Dear blogosphere…

By on July 11th, 2004

Dear blogosphere,

I know I’ve been too distracted to pay much attention to you lately, but I do miss you, and I promise I will stop neglecting you before too long. The thing is, I don’t want to use my working hours for blog-surfing, and I’m temporarily without home internet access. But I haven’t abandoned you, honest! I’m just short on time and on things to link to. My writing urge is coming back now that I’ve had a chance to settle in, though. I just finished my first week of the fellowship, and later this month I’ll be taking a class on electronic texts in XML at the University of Virginia Rare Book School; later still, I’ll be attending a seminar at Bryn Mawr for all the CLIR fellows. I’m already learning an immense amount, and I feel more eager and excited about my work than I have in quite some time. In my spare time (and it’s rather wonderful to have evenings and weekends clearly delimited as "spare time" with no I-should-be-grading-papers-why-can’t-I-get-anything-done guilt), I’m slowly exploring Charlottesville and figuring out where to go for used books, alfresco meals, cheap movies, and international foodstuffs.

And now I have to go get ready to look at some more apartments, because my current apartment is only mine until mid-August. If I can get my hands on a camera before I move out, I’ll post pictures.

Apologetically yours,
Amanda, who is currently using a terminal in the student union next to some random undergraduates

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4 Responses to “Dear blogosphere…”

  1. cindy says:
    July 11, 2004 at 12:35 pm

    This sounds really exciting, and you have some “spunk” in your voice that clearly wasn’t there in your last job. I’m really happy for you (and I apologize for the previous guilt trip ;-))

  2. qB says:
    July 11, 2004 at 4:51 pm

    Dear Amanda
    This sub-atomic speck on the sphere is delighted you’re having such a great time; is grateful you braved random undergraduate interference to check back in; wishes you joy and an new domicile and internet connection.
    Yours, sitting at home waiting for the children to go to sleep,
    qB

  3. Michelle says:
    July 11, 2004 at 11:43 pm

    From recent experience, I can say I find communal mouse usage quite distasteful.
    Your loyal readers will be around when you get settled. Enjoy yourself!

  4. All Day Permanent Red says:
    July 12, 2004 at 10:46 pm

    Come Back

    The blogosphere misses you too, Household Opera.