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Ups and downs on Friday
Yesterday was a day of ups and downs: One of the planes took a sharp decent way before we were near the airport. Luckily, the pilots were there. They came on the intercom and announced the autopilot caused the descent, so they took over to correct it. We left the airport terminal only to see... more ›
Susan Made it to Seattle
After hours of being airborne, I arrived safe and sound right before noon (Seattle time). I hitched a ride on a shuttle bus to the downtown Hilton, settled in and went to the Convention & Trade Center to pick up the conference schedule. It is amazing the number of sessions and meetings that are taking... more ›
Waterfront View
Waterfront View Originally uploaded by Susan Sharpless Smith. more ›
Space Needle
The Space Needle and Calder Space Needle Originally uploaded by Susan Sharpless Smith. more ›
Pike Place Public Market
This was the first “popular” tourist sight I spotted on my run. Pike Place Public Market Originally uploaded by Susan Sharpless Smith. more ›
City View from the Seattle Hilton
I’m posting a few images I put on my Flickr account. City View from the Seattle Hilton Originally uploaded by Susan Sharpless Smith. more ›
Friday in Seattle with Lynn
I spent the day on the University of Washington campus at an all-day follow-up workshop to the Institute on Scholarly Communications that I attended in December in Durham (remember that marathon Gaz article?). I LOVED the campus and was very glad to see both the Odegaard Undergraduate Library (that I heard a lot about when... more ›
Lauren’s sitting at the airport
Whew! After running errands, making sure files are in order, and finishing all the necessary tasks to leave town, I’m sitting in the airport waiting to fly to O’Hare. (I’m really glad the layover happens to be there… they have great vegan pretzels!) I’m headed off to ALA in a few capacities. My main committee... more ›
Susan’s Heading to Seattle and ALA Midwinter
Over the next few days those of us who are attending ALA Midwinter in Seattle will provide daily reports on our activities. Look for postings from Lynn, Sarah, Mary H., Lauren and me. Right now I’m sitting at Gate 48 at PTI waiting to board a plane to Dulles for the first leg of what... more ›