November 2007 Archives
I'm thinking about stuff.
Made a site visit to the opulent Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (check the theme music on the website) in Grand Rapids today in preparation for Spring Institute 2008, RAISE THE ROOF! Spent some güd timez with some quality people afterwards. Yay for good people! Boo for leaving my camera in the car - so that I couldn't take a super quality picture of this installation - whose inspiration is oft mentioned to be anatomically related. Mucho coffee today. Also a high-quality lunch - only meters away from the only 5 star restaurant in Michigan. So close....grrr!
Went to see Darjeeling Limited tonight. I had the good fortune of going alone. Then I had the double good fortune of having an empty theater. It was well worth it - because given life as it is - this was a good movie to see in solitude.
Three brothers meet up a year after their father's death on a train somewhere in India. The goal - apparently a spiritual journey. What it amounts to? A look at how we often try to itemize the mad rush of life into moments of meaning instead of taking the whole as it comes in its plenitude.
The Wes Anderson experience is present throughout - with swiveling cameras and the continuous colorful backgrounds - but the underlying theme manifests itself through periods of grief and the characters' attempts to manage the pain of daily existence by itemizing life either through directions & orders, a carefully and meticulously composed itinerary, drugs or spirituality. It is an all too common approach at capturing the unending stream of life and death and trying to embody it into a capsule of meaning.
It was a poignant and timely movie - recommended.
Ahhh yes. Many chins - milliseconds. Look how happy I am! The funny thing is - Seestore managed to steal my sunshine when Jessamyn said - "Of course I know who you are, your sister used to have dreadlocks..."
Point Seestore.
Just got back from the Michigan Library Association annual conference - and if there's one thing I've learned - it's that I'm not being heard - or I'm not being loud enough - or I'm not communicating my message in the right way.
Many of the presentations I saw - all insightful and wonderful - could very easily be implemented at my library. Many of the issues that were being dealt with concerning the reorganization of the association - could also be placed atop my library.
Why haven't I been blogging? Fear of repurcussions?
Hell yeah. The chilling effect.
I found it flattering when Jessamyn asked if I was the annoyedlibrarian.. If only. Though I've thought about going out incognito of late - my reaching out through the social spheres enabled me to establish some link with some stranger with what I consider some strong creds. Some deal eh?
I don't know. A librarian can't really afford to manage multiple sites at once...or can he? I mean - the Annoyed Librarian is a free site - but isn't it nice to have your own domain? I mean -- sure - I could create a free domain and rant for many a year without giving myself up -- but would I?
No. It is not I.
I am not loquacious or ironic enough. Instead I will let my words stumble and languish here -- until I finally start up my new as yet to be revealed beta spectaculoroso site.
But damn - Jessamyn West?
Do you recognize that name? You should -- it happened here: googlebooks.
Next stop Parker Posey!
It's ALL HAPPENING. ha. ha. ha
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