And so it begins.

I suppose it will be helpful to begin with an introduction. First posts are never pretty, so I suppose I should simply get to it. This blog is meant to serve two purposes: 1) document the next year and a half while I am pursuing a degree in Library and Information Science, 2) allow me to muse on various topics that you will likely have no interest in. Peripherally, it will allow me to say I have some experience in the world of blogging, RSS feeds, and the like.

Now, to the personal details. I am male, a week or so shy of turning 25. I have worked in public libraries for the last six years of so, doing all sorts of things I shan't bore you with. The last year saw me starting (and subsequently dropping out of) law school. Law school, it turns out, is rather like a gorgeous looking girlfriend that you know is just not right for you: it's nice to be associated with it (her), you gain the admiration and congratulations of your friends... but at the end of the day, you're as miserable as can be. So the only sensible thing for me to do was drop out. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made.

Onwards. The first week of classes is over, and it has been already one of the best weeks in recent memory - it's hard to describe how good it feels to be doing what you know you're supposed to be doing, especially after a year of doing something you knew you weren't supposed to be doing.

It has also opened my eyes even further to all of the technologies that libraries are (or should be) embracing. That topic, however, is so broad that it cannot fit into one post. I will no doubt be posting on this topic from time to time.

So ends my first clumsy post.