Miscellenia

Detangling Feeds: Niche RSS Options for This Site

This one's mostly administrivia, but possibly of interest for those of you who only want a subset of what I post here. A quick guide to the URLs you can use to get sub-feeds from library-specific topics to just the quilts.

My Experience With Nasacort's Rare Side Effect: Suicidal Ideation

While extremely rare, Nasacort nasal spray can have the side effect of severe anxiety or even suicidal ideation. This post describes my experience going from fully managed anxiety to planning suicide after only 3 days of using Nasacort. I wrote about it primarily so that others experiencing similar side effects can know they're not alone and that stopping Nasacort was very effective for me in returning to normal.

On Disappointment and Surprise at the Behavior of Certain Senior Archival Community Members

What happened in the Society of American Archivists 2020 election and why we're disappointed.

On Remembering What We Can Choose

Sometimes I forget things that I have the power to do, whether nominating someone for an award, sending a kudos to their boss, complimenting their work in a public forum, etc.

Mitigating Twitter

I'm not quite yet ready to say goodbye to Twitter. It's been a part of my life since 2007, in some account or another. I've actively engaged with libarch Twitter since 2010 (although even in 2007, I was somewhat involved).

Why I Vote, Even Though I'm a Mennonite...

Mennonites don’t vote. That’s what I heard growing up. Not that I was raised Mennonite, mind, but even before I knew enough of the beliefs that I knew I wanted to be one, I knew this one fact about them. Of course, like any “fact” about Mennonites…it depends. But it’s definitely a part of our history and our spiritual heritage. My husband says we’ve lost our way, but he still votes. I’m not sure I agree with him about where we lost the way though.