Finished the last of my classes for the year and have a five month break. The next class in my series is not until March. This graduate degree, being online, has a crazy, not traditional schedule that took a bit of getting used to.
I am proud to say that I finally mastered the gruesome APA citations. It took a lot of kicking and screaming and unsavory vocal comparisons to other disliked things - like Algebra - but for my final research paper, no points were taken off for missed periods. Um, please take that in the grammatical sense.
So the hero of my educational experience is my library love, Ned. Mr. Weston has been duly informed that he should consider Ned a serious rival in terms of my affections and that if I were ever to bolt it would be with Ned.
Why?
First, each class had 1 - 5 (the latter, obnoxious) required texts plus books needed for research. These varied in price from $15 to $325. Being a thrifty gal, I was determined to pay as little as possible and obtain books through our library system. Here we have CWMARS from which one can order up a book from just about any other library in the state.
This is where Ned came in. I don't have the power to order academic books in most cases - but Ned does. In came texts from far flung universities and other states. Moreover, when I had used up my allowable number of "renews" my beloved Ned was able to override this. Sigh...
Secondly, Ned is just as adorable as can be - perhaps stereotypically so in a bookish sort of way. Horned rimmed glasses. Harris tweed jacket. Starchy shirt and rumpled tie. I've never actually seen his shoes since he is always behind the circulation desk when I visit but I imagine beige Hush Puppies or loafers....
Ah, Ned. My biblio-hero.
