The excitement of the day at the library was that all our public internet terminals crashed, system-wide, a little before ten in the morning. We were just glad it wasn't at three in the afternoon, when all the kids are in after school; there would have been a riot. We were also glad the systems administrator was in the building and not traveling between branches. He rebooted the print management server, then rebooted all the computers, and that seemed to work.
Could happen again at any time, of course. Ain't technology wonderful.
I once knitted a sweater as a gift for a friend, and just out of curiosity I noted the time whenever I worked on it, added up the hours it took me to make it, and figured out what I'd have to charge for my time at minimum wage. It was almost $500, which I hope will discourage any pushy library patrons who want me to knit for them in the future.
I went out to a coffee shop this evening, but the parking lot looked crowded so I didn't even stop. I probably should have gone to the movies or something, just to be out of the house; I've been feeling kind of restless.
I don't want to look at myself any more.
I'm reading a great little book called
How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life. It's about Buddhism, and meditation. I keep meaning to learn to meditate, and then not doing anything about it, but if it would help me not be afraid of myself, other people, and the world at large, maybe I should just sit down and breathe.
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That's what I was thinking, for $500 I'd knit someone a sweater! ;D
Well $500 is a lot more than the $300 I suggested! But I'm not surprised - knitting is rewarding but very labor-intensive - not to mention the skills set you need!
Have you seen Becoming Jane? I don't know if you're a Jane Austen fan - but I am, and I also like Anne Hathaway. I can't wait to see it!
I know what you mean about the crowded parking lots. I generally try and avoid places that are real crowded, and a line bothers me. I don't know why, I can't imagine what the harm would be.
I wonder if I am just impatient, or that I am irritated with other people in general.