October 24, 2017

 My alarm went off at six o'clock this morning but I didn't really wake up until 6:30AM. I then scrambled around in a fairly slow way, getting ready and eventually going to work.

Opening was fairly normal but we were updating our catalog this morning so I had to go around and put signs on all of the catalog computers letting people know what was up. When we opened I was on desk for two hours and three out of the four phone calls I answered were related to things not working because the catalog was updating. Could have been worse. Luckily the update was done around one o'clock. Along with the catalog, we didn't have access to patron accounts, which made things a little challenging, probably even more so down in circulation. They were also not able to check-in books so they had them piling up. I'm just glad we weren't busier. The few questions I had I was able to figure out using the catalog on the training server, which is five months behind, but better than nothing.

When I wasn't helping patrons I caught up on my missed emails from yesterday and planned out the sessions I'm going to tomorrow. I'm going to one about makerspaces, one about mental health, and then there is the keynote and my presentation. I'm looking forward to before my presentation and after my presentation.

When I got back from lunch I was on desk for an hour and then I went to be the backup person in the Pinterest class. That went well and I got to help some ladies figure out. One of them described her social media use as being a voyeur, which is accurate for my use. I follow people on Twitter and Instagram but I don't tweet or post pictures. And I only post things in my small library group on Facebook. I can't remember the last time I posted something publicly on Facebook.

After the class I had a photo-op with my boss and the group from the tabletop convention I went to a little while ago. They were bringing us the check for the money they raised during the convention and were donating to the library. We also talked about them helping out with International Games Day. They said they could provide access to their tabletop game library (1000+ games) and would probably have volunteers to go with it. That would be great. We were considering going pretty low-key with the event but we might need to put a little more effort into it.

With the remainder of my day I almost read a magazine, checked my email, caught up on the staff blog, and talked to my coworkers. And then I went home.

For dinner I had leftovers. Last night I opened the wrong side of the lemon pepper lid and ended up pouring a pile of lemon pepper onto my food. I scooped a lot of it off but it was still overpowering. Tonight, I opened the correct side and put the correct amount on my food. It was much better.

I spent my night watching YouTube videos, texting, clicking around the internet, and watching a livestream. When I get done with this I'm going to look over my presentation stuff and then record my audio journal. Tomorrow we are leaving at ten o'clock, which is way better than super early in the morning.