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Sudden Realization

After looking over these last two posts, I’ve realized that perhaps using my blog as a tool for getting a job…..probably not gonna happen.

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Eh…if they can’t take a joke, do I really wanna work there? And if I’m gonna have to censor myself online…I’m not sure it’s worth any job.

What do you guys think?

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State of the Union Address

Wow. All I can say…wow. When did we completely forget that whole “Church/State” thing, George? As if his stance on same-sex marriage wasn’t Paleolithic in nature, his attempt to get “faith based initiatives” is just insane.

I cannot express how frightening it is to me to have a President that panders to religion to the degree that W has. Then again, I’m an atheistic zealot, so of course I’d feel that way.

But I can’t wait until we outgrow this whole “religious” thing in our thinking as humans.

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TARHEELS WIN!

Well…just about the best game I’ve ever seen, and definitely the best I’ve ever seen in person.

UNC 86 – UConn 83

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Check out the pictures

My pictures from ALA Midwinter in San Diego.

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I call this: “Triptych on ALA Midwinter”

123 Lantern Way
January 9th, 2003

Chicago O’Hare Airport
January 9th, 2003

Coronado Beach, California
January 13th, 2003
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Day Three

Still early, but I’ve already been over to the Job Placement Center. Score was 78342695 public libraries from California, useful job information, 0. But it was good to see…people keep telling me that the center at Annual is much better and more useful, but it’s in June, in Orlando, and I’m just not sure I’m going to be up for it. But we’ll see.

Blogging this time from the 2nd floor of the Convention Center, at the Canon Internet Cafe. Free access for Con goers, but the line is 20 minutes long. So I’m gonna head out, and let someone else have the seat.

Miss everyone, and I’ll be back soon! (Love ya, Bets!)

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Day Two

Cooler, but still over 50 degrees F. Took time today to go to the San Diego Zoo; fabulous photos to follow upon return to safe haven. Blogging from Internet Terminal in Hostel, very interesting interface and technology, but it works.

Tomorrow = ALA Placement Services to attempt to discover new and wonderful jobs that haven’t come to my attention yet, another session or two to attempt to network like mad, and the Exhibition Hall to attempt to get as much free shit as possible. Details when available.

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Bloggin’ from San Diego

Hey gang! Just a quick note from sunny SoCal for you. Just finishing up the day here…lots of good stuff. Mostly, the weather. For those of you caught in the chill, it’s 70 and sunny here. Just beautiful.

Overall, lots of good sessions at the conference. Got my fingers into the “Info Commons” discussion today, which was good. Other than that, just enjoying the fine company.

Oh, and doing a LOT of making fun of librarians. Jeez, you’ve never seen so many cardigans in your LIFE!

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On the way to sunny SoCal

Ok guys, I’ll be off tomorrow morning for San Diego for the ALA Midwinter meeting. Expect updates from the convention floor, and pictures when I return. I plan on taking lots of photos (would photoblog if there was going to be 802.11 access on the con floor), and I’ll throw them up when I return.

See you all next week!

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Nicholas was…

older than sin, and his beard could grow no whiter. He wanted to die.
the dwarfish natives of the arctic caverns did not speak his language, but conversed in their own, twittering tongue, conducted incomprehensible rituals, when they were not actually working in the factories.
Once every year they forced him, sobbing and protesting, into Endless Night. During the journey he would stand near every child in the world, leave one of the dwarves’ invisible gifts by its bedside. The children slept, frozen in time.
He envied Prometheus and Loki, Sisyphus and Judas. His punishment was harsher.
Ho.
Ho.
Ho.

–Neil Gaiman, from his collection Angels and Visitations

Just a little happy christmas note from one of my favorite authors!