The slow recovery

Dear self,
In order to get better from the cold it is necessary to rest. Please take this into consideration when you edit web pages and stay up late playing Hotel Dusk. On the other hand, watch as much of the History channel as you can, it is good for your brain.

My interview with Terry Plum at Simmons West went quite well. I did not expect such a long bus ride, however it was scenic and relaxing. We talked about full time versus part time enrollment, and it looks like I can complete the program in 1 1/2 years if I attend full time. I like this choice because it would not require me to find flexible full time work while in school still and allows me to commit to a full time position much sooner. To complete all the digitally oriented archives courses it looks like it will be necessary for me to take courses in Boston as soon as my second semester . I like the community and fresh air in Amherst, so I intend to continue living here for the time being and take public transport to Boston when needed.

Now that the interview is over it is my turn to wait. In the meantime, I have plenty to keep me busy. Work at the Jones library is medium paced and steady. There is plenty of new non-fiction to peruse while checking in; I have placed a hand full of staff reserves already. So far at SCUA I’ve been writing “Capstone Project – Senior Honors Theses” on almost 500 folders and watching the reading room help desk. In my physiological psych lab we have moved on from sheep and rat brain dissection to histology and are using microscopes; they have a tendency to make me nauseous! It is a relief to know I will be working in an archive and not using microscopes other than my free time. It is awfully hard to create an argument with the material we are reviewing in my consciousness seminar. I have been able to use a number of examples from the cognitive psych lecture material, and am working more on understanding the debates.