Yeah, okay, I realize that my last blog post was in 2009. Right now I have the option of totally lying to you and saying that I have been in Hollywood since that last blog entry, working on the film version of my best-selling novel. All the things I had to blog about were sworn to secrecy because of a nasty little beast called "a contract." But alas, this is pure fabrication, fiction, which by the way is what I have been writing in my spare time so at least a small nibbly-bit is true.
So you want the truth? I freaking forgot. There you go. I just didn't give enough of a crap to come here and write something down for you to read. Shameful, I know but hey, I like to believe I have something that resembles a life which requires some of my attention.
So what have I been doing since July of 2009? Rocking it out. Yes, that's what I said. I've had many laughs, watched some cool movies, met Corey Haim [before he died :( ], had a cameo as a zombie in a horror movie, finished the rough draft of my novel, and cuddled with my husband. Not bad. Not bad at all. Oh, and I also started teaching. Don't faint. I'm speaking true here. Me, of all people, who hates to speak in front of groups, took on the challenge of teaching a night course in Information Literacy. Say what? Exactly. Information Literacy is one of those vague terms that not even librarians and people who love libraries actually understand what it means. Nonetheless I threw this term out there to my unsuspecting students, led them down a potholed road (first time teaching, first time this course was ever offered), and minus a few casualties (a few students dropped), we survived! And I am fairly certain most of us, including me, learned a thing or two in the process.
One of the main things I learned is that I don't suck at teaching. This kind of surprised me. I mean, other than ordering my husband to do this or that my way (the right way) I have never really taught anyone anything...ever. I honestly feared that I would just babble on for two hours once a week about random whatnots. Turns out, I can actually do this whole instruction thing. I also learned that I must constantly ask myself, "Did I know this before I went to library school?" I often can't remember what I knew as an undergraduate student when it comes to research and library usage. I used my husband as my test subject, asking "Baby, do you know what a primary source document is?" 9 out of 10 times I take for granted what I "think" people know. Turns out, most of them don't know.
So what's all this mean? Who the hell knows. I signed up for another quarter of teaching and am currently invested in that, with a whole new crop of students. I think I am much better this time around since I am familiar with the way things work. Plus, I am no longer terrified that my students will chase me with pitchforks if I bore them to death. Yes, I do sometimes fear this type of thing.
I'm also going to try and remember that this blog exists and that I should every once in awhile come here and say something mildly interesting.
I hope I did that today.
