http://shinylib.com/2009/02/02/fail/ the shiny librarian Wed, 12 May 2010 01:38:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://shinylib.com/2009/02/02/fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1750 amd Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:56:49 +0000 http://shinylib.com/?p=251#comment-1750 amen! it was colder in Denver than it was in *Toronto* - that's not easy! amen! it was colder in Denver than it was in *Toronto* – that’s not easy!

]]> http://shinylib.com/2009/02/02/fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1746 caleb Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:31:47 +0000 http://shinylib.com/?p=251#comment-1746 I think Midwinter should just always be in Seattle. Or at the very least, somewhere that doesn't constantly remind you that it's the middle of winter. Can we go somewhere warm? Or just mild? Please? I think Midwinter should just always be in Seattle. Or at the very least, somewhere that doesn’t constantly remind you that it’s the middle of winter. Can we go somewhere warm? Or just mild? Please?

]]> http://shinylib.com/2009/02/02/fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1744 amd Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:20:45 +0000 http://shinylib.com/?p=251#comment-1744 I frequently end up having a better time at Midwinter than at Annual, but it is always accompanied by a strong sense of not really needing to be there. If I wasn't on a committee that plans events that actually happen AT midwinter, it would be worse. As it is, I've become one of those people that only goes to committee meetings, which always leaves me feeling odd and out of sorts. I hear you about the discussion groups thing - it's the only kind of content-focused programming allowed at MW so sometimes it works, and sometimes groups try to shoehorn another kind of program into a discussion - or at least I think that's what's going on. Doomed to failure, those sessions are. I frequently end up having a better time at Midwinter than at Annual, but it is always accompanied by a strong sense of not really needing to be there. If I wasn’t on a committee that plans events that actually happen AT midwinter, it would be worse. As it is, I’ve become one of those people that only goes to committee meetings, which always leaves me feeling odd and out of sorts. I hear you about the discussion groups thing – it’s the only kind of content-focused programming allowed at MW so sometimes it works, and sometimes groups try to shoehorn another kind of program into a discussion – or at least I think that’s what’s going on. Doomed to failure, those sessions are.

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