| Life Things |
[16 Nov 2009|03:18pm] |
1. Ready for this quarter to be over. I have a great group, but I still would rather do things individually than in group project mode. Ready to maybe do a directed fieldwork at the Ballard Library next quarter and probably take all my classes online.
2. Ready for Thanksgiving!! KC and Karl are coming over, which should be fun, as well as sister and Grandpa. I miss turkey. Time for turkey. If only I didn't have a 20 page paper due the day before Thanksgiving, and a presentation the Monday after...
3. Apparently Anna and Dylan and Jon K. and I look like a band, according to a crazy dude at the bus stop. We should get on this, and move on from being solely a guitar hero band.
4. I want to see a good movie in the near future. Preferably in theatres. Any suggestions?
5. I have been reading SO MANY GOOD BOOKS. Among them: The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Adoration of Jenna Fox, When You Reach Me, Percy Jackson & The Olympians (currently through book 3). I'm probably not going to beat Krishna, but I'm pretty proud of myself, as I have read more this year than I probably have since middle school.
6. I've been seeing a lot of great theatre -- my mom's adaptation of Alice in Wonderland was great, ECS's Fiction was awesome, August: Osage County was also brilliant. Basically, somehow with all my grad school crap that I need to do, I have managed to read more and see more theatre than I have in FOREVER. How did this happen?
7. The iSchool student group I'm an officer for, iYouth, has been doing awesome things. We're currently planning a conference for YA and Children's librarians that is probably going to sell out. Nancy Pearl is our keynote speaker, and we've got multiple authors coming to speak (Carl Deuker, Sundee Frazier, etc.)! Basically we're awesome.
OK, that's about all that's goin' on, thought I'd write an update. See y'all soon.
Sara
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| Perfect Weekend |
[10 Oct 2009|06:23pm] |
Sleep 'til 11.
Volunteer at the Greenwood Space Travel Supply Store (826 Seattle).
Waving hello to the bartender at Pig 'n' Whistle on the way to Greenwood Market for food supplies and movie rental.
Currently listening to King Dork on tape while waiting for homemade Chicken Parmesan-Dijon to cook. Soon, mashed potatoes and green beans will be prepared.
Going to watch Adventureland.
Hopefully hanging out with friends after food and movie.
Tomorrow, dim sum at 11:30, Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair with KC, Rock 'n' Roll by Tom Stoppard at ACT with my parents in the evening.
Perfect weekend before the full weight of all the homework I have due hits me in the face.
Sara
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[30 Sep 2009|12:24am] |
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Tomorrow should be my very last first day of school for the year ever. Weird.
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| Holy shit. |
[25 Sep 2009|03:07am] |
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Well done, Paranormal Activity.....well done.
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[05 Sep 2009|12:32am] |
The best thing about YA lit is how giddy it makes me. CATCHING FIRE WAS AMAZING. When's the third one, Suzanne Collins? You better have it already have written or I may die of anticipation.
Sara
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| Cool things |
[28 Aug 2009|01:48pm] |
1. Challah French Toast with orange zest last night and Project Runway
2. Going to see Inglourious Basterds tonight
3. Seeing Harvey Danger's last show tomorrow evening
Uncool things:
1. Have to clean old apartment tomorrow. Blech.
That's pretty much the only uncool thing.
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| Hello |
[20 Aug 2009|03:58pm] |
I just realized that I haven't actually posted in here since I was in Europe -- errr oops. Anyway, here I am, and here are some updates, in case you're interested.
1. Anna and I are moving in with Dylan, and moving to Greenwood -- hooray! We will officially be in our new home on Sunday. It's a sweet house with a giant basement that Dylan's going to use for sound/recording thingies. We shall hopefully be watching Dante's Peak as a housewarming party. Yes. Dante's Peak.
2. Startin' my second year of grad school in a month or so. Taking pretty uneventful classes -- two cores (teaching methods and research methods...ugh), and one actually interesting class (Collection Development). I'm also the co-publicity/marketing chair for iYouth (the youth services student group), so it seems I shall be busy.
3. On Wednesdays, I'm going to be volunteering at the Broadview Branch SPL to be a homework helper -- I am super excited to work with kids. I also went to a volunteer orientation at 826 Seattle, and hopefully will at least be helping them with something.
4. Went camping last weekend to welcome David back from the Navy --- yay!! Congrats David!
5. Going to Pullman in mid-September to visit my sister -- she's a senior and I've literally never visited, I am a bad sister. That shall now be remedied.
Summer's goin' along, all is well, life is good. :)
Sara
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| The Netherlands |
[16 Jun 2009|08:59am] |
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Hey hey, I am in Amsterdam! Our couchsurfer is named Jaap, and he is super awesome. Last night he made us lasagna. My sister says "You can tell Dutch people are tall when you're in the bathroom and you can't even see the mirror." We haven't really been into the city yet, but that's the plan for today even though it is rainy. At least we're used to it :) My goal for today is to eat a cone of fries covered in mayonnaise. Yum. Anyhoo, I hope all is well in Seattle! I will try to update again.
