RIP, Nancy

Rogan: We didn't have time to mention it because I was cramming for the lecture, but one of my fellow sci-fi librarians, Nancy Shapiro, died on Tuesday evening of pancreatic cancer. We got to see her in hospice the day before, and creek willing and the god don't rise, we'll attend her funeral on Sunday.

I'm glad I got to see her in hospice, the day before she died. I'm glad I got to say via card how much I appreciated everything she taught me library-wise, and I hope to be as patient with new librarians as she was with me, though I don't think I will ever be quite as meticulous and thorough as she was.

This year has been a deathful one. Ny died in March, Granny died in July (or at least, I heard about it in July), and now Nancy. There wasn't much we could do regarding Granny, but we were at least able to help with Ny's estate, and we will definitely be helping with Nancy's books, which she has donated to the sci-fi library. That's okay. Death is hard, and death is sad, but it is not bad.

EDIT: ah, son of a bitch, her funeral is on the rail, and I have the option of either being 1.5 hours early or 40 minutes late. Dammit. Wonder if I can hitch a ride with someone...

Banned from Ebay

Rogan: Also, on top of the rest of it... today I got permanently suspended from Ebay. I have no idea why. (EDIT: apparently this just happens to people and there's not really a way to fight it that's worth it to me. Bye, Ebay!)

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