My name is Alyssa and I live over on the Space Coast of Florida in a small city called Rockledge. I’m in my second year of the MIS program at FSU, where I’m studying for a career in librarianship. Going hang-in-hand with that, I currently work part-time with Brevard Public Libraries doing circulation. I’ve only been working there for a few months but it’s already been an incredible experience.
I’m not one for professional photos, but I love my digicam and preserving memories. The picture to the right was taken when my friends and I were visiting Austin’s Coffee in Orlando on their Jazz Night. On the left is my best friend Jojo and I’m on the right. I used to live in Orlando while getting my undergraduate degrees from UCF. I got a BA in English (creative writing) and a BS in psychology. Creative writing is one of my biggest hobbies, and one of my lifelong dreams is to become a published fiction author. In my spare time, I also enjoy walking around my local park, and doing various arts & crafts activities like painting, sewing, and wood-burning.
Like many others in this field, I also love reading. At any given time, I always have a book I’m working through, and I won’t be stopping anytime soon, especially since working in a library has doubled my TBR list. Right now, I’m reading a novel called Good Spirits at the recommendation of one of my coworkers. My friends and I also have a book club to keep each other accountable on our reading goals and to discuss books.
My knowledge is a bit limited when it comes to computers, editing, or digital media. That being said, I find editing photos to be interesting (it goes hand-in-hand with photography, after all) and I’ve dabbled in it on occasion. I’m hoping this class will help me improve my skills and to hopefully have fun in the process!
Hi Alyssa! It’s great to meet you. We seem to have a few things in common, which I suppose isn’t too surprising given that we are both in the MIS program. But, we are also both relatively new to our jobs in the field (I started in December) and we both have an interest in creative hobbies, although I have not gotten around to wood burning (Yet!) If you’ve finished the book you mentioned, “Good Spirits” how did you like it? Would you recommend? I’m always open to adding new books to my TBR although romance is not my usual top pick, I do love a good ghost.
Hello, Alyssa. Sorry, I’m going to geek out for a second. Have you seen many launches over there?! I’ve never been big into crafts, but computers is my jam. I’ve been dabbling in photo manipulation for a while now. If you have any questions, just post them in the discussion. I’m always willing to help. I think Nicole referred to this call as “Digital Arts and Crafts,” which I found pretty funny.
Hi Alyssa! It was so nice to learn a bit about you! Hearing about your academic journey made me smile because it reminded me of my son. He is a junior in high school and UCF is one college he is interested in. He wants to study psychology (specializing in neuroscience), but also wants to be a published fiction author one day. Do you have a fiction work in process that we should be looking out for in the future? “Good Spirits” sounds like a cute, fun read. I’m going to have to add that to my ever-growing TBR list!