jennimi

I was a social worker for 12 years then moved on to become a librarian, which required earning a Masters in Library Science. I believe that change is constant. I also believe cycles and stillness can be comforting. I agree that music makes the people come together. I have over 1000 cds and plenty of downloads. I watch movies. I throw parties. My laugh is loud and causes me to lose balance and sometimes fall. I love when that makes others laugh. One of my most important goals in life is to withhold criticism. I believe people are aware of their own selves and do not need me to pick at the trees with them. Let’s be joyous in the forest together. My dearest friends agree with me on that.

I am a web authoring/web content/media librarian at heart, with a touch of artist in me (photography, writing, existing, and as yet undiscovered arts). I am also a philosopher and in many ways a scientist. I enjoy discussing the things I love, and every once in awhile things that burn or sting. I lost my dad in 2007. I loved and miss him. Just months later my life partner lost his own father, also too young. This gives us both a special perspective on life and what’s most valuable in its pursuit. I have come to find that my original feelings have come full circle: I prefer to have these conversations with real people in real spaces, and in my paper journals. I note that a LARGE per cent of my blog reader is filled with posts that go something like “I really have to get back to blogging.” I LOVE blogging, but can’t and won’t fill readers with my stress about why I am or am not doing it.

I’ve decided to cease blogging activities - including writing and reading (except for a very few I love). The medium is a wonderful way to communicate to the world, but with far more “lurkers” than content creators abounding, my dream of blogging as meaningful conversation seems to be coming true elsewhere, not here (excepting my wonderful commenters, who kept me going, especially during some difficult times). Right now, and for the foreseeable future, I don’t know of anything I wish to communicate to the whole world. I learned many skills doing this, and am grateful for all who were interested. I learned from the BEST (you know who you are) and taught MANY (you also know who you are). Three+ years of this and I have come to realize the future looks very different than “everyone having a blog.” *

Anyone who commented in this space has my thanks, and I am grateful for the friends and colleagues I have gotten to know more during this process. As well as the consulting work I picked up along the way.

* - paraphrase of comedian Mike Birbiglia, who does have something to say to the entire world.

Goodbye yellow brick road, for now. Oh, one last thing. (opens with sound). Where to aim next? I’m off to explore that question. But I’ll land it. Oh yeah billmurray, I’ll land it.

Page created February 2007.
Modified April 2008: profile photo.
Modified May 2008: Web 2.0 profiles added, intro and content tweaked.
Modified June 2008: deleted most content on the page and announced a cession of this space to static content.