Category Archives: Library for Life

The Library is Realized. Nearly.

I touched a spider yesterday. And killed at least 6 others. There may have also been a weird black flying cricket that got caught in the crossfire. And my clothes had enough cobwebs for me to continually checking my body … Continue reading

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My Hands Came Away Red

For the last three years, I’ve been stuffing my head with books filled with words like “interface” and “Boolean” and “metadata.” You know, academic books—or “monographs” as we librarians like to call them. But sometimes I read books for fun. … Continue reading

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Pass: The End of Oral Comps

It’s over! It’s over! Oral comps is finally over! Sure, I was a virtual wreck this morning. A couple cries. A few hyperventilations. A stomach so squirrely I couldn’t eat before the test. But I did some deep breathing exercises. … Continue reading

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