Wednesday, January 21, 2009
President Obama
Let me just write that again - President Obama. It still doesn't seem real that we have a new president, an African-American family in the White House and that the era of Bush and Cheney are over. We have a president who loves basketball and is a Chicagoan. It couldn't be better.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Another year
I can't seem to find the mental space to write even simple blog posts. I should just start writing all of my pithy comments and make everyone suffer.
I am really glad that 2008 is over. 2007 was horrible. 2008 was about recovering from 2007. I am ready to move on. I won't bother making any resolutions since I never follow them after the first week or so. In my head, I have an idea of how I want to approach 2009. I've managed to sustain this idea for the last two days. We'll see how I am doing after a month.
Random section of the post: In the latter part of the year, I started to question what I want to do. Am I really settled into the librarian thing? Do I want to try something else? Do I want to stay in Portland? I can't say that I have all of the answers but I postponed making any decisions until my brain feels a little more clear. I keep thinking of a former co-worker (current place of employment) who told us at one of her last meetings before she retired (I need to paraphrase the exact quote), "Don't take things so fucking serious." Amen. I've almost become really bitter with everything that bugs me about my profession. I could write a million word rant. On the other hand, I get these moments of pure satisfaction and joy out of my career that make the annoying things seem so minor. I am always blown away by the amazing people I have met through my career. So, I guess it isn't all bad. I've been thinking a lot about all of those amazing people and how they have shaped my thoughts or inspire me to do a better job.
I want to write a post of my highlights or thoughts about the year but I need to get some sleep. I'll leave you with a photo essay of 2008 from one of my favorite blogs - 2008 part I, 2008 part II and 2008 part III.
Happy New Year everyone.
I am really glad that 2008 is over. 2007 was horrible. 2008 was about recovering from 2007. I am ready to move on. I won't bother making any resolutions since I never follow them after the first week or so. In my head, I have an idea of how I want to approach 2009. I've managed to sustain this idea for the last two days. We'll see how I am doing after a month.
Random section of the post: In the latter part of the year, I started to question what I want to do. Am I really settled into the librarian thing? Do I want to try something else? Do I want to stay in Portland? I can't say that I have all of the answers but I postponed making any decisions until my brain feels a little more clear. I keep thinking of a former co-worker (current place of employment) who told us at one of her last meetings before she retired (I need to paraphrase the exact quote), "Don't take things so fucking serious." Amen. I've almost become really bitter with everything that bugs me about my profession. I could write a million word rant. On the other hand, I get these moments of pure satisfaction and joy out of my career that make the annoying things seem so minor. I am always blown away by the amazing people I have met through my career. So, I guess it isn't all bad. I've been thinking a lot about all of those amazing people and how they have shaped my thoughts or inspire me to do a better job.
I want to write a post of my highlights or thoughts about the year but I need to get some sleep. I'll leave you with a photo essay of 2008 from one of my favorite blogs - 2008 part I, 2008 part II and 2008 part III.
Happy New Year everyone.
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