Last breath

I am on my lst breath: we supposed to discuss our last book review and I can't think of anything. There are 4 people from my group who posted reviews and I saw Andrew wandering if the rest of the group is boycotting the discussion. I don't, I am just so out of any intelligent thoughts. Sorry!!!

Sunday post

I can't get into Student Services, so I am taking a break and posting here. It's a nice relief to know that on Monday I do not have any more homework until end of August!!! So, I can concentrate on other things: like getting all my papers for the Ukrainian embassy to change my name. You won't believe how much paperwork they require to submit just to change your last name on the passport. Changing name on driving license and green card was easy and a breeze. Now, you get to the Ukrainian Embassy site and freeze in horror: all the paperwork have to be translated into Ukrainian and then certified.

Cathedral of Learning

I meant to post a thread regarding Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh. When I first saw that magnificent building I knew it reminded me of something: The Moscow University Building , the first tallest educational building and one of the places of higher education where it is almost impossible to get in. You have to have really good connections to be accepted. I printed the information and sent it to my mom: she is going to get a kick out of it!
Today is the second day as my daughter is gone to the ocean and I miss her badly! My in-laws called yesterday and told us that she collapsed and was sleeping soundly after everything she had done. Too bad she doesn't talk much, she is 20 months old, and can't tell us how was her trip.

Catching up

I am looking forward to this weekend: this is the first time my little daughter is going to go away with my in-laws. They are going to spend a weekend by the ocean, so that should be fun. Me and my husband are going to have some time together:))) and then he is off on a fishing trip and I can catch up with my girlfriend on the latest mall/shopping trip. I also have more free time and was able to finally read other people blogs and leave comments. I read Robyn's blog and she said that she is posting while ar work. Well...if my boss is reading.. Gabe, I am doing this on my lunch time as a part of work - related research project!

Tuesday post

I think the heat wave is going down here in Los Angeles and our air conditioner at work seems to finally work(keep my fingers crossed for tomorrow). Writing discussion thread was tough tonight: I couldn't get excited about economic values of the libraries, found tons of information about public and school libraries, but when it came to academic - nothing!

Another post

I didn't realize I posted only few sentences in the previous posting:(( After coming back from Pittsburgh it's really hard to concentrate on home work assignments, especially last book review. I had to write mine on Sunday night and it was an effort trying to connect all four books to library environment: my heart wasn't in it. May be it was also all the work which was waiting for me at USC and all the emails I had to read. Unbearable heat didn't help either: at work our air conditioning doesn't work or barely works this week and at home we blast it every day, so I am not looking forward to getting a bill at the end of the month:((I also missed Pittsburgh and now looking forward to going back in October. With tons of work due in July visit I was able to sneak ride on the incline and visit Carnegie Library and Museum.

Back from Pittsburgh

I just came back from Pittsburgh and I had a great time there! All the greenery around the city is fantastic and so are the super-friendly people. Oh, and the pace of life is not as hectic as here in LA. I am looking forward to the next visit in October.

Is it end of semester yet??

I haven't posted anything last week, so I have to redeem myself by catching up next week. My third book review came back and it lifted my spirits: it was generously graded by Sue who said that I did a "fine job". After my second book review, by a different reviewer, I thought I was going to be kicked out of the program:((
LIS 2600 quiz was done on Wednesday and I decided to do it after work and after everyone in the family went to bed. Bad, bad decision. By the time we had dinner my daughter was somehow very much awake and it took me and my husband some time to put her to bed. So, when I finally got to do the test I was falling asleep and I think I missed couple questions. I can only keep my fingers crossed....

First Web page

I took a complete day off from my computer, because I needed a break and because I needed to let my best friend know that I am live and sane. AS a result we spent almost two hours on the phone, which was great. End of August and end of classes is not near enough. I learned few lessons for the next semester: do my reading early and try to write down something for the future book reviews; if I'll have extra time I am planning to work ahead on future assignments.