More medical news

I got a call from my doctor's office this afternoon. They have the report back, why yes, I do have a dislocated coccyx. They'd like to refer me to a specialist. I like the sound of this. The person that deals with their referrals is out until Monday, but I should be hearing from her early next week. Okay, sounds good to me.

Firefly punnage

I have no excuse whatsover to inflict this on others, but I am anyway. ( you were warned )

"I thought of you"

So selenite is home, and we were discussing the varied things that could come of me going to a specialist for the coccyx problem. Surgery was mentioned, he was finding it worrisome, and I mentioned that the site technomom sent me to talked about it being done with a local. He hadn't realized that, thought it'd be general, although wondered if epidural was enough.

My opinion was that although I understand that they want to do surgery with as low a level of anesthesia as is feasible, that personally, I'd rather be out for such a thing. After all, I'd be bored to tears. I just know they wouldn't let me read. Or knit. selenite was amused at the idea of them trying to sterilize a book or yarn to take it into the ER. I figured you could do it with worsted weight cotton, and I could just work on a facecloth or something. That'd be an interesting history for a knitted piece! I told selenite just think, I could give it to someone! "I knit this while they amputated my coccyx. I thought of you." What a way to tell someone they're a pain in the ass!

Now see, other people would be all dignified about this sort of problem, and never mention it. But no, not us. I'm at least going to get all the humor out of it I can.

Readerware cataloging

A discussion of book cataloging software has come around on the Bujold list once again. And once again I'm seriously considering it.

Dear flist, do any of you have experience with Readerware that you'd like to discuss?

If I get it, I will not be using the barcode scanners, even though they'll give me a cheapy one free. Those you have to carry all the books over to the computer. There are wireless versions of the scanner, but I don't have that kind of $ to toss around. So it would involve me sitting at the keyboard and selenite or other victims assistants standing in the library and reading ISBNs out to me.

More on Readerware cataloging

Okay, I've gotten five responses so far on my last post, and rather than reply to them all with essentially the same thing I shall be lazy and reply here. The consensus seems to be NO, don't do it by having someone read me ISBNs and typing them in (aw, data entry's not THAT bad...), but get a barcode reader.

I can't move the computer, as was suggested, because it needs the network connection over here.

Moving the books, even a stack at a time - gah. The thought of that is what's kept me from doing this so far, even though it would be really good to get them catalogued. The thing is, the computer desk is within the babygated living room (yes, odd though that may sound - all the wiring bits are up on the counter out of reach). So all those stacks of books would have to be brought over the gate.

Now, it would help us in the much-needed re-alphabetization and reshelving of the paperbacks, and the planned organization of the hardbacks. But it's just such a huge project for just the two of us while juggling kids.

If I could get young strong agile help... hey, kd5mk, jazz007, when classes restart, you guys want to come up here for the weekend and help reorganize books? I think I have more books I wanted to show you two anyway...