I said I wasn't gonna lose my head, but then POP goes my heart!

So I have a theory, I'm calling it "Dewey's Law" that states no matter when you put library items on hold, they will all come in at the same time.

Even if the holds were placed months apart, they will still all come in at the same time.

See, this sabotages people who put holds on multiple things - TV series, movies, books - cause you can't watch/read them at the same time. Which makes that whole 3 weeks thing suck cause they're on hold, meaning that most likely other have them on hold so you can't renew them.

I only bring this up today cause in came Looper, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Paranorman and Get a Clue - aka The Westing Game in movie format (though officially the movie is called The Westing Game so why we have it cataloged under Get a Clue I'll never know).

Anyway, all of this was after I had already checked out Fargo earlier today.

Then realized that I already had People Like Us and Men in Black 3 at home so I'm trying to prioritize them by what my boyfriend might actually want to watch and what he'll never be caught dead watching.

Because for those that he wouldn't be caught dead watching I can watch while he's not around - you know, just fly through them. Them being People Like Us, Get a Clue, The Odd Life of Timothy Green and probably Paranorman leaving him with he options of Men in Black 3, Looper and Fargo which I watched once upon a time - I think I was like 8, which is not a good age to watch that movie but I didn't really pay attention to it anyway.

I was too busy with my legos.

This is what happens when your sister has her boyfriend over and she gets put in charge of you.

They watch a movie and you play with legos.

But I liked legos so that was okay.

All I remember is that it has Frances McDormand in it and she's some sort of cop.

I've been seeing a lot of her lately, Promised Land, Almost Famous, just checked out Moonrise Kingdom to a patron, still debating if I want to put that one on hold.

But holding off cause of course, it would come in at the same time as 5 others.

And all of these right after I get hooked on the show Lie To Me, meaning I'm putting them all off anyway.

I know, woe is me. I had a good day, compared to everyone else at work today.

It was a sad day at the library today. Our library director's husband died and half the staff was at the funeral.

Taken far too early, but she's tough. She has to be to put up with a rowdy crew like us.

So I find I have absolutely nothing to complain about cause really nothing compares to that.

Aside from the holds thing.

Which doesn't really count cause I actually like when holds come in cause then I can actually watch them and not wait in line anymore.

Do you ever have the thought that no matter how bad your day is - and I'm not talking about mine today, cause mine was good - but just no matter how bad your day is someone somewhere is suffering so much more? And you're lucky to just be having the problems that you're having cause things could be so much worse?

I used to think that all the time when I worked at the home branch. We were right next to a hospital so we heard sirens daily.

It just gets in your head.

I'm sorry, morbid, think fast, watch this. It is happy and amusing.

Pop Goes My Heart - PoP!


Name that movie.

Think 0:56 is my favorite part, though it all screams 80's awesomeness.

Speaking of laws and the home branch, I also had this theory about the Law of Averages that some day all of the items on a single cart were going to be shelved on the shelf right at eye level.

No bending over to get to the bottom shelf, everything was gonna be right in front of me.

Cause with the Law of Averages everything it happens eventually.

But, much to my chagrin, never happened.

Oh well, like I said, small potatoes compared to everything else in life.

And since I really have nothing else to talk about other than to ask your opinion on two separate matters - diversity in libraries and Valentine's Day, I did mention they were separate, right? - I'll attempt to stop rambling soon.

Diversity in Libraries - the only real assignment I have this week, aside from discussion posts to which I will respond after I post this, is to come up with a poster session proposal about some aspect of diversity in libraries. Any ideas as to what specific aspect or topic I should focus on?

You're smart.

And the majority of you either work in or visit a library, knowing the people who do read this blog anyway, so you must have ideas or opinions.

Thoughts?

Then comes Valentine's Day. What do I get the boyfriend?

Last year I got him a Star Wars mug with chocolate, and he got me flowers. And we made dinner together cause neither of us can cook - or so he claims, even though he's the one with history in the food service industry and made the entire meal last year - but now what do we do to top that this year?

So those are my questions for you. Feel free to answer however.

I will leave you with this, turn on some Lie to Me and crash.

Goin Down The Road - The Wailin' Jennys

tribute concert to Bruce Cockburn, give it a chance, they're worth your time.

Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' and we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive...

Crazy crazy day. I thought 9-12, you know, whatever. Nope. 9-12 bookdrop, lists and shelving. PS - SENSEI is BACK! And rockin' it. With a bedazzled cast. Now who could have provided those...hmmm... looks vaguely familiar. Not mine. Haven't had a cast since grade school. Ace bandages and braces don't count, right?

