Searching for the silver lining

Benefit of H1N1: Enough students are out sick so that we have enough computers for everyone in the increased class sizes!

Net Op

Hmmm....let me see...Why would you be told to get off the computer?
Well... perhaps because you went to Google Images and typed "sex" into the search box.

Thanks to our new Net Op we can actually catch students who are using the internet inappropriately.

It's that time of year

Our little Asian friend moved away. She tried desperately to obtain and read all of the Twilight series in 25 days. We managed to get her through 3 of the 4. At least she returned her books instead of skipping town with them like a lot of these schmucks.
OK, maybe schmucks is uncalled for but we are in the process of getting all the books back and we can get a little cranky. Besides that it was 94 degrees outside yesterday and 85 inside with no AC...Media Center is located in the center of the building on the second floor...no windows. Hope the renovation of the heating and ventilating system that has begun will be worth it in the end!

Back to 6 hour time difference

They sprang ahead in the UK the end of March so we are once again 6 hours behind Spencer. He was not in the earthquake in Italy. Flew from Rome to London yesterday morning at planned.
We ate fish and chips in the UK at Epcot to pretend we were visiting Spencer even though he was in Italy at the time. Then when we went to Cocoa Beach we were connected by the Atlantic Ocean.

Librarian!

3 times today between classes: Little Asian girl pops in the door and yells "Librarian!" Runs to the shelves, grabs a book, runs to the circulation desk to check it out and disappears down the hall. So far it is much more entertaining than a" please ring bell for service" alternative. Perhaps we should remind her she can have more than one item out at a time to cut down on the frequency of her visits.

Time Waits for No Man

Going to see if these clocks on here adjust themselves for daylight savings time. We Spring ahead at 2am. Spencer said they change their time over there too, but it isn't until the end of March...so for a while we will be only 5 hours behind him. That's comforting and seems to bring him closer in an odd sort of way......

Oh, someone told me about a book tonight called Your Love (I think I am remembering that right) by Sue Miller. It's about a kid who has been away in England studying abroad and how he has changed when he gets back and how the mom is wishing he was her little boy again....Oddly, enough, I have already been telling myself to be prepared for Spencer to be way different when he returns. Oh, and the person who told me about the book didn't know Spencer was over there.

Cue the "Twilight Zone" theme song.....

The Excitement Never Ends

Lock down drill, snow day, and evacuation due to gas odor all in one week!