2008
speedweek
maura @ 9:10 pm
Woah, is it Friday already? How did that happen? I’ve had one of those weeks where things started in low then they started to grow.* In fact, I can’t even remember what happened this week. But I think it was all good things: talking about the library meetings last weekend, thinking about volunteering for a library association committee, getting close to finishing a big project at work, and using my day off to clean the whole house, which sorely needed it.
* I got How the Grinch Stole Christmas (DVD) for xmas. Yes, that’s right, not Gus, ME. Because it’s a good video! And now Gus understands why we read the book with Boris Karloff voices.
Maybe I’ve got subway lag. This morning I went to an interesting panel discussion on privacy + libraries. It was waaaaaay up in the top of the Bronx, a lovely campus and a nice subway ride (with some beautiful mosaics in the station). If a LONG subway ride — 90 min. each way.
As one of my rules in this whole job hunting adventure I’ve set myself a one hr. each way commuting maximum, public transit only (boo car!). Which is kind of a drag, because there are some good college libraries out there beyond that limit. On the other hand, it is frankly draining to commute for 90 minutes, even if you are lucky enough to get a seat fairly early on in the process.
On the third hand, it’s really cool to be able to take the subway to such faraway places. Not every day, but sometimes. I’ve yet to accomplish my transit geek goal of riding the A train from end to end (longest route in the system). But I did amaze + impress Gus today when I told him that I took the train almost to the end of the line in the Bronx! Six year olds, they are so simple.
4 comments on “speedweek”
I know! How does time keep moving so fast? Better fast than slow, I guess.
And Friday’s movie night, woo hoo!
We’ve done almost the full A line. We used to live at the 207th St. stop, the farthest north stop on the line, and we used the A to get to JFK. There are a couple of stops more to Far Rockaway, but 207 to JFK is PLENTY long.
That’s right, I forgot that you guys used to live all the way up there. I once took the train to the Cloisters, but it was a long time ago. Pre-Gus, definitely. We should do it again, though, it was really fun.
And it’s almost Friday again!