Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Rapid update

I realized that I hadn't posted anything to this blog since before surgery which seems very long ago. Now that surgery is over and I am up and about I suppose I should post a rapid update!

Surgery: went well and I only have 3 scars around my knee. My scars healed somewhat keloid like which tends to make my knee sore when I put pressure on it. By pressure, I mean I can't fall on it yet while skating which means I fear I will go another season of derby without actually getting any time skating as a real skater. Instead, I think I will be putting on stripes and working as a ref until my knee is stronger which, while not ideal, still allows me to be involved.

Review: my review went wonderfully as in no recommendations for change, my folders were beee-you-tee-ful and I am doing well on this tenure-tracked roller coaster of love. I had a conversation with someone coming out of a residency program this year who is scared about taking on the professor title when he starts looking for and interviewing for jobs. It was definitely a relief to hear my boss give me my feedback.

Travel: visited the OP for Christmas then came back home with bronchitis that was happily on it's way to being a case of walking pneumonia. Terrible right? I realize that last year at this same time I was feeling exactly the same way. Feeling like crap really, so I'm sure that last year I was walking around with this terrible sounding hacking cough and was really sick rather than just suffering from the "crud".

Just got back from Denver where I was witness to a group of drunk librarians who were getting down to this cover band at a party. For those of you who are not librarians, I should let you know that library conferences are just a nighly boozefest where vendors ply poor unsuspecting librarians with booze and provide them with bad music where they proceed to make complete asses of themselves. Not me of course as I try really hard to take advantage of the OPEN bar and drink my weight in pricey adult beverages. Librarians basically go to conference twice a year to go completely and totally ape shit. I tried to think of a term that did not include profanity and cannot think of anything that would truly convey how crazy these people go for free booze and cheese. Completely, totally dirty dancing with some random dude ape shit. Seriously. I asked everyone who was at this particular party to please make me leave post haste should I express a desire to do the lambada with the creepy long haired hippie vendor. I tend to respond well to chocolate covered strawberries, lemon bars and gin.