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I was calling my library management software company to find out how to run some reports.  They’re always really helpful and friendly but it tends to take a while before customer service picks up.  The beginning of the school year is the worst.  I can be on hold for a good 30 minutes or more listening [...]

I think the universe is preventing me from posting.
I wanted to write about how the temperature here in NYC dropped suddenly and I’m already about ten degrees colder than the average person.  I am comfortable at 78 degrees, which is when most people turn on the air conditioning.  When I walked into the library on [...]

Today was one of those random days when I didn’t have to go to work.  (Did I mention how much I love working in a school?)  I went out with some of the teachers the night before and ended up not getting to bed until 5:00 a.m. I was hoping to sleep until well past [...]

I apologize for closing comments in the previous post - I guess I just wanted to let it out and let it go.  And then the universe conspired to give me the busiest week of my life, making a tough transition just the tiniest bit easier.  Part of this conspiracy was sending the one and [...]

The last two months have been very difficult and I’ve been trying to stonewall my feelings just to get through each day.  After nine years of marriage and almost twelve years together, D and I have parted ways, and Sunday I moved the last of my things out of the place I called home for almost [...]

This past weekend was probably one of the most surreal times of my life.  If a 48-hour stretch of time could be bipolar, this was the one.  When it went high, it went crazily, beautifully, maniacally high.  When it went low, it went painfully, heart-shatteringly low.
Saturday was the high.  I celebrated my belated birthday at [...]

I rarely check up on the kids at the library when they are on the computers since most are doing schoolwork.  Or at least pretending to, which is good enough for me as I’ve instituted an unspoken “don’t ask don’t tell” policy.  But when I hear giggling or too much conversing, especially from repeat offenders, [...]