I was at a book talk tonight. The journalist who talked about “books that had been important in his life” was funny and made most of the books sound interesting. The problem was that I have read some of the books he talked about. And I did not like them at all. The first one… Continue reading Important books in your life?
Corporate library world
April marks the third year I’ve been working in a corporate library. It’s different than a public or a university library. Not so many walk-in patrons. I kind of miss that. But, I don’t have teen girls (or anyone, really) asking me for books about hot vampires anymore, either. So there are positives.
Temperature
Why us it that in autumn, 8 degrees celcius is cold – but when I’m looking at the weather forecast for the conference I’m attending next week – it feels warm in my mind? Certainly, Easter break in the mountains where -15 probably was the average temperature makes the -2 I returned to feel warm.… Continue reading Temperature
Twitter and celebrities
If you have Twitter: Which famous people do you follow, and why?
It is March Madness time – fictional character style.
Les Miserables – by one man
Snow
I’m much less enthused by snow falling in February than I am by it doing it in November or December. By February the snow has lost its magical powers. It is just cold and white and a sign that spring isn’t here yet.
KVSC Trivia weekend again!
I’m playing from afar with a team in Minnesota, yet again. 50 hours of utter trivia madness. From the first year I played, I have progressed to the point where I’m actually planning to do a fair bit of sleeping the first night – the rest of it will be quite horrible if I don’t.… Continue reading KVSC Trivia weekend again!
Once a month cooking
I’ve been trying out Once A Month Mom cooking this weekend. I now have a lot of delicious-smelling dishes in my freezer. It’s breakfasts, lunches and dinners – and you get the shopping lists for all the dishes as well as recipe cards, and the order of cooking to maximize time. Lessons learned (remember this… Continue reading Once a month cooking