Category Archives: Work

This whole week has felt like the weekend, really.

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

Today has been such a unique and magical day off from work and responsibilities that I caught myself multiple times thinking it must be Saturday or Sunday–but it’s only Friday and I still have the entire rest of the weekend … Continue reading →

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On what I want to be and the things I value.

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

“Librarians’ values are as sound as Girl Scouts’: truth, free speech, and universal literacy. And, like Scouts, they possess a quality that I think makes librarians invaluable and indispensible: they want to help. They want to help us. They want … Continue reading →

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On jauntiness and Wednesdays.

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

“This is not unlike those difficult Wednesdays — you know, ‘hump day’ — when you just can’t figure out WHAT to wear, or how to fix your hair, and you finally settle on some random skirt you found in the … Continue reading →

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Rilke week, here at JudgementDaze!

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

“Always trust yourself and your own feeling, as opposed to argumentations, discussions, or introductions of that sort; if it turns out that you are wrong, then the natural growth of your inner life will eventually guide you to other insights. … Continue reading →

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On setting a higher standard.

Posted on June 21, 2010 by

To overcome the anxieties and depressions of contemporary life, individuals must become independent of the social environment to the degree that they no longer respond exclusively in terms of its rewards and punishments. To achieve such an autonomy, a person … Continue reading →

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Decided:

Posted on June 8, 2010 by

From here on out, no ordinary paper clips pour moi. I shall use paper clips only if they are gold.

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Fascinating injury of the day:

Posted on May 11, 2010 by

A petite blood blister on my right thumb, acquired while assembling a laptop table at work.

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Young professionalism, here I come.

Posted on February 12, 2010 by

I begin my first salaried employment on Monday, February 22nd. I was offered, and I accepted, a position today. Real world, real job(!)… finally. And oh yeah, this means I can forget Megabus and take a plane(!) to Chicago to … Continue reading →

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Miss Manners is always right.

Posted on February 10, 2010 by

Me: “Should I e-mail them or mail them a letter to thank them for my second interview?” Mom: “You should probably mail it to them… I think that’s what Miss Manners says.”

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On personal exposure.

Posted on December 4, 2009 by

“I don’t have an interesting enough life for a memoir—unless I get to fudge and exaggerate and lie. But then that’s fiction. As for personal exposure in fiction, well, sure. One has to be brave. There is always a little … Continue reading →

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