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I was interviewed by Kate Tasker for an article for Portraits of SLIS Students and Alumni on my School's blog site

http://slisapps.sjsu.edu/blogs/meet/?p=2108

Happy Halloween!

 

I have worn many wild and foolish costumes over the years on Halloween including the infamous Lorena Bobbit, a scary Ghede, (the voodoo god of the dead), and Cher from her Moonstruck days. I have also played my share of “sexy things”; sexy kitty, sexy puppy, sexy cave-girl, sexy Native American, sexy alien, sexy vampire (that one earned me a write up in the LA Weekly and other places too embarrassing for a mother of two to reveal). My all time personal favorite and go to standard has always been “Witch”. Not sexy witch, just witch; though twice I was a “pregnant witch”. People say that on Halloween you dress up like the thing you wish you could be or are too shy to be in real life. Does that mean that I strive to have more power and control in my life and make magic on the things I wish to change? Would I like to cast spells and make love potions? You betcha! When I take my kids trick or treating, I usually say, oh I won’t dress up this year, but then I end up putting together a costume.  Since my divorce, I have dressed as a Super Hero Mom, and a Zombie Mom, both of which I have cried about, laughed about or both, but I think this year I’m ready to be a witch again. I miss it, and I think it’s time to embrace my inner-witchiness once more.  Now I just have to decide, green face or deathly white? Purple satin hat or traditional Black? Pointy boots or striped tights? You’ll have to wait and see.  I’ll be the witch mom holding jackets standing on the sidewalk trying not to embarrass my kids as I take pictures and yell at them to say thank-you.

Internet Librarian

I spent the weekend at a conference called the Internet Librarian.  I know I know, where would the single (straight) men be at an event like this, but a girl has got to network if she wants a job in her new career and I’m game to try so I got up early to be ready for the five hour drive up to Monterey. I was nervous to meet my driving buddy; a fellow library student. Would he be a serial killer in the guise of a law librarian?  What were the odds he’d also be super hot and single? Well, when he pulled up in a rented white Crown Victoria, I happily and sadly realized he was neither. Once I finally got to my room at the Marriott, I unpacked my business suits and wondered if I’d get to wear the red party dress I brought just in case. (I also misguidedly stuffed a few condoms into my make-up bag). I never did wear the dress and high-heels, (only the smart grey suit saw any action), or use my little prophylactic buddies, but I did get to witness some kick-ass drunk librarian karaoke and learn a ton about the future of information science. When I got back home, I sent out e-mails to the business card connections I made, unpacked and lamented that the condoms I stuffed back in my drawer might expire before I ever get to use them. I really wanted the conference to have that magic “meet cute” element to it, but unless the statistics of who is in a MLIS program these days, I will remain single and searching. I guess it’s just as well. Sometimes business and pleasure need not always mix, and I should use my flirt & mingle techniques elsewhere like at a bloggers conference perhaps?

Job Search and more

As I left my office today, I realized that I was so engrossed in what I was doing that I could have stayed for a few more hours if I wasn't so hungry and my hand wasn't aching.  I liked it that much.  I haven't felt that was about a job in a while, and it's really quite scary.  What happens in the world of animation is you get to loving a job, and then what ever show you are on collapses, finishes, doesn't get green lit, over bids, whatever the case maybe, and then you get laid off.  Everyone says what a great job you did, how much they liked working with you, and as soon as the economy improves, they'll hire you back. (with less pay and no benefits).  So right now I'm in the phase where everything is awesome, and I'm loving it, but I can't help waiting for the other shoe to drop.  This is why I'm trying to get out and into Library Science, but I just love animation, so it's a heart-breaker for me. I hope the economy picks up, and Library's are restored to 7 day weeks, and I'll find that great job out there, but right now today, I'm having a tough time believing it. 

To Hell with Poverty!

Well, this doesn't really count as a library post, but I went to see Gang of Four last night, and they rocked so hard, it was unbelievable.  The audience was as old or older than I, and we screamed and jumped around like it was 1982 again.  I have such strong memories of listening to G of 4 om my giant boom box at the beach, and on my friend Jeanne's bedroom floor, and in my room crying and screaming and dancing. (most of what I felt like in high school). I had more than one mix tape with G of 4 songs on them, and hearing them at the show last night, I was remembering what came next on my tapes after the song played live.