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| I am here! |
[14 Jun 2009|03:46pm] |
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Speed livejournal update because I literally have 6 minutes of internet time. We are in Geneva trying to keep KC from falling asleep so he doesn't wake up at 2 AM :) Hope everything is well in Seattle!!
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| Such is life |
[01 Jun 2009|12:40am] |
Hooray, went to Amy's birthday party extravaganza on Saturday and it was a very good time. Happy birthday Amy!
School is winding down, finally. I have to give five book talks in class tomorrow, and then I will be done with two out of my three classes. The third class is XML (which means that the next two weeks will consist of a lot of yelling at my computer and throwing things across the room), but at least I have two weeks to JUST concentrate on that.
Anna and Dylan and KC and Karl and I barbecued yet again tonight -- Seattle has been strangely glorious, and it's supposed to be in the 80s for the rest of the week. This will be good, except for the fact that the sun usually makes me really lethargic. I look forward to a delightful summer of hanging out with my friends, hopefully getting patio furniture with Anna, and sitting in the sun.
I officially read ten YA books this quarter for my YA materials class -- here's a list of all of them. The ones I particularly recommend I put a star next to, in case anyone might be interested in some good books to read over the summer.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie * (Totally amazing as usual, Sherman Alexie)
The Forest of Hands and Teeth, by Carrie Ryan (it was about zombies, but I didn't like it very much -- there was like negative character development)
Slow Storm, by Danica Novgorodoff (a decent graphic novel about an illegal alien and a female fire-fighter with gorgeous illustrations)
All We Know of Love, by Nora Raleigh Baskin (it was ok...not my style - a story about a girl who goes on a greyhound bus trip to find her mother in Florida)
King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography, by Chris Crutcher *(I really loved this book -- a really funny anecdotal autobiography by a great YA author)
The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer *(really good dystopian fiction, up there with the best)
Genesis Alpha, by Rune Michaels *(a really interesting psychological thriller about a kid whose brother is accused of murder)
The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan * (anyone who loves Greek mythology will like this book)
Slam!, by Nick Hornby (not Nick Hornby's best, but a really good story about a teenager who gets his girlfriend pregnant accidentally)
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins * (this book is the next big thing -- it's basically Battle Royale, but not Japanese...and totally totally awesome)
I am so excited that eventually my job is going to be reading young adult lit and writing up lists like the one I just wrote.
KC and I leave for Europe in slightly less than two weeks! So...excited. Now, it is time for bed.
Sara
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| Countdown to vacation |
[26 May 2009|01:28am] |
So it feels like summer's already begun, what with having held two BBQs in the past two weeks, but I still have stuff to do. Here is what stands between me and 2.5 weeks in Europe with KC and Stephanie!:
1. One more program planning/presentation for Youth Services in Public Libraries
2. One more share item for the above class
3. XML. There's too much left for this to break it up into individual tasks.
4. Read 1.5 more YA books.
5. Prepare 5 book-talks, and an annotated bibliography of 10 books
And that's really it. So. Excited.
This quarter's been great in every department: School, friends, fun, life in general.
Sara
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| Yay! |
[15 Apr 2009|12:30pm] |
Well it is official -- my sister and KC and I will be spending June 13th-July 2nd exploring Europe! We bought a plane ticket (a great deal for one, at that), and our itinerary is looking like it's going to be:
1. Fly into Geneva (leave June 13th, arrive June 14th in the morning). Spend the night in Geneva.
2. June 15th -- Fly to Amsterdam
3. June 15th-19th -- Stay in Amsterdam (rent bikes maybe? Anne Frank House, Van Gogh Museum, exploring!)
4. June 19th -- Travel to Berlin
5. June 19th-23rd -- Berlin!
6. June 23 -- Travel to Prague
7. June 23-27th -- Prague!
8. June 27 -- Travel to Munich
9. June 27-July 1st-- Munich! (I hope there will be a lot of beer on this leg of the trip)
10. July 1 -- Train back to Geneva, stay in Geneva that night
11. July 2 -- come back to the US, just in time for the 4th of July and the Seattle International Beerfest, which my sister can actually join us at!
I'm excited. It's going to be rather tough on my bank account, seeing as it also means I won't be able to work for about three weeks -- but hey, you only live once, right?
Sara
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| Back to school |
[30 Mar 2009|02:56pm] |
Back to school today -- but I'll probably write about that in my school blog (transforminglibrarian.blogspot.com). I had an amazing spring break, though! Here's a numbered list.
1. Found out I had 24 hours of vacation time at work to use before April 1st, so I ended up taking last week off work (paid!). I had to work twice at the 5th, but that was OK.
2. Went to Vancouver last weekend with Anna and Dylan and Krishna and Seth. It was awesome fun! I hope this becomes an annual tradition! Ate all you can eat sushi/Korean BBQ, dim sum, went to an entire building of toy stores on Granville Island, didn't drink Dude beer, went to Stanley Park, ate chocolate mousse cake -- it was fantastic.
