Sunday, November 12, 2006

Slightly New Approach

For the latest installment in the job-hunt saga, I will tell you that I turned in applications this week for two separate part-time, temporary reference librarian jobs--one at a local public library (the local library to which I've belonged the longest) and one at a local Conference USA school. I hear neither is a great place to work, but I'm obviously not in a position to be choosy. My money situation is about to be dire, despite my Target income, and I am also increasingly worried about being out of a library job for too long.

So, cross your fingers and pray for my latest endeavor. If one of these works out, it would not be a long-term solution, but it would at least give me more money, more experience, and more peace of mind.

The Slump

Remember how I said that there's nothing to stimulate the imagination at Target, and I worried that it would hurt my blogging?

I'm too tired to run a statistical analysis (yay 5080 (BTW, Starr--has Dr. Enoch left SLIS?), but I think it would prove that my blogging has declined proportionately to the amount of hours I'm working at Target. One reason for this is that I have fewer opportunities at the computer. Unfortunately, all of my computer activities have suffered of late.

No excuse, just an explanation.

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Good Philosophy

You know I'm fond of magnets, right? Here's my latest purchase:


You can get your own from Fridgedoor.com

By the Way

Did I mention SweetPea, my new nephew? Oh, I guess I did.

Well let me just say that he is probably the most perfect specimen of a male baby on which I have ever laid eyes. Grandma and I went to visit him (and his big sister and parents) last week. I intended to take photos, but never did. A photo simply could not do him justice, and would be only a pale imitation of the real thing. In addition to his good looks, SweetPea is also mild and sweet-natured. We only heard him cry when he was having his diaper changed, and who could blame a boy for that?