Lou

To paraphrase a favorite movie of mine, "You've met me at a very strange time in my life." After realizing that my career in law was crushing my soul, I walked away from it all and decided to start fresh, reboot my life, do what I should have done all along. I am a librarian now, complete with a Master of Arts degree in Library and Information Science, and I currently work two jobs. By day, I'm a law librarian, dividing my time between several different Central Florida law firms. By night, I work from home as a virtual reference provider, answering online reference questions and offering research assistance for patrons throughout the state and around the world. I love being a librarian -- I finally found my calling!
If you ask me, libraries are one of the most important institutions we have, where people are free to follow their interests and inform and entertain themselves (for free). I love pointing people in the right direction, helping them find what they need and enabling them to learn. I like research, I like organization, I like quiet, and I like books and collections very much. I think I'm finally in the right place.
In my spare time, I enjoy cooking, which was a natural spinoff of loving to eat. However, I'll never refuse a trip to a good deli or barbecue joint, and I really love Fuddruckers burgers and Thai and Greek food. I've played sax in every style from big band swing to ska-punk, and I have endless opinions about music. I still collect some action figures and the occasional graphic novel and DVD, but I'm always selling a lot of my stuff in an attempt to "travel lighter" and streamline my life. Let me know if you want anything; make me an offer I can't refuse!
Oh yeah, and I have the best friends anyone could ever ask for, to say nothing of the greatest girlfriend ever. She is The One -- I am so madly in love with her, so proud of her, so in awe of her.