Almost two years ago I was subbing in a middle school library near Omaha, Nebraska and I thought, "Hmm. This might be a good job move. Hmmmmmmm."
Fast forward to yesterday: me stumbling into the house after a week in Seattle, brain overflowing with information concerning everything it takes to do an online MLIS program. There were icebreakers, lots and lots of software intros (LOTS), notes notes notes, a trip to financial aid and introductions to fellow students. Meeting new people is not my favorite thing. It stresses me out. But I stepped outside my comfort zone and invited people to lunch and asked if I could sit here and tagged along and took photos. There is one other Arizona person and she lives in the Phoenix area, within driving distance, and she is fun and nice and interesting.
I also had a LOT of espresso, which fit in perfectly with the traditional NW fall weather (I was lucky -- there was sun and rain and fog and breeze and it was all lovely).
NOTE: I had lunch in a ramen restaurant and ate my entire bowl of noodles with chopsticks! My hands hurt a little bit afterwards, but still! Yay! (Chopstick dexterity is a Goal for 2010.)
So here I am, gearing up for the day the discussion boards open on my first class. Because I filled out some forms, wrote a couple essays (thank you my editors!), and made certain papers appear in Seattle, Washington, this is happening. It is so great to have a title again: I am a grad student. Not a substitute teacher or an unemployed lazy-ass. That Grad Student-ness comes with a community of other students and university support staff and passwords. Oooh, the passwords -- the access.
INDEED: I want to push at the boundaries of my comfort zone during this program. This is mostly not being so reserved, instead actively making connections, networking (gag). I didn't talk a lot in class (Simmons people can verify this) but maybe the online bulletin board format will be better for me.
Regardless, this also seems kindof weird.
FYI: One of my classes is website design and I foresee a new website or two in the future.
Please wish me luck!
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