Author: LaToya M. Davidson-Perez

It must be the meds, my period, or a combination thereof, but while I should be really steaming over what happened today, I am not. I did tear up a bit but unlike my usual response I didn’t completely lose my cool. What happened? Well today’s hyped up podcast, In the Stacks with Barry & LaToya was truly legendary. However, if you weren’t there you wouldn’t know.

Only half the show was ultimately saved and thus listeners will only get to hear a small sample and lead up to what was a great episode. I hate that everyone will miss Jeopardy in the Stacks and the general discussion by the entire group. It was a full studio. We had Kenrick, Joel, Anthony, Elise, and Sasha as our guests and we were all whooping it up. There were several moments where I was uncontrollably laughing and when we all seemed to blush.

This isn’t the first time we have had issues with Audacity and in this case it also wasn’t the first time in recent weeks. It was frustrating as I was really proud of our product. The one thing that makes me not feel so bummed out about it is that the people I’d most want to share the experience with were there. You even get to hear on the recording my niece, Sasha in the background. Despite the Audacity snafu I’m glad that today’s show happened. I know that Joel has been going through a rough time and it was clear that today’s show helped to improve his spirits. To be quite honest, it improved mine. I’ve been a bit stressed and sometimes I feel like recording the show is a chore. Today was no chore and I can only hope that everyone who took part and who listens enjoys it.

As for Audacity, I really don’t know if we’ll continue to use the software. It’s sad that their main website is not the most aesthetically pleasing nor does it have the information you really want or need. However, when it comes to free recording software, many people recommend and use Audacity. It just saddens me that we’ve had these issues and that if I continue to use it that I have to be more conscientious in doing so.

I must say that it’s been one of those days. I feel as though it’s much later in the week than it actually is. Today is mine and Kenrick’s 11 month dating anniversary and it’s also the beginning of our Summer Reading Club. We have had a plethora of issues as the vast majority of staff have never been through the process.

This is hands down the busiest time of the year. I’m actually having a relatively good day considering the fact that I woke up at 5:45am and didn’t go back to sleep. Issues is my word of the week as it seems that there have been so many more than usual. Rowdy GMC students, software issues, etc. I hate when people say, don’t complain, at least you have a job. It’s much like flippantly saying, oh, well things happen for a reason. I mean you have to also feel for the person who is being pulled in a million directions as their hell and stress level is similar to that of someone seeking employ. It’s just a different circumstance. Of course I’m grateful that I have a job but there are moments (many and most) where I wish I could just be left alone. I’m really not a people person. I can fake it most days but I really enjoy my solitude. Continue reading “It’s Been One of Those Days” →

Thanks to the suggestion of Joel and based on Kenrick’s pick I’ve changed my Blogger theme in addition to having updated some of the items on the site. That happened last night. Today I followed my gut regarding the rss feed validity and not being able to add a podcast page in the manner that I wanted. The short version is that I created our original rss for iTunes which uses their own code. I had to change it standard code. And so I did and now all is well. I would prefer to have a bit more control over the date and time display but I’m more happy that I got the problem fixed.

Now it’s finally goodbye to iWeb. I LOVE the software but don’t like the inability to make quick updates to my site from anywhere. It’s also goodbye to MobileMe. It’s really served as my yearly donation to Apple. But now that Kenrick and I are committed to ensuring we get out of debt and that means cutting most of the non-essentials. I’ve redirected my website URL to my about.me page and have turned off the auto-renewal on the MobileMe account. It feels good to be a bit more free and I’m excited about my new site and what I can do. I know that I’m not a part of the WordPress group but Google works for me. I’ve been in a pleasant mood thus far this week and I’m hoping that it continues!