Someone brought to my attention that I had not posted in a while... This is obviously true. Life and adventures get in the way along with my lack of consistency! Dear reader, I have a full time job. This takes some adjustment and getting used to. Working full time makes me smile, it means I have finally arrived, where that is I’m not sure. Perhaps I’ve arrived in a new set of statistics in this reeling economy. Perhaps it is the full circle of adulthood excluding parenthood.
I also received a puppy for Christmas, this too needed some adjustments. Being a puppy “parent” has certainly presented an insight into the potential future as a parent of a human baby… I have realized that I am reluctant to discipline severely when at home, but in public with people watch, I am inclined to maintain a sense of control, yes an illusion I know. However my husband is the exact opposite. He is ready to discipline when at home, when in public he laughs it off… An interesting development I know. If he were to edit this post, he would comment that he doesn't "laugh it off" but doesn't take it as seriously as I do... (I know there is a big difference between the two)
My lovely reader, the school semester is half over. I have laughed, cried, triumphed, yelled, jumped and high-fived my whole way through to mid-terms. The latter half of the semester may bring a more jubilant celebration as it will mark my journey has half completed. Or it may cause a somber realization that I don’t know when I will be in a Library or Museum or an Archive, those are my true dream jobs. I often am not satisfied with NOW, I want to know what the FUTURE holds. I have the hurry up and wait syndrome. I do realize this negative trait and I am attempting to make an effort to stop and enjoy what I am currently blessed with and wait patiently for the future as it will slowly turn into the now.
Take care of yourself and read an enjoyable book.
Mrs. Dunn
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Marc my words...
Cataloging(transitive verb) Date: 1598 1 : to make a catalog of
2: to enter in a catalog b : to classify (as books or information) descriptively
Marc Cataloging: Date 2009 1: to create or give a headache 2:to drive or make insane.
Well the definition listed above is not totally accurate. [Get my title?] But that is how I feel. I am in the process of working on a class project of database management and original Cataloging. Marc [Machine Readable Catalog]is truly a whole nother language. I feel like if websites were like books, the guide to Marc website would be dirty with fingerprints;dog eared and highlighted out the wazoo. I suppose if you are not familiar with my new friend Marc, he is filled with HTML like script and there are tag fields, indicators (first and second) subfields, lastly data. This way the material cataloged shows up in the database correctly and gives the patron ease to find titles, authors and what have you.
On a note completely different. I am teaching children how to sign the 100 Psalm of giving of thanks, for a Thanksgiving Production. The 4-5 year old absorbed it like sponges. The 8-10 year old couldn't hold still well enough to know what they were doing with their hands. The high schoolers looked at me like I was weird. It was fun teaching them the signs. I just wished I hadn't been cornered into doing this because I was the only one with "experience". I mean, "hello", signing for me goes well beyond just "experience" it was at one time my only way to communicate with anyone...
Take care and find a creative outlet.
Mrs. Dunn
2: to enter in a catalog b : to classify (as books or information) descriptively
Marc Cataloging: Date 2009 1: to create or give a headache 2:to drive or make insane.
Well the definition listed above is not totally accurate. [Get my title?] But that is how I feel. I am in the process of working on a class project of database management and original Cataloging. Marc [Machine Readable Catalog]is truly a whole nother language. I feel like if websites were like books, the guide to Marc website would be dirty with fingerprints;dog eared and highlighted out the wazoo. I suppose if you are not familiar with my new friend Marc, he is filled with HTML like script and there are tag fields, indicators (first and second) subfields, lastly data. This way the material cataloged shows up in the database correctly and gives the patron ease to find titles, authors and what have you.
On a note completely different. I am teaching children how to sign the 100 Psalm of giving of thanks, for a Thanksgiving Production. The 4-5 year old absorbed it like sponges. The 8-10 year old couldn't hold still well enough to know what they were doing with their hands. The high schoolers looked at me like I was weird. It was fun teaching them the signs. I just wished I hadn't been cornered into doing this because I was the only one with "experience". I mean, "hello", signing for me goes well beyond just "experience" it was at one time my only way to communicate with anyone...
Take care and find a creative outlet.
Mrs. Dunn
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Taking the Plunge.
It's that time of year, Mid-terms. This is my first midterm as a graduate student. Hopefully this same time next week, I'll still have my wits and hair about me. This past week I decided after numerous months of anxiety and negative thoughts to start applying for jobs I'm not really qualified for (that is I've not completed my Master's Degree). I have sat down and compiled cover letter after cover letter, attached resumes after resumes--you get the picture... No responses at least no positive ones that is. I feel like that before I have started, I'm already behind. It's quite frustrating really. That's a ramble for another occasion.
I do however have the opportunity of being on a library committee/board at a small college. I can't work in the library because of the lack of funding, but I can be on the committee to make changes to the proposed budget. With all intentional sarcasm, I will propose to the committee to alot a certain amount of money for additional staff members to come on board and I will ask that they vote for me as the newest addition to the library staff. Anyways with all dreaming and sarcasm aside. It was an interesting glimpse into the administrative aspect of how a library runs. It was my first meeting so I can't be to judgmental. Being the only female and under the age of 55, I felt that some of the thoughts and concerns were valid, however the proposed solutions were a little bit dated and not totally viable for "now". My proposed ideas for quick solutions, was not met with opposition, it was simply ignored. I suppose I should have gotten the hint. Until I kept bringing it up the problem in different ways and asking what the solution would be. No answers. Merely, "it's now time to chew the fat", no one actually said that, but if they were country and had a funny sense of humor they would have!
I do however have the opportunity of being on a library committee/board at a small college. I can't work in the library because of the lack of funding, but I can be on the committee to make changes to the proposed budget. With all intentional sarcasm, I will propose to the committee to alot a certain amount of money for additional staff members to come on board and I will ask that they vote for me as the newest addition to the library staff. Anyways with all dreaming and sarcasm aside. It was an interesting glimpse into the administrative aspect of how a library runs. It was my first meeting so I can't be to judgmental. Being the only female and under the age of 55, I felt that some of the thoughts and concerns were valid, however the proposed solutions were a little bit dated and not totally viable for "now". My proposed ideas for quick solutions, was not met with opposition, it was simply ignored. I suppose I should have gotten the hint. Until I kept bringing it up the problem in different ways and asking what the solution would be. No answers. Merely, "it's now time to chew the fat", no one actually said that, but if they were country and had a funny sense of humor they would have!
Take care and read a book.
Mrs. Dunn
Friday, September 25, 2009
Back in the game.
I used to have a blog in high school. It was the thing to do... Now quite a few years later, and in graduate school and possibly far more busier now, then in high school. Only time will tell if this is a folly. I can't quite possibly tell you why I choose to start up a blog again after all this time. Perhaps to give some sanity and order in my life. It does feel somewhat chaotic, three-part time jobs, nine hours of graduate classes (and all the busy work that is associated with it) oh and did I mention that I am a newly wed? On top of all of that, I have a fur baby-a Russian Hamster-eloquently named Sir Fredrick. (He's quite charming until your fingers smell like food and he bites them.) Yet I remain hopeful that having a blog will help bring all chaos into perspective. I have not contemplated what I will write about or how frequently I will write. I openly abhor disorder, yet secretly my thoughts and life are often out of order... Irony or merely a bad joke? All flaws aside, I truly believe my intent will be one of cathartic release.
Mrs. Dunn
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