But here's some great news: I have a library job interview next week. Whether it's the economy or whatever, I just don't get to the interview stage very often. Overqualified, underqualified...it's difficult to find your niche.
A sort of rebirth is in order, because I get rather sad about all the changes in life; losing my parents still stings. I see a parent walking with their young child while they're attached to a cell phone and it angers me, because it reminds me of being separated from my youngest daughter when she was nearly eight years old--I missed a lot of her years growing up. I missed too much time with my oldest daughter as well, for other reasons. It's time that can't be made up. I would not be on a cell phone if I were out walking with my wonderful daughters.
On the same day I got news about my interview, my trusty CD burner died. Got my first one in 2000, and replaced it in 2004 (it was under warranty, and I got a brand new one for basically the cost of a new five-year warranty). It was especially fun to record songs from different sources, as I've made myself many an anthology. Not sure how I'm going to recover from that. I can take something I paid for and make a copy to play in the car--I don't like to keep legit CDs in the car--but at present, I can't burn individual tracks. I'll eventually figure out another approach, but this stinks.
Maybe my good news this week is there to remind me of real priorities, real hopes.