Okay, 9-12 there, ate lunch at the apartment while finishing/posting my homework, then headed back to my old stomping grounds. It's weird going back now. Which is funny, because it never used to feel that way. I loved high school. With a passion. How many people can say that honestly? It's part of the reason that I hated college. With a passion. It wasn't high school. It wasn't the same. Dorms didn't count. But I loved the school and the sports and the drama productions and the people and the choirs and the teachers - it was fantastic. And going back for Homecoming was just a natural thing, great to see everyone again. Now it's like, ehhh. I think I'm beyond the years of going just to go. I think it'd have to be a reunion thing. Although we know what happened with that...
ANYWAY, so I went back and watched Squirt and Bubby kick some volleyball butt and of course got talked into being a line judge. By the same dude who talked me into night patrol at camp. He's just so freaking persuasive that you don't see it coming. So I couldn't cheer even though - okay i ain't saying who were the best people out on the court. if they happened to be a tall chick with orange streaks in her hair and a short blonde who's nicknames just happened to be Squirt and Bubby, then that's just the way it is. That's not nepitism. That's fact. You'd agree if you had seen the game.
But Squirt is not an actual squirt. She's taller than me. And in 8th grade. So when it comes to being dominant in sports she takes the cake. Cause no matter how hard they hit it, if it comes in her direction she'll just smack it down on their heads. Cause they're tiny. Our team included. My favorite part was our first point, she set it to Bubby who spiked it over. It was fantastic. But I couldn't cheer! Cause I was a freaking unbiased line judge. Mean. I was tempted to do the Willems point and pose method, but I passed. Cause, like I said, time has passed and no one would know what the heck I was referring to. Unless he still does it. Which I guess is highly possible.
After that we ran like The Flash to get out of there cause Bubby had football practice and they were going to be late. So hit up my apartment, then Barnes and Noble where I found not one, not two, but three freaking different cover copies of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. I mean I know that Halloween is coming up and all that, but still.
Same book, different prices.
Check these.






The first is a pop-up book. I know! I was intrigued...The fourth is my copy. Yes, those are my lucky charms in the background. Anthology's are awesome. Is it anthologies or anthology's? I'm going with the apostrophe. It seems safer. No idea why. But that's what you use when you're a lit major reading eight classic novels a month.
Speaking of anthology's, picked up H.G. Wells' seven novels in one book today as well. The real H.G. Wells, not the Warehouse version. although if Jaime Murray were to write a book I'm sure I would read it. And review it. And make you all read it. Because she's just that awesome. OMG, Jane Lynch's biography is out and in stores now, huzzah! Coming to a library near you?

After the joy that is shopping for books and realizing that I've shelved over half of that store, headed for the brewery, ordered some awesome food - I'm super stoked for my leftovers. Thinking of pulling them out now, but going to put that off until around 2 or 3AM. Yes, small children sleep more than I do. Get over it. But I love my family and the food was awesome so tonight was fun. Interesting conversations though. Our server was charming and handsome and had no ring - is that part of the single life, that you just check for that automatically? Which, I guess, technically that doesn't work anyway since I wear a ring on that finger that looks like it could be one but really isn't. So that method is totally totally not...what's the word I'm looking for? correct? ACCURATE. let's go with that. But mine scares off the creepers at work so I'm okay with it. Anyway, Second Sister ordered a drink and he goes
"You do know there's no liquor in that."
"You do know that I'm pregnant right?"
apparently he had offended women in the past so he's more careful now. Wise man.

PS - Smo, T-Magic was there. And it was hilarious because Second Sister - who's just not a fan of football whatsoever - goes "who?"
The guy, eating a burger, and facing us.
The old guy with the glasses?
No, he's neither eating a burger nor facing us.

And more fun conversations were basically...just... You can definitely tell we're related - although Sarah wanted to fool the server into putting our bill together claiming that she's having my baby. To see the reaction. Which was weird. But okay. Because we had been joking with him all night. He got a big tip.

Moving on, just one-liners are just, they stick with you. You know? And I've added a certain few into a catagory I like to call: "Conversations I could never have with my mother". I love my mom. But there are just things that we don't talk about. I think it's the age gap. But for Oldest Sister and Squirt, she's like the cool mom who's into everything and all that.

"Did you talk to a boy?"
"No...I stared at his butt."

There are more, but I don't think that I should repeat them.

Then, in the parking lot, oh my god, have you ever had one of those parking spots where you're surrounded and you're like, okay i'm in, but i'm never going to get out of here without hitting something! and then you come out to your car and that area is completely deserted except for your car? ME NEITHER!!! Ever! But tonight it was, I was stoked. We should do late dinner more often. Less waiting and better parking lot leave-age.

Wow, what a ramble. Should like zen out and sleep now.

Tomorrow is going to be a loooonnnnng day. Two halfdays in a row, I'm getting used to napping and watching Charlie's Angels. Tomorrow is going to be a wakeup call, in more ways than one.
I get to be a mom. Sort of. For a night. ish. Oldest Sister is leaving me her two children and I get the joys of running them and their friends to sporting and social events.
But it's only for a night. So don't get any ideas about this happening with me any time soon. Unless you want your grandchildren to be named "the Chad" and "Batgirl".


Song of the night - Throwback Thursday

"Stayin' Alive" The BeeGees
what is it with him and that jacket? desolation looks like something out of Endgame. god I hated that play. with a passion. Sorry Mr. Beckett. grossed me out and made me angry. Just leave him!

it was a good jam for the night.

though i was tempted to post this: "Pop Goes My Heart"

alright, off to watch some CA and sleep.