Month: January 2006

I finally have a few minutes free to type an update. The new computer system is installed at work and minus a few minor weirdnesses I think it’s going to work pretty well. The staff is invested in mastering it and that goes a long way towards making it work.

On the personal front, Tiernen and I went and joined the gym in Raeford last night. We’re trying to get in shape for the summer so we can enjoy ourselves at our various summer activities. We worked out on the machines and swam in the pool and then came home and slept. I’m a little sore this morning. I figure that will work out as the days go by.

I am now as trained as I’m going to be on this new stuff. Gotta get caught up on all the things I put aside for the training, supplies, invoices and personnel paperwork.
No rest for the wicked.

I am moderately nifty today. Last day of training for the week. Next week, more of the same. I’m going to have to go through the step-by-step SOP instructions for the old catalog system and adapt them for the new catalog system. We’re trying to avoid mistakes, don’t-cha-know.

This weekend, sewing and cleaning and the husband is insisting on gaming, so some D&D and Cthulhu.
Right now, tired and logy. Sigh. Too warm in here.

My little sister tagged me for this. So I am writing about 5 guilty pleasures in my life and then tagging some others to do the same.

Right…

Ground Rules: The first player of this “game” starts with the topic “5 Guilty Pleasures” and people who get tagged need to write an LJ entry about their 5 Guilty Pleasures as well as state this rule. In the end, you need to choose the next 5 people to be tagged and list their names.

1. Picking and squishing: Maybe I’m latently obsessive or something, but there’s a satisfaction to the instant visceral experience of picking and squishing. My two favorites are zits and fleas. Especially fleas, catching the little buggers as they try to scamper away and then crushing them between my nails and tearing off their tiny little heads. Very guilty, but very pleasurable. And it does help make the cats less itchy or am I rationalizing?

2. Little kids books: I can call it “research for work”, but I honestly just love children’s picture books. I read most of the new ones when they come into the library and also at the bookstore. I vary mainly between the very silly ones, like the Dumb Bunnies and beautifully illustrated stuff like Jan Brett and Grahame Base. It takes up more of a proportion of my time than it really should given the size of our collection and the other things I should be doing.

3. Being quicker on the uptake than most of my staff: This is a mean one, I shouldn’t be happy at other people’s frustration and confusion, but in a way, I feel it justifies my salary that I’m a quick study. There are things I still don’t get, but I’m much faster at assimilating new information than most of the people who work for me. I think it can lead to a dangerous tendency to be smug, so I try to at least appear humble, but I expect I’m still pretty smug nonetheless.

4. Sleeping in: I’d usually rather be sleeping, enough said.

5. Schadenfreude: or is that a tautology?

OK, I tag tiernen, deza, ari_griffin, zenfencer, j_alan_b
Confess.

The holiday season was gotten through. We went up to PA on the 22nd for the viewing on the 23rd and the funeral on the 24th. On the 25th we spent some time with sister-in-law Sue and her hubby Bob and nephew Dave. Video poker was played as was Sequence.

The 26th-30th were mainly spent sitting around the house, fielding family phone calls and seeing the lovely, lovely PA friends. A trip to Ikea was also made (WooT). Plans were made for reunions at and around Pennsic this summer.

On the 30th we drove back to NC in two cars, one was part of the bequest from Geri. On the 31st-2nd we stayed at home and vegged.

Today, the 3rd, back to work you!

The library is still standing, so that’s a mercy.

Looking forward to the SCA meeting this week.