Carrots
So it looks like I am good at giving people carrots. Not the orange, vegetable kind, the intriguing idea kind. I had a meeting with a colleague today where we…[...]
NCBI for Librarians training.
I am two days back from the week long NCBI for libraians training course at NIH. It was a fabulous experience being among so many librarians and scientists trying to…[...]
5pm and daylight
I just realized it's February. In my time, that is the backside of the gauntlet of events that starts sometime late October. But these weeks have flown by. I am…[...]
Time and department heads
Of course I don't consider 2015 to be this horrible, impending doom that I implied in my last post. I'm not heaping a load of expectations on it either. I…[...]
Nine days
Nine days into 2015 and job insecurity has set in. Nine days into 2015 and I am trying to make my brain turn back on. Nine days into 2015 and…[...]
Work clarity
I don't to talk about work, but that is the only thing that my brain wants to do right now, so I will work with it. I'm half way through…[...]
2015 work in review
I didn't realize it, butI was starting to get anxious because in a month or so, I need to start a dialog with my director about contract renewal. I have…[...]
List of things
List of things to do: Create content for at least three workshops. This includes teaching outline, learning activities, handouts and/or worksheets. Contact several instructors about teaching dates for the spring.…[...]
One thing
There is a host of things going on in my mind. I have a lot of work to do in a short week. I am hosting a cookie baking and…[...]
Unexpected progress
I rarely get to say this, but I had a very productive meeting. It was with a department head, introducing myself and offering an opportunity to get to know me…[...]