Questions and answers with NLC’s Library Technology Support Specialist, Andrew Sherman AKA Sherm, who started working with us in December 2022. Take a few minutes and get to know him with a few fun questions!
What was the last thing you googled?
MapQuest to plan a trip to multiple libraries
What advice would you give your 21 year old self?
You never stop learning and you’ll be much happier if you embrace change
What’s your ideal vacation?
Hiking in the mountains or lying on a beach
What do you do to relax?
Reading, playing video games, and streaming shows at home – currently Fallout on Prime
Describe your first car:
A sweet 1967 Competition Orange Mustang Coupe with chrome Cragar wheels that my twin brother and I bought and shared.
If I weren’t working in a library, I’d be …
Working as an IT Professional
What was the first concert you remember attending?
Black Sabbath
What movie can you watch over and over again?
Galaxy Quest
What was the last book you read?
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
What was the last movie you watched?
Barbie on Max
What is a quote you live by?
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”
– Leonardo da Vinci
What is your proudest handyman moment?
Full kitchen and bathroom remodels of my homes
What phrase describes you?
Git-R-Done!
What smell brings back great memories?
My mom’s chocolate chip cookies
If you could have one superpower what would it be?
The ability to fly
What’s the last thing you do before you go to bed?
Plug in my phone and put it on the nightstand
If you had a warning label, what would it say?
Patient to a point then Boom
Do you have any tattoos?
No
What is your favorite comfort food?
Just like the song. “I like mine with lettuce and tomata, Heinz 57 and french fried potatas. A big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer. Well good God almighty which way do I steer?!” Cheeseburger in Paradise by Jimmy Buffett
What words or phrases do you overuse?
Sweet! and Cool!
What’s your most treasured possession?
Memories of vacations with my family
On what occasion do you lie?
Answering I’m fine when people constantly asked me how I was doing after losing my 1st wife to breast cancer.
What posters did you have on your wall as a kid?
Stevie Nicks (love her!) and other singers and bands as they came and went
Do you love or hate rollercoasters?
LOVE
Do you have any pets?
A corgi named Baxter and three cats named Minnie, Lucius, and Umbra
What is your guilty pleasure?
Ice cream
Favorite technology you could not live without?
My smartphone
If you could get rid of one holiday – which one would you abolish?
I enjoy all of the holidays
If you could only eat one kind of food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Pizza
If you could call anyone in the world and have a one-hour conversation, who would you call?
David Whyte – the author of Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words. His book was very comforting while grieving.
