June 10, 2014

Last night I slept fairly well and had several dreams that I don't remember. But I also woke up once an hour, not an exaggeration, to go to the bathroom, even though I didn't have a giant glass of water before bed. It was not a very restful night. Rather than waking up when my alarm went off I added an extra hour, and I don't think it helped because I was still pretty tired, but I also don't think it hurt.

Today at work I read from five of the books I am currently reading. I didn't realize I was reading that many. Technically, I'm reading seven I think, but one is a collection of “short” stories so I don't know if that counts. The next story is a hundred pages, making me question the shortness of these stories. I want to be reading more books, despite my current rotation. There are so many books in my piles that I want to read. I'm in a race that I will inevitably lose.

All day at work was spent swapping between books but I did have a little human interaction. On one of my many trips downstairs to use the bathroom I struck up a conversation with one of the doormen and he said I was probably the best projectionist at the theater because nothing ever happens when I'm working and it makes his job easier. That was nice to hear. If I'm doing my job correctly I should catch most of the issues before they become noticeable to the public. Those issues are most often minor but they do happen on a fairly regular basis. So when people can just come and enjoy their movie, oblivious of the fact that my job is going on in the background, then I am doing at least something right. There are only a few other projectionists and I have always suspected I was the best, but now it is confirmed.

Tonight I finished watching the only six episodes of The Writers' Room that are up on Netflix and then I watched a documentary about Calvin And Hobbes. I'm a fan of the comic and a few days ago it came to mind again because the creator briefly came out of retirement to guest draw a few strips on a comic called Pearls Before Swine. So it seemed fitting to watch the documentary after it popped up on Netflix. I spent the rest of my night watching YouTube videos and reading about librarian things. I still feel no less anxious about my interview next week but I also don't feel more anxious. This weekend when I called about jury duty I actually got a message saying I had not been selected for this week. I am hoping to get the same message next weekend because I really don't want to have to reschedule my interview.