Entries tagged with "united nations"
'Home, where my thought's escaping/ Home, where my music's playing'
posted by srah on March 4, 2005 11:59 PM
Tags: alternative spring break, alternative spring break 2005, new york city, united nations
We had another jam-packed day at work today. I got some work in until about lunchtime, then I expected to have some more time to look into Access queries and doing a writeup about them. Alas, it was not to be. My report had to leave off at "How to add a new field," which I hope will be valuable. My project never had a really clear definition, which was frustrating at times but rather liberating because I didn't have a set goal. So I just worked and got done what I got done. This is great for a second-year...
Triumphs(?) of librarianship
posted by srah on March 2, 2005 11:26 AM
Tags: alternative spring break, alternative spring break 2005, librarydom, new york city, united nations
A woman approaches me at the table in the library where I am working. "I want to get on page." "Excuse me?" "You work here?" "I... I... do. I guess." "I want to get on page. You help me?" She gestures to the area where she's working. "I... you should probably ask over there instead." I gesture to the reference desk. "You work here? You help me. Come here, I want to get on page." A panicked look, I'm sure, crosses my face. I kinda work here, but I don't know anything about the collection! She looks like she's going...
Where the underlings can eat with elite
posted by srah on February 28, 2005 3:24 PM
Tags: alternative spring break, alternative spring break 2005, new york city, united nations
All of the Alternative Spring Break reports I've read about *Unidentified International Organization* talk endlessly about the cafeteria. I had built up an image in my mind of a huge room with 100-foot ceilings and marble everywhere, where hairnetted lunch-ladies surlily glop filet mignon and lobster onto your plate. The huge ceilings are, instead, in the part of the library where I'm working. But the cafeteria is pretty spectacular too. I haven't had my tour, but it's my favorite thing about *Unidentified International Organization* so far. The cafeteria looks out over the river and the view is just as spectacular...
