Emotional rollercoaster

I’m finally in Ireland! When I first planned this trip I was really excited, now I’m ready to kill. When I realized my passport expired I should have know more bad things were to come. I paid the big bucs to expidite my passport and I played the waiting game. I got it 2 days before I was to leave, there was major panic involved in that whole transaction. Then I had my super fun 9 hour layover in one of the lamest airports ever, and just when I think things are starting to look up...I’m stuck in Shannon airport. The car I booked way in advance wasn’t ready and now I’ve already waited 2 and 1/2 hours for an automatic. Why oh why didn’t I learn standard? I just pray this trip gets better, it has too, right?!?

waiting

I'm sitting here in the Boston airport whiling away my 9 hour layover. (I'm definitely going to need a drink when I finally reach Ireland.) I'm struggling with their wi-fi. It seems to dislike Mozilla as a browser. Anti-open souce airport!

passport passport, how I love thee

My blessed passport finally arrived. Only 2 and 1/2 weeks later!!! I'm off to Ireland to drink my worries away.

Absent Passport

I’m packed and ready to go, but I'm still waiting for my passport. I have this strong urge to go down to the passport office and yell at someone. I'm sure I'm not the only one that has had these urges since they have bullet proof glass and a security guard in place. 2 weeks is an outrageous amount of time for an expedited passport. As you might have surmised I'm not the most patient person. Unfortunately all I can do is wait since I have no other option.

Quiz time fun

I should be in a pub right this minute, but I'm not yet in Ireland and I still don't have a passport. Poor me, but I thought I'd still post this fun picture and try to find quizzes that I could pass on to all of you library science geeks.

I'm kind of a novice when it comes to the Dewey Decimal System. I work in a book store and the most advanced filing system we have is the alphabet. So, I thought I'd test my knowledge out with this quiz and boy do I need some work. Check it out, Do the Dewey! And if you’re feeling extra smart try, Library Science Jeopardy. These quizzes might be more difficult if you were in a pub with a pint in hand. Enjoy!

breakin' out

I'm going to take a little break tonight. I'm still way behind with all my class work, but I'm breaking out and hitting the streets of Christiansted. Tonight is Jump up, which is supposed to be celebrating Alexander Hamilton's B-day, who spent his boyhood in St.Croix, but it's really just a reason for a party. If you want to see more pictures or get more information about St. Croix’s Jump up. check out gotostcroix.com.

I don't know how much jumping will be going on, but at least the stores are open and I can get away from my computer for a few seconds.

No passport for me!

I know I’m supposed to posting insightful things about my LIS 2600 class, but I have to bitch and moan about life in general today. Have you ever had one of those days where everything that could possibly go wrong, goes wrong? Well, that is my day today. Let’s not even mention how behind I am on my work or the fact that I may not have a place to live in a month. Those are the least of my worries.
I forgot to renew my passport which expired last month. I’m supposed to be leaving for Ireland in 2 weeks. The thing about living in a tropical paradise is everything moves at the rate of -2 miles per hour. If I were any other place renewing a passport, it would only be a matter of days if you pay extra. Here you still pay extra, but it’s going to take up to 3 weeks if I’m lucky. I can’t do anything but wait and keep my fingers crossed. I just want to cry!

Limericks

I missed Limerick Day which was May 12^th, but since I’ll be traveling to Ireland soon, I thought I'd try to write a limerick of my own. A true Irish limerick would be on the dirty side, but I'm saving that for a special occasion. Here is my feeble attempt at a tame library limerick.

There once was a librarian
Who was quite a disciplinarian
When ever a youth would talk
She’d shush them out onto the sidewalk
So beware the librarian named Marian.

I know its not a masterpeice, but it's the best I could do.

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