I am funny in crowds.
I didn’t know this about myself until last week when I presented at Michigan’s Rural Libraries Conference. I presented thrice, once on Technology Planning and a two-parter on “Library 2.0″ : RSS, blogging, podcasting, wikis, Flikr, YouTube and MySpace.
This was the first time I’ve presented to a group larger than 100 and it was so much fun! I didn’t know going in that I would actually enjoy it.
When I showed my blog and someone asked why Snake Lady Librarian? I surveyed the audience slowly and then told the truth.
“Because I’m dangerous” I said.
I was at that conference, and in that session when you proclaimed yourself dangerous. You’re right, you were funny! I tried to find you on MySpace, to add you as a friend, but I can’t…are you still on there?
You did do a great job at the conference–your presentations were my favorites!
You seriously did do awesome.
This post makes me happy. Go Snake Lady!!!!
You were born dangerous – a fact I was slow to recognize and embrace. The challenge is to live the gift out into the more-than-human world.
Do you read Mary Oliver or David Whyte? Rilke or Rumi? The soul poets make courting danger an art form.
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
from New and Selected Poems, 1992
Beacon Press, Boston, MA
Copyright 1992 by Mary Oliver