Author: Jennifer Kuntz

The first of many Attilium SCA demos is tomorrow. We will be at the Cumberland County Library and Public Information Center. Tonight is the Biz meeting, time to whip everyone into a frenzy of demo love. I’m hoping we can get a few new members to our group and make a good showing in the community.
Wish me luck.

Today I am officially wearing the Boss Hat. *shudder* We told the staff we would be re-vamping the weekend schedule. They took it pretty well. But I can see trouble brewing on the horizon. Maybe next week I’ll be wearing the “Boss Rainslicker” or the “Boss Casket”. Watch this space for events to unfold.

In honor of our upcoming SCA demo this week, Tom’s paper out us on the cover. You can see the image here. http://www.upandcomingmag.com
And now I’m famous, sorta, for 15 minutes. Everyone has something to say about the picture, I think my favorite comment is the one from Danr who said we look like the illustration on a cheesy fantasy novel and that I look like I’m waiting for a bus.

If you want to see us in person, stop by the Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center on Maiden Lane in Fayetteville on Friday, Apile 22 from 7:00-9:00 PM. We’ll be demonstrating a variety of SCA activities.

What a fun quiz!

I am thinking today about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and how that correlates to better job performance. This is more or less prompted by the fact that I’m thinking pretty obsessively about taking on the supervisory job at my library. I wonder if I explain the concept to my staff and we talk about it that I could open a dialogue about being more responsive to the needs of our co-workers.

I think that being aware of your limitations helps you control your behavior.

Hirearcy of needs link below.
http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/maslow.html

I have decided that nothing bothers me more than obfuscation and lying. I guess this is mostly prompted by the fact that Pope John Paul II has asked that his personal papers be burned instead of preserved. Doing this does a great disservice to those who want to know more about the man who helped to shape the 20th century. I think that we have a responsibility to leave an accurate record of ourselves during our lives. The people coming after us should be allowed to understand us with 360 degree clarity, not just what is written about us, but also what we say about ourselves.
It is my fervent hope that at the moment of extinction, we are granted an instant of absolute clarity, I think it would be the ultimate disappointment to die without having your life’s questions answered. The world is full of mystery, and each layer of mystery we uncover reveals a deeper mystery beneath. I hope that an ultimate truth ultimately underlies the mystery.

It’s a pretty day outside, sunny and not too warm (in the 70’s). Last night it rained so everything is pretty fresh and clean, for a while. It’s tree porno season right now and everything is getting covered with a thin greeny-yellow layer of “tree love”. Very verdant.

Our friend Roland turned us on to Invader Zim on DVD. It’s a cartoon that aired briefly on Nickelodeon about a hyperactive alien who is sent to try and conquer Earth to keep him out of the way of his superiors. It’s very dark and funny and would appeal to those who enjoyed the great Ren and Stimpy.

So Mr. Phil is definitely going to be leaving in early May. After he leaves they will be posting his job. So, in the meantime, someone has to be in charge of the library. Due to my excellentness, and nobody else wanting it, they picked me *YAY*. On the up side, it means more money and more control over my schedule. On the flip side, I have to ride herd over the whole assemblage of drama that is this staff, without the long term authority of being the permanent boss. Should be interesting. I always enjoy a challenge.

MSN has some pics from the new Harry Potter film and I have to say that young Harry is developing an almost Frodo-like luminosity and pouty lips look that I highly approve of. Ron looks very unhappy and has a big mop of red hair. They have selected Miranda Richardson to be Rita Skeeter, a good casting decision. Brilliant choice of Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort. I hope the franchise lasts through the seven books of the series.

I’m sitting here in the library at my desk and I look over to the left. There is a young man, maybe 16-20 years old sitting at a table looking at our encyclopedias. Next to him on the table are a megaphone and a can of Lysol spray. He hasn’t used the megaphone yet, but he keeps spraying the Lysol in the air. Now I will admit that our building does have a bit of a mold problem that sets off my allergies on occasion, but I didn’t think Lysol did anything for airborne mold. Maybe we smell bad. I’m not sure.
I wonder what the megaphone is for.

As a coda to this, our computer lab guy, Henry just walked by wearing yellow rubber gloves and carrying an Army issue machete. (He’s going out to kill a tree and doesn’t know if it’s of the poison type or not.)

I love my job. It’s so surreal.