don't have any literature classes this year, so this will be a more accurate count of how much I read in a year. As with last year, I will not count books I start but do not finish and picture books I read for story time.
1. The Orchid Affair - Lauren Willig
2. Anna and the French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins
3. Looking for Alaska - John Green
4. True Grit - Charles Portis
5. Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer
6. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
7. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
8. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
9. Bossypants - Tina Fey
10. 13 Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson
11. The Heart Is Not a Size - Beth Kephart (TBA Committee Requirement)
12. The Things A Brother Knows - Dana Reinhardt (TBA Committee Requirement)
13. A Little Wanting Song - Cath Crowley (TBA Committee Requirement)
14. Jane - April Linder (TBA Committee Requirement)
15. You - Charles Benoit (TBA Committee Requirement)
16. The Mockingbirds - Daisy Whitney (TBA Committee Requirement)
17. Ostrich Boys - Keith Gray (TBACR)
18. Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver (TBACR)
19. Some Girls Are - Courtney Summers (TBACR)
20. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
21. The D.U.F.F. - Kody Keplinger (TBACR)
22. Lockdown - Walter Dean Myers (TBACR)
23. Sorta Like a Rock Star - Matthew Quick (TBACR)
24. Hothouse - Chris Lynch (TBACR)
25. Bright Young Things - Anna Godbersen (TBACR)
26. Crazy - Han Nolan (TBACR)
27. Forever - Maggie Stiefvater
28. One Day - David Nicholls
29. The Book Thief - Markus Zuzak
30. A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness
31. Once Was Lost -Sara Zarr
32. The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
33. The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan
34. The Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan
35. The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan
36. The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan
37. The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb - Melanie Benjamin
38. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
39. Lola and the Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins
40. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks - E. Lockhart
41. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
42. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
43. The Summer I Learned to Fly - Dana Reinhardt
44. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Behrendt
45. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) - Mindy Kaling
46. The Name of the Star - Maureen Johnson
47. His Good Opinion - Nancy Kelley
48. Ivy & Intrigue - Lauren Willig
49. Matched - Ally Condie
50. Divergent - Veronica Roth
Note: TBA Committee Requirement - I am reading books this year as a reader for a teen book award process. There are lists of nominated books and I am required to read about 16 books between April 15 and July 28, 2011. This may also be referred to as TBACR.
1. The Orchid Affair - Lauren Willig
2. Anna and the French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins
3. Looking for Alaska - John Green
4. True Grit - Charles Portis
5. Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer
6. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
7. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
8. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
9. Bossypants - Tina Fey
10. 13 Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson
11. The Heart Is Not a Size - Beth Kephart (TBA Committee Requirement)
12. The Things A Brother Knows - Dana Reinhardt (TBA Committee Requirement)
13. A Little Wanting Song - Cath Crowley (TBA Committee Requirement)
14. Jane - April Linder (TBA Committee Requirement)
15. You - Charles Benoit (TBA Committee Requirement)
16. The Mockingbirds - Daisy Whitney (TBA Committee Requirement)
17. Ostrich Boys - Keith Gray (TBACR)
18. Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver (TBACR)
19. Some Girls Are - Courtney Summers (TBACR)
20. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
21. The D.U.F.F. - Kody Keplinger (TBACR)
22. Lockdown - Walter Dean Myers (TBACR)
23. Sorta Like a Rock Star - Matthew Quick (TBACR)
24. Hothouse - Chris Lynch (TBACR)
25. Bright Young Things - Anna Godbersen (TBACR)
26. Crazy - Han Nolan (TBACR)
27. Forever - Maggie Stiefvater
28. One Day - David Nicholls
29. The Book Thief - Markus Zuzak
30. A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness
31. Once Was Lost -Sara Zarr
32. The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
33. The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan
34. The Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan
35. The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan
36. The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan
37. The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb - Melanie Benjamin
38. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
39. Lola and the Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins
40. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks - E. Lockhart
41. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
42. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
43. The Summer I Learned to Fly - Dana Reinhardt
44. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Behrendt
45. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) - Mindy Kaling
46. The Name of the Star - Maureen Johnson
47. His Good Opinion - Nancy Kelley
48. Ivy & Intrigue - Lauren Willig
49. Matched - Ally Condie
50. Divergent - Veronica Roth
Note: TBA Committee Requirement - I am reading books this year as a reader for a teen book award process. There are lists of nominated books and I am required to read about 16 books between April 15 and July 28, 2011. This may also be referred to as TBACR.
Sunday, January 23
60. 110.
The comprehensive exam is in 60 days.
The end of the semester is in 110 days.
Graduation is sometime around the end of the semester.
I need to get a move on and start studying. The days will dwindle quickly.
The end of the semester is in 110 days.
Graduation is sometime around the end of the semester.
I need to get a move on and start studying. The days will dwindle quickly.
Monday, January 17
The Last of the First
Tomorrow is my last first day of school. Or last first day of classes. If I go by first days of school categorized by a full year of school, I've had 19 first days. If I count individual semesters in college in addition to years of elementary, middle, and high school, I've had 13 years of primary education coupled with 13 semesters of secondary education, for a total of 26 first days.
