It’s not that everything is better, but dwelling on things makes me crazy and there has been a lot going on this week that’s not all in my own head.<\/p>\n
First, from the mailbag: <\/p>\n
I wrote a short play (partly inspired by your awesomeness) called “Kickass Librarian” which was selected for the Boston Theater Marathon and even got a positive note in the Boston Globe<\/a>. So thank you for the inspiration<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Second, New Orleans. Wow. The first thing you notice when you start landing at the airport is the tarps. Lots of tarps, over roofs everyplace. The downtown core is a little ragged, but you don’t notice it until you start to leave the Convention Center and French Quarter area and go just a mile or two out. There, it’s really ragged. Sporadic trash pickup, most businesses are closed, lots of storefronts are totally empty. There’s a hubub of clean-up activity [and all the public transportation is free, allowing me this trip to noplace] but you can tell the city is really empty, and it’s hard to tell how and when it’s going to really come back.<\/p>\n
I’ve been doing my typical spare-bed-surfing routine which means a lot of time walking around with my luggage and a lot of downtime to read, look out the window, or walk around. The Council meetings are a little bittersweet because I know they’re my last, for a while anyhow. I watch with one eye and realize that if there’s going to be a graduated dues structure it will happen after I leave. I see ALA commit to providing free wifi at conferences and have to think if I’ll be going to another one. I enjoy the professional development and extreme socializing that surrounds the conferences. If someone asked “Would you pay $400 to be able to hang out and catch up with 20-30 of your friends and countless acquaintances for a few days?” I’d likely say yes. On the other hand, big city conferences are the anti-Vermont and I miss the river and the silence and the dark.<\/p>\n
I had beignets and strong coffee with my good friends from Alabama this afternoon and hit the sun and socializing wall. I came back and lay in an chilled empty room and stared at the ceiling until I fell asleep. I’m sure there will be a time in the future where my free time and empty spaces may not feel inviting and gratifying, but that time isn’t now, not yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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