LibraryTechtonics

I got tagged by Rachel over at The Liminal Librarian at the end of May. Ah, the things that slip by when I don’t vanity search on a regular basis…

So here it is, 8 random things about me:

1. Despite my high-energy and social nature, I do enjoy *and* require quiet time and alone time. For serious, it’s true.
2. I absolutely abhor being called “cute,” “adorable,” or any other diminutive. I also don’t like being called “crazy” and a catch-all for “not normal” or “unreasonable.” Anyone who takes this fact as an invitation to test my limits or be funny is automatically null and void to me.
3. I, a huge fan of the B-52’s, met Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider quite accidentally while on my honeymoon at Kate’s Lazy Meadow. It’s a good story, ask me sometime.
4. I don’t eat cheese, mayo, sour cream, or whole milk, and I am *not* lactose intolerant.
5. Before I was a librarian, I did more than just tech. Some of my more interesting stints: briefly I was an assistant costume designer for a children’s circus; I also worked as a volunteer for the Butterfly Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC, where I met Anthony Edwards and Dr. Ruth.
6. I hope to someday attend the Green Witch School of Herbalism in Salem, MA.
7. I love cows, hate clowns. It’s the ultimate litmus test for goth girls, according to my friend Colin.
8. I learned to program in BASIC in 5th grade, and it was wicked fun. I would borrow books on BASIC from the library, and practiced on my very first computer, an Intellivision Aquarius that my parents bought, which included a cassette drive for saving data, and a receipt-sized dot matrix printer.

I’m not good at tagging people for this kind of thing. So, feel free to follow the meme if it moves you.

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