Another day that's left me clean wiped, and with the goal of getting to bed before 11-- tomorrow will be a thirteen hour day, all told, with an early meeting and a reception running til late. Yay conference time. I have mixed feelings about conferences. On one hand, I like to opportunity to travel, which I don't get to do because this conference is at our home base. On the other hand, I don't like being confined to over-air conditioned conference centers and hotels, which I can avoid this time because ALA is in Seattle.
I get to work the expo floor this time rather than attending sessions as I did with my last job. Although I'm not sure exactly yet what I'll be doing, I think it'll more suited to my personality type because I get to interact with people rather than sitting through talks in dark rooms that, no matter how interesting, always put me to sleep.
And then there are the parties-- every industry's got 'em, it seems, and ours is no exception. Apparently librarians have a reputation for being crazy drunks at conferences. This surprises me, because I would have expected it from SEOs, who are often stereotyped as dodgy types, but not from bookish reference desk folks. Hm. I guess we'll see. My company is hosting a reception tomorrow night and though I'll miss the perks of being on the complete receiving end of complementary snacks, schwag, and booze at such an event, it'll be fun to play hostess. I also get to show my mother, who works in the City University library, where I work. I just hope I have the stamina to survive the weekend.
Posted on January 18, 2007 @ 10:22 PM | 0 comments
I get to work the expo floor this time rather than attending sessions as I did with my last job. Although I'm not sure exactly yet what I'll be doing, I think it'll more suited to my personality type because I get to interact with people rather than sitting through talks in dark rooms that, no matter how interesting, always put me to sleep.
And then there are the parties-- every industry's got 'em, it seems, and ours is no exception. Apparently librarians have a reputation for being crazy drunks at conferences. This surprises me, because I would have expected it from SEOs, who are often stereotyped as dodgy types, but not from bookish reference desk folks. Hm. I guess we'll see. My company is hosting a reception tomorrow night and though I'll miss the perks of being on the complete receiving end of complementary snacks, schwag, and booze at such an event, it'll be fun to play hostess. I also get to show my mother, who works in the City University library, where I work. I just hope I have the stamina to survive the weekend.
Posted on January 18, 2007 @ 10:22 PM | 0 comments
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