Bit of Ivory

We got a new painting opposite the reference desk today. This painting, actually. Because it’s worth so much (I think we paid more than is listed on that site, even), they had to install all these security devices and the area is blocked off by velvet ropes. Not the prettiest painting I’ve ever seen, but it’s better than the highway overpasses we had before, and especially better than the painting of the head of John the Baptist we had a few years ago. I still don’t think they hung it quite level, though.

This next bit of news should come as a surprise even to my family. The other day I walked into the workroom here at the library, intending to do some web surfing before I was scheduled to be at work. Gary Gillum, the Philosophy/Religion Librarian here followed me in, and said– “Hey Emily, how’d you like to make a couple hundred bucks editing a book?” Well, what do you think my answer was? Of course I’d like to make a couple hundred bucks! The guy who wanted the editing done e-mailed me Monday, and I e-mailed him back yesterday asking a few questions, and he replied today and sent me the manuscript. I didn’t want to say anything until the deal was for sure. Now it is!

Basically, this guy is a Mormon Chaplain in the US Army, and has been serving in Afghanistan. While there, he wrote a book of musings on the writings of Paul. He wants to self-publish them, but he’d like them to be gone over a bit first. As of today he was on his way back to the middle east at any moment. He’s going to pay me $200 for a light edit, and doesn’t need it done right away, so it can wait until I graduate. And just like that, I have my first freelance editing job! $200 is actually quite a bit less than a professional editor would charge, but as I’m not a professional editor, I’d feel guilty asking for any more than that.

I got a 91 on my Pearl of Great Price test. I’m fully satisfied with that.

I’ve been blogging for more than a year now. I forgot to mention that earlier. It’s crazy to me that I’ve kept it up for that long, and even crazier that there’s actually people out there reading this darn thing. I still hope to import my old Virtual Parchment entries into this blog so they can all be in the same place, but it’ll probably have to wait until after graduation as well.

Sugar Quill accidentally posted someone else’s story in place of Jen’s new chapter. I e-mailed them, but no response yet. Maybe you should e-mail them again, Jen?

There’s absolutely nothing to do here (I’m at work) so maybe I’ll work on my story. Hey Jen, if you’re reading this, could you get on my computer and e-mail me my latest version of IFL2? It’s the HTML version, and it should be in the Look To Your Dreams directory. Don’t send it to my usual e-mail, though. I have a hard time downloading those on this computer. Send it to Hotmail. You’re a peach.