Poetry and eBooks

An interesting title, no? They arrived at my doorstep almost simultaneously this weekend so I thought that I would write about them. Firstly, the Massachusetts Poetry Festival was in Salem this weekend and like the last year, I volunteered. Volunteering is a great way to help out the Festival and to get into events for … Continue reading Poetry and eBooks

Books for you! Books for all!

Hello old chums! I'm not even going to mention, more than this brief moment, my lack of blogging frequency. I have books to recommend and a few other things to mention. This post may be a bit hodgepodge but who doesn't love that? I was in a bit of a book slump earlier this month … Continue reading Books for you! Books for all!

First week

Phew! My first week is over and I'm merely hours away from my second week. Here are a serious of impressions/vignettes from my first week: -The library is a bit labyrinthine in the staff areas. I keep imagining that I will either 1) see David Bowie somewhere or 2) materialize a la Henry from The … Continue reading First week

New job – Eek!

Hi all. Another long time in between posts, I know. But now I can finally say that there has been a reason for the long cold nights in between writing: I got a new job! The process has taken a few months from application, to interviews, to visits, to giving notice and finally, to yesterday, … Continue reading New job – Eek!

Seriously, my eyes are up here

They are on my face - and yes, looking at people's eyes or at least trying to make some semblance of looking at someone's face is our culture's way of showing you are listening - and not in the middle of my chest. That's where my boobs live. Don't look at my boobs for the entire time I'm … Continue reading Seriously, my eyes are up here