haven't done laundry in weeks...

...luckily i bought some new clothes this weekend!

day two of fall semester and i'm already exhausted. i do have to be there at 7:30 and it's difficult to go to sleep before midnight. even with sleepytime tea and dogs to snuggle with.

my new boss is still learning the ropes and while he's a quick study, it's just us until 4:30, so neither of us really gets a break. add to that 100 new students who are nervous, excited, confused, irritated, etc., and we're sort of a hub for information. well, naturally. our student workers haven't started yet, but i'm really looking forward to the group we hired this year. they're a mixed lot, but they have at least one common thing: a love of the library.

i love my job again.

perhaps soon professor umbridge will be carried away by the centaurs...

oh yeah! one of the teachers told me that she was trying to look professional for the first week of classes. i guess her husband said, "most professional people iron their dresses and wear a bra." well, she's my kind of professional!

gimme that bling

i'm not doing such a good job of keeping up with this right now. student orientation is finally over and we've done most of our interviews for student workers and i STILL haven't done everything i need to do to prepare for the new semester. i'm forbidden from overtime, so i just can't get everything done.

add to that a staff-member out sick for two weeks, a new boss, and season 5 of the wire. criminy, i'm tired.

but today after work i called on my friend betsy at her jewelry studio in NW portlan. i bought myself a little gift of some glorious earrings and a sasstastic necklace. her line is called betsy and iya and without much training, betsy makes some of the best jewelry i've seen. and it's affordable. no, not like claire's boutique, but she's got some gorgeous things for a variety of budgets.

tomorrow is some shopping with ems, esq. i hate shopping, but she knows the good places. plus, we'll be doing a thing that doesn't include booze or karaoke!