Should I have a count of the number of first days I've had? Probably not.
Four years ago, I was starting my last semester of undergrad. Most students would have thought they would be experiencing their last first day of school after an undergrad degree. But I knew then I would get an advanced degree of some kind.
But I don't think I'll go back to school again. I don't think I will get a more advanced degree than this. So, this is it.
And it's weird.
Should I have a count of the number of first days I've had? Probably not.
Four years ago, I was starting my last semester of undergrad. Most students would have thought they would be experiencing their last first day of school after an undergrad degree. But I knew then I would get an advanced degree of some kind.
But I don't think I'll go back to school again. I don't think I will get a more advanced degree than this. So, this is it.
And it's weird.
Wednesday, January 12
January 12 of 12
It's been years since I've participated in a 12 of 12, but I felt nostalgic today and I remembered my camera. However, the day wasn't terribly eventful.
If you don't know what a 12 of 12 is, I suggest you visit Chad Darnell's blog. He started this concept of taking 12 pictures to document the day on the 12th day of the month. 12 of 12!
So, January's 12 of 12:
I'd been up for about thirty minutes prior to taking this photo, but this was when I realized that if I didn't get a move on, I would be late for work!
When I got in my car and saw the temperature, I knew why I didn't want to get out of bed this morning. Brr!!
I work as a Children's/Youth Services Librarian for a library system. I do story times, school visits, and teen activities each day at a different library in the county during the week. Today, I was at the library where my office is, so only my blue GO bag was required. This week's story time theme is snow and snowmen, which worked nicely with the snow we got on Sunday and Monday.
Wednesdays at 9am finds me at one of the local head starts for a 20-25 minute story time. Just grabbing my name badge before getting out of my car.
Lunch! I used to despise Wendy's (square burgers are an abomination!), but I'm beginning to come around.
The library where my office is located was open for the last time today, thus the nostalgic feeling. We're moving to a wonderful new building over the next few weeks. However, as I'm only at this library on Wednesday, I had to pack today. I share this office with the library branch director and this is only one side of it. There's still one big box or two that is packed up that you can't see.
After work, I drove to my sister's house so that I could reunite her with her car, which she left at her in-law's house during the Sunday snow. I think I need a new car and have been paying close attention to the cars I see the highway.
I got to play with and read to my niece while at my sister's. A rare moment to find Ari silent and still.
Stopped at Walgreens after dropping my sister off at her car.
Home sweet home!
I logged into one of the online classes I'm taking this semester. Technically, classes don't start until next week, but this professor opened the class early and posted an assignment. And because I can't control myself, I completed the assignment when I should have been enjoying my semester break. Oh, well! Last semester, hopefully. Should graduate with an MLIS in May.
It's Wednesday. And Wednesdays always end with Vlogbrothers, John and Hank. Mondays and Fridays also end with John and Hank.
And that's my 12 of 12!
If you don't know what a 12 of 12 is, I suggest you visit Chad Darnell's blog. He started this concept of taking 12 pictures to document the day on the 12th day of the month. 12 of 12!
So, January's 12 of 12:
I'd been up for about thirty minutes prior to taking this photo, but this was when I realized that if I didn't get a move on, I would be late for work!
When I got in my car and saw the temperature, I knew why I didn't want to get out of bed this morning. Brr!!
I work as a Children's/Youth Services Librarian for a library system. I do story times, school visits, and teen activities each day at a different library in the county during the week. Today, I was at the library where my office is, so only my blue GO bag was required. This week's story time theme is snow and snowmen, which worked nicely with the snow we got on Sunday and Monday.
Wednesdays at 9am finds me at one of the local head starts for a 20-25 minute story time. Just grabbing my name badge before getting out of my car.
Lunch! I used to despise Wendy's (square burgers are an abomination!), but I'm beginning to come around.
The library where my office is located was open for the last time today, thus the nostalgic feeling. We're moving to a wonderful new building over the next few weeks. However, as I'm only at this library on Wednesday, I had to pack today. I share this office with the library branch director and this is only one side of it. There's still one big box or two that is packed up that you can't see.
After work, I drove to my sister's house so that I could reunite her with her car, which she left at her in-law's house during the Sunday snow. I think I need a new car and have been paying close attention to the cars I see the highway.
I got to play with and read to my niece while at my sister's. A rare moment to find Ari silent and still.
Stopped at Walgreens after dropping my sister off at her car.
Home sweet home!
I logged into one of the online classes I'm taking this semester. Technically, classes don't start until next week, but this professor opened the class early and posted an assignment. And because I can't control myself, I completed the assignment when I should have been enjoying my semester break. Oh, well! Last semester, hopefully. Should graduate with an MLIS in May.
It's Wednesday. And Wednesdays always end with Vlogbrothers, John and Hank. Mondays and Fridays also end with John and Hank.
And that's my 12 of 12!
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