Yesterday was kind of a long day – in to work in time for a 9:00 a.m. meeting with a visiting library school professor, who has written an ebook text book that I think my school will adopt. Then a brown bag talk (recording, 1:09) with another visiting library school professor, this one a good friend. The “Vote No on Libarry” pic came around on facebook in the morning, and I thought it was hilarious – I wanted to have it on screen for remote participants to see when they logged in for Joe’s talk – but didn’t quite get it together – and there was only one remote participant, anyhow. Grabbed lunch from the carts, and coffee, and back to the office to meet a student to check their online connection in advance of presentations next week, and had to record a lecture. Finished all that just before 5:00 – Good thing Mark was able to go home and collect the symphony tickets, car and kid. We met up with Joe at the conference center where they’re staying – again – I’d already been there at 11:00 in the a.m. – and off to find dinner, and hear the Madison Symphony Season Finale. Dinner was at the Fountain – usually quite good, but they seated us by setting up a table in the hallway, and the service was a bit off – to say the least. My BLT was so greasy – they buttered the toast and added myao and the bacon – that I ditched most of the bread, and just ate the meat. The fried cheese curds and sweet potato fries were good, though, and they gave us two free dinners in exchange – $35 including tip and one beer, for dinner for 4, and we made the symphony right on time. When we got back home, I stayed up to bake an orange cake to take to my Willy Street CRF grant meeting – trying out this recipe from Lottie and Doof. The cake was really good – the glaze – not so much. I might just have to stick it in the freezer for a future trifle.
