It's Monday. I'm tired.

It's staycation, part 2 this week, as I stay at home working on my course, a meeting on Friday (with the lovely Bookworm and others), and some other random stuff.

Course, you ask? I'm teaching Interlibrary loans again at Algonquin College this semester (Acquisitions next semester) and this morning was my first class. 8 am. Raining. Yes, ugh. The students seem great, though, and I'm excited to be teaching again. Just, seriously, 8 am? Keep in mind I go from class to work, and then finish at Rideau at 8:30 pm.

Here's your rainy-day, Alex-is-procrastinating-working-on-PPTs, catchall of cranky news:

• Pullman etc. criticise Booker list for having too many present-tense first person narratives: "It’s a silly affectation, in my view, and it does nothing but annoy." Hooo-kay......
• The Annoyed Librarian puts this Koran-burning thing in perspective: "It’s certainly less mind-boggling to me than strapping explosives to your chest and exploding yourself in a crowded marketplace." She also has few kind words for ALA's rather tepid response to the news story: they were planning to read aloud from the Koran on Sept. 11th. Yeah, that'll make a point. Sigh.
  
• Geist protests new Access Copyright licensing scheme: fees rising from about $3 to $35-$45 per student.

Go forth with umbrellas, friends.