To celebrate my graduation and to bid farewell to another assistant, the librarians in the Manuscripts department gave us a party. Isn’t that sweet? We got gift certificates to the Harvard bookstore and chocolates from Burdick. They rule. I’ll still be around a bit longer, while conducting a search for a full-time job, and they all wished me well in that endeavor. I’ve only been working there a couple of months, so it was really a surprise to be included in the celebration.

In addition to this part-time job, I’ve got an interview coming up for another part-time position, doing pretty much the same sort of thing, but with academic archive stuff instead of manuscripts. Fingers crossed, please! I figure working at two part-time jobs for a while will give me a little financial wiggle room if I can’t find a full-time position right away. I think it’s a decent strategy.

Right. Back to that Christmas list. I’m running out of time, but all I want to do is eat popcorn and watch movies. It’s much warmer in here.