Oh the time goes by, yes it does.

Shaun of the Dead was a great movie!

Did a report back last Tuesday about my experience being in NY at the RNC and working for Radical Reference. I was pretty nervous before-hand, but it was done in a seminar style, all of us sitting around a circle, so even though the focus was on me for the 10 minutes or so that I talked, it wasn't overwhelming. I imagined I'd be standing up in front of a lectern or something. There were about 30 people in the crowd, all dressed like Evergreeners. I actually felt pretty comfortable with them. The response was terrific, people were very enthusiastic about activist librarians. I could almost see a paradigm shift occuring as people began to imagine librarians as a source for protest and social justice information and support.

M starts his pottery class tomorrow. He's pretty excited about it. N and S continue in their dance class. H is going to be gone for the next three consecutive weekends, pretty much all day, for an improv class up in Vancouver, BC. It should be a pretty intense and rewarding experience for her. The only hard part for me will be this upcoming Saturday, when we have our third annual Apple Fest happening. Hopefully I'll be able to be papa/host/participant in all the events until H gets back.

School is going OK - I feel like I'm constantly behind on my readings, just barely keeping up with them, but I'm "getting" the content pretty well. I've received high grades on all my assignments and exercises so far. Got my first 3.9 in LIS510. But the pace is fast and it would be easy to fall behind if I'm not careful.

Um, what else? I feel like I'm going through my financial aid money pretty fast, but also feel like I'm spending the money on things that are worth it (like H's improv class, fixing M's bike, buying H a watch that she needed, etc).

I've been sick the last few days, and now the rainy, windy, dark and cold rides are upon me. Time to get on the cold weather gear and suck it up.