January 27, 2017

 Good grief. It's eleven o'clock and I'm just getting started with this. Thankfully I took notes today because I would have forgotten most of it by now.

My first priority at work today was to finish untangling the fishing line. It took over an hour but I did finally manage it. I only had to cheat a little bit by untying the knot in the middle of the line where it had broken previously. The line kept getting caught on it, making my task that much harder, so I said screw it and untied the knot. And not too long after that, everything was fixed. As an unnecessary Thank You the librarian I was untangling the line for got me a Chipotle gift card. I couldn't say 'No' because I didn't want to be rude but it really wasn't necessary.

While I worked on that I spoke with my fellow librarians. The boss was gone today and it was a slow morning so it was a little more relaxed. We were talking about work-related things, so it's not like we were screwing off, but we were having fun.

The email was back up and running so I was able to finally send the personalized reading list. It was my fifth one this month. I thought it was six but I finished the sixth one at the end of last month. Either way, five is still a lot.

I started weeding when I was off desk but only got fourteen books in when I got a call from downstairs. The one-on-one trainer had a patron with a backup hard drive and they had some questions. I have a basic understanding of that sort of stuff so I went down there and answered most of their questions. The patron was satisfied so I was happy. And by the time I was done with that it was time for me to leave for lunch.

I sent an email to the head of the Children's department and we set up a meeting on Monday to talk about the room reservation stuff. So that ball is now rolling.

When I got back from lunch I met the head IT guy and one of the other IT people in the tech classroom to get a rundown of how Minecraft works in the library. The hard drive of the computer that the server is on died today, so that was perfect timing. When I got there they were downloading it onto the computer next to it. After a few other issues and a third computer, Minecraft was finally up and running. I could definitely relate because I've had times where there was an update or a random mod that completely ruined things and it took forever to figure out. Depending on who shows up and their Minecraft experience, I think the plan is to start with the tutorial map to get everyone acquainted, and then switch to a regular one so they can play around. This, of course, assuming people will actually show up. After all the Minecraft stuff we sat and talked about video games and social media for awhile before I had to go back up to work the desk.

While on the desk I got a call from an old lady who was hosting her group in the auditorium sometime in the future and wanted to know how big the tables were so she could buy the right size tablecloth. I thought that was adorable. I told her I didn't know the size of the tables but I had a ruler and I would go measure them. She was willing to be put on hold so I ran over to the auditorium with a ruler. When I got back she was very thankful, which is always appreciated.

I helped a girl figure out the printer and while I was looking up her account she complimented the color of my jacket. I thanked her and said I had sheets that were the same color and it was fantastic. Afterward I thought about it and thought it was probably weird mentioning my green sheets, but I got a little excited about someone who had a similar appreciation for the color of my jacket.

I spent the last hour of my shift weeding a little bit. I added thirty-eight more books to my total today. I'm so close to finishing my latest section. It will be nice to get a section with normal size books. I'm tired of lifting all of the art books.

For dinner tonight I had the leftovers from the brown rice and roasted vegetables I made on Wednesday. Still tasty. I then spent the rest of my night watching YouTube videos, finishing the third season of The Librarians, and getting sucked into Farming Simulator 15. Which I continued to do even while writing this, which is why it is now almost 12:30AM. I bought a new field, a loading wagon so I could clean up the hay that was outside my fields, and the giant beet harvester because it was on sale. It looks so freaking cool and it allows me to hire a worker. The workers is kind of dumb and gets stuck a lot, and missed a bunch, but it is still better than not being able to hire a worker. And it controls much better than the lower tier stuff, so I can actually drive it without getting super frustrated.

Now I'm going to stop typing so I can record my audio journal and go to bed. It is late and I have to wake up so I can go do laundry in the morning. I should really save up for my own washer and dryer.