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I had to use the restroom. Did I miss anything?
May 7, 2008

Well I'm back from my little hiatus. Actually, after being gone so long, I didn't think that anyone wanted me back on the blog. But Dan at Library Journal and co-blogger Staci told me that was silly. Long story short, I'm back and excited to be blogging again.

A lot has happened since my last post. I'm still at the same library. I still supervise the paraprofessional staff here. Since the last post we have jettisoned one employee (she actually got another job, but I sort of like to think of her being "jettisoned"), and we hired three more. So, now I directly supervise three full-time and two half-time positions. Indirectly, I supervise (I supervise the supervisor of) one more full-time and all the student workers. I'm not proud. I'm just giving context to the fact that I've been on the upward slope of the supervisory learning curve for quite some time now. I've found it's a weird mix of fun, frustration and utter disbelief.

I'm still in the University of Arizona's School of Information Resources and Library Science program. I'm expecting to graduate in December. Then I can be a real librarian and make the big bucks.

On a more personal note, I got a haircut and grew a beard (I sort of like to think that my long hair just moved to my face). I also quit smoking, which made me pull out most of my beard. I also saved mankind from an asteroid impact by teaming up with a rag-tag group of oil drillers. That last one may have been a movie I watched. After a semester of supervising, taking two rather difficult classes, teaching a figure class and incessantly wanting cigarettes, reality and fantasy tend to blend.

Anyway, I'm glad to be back.

Posted by Michael Wirtz on May 7, 2008 | Comments (2)