August 9, 2016

Today already seems like so long ago. At work I did things. I think most of my time was spent coming up with books for my homebound patrons because we go out again next week. I made significant progress, getting four or five out of my seven patrons done. And I'm working this weekend so I've got so much time. I also picked out my first four books to go on the Staff Picks display. I think all the other staff members also brought their books over today which led to a lot of good book conversations. One of my favorite things about working in a library has to be the chance to talk about books with my coworkers. I'm constantly finding out about new books and now that I'm done with school I can actually start reading some of them.

This afternoon when I was coming back from lunch I ran into the old first grade teacher with her mom in the parking lot. This is the same first grade teacher who was also my reading tutor way back in the day. And the person I referenced in my application letter to grad school. It was really cool to run catch up with her and she was really excited that I had finished school and gotten an adult job.

Last week I helped a man find information about his mother and grandparents using Ancestry. He came back today and I gave him information about DNA tests through Ancestry and National Geographic, and showed him the books we had on Native Americans. He is becoming one of my favorite patrons.

I know I did other things today but I've either forgotten them or have decided they are not worth noting. I will say that it was a good day. I accomplished things, I helped people, and I had good conversations with my coworkers.

After dinner I spent my night grading survey responses. I believe yesterday I graded eleven and tonight I graded thirty-nine more. I timed the grading of the last ten so I could get an average time, which ended up being around two minutes per response. Doing the math, that leaves me with just under four hours of grading left to do. That's not bad. Way better than I originally thought. I should definitely be able to finish by Friday if I can keep that pace going. Hooray.

My practicum supervisor also set up a generic Gmail account so I can recreate the Google Forms mobile app I made the other day. Using the generic account will allow her to log in and have access to the data behind the app and be able to make any changes to the form itself. I should be able to get that done tomorrow and hopefully finish grading at least the first set of assessment data, possibly even get a start on the second set. I've got goals.

Friday I will finally get to play No Man's Sky. It was released on PS4 last night at midnight and my favorite streamers and YouTubers are all streaming it and making YouTube videos about it. And I can't watch any of it because I don't want the game spoiled for me. In theory everyone's experience, at least visually will be unique, because of the ridiculous size of the game and the fact that everything is procedurally generated. But I want to experience it for the first time, outside of trailers, for myself, without any expectations formed by watching how others are playing the game. Once I get into it I will definitely start checking out what others are doing, but not until I try it first.

Soon I will be going to bed so that I can sleep and it will be very nice.