{"id":195,"date":"2008-05-04T10:03:59","date_gmt":"2008-05-04T17:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jessamyn.com\/journal\/2008\/05\/resisting-the-upgrade"},"modified":"2008-05-04T10:06:24","modified_gmt":"2008-05-04T17:06:24","slug":"resisting-the-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jessamyn.com\/journal\/2008\/05\/resisting-the-upgrade","title":{"rendered":"resisting the upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve been staying away from this blog for a few reasons, all of them surmountable. First, I haven’t upgraded to the new WordPress and I know I’m supposed to and every time I see my classically lovely custom CSS<\/a> here I know it’s not long for this world and I despair. Second, I’m in Canada, Regina SK to be exact, for another few hours. I love Canada. Canadian people are so nice as a general rule, or perhaps it’s just the Canadian library faction, but man I’m happy every time I come here, looking forward to talking to people. Last night, after my talk, we sat around the bar and discussed who had learned to drive on a tractor [answer: almost everyone, including me]. Third, I’ve been spending a more-than-usual amount of time with a local-to-New-England-but-not-Vermont guy who takes up a lot of my available typing time and sends me off daydreaming when I could be working. Details will emerge eventually. Fourth, it’s Spring. This relates to several of the previous reasons, but it means I’ve been messing with the yard, staring in wonder at all the new-budding joy that is Vermont in May, and sleeping differently, getting used to new sheets and new allergies.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, I should note that when I’m too busy to write in paragraphs, sometimes I put things up on Twitter. You are welcome to never pay attention to that, or this, or the Internet in general really, but if you’re Twitter-curious, I’m there under my usual name<\/a>. Here’s the last few days of little things I’ve said there. Yes, a lot of it is pithy nonsense. I’m not advocating, I’m just saying…<\/p>\n

jessamyn: Wondering if sleeping in comfy car in extended parking lot beats braving Albany nonsense late at night after much travel. If there’s wifi… 12 minutes ago \t<\/p>\n

jessamyn: Moved to a top floor corner room because the octagenarian birthday party was threatening to go all night. Talk went great, Albany tomorrow. about 12 hours ago<\/p>\n

jessamyn: Talking about the Weakerthans “I Hate Winnipeg” (One Great City!) song with Winnipeg public librarian. She likes it. about 21 hours ago \t<\/p>\n

jessamyn: “Can you please send a band-aid to room 835? Yes, the same room you sent the sewing kit to 30 min ago….” about 23 hours ago from web \t<\/p>\n

jessamyn: Tim Hortons will take US $ and turn it into Canadian $ and donuts. Now I have cab fare. F! T! W! @ezrakilty: will not need fedexed pelts, tx 08:38 PM May 02, 2008 \t<\/p>\n

jessamyn: Why, when I type “circulation interface” opac into google images am I greeted by my own face? 07:20 PM May 02, 2008 \t<\/p>\n

jessamyn: My ATM card expired Wednesday? And I am a country away from its replacement? I need to pay more attention to time. 06:22 PM May 02, 2008 \t<\/p>\n

jessamyn: I <3 prayer! http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/iamthebestartist\/2460168064\/<\/a> [note: link to the photo above, actually] 03:39 PM May 02, 2008 \t<\/p>\n

jessamyn: Oh Vermont, I keep thinking I could not love you more, but you have free wifi at rest stops? Saskatchewan-bound, I am! 12:55 PM May 02, 2008 \t<\/p>\n

jessamyn: 88 year old student learning to point… then to click… email is a distant horizon but the eventual goal. 05:48 PM May 01, 2008 \t<\/p>\n

jessamyn: Pervert Morris Team for May Day http:\/\/www.whiteratsmorris.org<\/a> 12:54 PM May 01, 2008 \t<\/p>\n

jessamyn: I’m trying the write words first, find slides pictures later approach. Seems to be working well. Oh Regina, we will have fun. 12:15 PM May 01, 2008 \t<\/p>\n

jessamyn: Old man in post office: “would you like some candy little girl?” Then he hands me a tootsie roll and we both laugh like hell. 11:24 AM May 01, 2008 \t<\/p>\n

jessamyn: Stuffing birch bark into envelopes & putting it in the mail. 10:28 AM May 01, 2008 <\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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