Oh my it’s been a long time since I’ve written here. I haven’t forgotten you, rather life got itself in the way. For a little while, there was nothing especially positive to share, and there’s enough negativity in this world without adding to the pool. But there were many lovely things too, and life has been full and busy with new friends, new music, new farm market finds, new books, new shoes…
It was actually a confluence of events that lead me to crack open ye old blog today. The first was a vow to be more creative in the coming year, despite the harried pace of life, and writing is definitely a part of that. The second was the arrival of a new pair of vegan shoes of a librarianly nature and some goodies from Sock Dreams. The third was the coming of age of a little blog I’ve been following into a full on site of fabulousness. We’ll get to that in a minute…
One of the many things that got in the way of my epistolary regularity was getting my feet wet in Library School. I began classes last winter and have been moving along at the glacial pace of one class at a time. Given that I’m still trying to swing full-time employment, this degree may take some time. Last quarter I took the required intro course on databases and information systems. Given my current job, it was a bit of a snooze fest until the last 2 weeks. However, it’s something I actually like doing and I’m re-evaluating the focus of my studies. I’m still interested in the archival field, but am considering approaching it from the technical end.
In an effort to feel like I wasn’t just treading water, I took on a volunteer position with the Urban Archives at Temple University. I’ve been getting dusty and breathing deeply of the ancient developer fumes every Friday. It’s been fascinating and I look forward to sharing some of what I come across.
So all of this is to say, I’m feeling back on an even keel and in the sharing mood. There are still murky waters swirling about, but they’ll sort themselves out in time. So getting on with the share, if you haven’t already checked out The Book Cover Archive, set aside plenty of time and indulge. It’s a treasure trove of incredible design work. For someone like me, who will admit without shame that I DO judge a book by its cover, it’s like the New Arrival shelf of the bookstore of my dreams :)