The longest day known to man (or to Hannah) is finished… the work part of it anyway. I’m hoping good things for the last few hours of the day. Before those hours happen, I’ll regale you with tales of the first pesky 14 hours. I woke up almost when my alarm clock went off (20…
Category: work
Shock!
Things have taken an interesting turn at work. Let’s just say that this morning I was a reference librarian with some computer knowledge, and around noon I was offered a job in my current library system that will put me in charge of lots of computerish things. That makes me laugh, because the best way…
Crossing Guard Action
Today is the first day of school for lots of kids in the area. I forgot until this morning that that also means something for me. It means that my friendly, neighborhood crossing guards are back. There are two crossing guards on my way to work–one near my house and one a few blocks from…
Planning for the Abyss
Yesterday’s haiku left a lot to be desired in the humor department. That’s just how Microsoft makes me feel sometimes. I had one big project that I needed to finish, and my computer decided that it wouldn’t open the Excel file that was necessary for that one project. It made me grumpy. Today is new…
Haiku
Microsoft mocks me Sticky fingers pick up books Another work day
New Adventures
I led the library’s monthly mystery book club this morning. There’s usually only one attendee, which should make me sad. It doesn’t make me sad though, because that one attendee is fantastic. She and her husband (who will henceforth be known as Lady and Husband) totally made my day, and not in the Clint Eastwood…
Comfort for a Fee
We have casual Friday options at my place of work. The catch is that you’re only allowed to participate if you pay $3 for the right to dress down. In the past, I’ve laughed at this option and done other things with my money. It seemed totally illogical to spend good money on the right…
Small, but valuable. 