The End is the Beginning

In a somewhat anticlimactic moment two weeks ago, my diploma was delivered courtesy of the USPS. There were no trumpets. There was no congratulatory handshake with the Dean. Just me and the letter carrier. That's what happens when you graduate in October instead of May--you miss out on the pomp and circumstance. However, as I look over at that rather impressive piece of sheepskin, I feel proud to have persevered through the late nights writing papers and debugging websites on to the endless hours spent studying for my Comprehensive Exams in July. I love this profession and I can't wait to really dig in!

So, now I am on the hunt for a job where I can put my talents to their best use and where I can continue to learn and grow as an information professional.

I finished another class last night--Yeah!

If you want to see the website that my partner and I created for our Internet Searches and Web Design class check it out here. It's pretty basic, but considering how little time we had to do it, and what novices we are, we were satisfied with the result. I look forward to creating my next website soon.

I have a final exam tomorrow night for my Marketing Libraries and Information Centers class and I should be studying, but I've been doing everything but studying today.

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel--I just hope it isn't, you know, THE bright, white light....

Last July while I was visiting with my elderly Mom in Connecticut, she became quite ill and died about one week later. It has been a turbulent year with a lot of changes. No matter how old you are, when a parent dies, and especially a mother, the world feels like it's spinning on a different axis. This, in part, explains why I've been missing in action for months and months.

But, I am happy to say the fog has more or less lifted, I am nearly done with my Master's degree, and I can finally imagine joining the human race again.