We went to the Jazz fest today with my sister and bro-in-law. It was pretty hot and the sun was unrelenting, but still it was a good time. First we saw a tribute to Alice Coltrane. Very modern, free jazz. The guys were not crazy about it, but I enjoyed it. D thought it sounded like they were "fooling around". Very very big names on the stage, and definitely worth the $0 entrance fee to see them.
We walked around a bit and then went and saw a quartet. We posted ourselves on a hill with our backs to the band (how rude!) and facing the river. It was lovely, and the music was much more formed and coherent. A nice end to the afternoon.
The kids start school on Tuesday. So far so good with the new job. The first day was meetings. The second and third days I got to check out my library and the people I'll be working with. The building staff all seem very nice, if somewhat technologically challenged. I have already helped several with computer issues, and I haven't touched a Mac since high school - a long time ago. The 3 traveling librarians are all going to be coming to my school at some point during the week. I'm still trying to get a feel for them. Two seem quite nice and one seems pretty rigid, but she's the one who was nodding and smiling and winking at me during my interview. She also said many times "she's good" about me to staff, so we'll have to see about her. She will only be there one afternoon a week anyway. Since my position is new, and things are all different from how they used to be, it seems as though we will be winging it for a little while. It is not exactly clear yet how I fit into the scheme of things, and I think it will be up to me to carve my own niche within the building and the media/library program. We already had a day off though! woohoo for the new schedule!
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