One of my college friends loves all kind of movies–thrillers, chick flicks, serious dramas, comedy, whatever. She will even go as far as to say that she likes movies whether they’re good or bad. Seeing movies with her was fantastic, because even if it was the stupidest movie pick I ever made, she would have…
State of the Union
Okay, so I’m completely shallow sometimes. Last night might be on that list. I get home from work three hours later than usual every Wednesday, which means a dog walk, some food, and a short bit of TV before heading to bed. As the fates (and TV schedulers everywhere) have decreed, the best thing that…
The Stacks Have Ears
Sometimes people make fun of me if I don’t know something off the top of my head. “You’re a librarian. Shouldn’t you know that?” I laugh about it with them, because of course I don’t know about the eating habits of Amazonian lizards, or whatever it was they asked about. But today, I learned that…
Frills, Curlicues, and Such
I was just looking at a website that I’ve neglected for a while, and I was so happy to see the pictures of pretty, embellished things. Sometimes I don’t feel very girly. My current favorite shirt is hand-me-down flannel, my weekends are often consumed by yard work and house projects, and I do occasionally prefer…
Presents and PJ’s
I went on an abbreviated road trip with my new roomie this weekend. We headed south, picked up some furniture from my grandma’s house, and headed north again with my car, my puppy, and a U-Haul. Even though the trip was really just eleven hours of driving and two hours of standing around, it was…
Beckoners
I don’t usually get upset by library patrons. I can handle pretty much whatever weird questions, comments, or attitudes they throw my way. There are plenty of patrons who want to talk about really inappropriate and/or personal topics and patrons who are just having a bad day. My job is kind of like being a…
Olympic Dreams
Last night brought American Idol back into my life after a couple of years of separation. It was a beautiful thing. I watched hundreds of people willingly humiliate themselves and saw a few people get what could be a big break in their lives/careers. I used to get a similar rush from watching the Olympics…
Small, but valuable. 