Lots afoot these days. But seeing as how I've been awake before 7am everyday for the last two weeks, I'm going to take it easy on myself and give the update in an abbreviated list format.
1. I'm a real live librarian!
I weathered the post grad school slump (12 months of moodiness behind me!) and scored a job at the lovely Brooklyn academic library I've been interning at since the fall. It's true what they say, networking/working for free is the best way to get your foot in the door, but I still feel quite lucky that it's all worked out so well. My commute is a 15 minute walk and, once I'm here, I spend the day working with some pretty sharp librarians. Also, the library has plans for an Information Commons and I'll be helping to implement that. New tech hardware! Digital resources! Instruction! A bibliographic dream come true.
2. I've caught up with so much YA and comics
Infernal Devices, book 1, a good start.
Mortal Instruments, book 4, so glad Clary & crew are back!
Forrest of Hands and Teeth, such a good zombie tale (everything in the story it needs, no detours) I missed my subway stop.
The sequels (Dead-Tossed Waves, Dark and Hollow Places) solid, but the pacing wasn't as brutally good.
Sandman, onward ho!, I go (honestly, I can't call myself a comic geek until I get this under my belt). You'll be excited to know, Neil Gaiman still holds up as a genius.
Walking Dead, after Forrest of Hands and Teeth I need a break, but I'll pick it up again. Too many scary zombie dreams for the time. (a rewatch of the AMC series is not out of the question, however)
Where She Went, sequel I loved more than the original (If I Stay). Extreme circumstances at play (rockstars, tragic car accidents..), sure, but the drama reads like true life 20-something struggles. The novel gave me postpartum depression.
Lost Girls, those Victorian ponces, the Extraordinary Gentlemen, would be scandalized by this other work from Alan Moore. Fairytale heroines aside, this is erotica in its finest sense - no innocent childsplay here. Not offended, but not a thing I'd read in public.
3. Good things come in threes
Spring is here (sorta, like autumn with more brunch)! Summer's on the way! And, there are always Dr. Who screenings in the meantime.
