currents clashing
the currents of the Indian ocean are currently colliding into the currents of the Atlantic Ocean and that has made for much queasiness on the ship today. A good number of people (including myself) are quite green and nurse Emily has been walking around the ship with a purse full of drugs & saltines. I'm taking more drugs & going to bed shortly. For the record, I take back that comment I made early on about not getting seasick. We believe we are still in the Atlantic Ocean but should be crossing over into the Indian pretty soon. I'm told many ships throughout history met their demise in part of the world. Here's to hoping tomorrow the seas will be calmer ...
Sherri spent a very good portion of today helping a single student do research. It's very slow going with the Internet speed of late. I think everyone is uploading safari pictures during any spare moment. Today was a no-class day in which students were supposed to be studying. The library was bustling but not overly so. So, hard to tell. Tonight is casino-night, but I plan to pass. I've completed a number of the last things on the to-do list for setting up the new library catalog. Students can now see what's on reserve for their classes from their own laptop and that's a good thing. The system is up and running and people are using it and we're starting to promote it and all is well there. We're still tweaking customization, but all and all it's in production. ITC -- can't remember if I mentioned -- fixed my Connexion connection problem so I'm hoping to get the original cataloging done soon that is currently piled up on the desk. A very small backlog by anybody's comparison (this collection is largely non-unique), but there are a handful of things. And, of the backlog, mostly they're videos.
Sherri & I are thinking of interfiling the DVDs & the VHS's in the video cabinet into one combined A-Z series. Anyone from UVA opposed?
Not much other news. Most folks are currently focusing their energies on walking in straight lines and avoiding seasickness. Wish us luck.