3. Went to Olympus spa again.
4. Almost finished The Book Thief (hooray!). I think I'll finish it by the end of tonight, I only have 50 pages left. Then it's on to The Lightning Thief or House of the Scorpion, or possibly both at the same time.
5. Slept in every day
6. Went to the gym ---- TWICE! It seems actually plausible that I'm going to start going regularly.
7. Watched a bunch of Band of Brothers -- three more parts left to go.
8. Cleaned the apartment thoroughly -- it's so awesome to walk into a perfectly clean room when you get home.
There was some other fun stuff scattered about there, but that's the majority of it. Probably the most productive/fulfilling week off I've had in years. Half an hour until my first Young Adult Materials class!!
Sara
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[19 Mar 2009|10:41am] |
Canada is awesome. More later. Be home soon :)
Sara
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| Spring Break |
[19 Mar 2009|12:06am] |
Yay, I've officially finished my second quarter of grad school. It was a good quarter, but I'm definitely more excited about next quarter's classes. I finally will start learning how to be a young adult librarian!
Spring break was going to just be a welcome break from school in which I work normally, and then I found out that I have 24 hours of vacation time I have to use before April 1st -- so I guess next week will be even more delightful and relaxing! Here's some plans I have for next week.
1. This weekend, going to Vancouver with friends! I'm excited, and I hope we can make it a yearly tradition.
2. Monday, I'm going to clean the apartment. Definitely spring cleaning time for me. There will be vacuuming involved.
3. Tuesday and Thursday I'm working at Hello Dolly at the 5th.
4. I think I'm going to go to Olympus Spa again on Wednesday. I haven't decided whether I'm just going to go and fall asleep in heated rooms, or spend the extra money and get a massage or something. Either way, it should be glorious.
5. Perhaps an all night Risk game.
6. Sleeping....in.
Happy spring break!
Sara
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| Life Goal. |
[26 Jan 2009|07:09pm] |
I really really want to learn how to play the cello. Never mind the fact that I've never played a string instrument in my life, and that cellos cost at least $1,000 (for a BEGINNERS cello), and that I have no money or free time....
I wanna learn.
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| Dim sum! |
[25 Dec 2008|01:28am] |
Seattle is CLOSED DOWN...and to celebrate, Seth and Krishna and I shall be heading to the only open places for Christmas --- 1. Dim Sum, and 2. Movie! And then we shall create some traditional Christmas tacos.
I stole this from Anna, and I should be sleeping, but I'm gonna fill it out anyway. Merry Christmas everyone!
( 2008 )
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[08 Dec 2008|02:06pm] |
You know you have PMS when the end of the Amazing Race makes you cry.
Now, it's time to think about developing a collection.
Sara
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| Yeah yeah i know |
[01 Dec 2008|05:46pm] |
TWO posts in a day you say? This one's for venting.
WHAT THE HELL is wrong with the daily. I am so angry. First they publish a movie review that blatantly plagiarizes an EBERT review. AN EBERT REVIEW...like no one EVER reads Ebert. Thanks for discovering that one, Krishna.
NEXT, they publish THIS piece of filth.
http://dailyuw.com/2008/11/25/gay-marriage-lets-stop-and-think-about/
I am completely astounded. Thankfully the hundreds of people who commented on this article are not idiots. Also the SIX PAGES of letters to the editor they published today responding ragefully to what this douchebag of a journalist wrote. Opinion pieces are great...however, I feel like this one was just written to cause a stir. And then I looked at the other articles that this John Fay person has written.....and they're equally stupid. So I guess he honestly thinks this way? I'm also pretty sure he actually thinks Colbert is a real republican, as evidenced by this little gem in another article:
"On the issue of education, I believe my hero Stephen Colbert put it best when in an interview with Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, he asked point blank, “Why can’t we leave children behind?” There is something wrong with America when even conservatives like George Bush believe every American child should have a college degree regardless of their ability, needs or interests."
I also like Dan Savage's response to this article: http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2008/11/25/fisking_fay
Anyone have any opinions on this? Did the Daily publishes this just to generate six full print pages of angry letters to the editor? Or does the fact that they support Dino Rossi mean that they actually BELIEVE this shit?
Sara
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| Almost done! |
[01 Dec 2008|01:02pm] |
Hoorah! My first quarter of grad school is nearing completion! Group project due Thursday, and another paper due next Wednesday, and that's all there's left to do. I'm REALLY glad my 510 class is going to be over...I really hope I have a better class next quarter. I hate it when teachers do not teach.
Thanksgiving was great -- stayed at home for a few nights (which I very rarely ever do anymore), and it was relaxing, even though I had to write TWO papers over the four days (why are teachers so cruel?). I did however see a lot of movies (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button = great, Transsiberian = also awesome...great thriller, The Flight of the Red Balloon = weird...based on that 1956 short film about the red balloon...but good weird), and ate a lot of food, which was also good.
Life is going well, I'd say! Lots of doing the things I like, work is calm and satisfying, Seattle is delightful as always, etc. etc. etc. I can't wait for winter break.
Sara
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