What I did this past weekend

I had a very busy weekend and this week ahead doesn't get much better.

Let's see. On Saturday, I went to the National Book Festival, which gave me a huge headache. I volunteered at the New York State Table in the Pavilion of the States and it was kind of a huge turnoff. People are pushy, obnoxious, greedy and kinda annoying. And I also realized that instead of going down there and dealing with the crowds, I could have just watched the authors on BookTV or listened to them from the Library of Congress Web site, which has podcasts of the event.

Then, I met up with a friend and went to Clarendon Day, which is, you know, a street fair kind of thing. And then we went to a couple bars/restaurants in the area and had a drink and some dinner. I got home about 9:30pm and literally went right to bed. Which, for me, is pretty unheard of.

On Sunday, I started off the day doing a walking tour of Georgetown as part of a Special Librarians Association get-together. I don't exactly know what I expected but I wasn't that impressed with the tour and do not feel informed about the area at all. I think I would have been better off doing a self-guided tour. However, I did meet a couple of other librarians who were very nice and with whom I then had lunch. I also walked around Georgetown a lot and went into some shops and did some people-watching, so at least I got to explore that area a bit. It was a beautiful day.

On my way home, I stopped at a Macy's and bought a really cute yet really nice Jones New York dressy skirt for only $14. I love a good bargain!