OK, it’s not going to be some lengthy thesis or anything, but it’s my first assignment that’s not a journal entry or something equally terse.

It’s an assignment for my Intro to Information Policy class and it’s the Policy Analysis and Recommendations piece. We’ve been given a “real world” library problem and have to present our findings and research and potential solutions. Do some policy analysis and then do some policy formulation. I’m actually pretty jazzed about this - it seems like something I will enjoy thinking about and writing.

I even went so far as to order the concise guide to APA format from Amazon.com so that I’ll have that to refer to in writing this. My style guide is from 1998 and there have apparently been several changes to APA guidelines since that time, especially where online resources are concerned. Since those will be the bulk of my reference works, I think it’s a good thing to have the appropriate guidelines.

OK. I’m going to check on my laundry, see if it’s ready for the dryer and get to sleep since I need to be up early to go to the bank so I have money for the movie and food tomorrow night with Elizabeth. I’ll report back with my thoughts on “Brokeback Mountain.” I will be fighting against two things in watching it: my general dislike for Jake Gyllenhaal as an actor (sorry, Jake fans) and my general dislike for movies taking place “out West”, regardless of whether they’re Westerns or not. I could rope in my dislike of that Dawson’s Creek chick (Michelle Williams, I think?) a.k.a. Heath Ledger’s fiancee and mother of his fetus?

But I have heard that it’s really a great movie - even before all the Golden Globe and Oscar buzz started. So I’ll make that determination for myself and let you know what I decide.