i'm in shock.
finished my final project before midnight.
i know, you're shocked too.
just the citations to go, huzzah!
weight off my mind.
only 4 hours to put it all together.
only.
i'm hoping i'll get to see the boyfriend tomorrow so i knew i had to get it done tonight as it's due thursday.
had a tab meeting today.
made mockup crafts for the kickoff party in may.
should be fun.
had issues making a carrot hat.
basically roll 12x18 paper into a dunce cone to put on your head and then green streamers hang out.
but it wouldn't stay as a cone while on my head so i tried to roll it just in front of me and then it came out all awkward.
the kids thought it was amusing.
plus i gave them pop today so i was double entertaining.
and that was my day in a nutshell.
oh and i cleaned when i got home, vacuumed and swept and all that.
i know, i'm boring today.
in my defence i'm totally zonked from the final assignment. sadly i have more to work on for other classes also due this week.
however, after thursday i'll be done with this class. think it's my last in person class.
everything else is online.
i think.
should check.
alright, i'm out.
Gravity - Ryan Innes
adam after one word, love it.
"oh my god they're finally together!"
These Boots Are Made For Walking - Grace Askew
bluntry.
"and you had a lot of coffee this morning!"
check out that one-handed guitar.
voice inflections remind me of Raelynn's...
"i'm very excited!"
Marry You - Jessica Childress
love her dance moves.
that's right, be jealous your teams are already full.
"whaaaat?"
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
"I'm Usher and I approve this message."
This is all I have to say about today.
Two years later.
I know it's not exciting to you, but it is exciting to me.
And that's really all I have to say about today.
Mostly because I need to do the homework that I was going to do during the day, but then of course didn't because maintenance was here, but before that I got hooked on SVU, and then after maintenance was here - well, there was some overlap - came 2 hours of work. And then after work the boyfriend was here.
So I chose him over homework.
In my defense he is leaving for a week and a half.
Plus I like him more than homework.
Which I hope all sane people would say about their boyfriends.
Or they're really in trouble.
Anyway, so yes, curtains.
Then work.
Then the boyfriend and I watched The Voice.
In fact he was the one that brought up the show in the first place, so he is not allowed to blame it on me.
Not that he would.
Well, he probably would.
But whatever, I love him and The Voice.
And my curtains.
And going in to work for only 2 hours, so it was a good day.
On to the music, because I need to work!
I don't know if he likes to watch it with me though, cause I can tell in advance which singers aren't going to be picked by their attitudes and their timing on the show.
And I can usually guess the coach, only missed one tonight and even Usher was shocked about that one.
Tiny Dancer - Caroline Glaser
nice dimples blake.
U Got It Bad - Jeff Lewis
love shakira's last second turnaround.
big surprise on the coach pick there...
Not Ready To Make Nice - Sasha Allen
"do you see that?" i see that blake.
"i'm sensitive!"
style reminds me of Amanda Brown from last season. she'll go far.
so far i'm thinking adam has the strongest team with sasha, judith hill, sarah simmons and midas whale.
blake is a close second with christian porter, holly tucker and savannah berry.
shakira has spanish-galore on her team, the strongest being monique abbadie.
and then surprisingly, even though i'm not a big fan of usher (anymore anyway) he does have a pretty good team with jess kellner, ryan innes, jeff lewis and michelle chamuel.
out!
legitimate pre-midnight post, holy crap tag in use.
Two years later.
I know it's not exciting to you, but it is exciting to me.
And that's really all I have to say about today.
Mostly because I need to do the homework that I was going to do during the day, but then of course didn't because maintenance was here, but before that I got hooked on SVU, and then after maintenance was here - well, there was some overlap - came 2 hours of work. And then after work the boyfriend was here.
So I chose him over homework.
In my defense he is leaving for a week and a half.
Plus I like him more than homework.
Which I hope all sane people would say about their boyfriends.
Or they're really in trouble.
Anyway, so yes, curtains.
Then work.
Then the boyfriend and I watched The Voice.
In fact he was the one that brought up the show in the first place, so he is not allowed to blame it on me.
Not that he would.
Well, he probably would.
But whatever, I love him and The Voice.
And my curtains.
And going in to work for only 2 hours, so it was a good day.
On to the music, because I need to work!
I don't know if he likes to watch it with me though, cause I can tell in advance which singers aren't going to be picked by their attitudes and their timing on the show.
And I can usually guess the coach, only missed one tonight and even Usher was shocked about that one.
Tiny Dancer - Caroline Glaser
nice dimples blake.
U Got It Bad - Jeff Lewis
love shakira's last second turnaround.
big surprise on the coach pick there...
Not Ready To Make Nice - Sasha Allen
"do you see that?" i see that blake.
