Brains!

Sportz
It has become more and more apparent that most people dismiss stuff they don't understand. Sometimes it's hard for me to pay attention to a game, until I get what is happening. And sadly I need explanation a lot more than lets say someone who has been watching sports for most of their life. A lot of times it's hard for me to appreciate many of the plays and individual player skill, because the difficulty just doesn't hold any weight with me. But I'm growing an appreciation and even a very strong like for many sports, individual players and teams. It helps to have a walking sportslopedia, Deadspin, and a genuine want to inform myself about everything.

This Book Is Overdue
I'm finally breaking past page 20, in fact and more than half way through Marilyn Johnson's book This Book Is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All.
Obviously it's about librarians. But the definition of librarian is really much more than the stereotype old woman with cat eye glasses shushing you. Many of the major schools have changed their titles to Information Science schools. Basically the difference between a warehouse full of stuff and a library (collection of information) is that it's organized. I guess, technically, you're a librarian of something if you for any reason have more of one thing that's organized. I for one get the warm and fuzzies when I think about collections of old stuff, any old stuff. It's really strange. More to report on this later, as I am heading on over to the Nashville Library's main branch at some point this week, when the snow permits.

Occupation
In other news I am painting and drawing, which I haven't done in years. In fact I think the last time I painted was middle school art class. It's an exciting venture, even if it's more frustrating than anything. With any new hobby one attempts one will not be practiced and therefore the products will be shit. Either way it's an occupation, amongst other things I'm doing while I'm unemployed. I developed a fondness for tidying up, dishes, and laundry. I read: books, magazines, sports blogs, librarian's blogs. I cook, or I watch cooking shows eating spoonfuls of nutella. I go to the community fitness center and uncharacteristically shoot basketballs with Drack. I coordinate herding, feeding, sleeping between 3 temperamental felines. And I watch my fair share of sports with the rest of the household.