Saturday, September 30, 2006

A good full day

Or a couple of days. I use to come into the Library to hang out and check email. Now I come in to the library to check email and work. But I love it. The staff and the patrons have been so nice to me. They have allowed me to slowly learn how to use the computer systems and such.

The small town life is suiting me just fine. The weather has been fabulous, I don't care what the locals say. Cold rainy windy, I love it all. A little shopping here and there, most recently at the Pass It On Shop. I bought a load of kitchen stuff. I can't wait to start baking. Finally people to eat my food, poor things.

I am working, sorta. I am helping out at the desk. I am remembering how much I love the public library. It is just a more lively place to work. And then with all of these windows. This is a beautiful library. I never get tired of hearing people say how much they love the library.

The house, which I love, is in massive mess. I am still having a terrible time trying to convince myself I need to unpack. But seriously, with weather this nice how can you stay inside and unpack?

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

One week and counting

I have been in Pelican Rapids for a week. I have developed an insane love for eating at Riverside. It is close to the public library, and thus close to my home.

I will do almost anything to avoid unpacking my house. So I hang out at Riverside, I hang out at the library (usually by the fireplace so if you want to find me that is your best bet) and finding other ways to busy myself.

I have loved the last week here. The trees are turning colors and the air is growing crisp. I will once again have a normal winter.

For those of you who spent a year listening to me tell you how odd it was to see the rain fall straight out of the sky, I am now glad to tell you that I smiled as I watched the rain fall at a beautiful angle today.

More later, including photos, I hope.

Saturday, September 16, 2006

Here she goes again..

I am offically the former metadata specialist for the University of Missouri-Columbia Extension Ag Information. I spent just over a year here, and it was one of my more important ones. I finally learned that I need to work in a public library. I will miss the work of an academic setting, but I need the people. I need patrons. I need to see the impact my work has on people.

So it is with a heavy heart I leave Columbia. I know this might be a shock to some of my readers, but it is true. There are a great many things that only Columbia can give. Let's face it, the shopping is good. There are a great many things to do here. But after a year, I found out I am a small town girl. I like things to quite down.

More in the next few days, I promise I will be better at keeping this up.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Yeah!

The truck is booked!

The details were just too messy and too many to figure out. The cost of having someone else move my pittance worth of stuff will be worth the effort. Sure I am gonna have to keep reminding myself of that for weeks and possibly months to come, but at least I will not be driving a truck across five states, with two cats in the cab, towing my car. Lives have been saved. Millions of dollars worth of damage have been avoided.

SIDE NOTE: for the record this is not because I am a bad driver. This is because I have never towed anything in my life, and I figured now was not a good time to test my learning curve.

Now off to my part time job, and then home to pack.

Forward thinking

Thenewyorkerstore.com - Product Details: "

The Complete New Yorker Portable Hard Drive"

Leave it to the New Yorker to attempt this. Now normally I don't get all hyped up over stuff like this. I like holding the books, turning the pages, and savoring the moments. But at the same time, the ability to search thousands of articles is appealing. Three hundred dollars isn't bad for all that information.

Sure there are issues about how long will it last, is the cost worth the benefits, what are the benefits?

Regardless what you think, it is an interesting move for the publishing world.

Monday, September 04, 2006

Goodbye Steve

Top News Article | Reuters.com: "Discovery network mourns Irwin, plans tribute"

I am not going to lie, he wasn't my favorite person on Animal Planet, but regardless if you loved him or hated him, you have to admire him.


Steve Irwin was one of the most known personalities in the world. Ask any person and they will attempt to imitate him, for better or worse. He made the animal kingdom exciting and interesting for people of all ages. His passing also proves that the animal kingdom is dangerous.

Animal Planet says there is a lot of material of Irwin’s that hasn't been aired yet. We will be able to learn from him for years to come.

Thanks again Steve.

The trials and tribulations of moving

Well, the Purple Cat has found her new home. In just a few short weeks Cheevie, Catherine the Great, and I will be heading up north. The fine citizens of Pelican Rapids, MN offered me an opportunity I couldn’t refuse. I hope that I will be able to serve them as well as their previous director.

Even with all the excitement of a new job, the typical trials and tribulations of moving are starting to wear me down. After much panic and stress, I thought I had figured out how to get my cousin down here to help load the moving truck and get everything to Pelican Rapids without having to tow my car.

While I am very happy that my cousin will be starting a new job, it put my stress free moving in a bit of a sling. The panic driving a moving truck, towing my car, my two lovely cats through five states is more than I could handle.

Further research gave me one last hope at an easy move. It is going to run me a bit more, but in the end it will be easier on everyone. So hopefully by this time tomorrow, the calm I had just a few days ago will be back.

I will keep you posted.

I am off to pack more boxes.