Slip in one before July ends

I have moved! Well, almost. Last car load of stuff should be today. I am moving across town and will no longer be able to walk to work, which is a little of a bummer since I love walking so much. However, I will be saving like $500 in rent and this will really help out my monthly budget given that furloughs are on the horizon. (Furloughs are a sort of mandatory unpaid leave of absence.) I will be living with a roommate again: Danielle, who is the UCI emerging technologies and innovative services librarian (she is new to UCI like me).

I'll add some photos when I get Internet at the new apartment. I've painted two of the walls in my bedroom a sunshine yellow color (and one of the living room walls as well).

For those curious about my work, it is crazy busy!!!! In addition to ordering new books (try to do this weekly), I make decisions on which books to replace (lost, in need of repair, or gifts). Collection development for serials (journal subscriptions and the like) is the most complicated thus far. I have taught library instruction courses for freshmen English students as well as for visiting students (both college and high school). I am now on several committees, including chair of one task force, which if you know me, then you know I love committee work (apparently this is quite unusual). Of course, I sit at the Science Library reference desk, providing information services to those in need. Recently I have been learning to provide chat/IM reference services. I'm sure there is so much more to say about this all but time has run out.

If you are on twitter, you are invited to follow me at http://twitter.com/jeffradiane. Hmmm, maybe I'll write a post about this experience as it has been very different than I expected.