Meditations on a sunny lillipad in the lovelydoodle pond

So this is me reflecting on the past semester of AIT:

First off...my experience is 100% positive. I learned a ton of stuff. What more needs to be said.

Second...i am glad this is temporarily ending because there's always a nagging voice in the back of my head saying that I should be shelving right now, even though this is work too. Old habits are hard to break. I'm glad to get back to shelvenation station.

Third...will I use any of this stuff in the future? I will definitely use all of it, just as points of reference in my daily life, I'm sure (i.e.- knowing what the heck my friends are talking about, having a leg up when I start Grad school for info science, etc). Will I use this stuff directly? Also a yes, but i'm sure not all of it. Google reader, library thing and wikis might not get immediate love from me yet, but I really ought to use blogspot to create a literary journal eventually, Myspace to make a sort of personal website focused on my poetry endeavors, snapfish of flickr to share photos and i think i'm even coming around on google calendar. I bet I'll convert to using that soon to make planning get togethers with long distance friends and family easier. i should also really take advantage of google docs too. I see how i could benefit from having all my poetry documents, etc saved online and accessible that way.

Hmmm....overall this is a pretty good result. That is, if I get my butt in gear and pursue any of these things. Oh, I also think I might make a MSpace for the Library's Poetic Justice program...it was actually suggested to me by a teen patron so we'll see where that goes.

OK. It's almost lunch and I haven't touched a book. Thanks AIT team for putting such a cool, educational program into action and I look forward to semester the second.
love,
poo