As of this Friday, I am officially on vacation-from-school. It will be a much needed break.. very, very nice, and methinks i’ll be dying my hair pink again (with the help of chemical science, I had returned it to a ‘natural’ state of brown whilst being at school.. you know, in an effort to ‘look more professional’) . That’s all bs though. If anything, it makes me MORE responsible. More accountable. Impressionable. Identifiable.
Honestly, I cannot stand having regular hair, especially during the winter when everything is so dark and gloomy. Brightly coloured hair is a formidable ally in the war on terror weather. Alongside vodka and a truly fantastic scarves collection, its part of my anti-seasonal depression arsenal. I just feel sunnier.. happier.. livelier.. healthier.. more energized and more animated (and anime-ted) with pink hair.
Anyway, as I was saying, at the beginning of this post, come Friday I’ll have handed in my last assignment (the third one this week, plus final exam, ouch), and I’m going to spend the entire weekend (that is when I’m not at work) sleeping in and leisurely housecleaning. Maybe do some reading for me, too.
So what have I learned over the past three months?
- I’m not going to be an archivist. My expectations were too high, and my perceptions of the field were greatly skewed. SO, I’ve left that stream and will be swimming over to LIS in January.
- Do not judge a book by its cover (you remember books, don’t you? I wonder what the expiry-date is for that adage), as the class I thought I would like the most I wound up liking the least, and vice versa. Shockingly, the dark, dreaded horse known as Information Technology Applications turned out to be the big winner. I think mostly because I was challenged and actually learned a few things that will be useful both now and in the future. Imagine that. My e-business has been in desperate need for a database, for example. Now I can make one.
- There are no books in this library. As much as I appreciate technology, literature, and the tangible, physical printed book remain as my first and foremost interests. Having said that, maintaining these interests, at FIS, is turning out to be a bit of a struggle. FIS has affirmed my interests, however, so this is a good thing. I’m going to meet with the people in charge of the book history collaborative program in January, and discuss my options for next year.
lastly,
- I need to afford more time for me, outside of school and work. I miss yoga, I miss the gym. It shows, both physically and psychological. Time to get my zen (and abs) back.
At any rate, I should get going to (my last) class. I’m dead tired from working on the assignment last night, but I want to see this course to the end.