"i'm sensitive!"
style reminds me of Amanda Brown from last season. she'll go far.
so far i'm thinking adam has the strongest team with sasha, judith hill, sarah simmons and midas whale.
blake is a close second with christian porter, holly tucker and savannah berry.
shakira has spanish-galore on her team, the strongest being monique abbadie.
and then surprisingly, even though i'm not a big fan of usher (anymore anyway) he does have a pretty good team with jess kellner, ryan innes, jeff lewis and michelle chamuel.
out!
legitimate pre-midnight post, holy crap tag in use.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
My McDonald's is cooler than your McDonald's.
Sure, I had to wait for my Southwest Chicken Salad - order same every time - but they gave me free icecream and a coupon for free food.
So, take that.
Aside from that today sucked.
I mean, work was alright.
And I'm okay now.
But between work and now has been ridiculous.
So remember my whole curtains thing?
And how I have them.
And they've been laying on my foosball table for two years now?
So, Mom bought me a rod attached to brackets that extend out farther than the blinds.
And at a glance it looked like it was long enough across, so I called and asked if tomorrow maintenance could come and set it up.
Then, upon further inspection, the rod is about 4 inches too short.
So, in a panic, I run to Lowe's.
But see, I already have a rod, I just don't have brackets that extend far enough away from the wall, so I figured I could buy longer ones and they would work with the rod that I have.
Turns out that the rod is too big for the brackets.
Like the divot isn't wide enough for the pole to lay in.
So then I had to go back and get another rod.
Turns out the rod I bought - when I went back - didn't extend long enough either.
So I had to go back again.
This time I bought a longer one, that extends and it fits in the brackets.
So there was much rejoicing.
After there was an excessive amount of four letter variety.
I'm sure my neighbors were alarmed.
But it's done now.
And Oldest Sister and Squirt made an appearance in support.
I gave her her Doctor Who Where's Waldo book I had ordered for her.
It's pretty exciting.
Gotta keep up the favorite aunt status.
Anyway, I had all these plans that I was going to clean the apartment and then start some homework but since I'm was so frustrated I probably would have broken things or wrote nothing but angst I figured I'd take the night off and do it tomorrow.
Don't have to go in until 4, so from the time I'm up, the time I go to work - for 2 hours - and then after 'til the time I go to bed I have to write up the presentation for Thursday.
10 minute speech, I can ramblenation it.
The undergrads find me amusing.
Not sure why.
But they're grading us.
Sort of.
So I'll be informative and charming and fly through it.
After I like puke beforehand cause I hate public speaking.
Literally makes me nauseous and like shaking and all that.
Which is weird, cause I did drama in high school.
And I was in English major in college which meant a lot of presentations.
And now I work in public service.
But still, I hate it.
Just makes me nervous.
I don't remember what else I was going to talk about, let me scroll up.
Salad, curtains, Lowe's, family, grad school, oh right, work.
So yeah, work was alright, I guess.
Typical Sunday.
Except I was supposed to train 3 GoPo's today, but only 1 showed up.
Not my problem.
It's their responsibility to get their 20 hours of volunteering done by May. If they don't show up for a preapproved time, then it's on them to set up another, or find somewhere else to volunteer.
The one I had was fantastic.
Did some computer stuff, then ran a Lost in Transit list...
Which is basically a list of stuff that went missing during delivery from branch to branch.
Most things were improperly checked in.
Or never made it to delivery in the first place.
Either way they go on a list and we have awesome volunteers who run them.
Lost in Transit.
That was gonna be our band name at the home branch.
Pretty sure that's in here somewhere...oh yeah: Joe Studley and the Lost In Transit
He still hates that nickname.
Wow, when posts were short.
What happened to those days anyway?
Makes me want to look over my old stuff and figured out if that was a rare occurrence or when all this rambling was triggered.
I know, I know, at birth. Shutup.
Speaking of birth, Mom came in today.
Brought me my jacket.
That I left at the music mentor's benefit yesterday.
Funny story, so I left my jacket there, yeah, but see I always keep my wallet in my jacket pocket.
But for some weird reason that morning I took my wallet out of my jacket pocket and put it in my pants pocket instead.
Which I never do.
So someone was watching out for me, cause I wouldn't have gotten far without that.
What else from today?
Got to work with some cool people. Team Awesome was reunited for a few hours....Queen of the Known Universe won, ugh, in our stats competition. Think she beat me by like 3 points, but to be fair she did have like 30 minutes more public service than me cause I was training the GoPo. Who knows, I could have gotten 4 points in those 30 minutes and then I would've dominated.
I already owe people candybars cause stupid Louisville beat my Shockers.
Ugh.
Oh well, I figured Louisville will win it all after they beat Duke like they did. Injury and all.
But Wordie is all for Michigan so we'll see how that goes.
Alright, and that was my day, so let's skip to the music so I can crash.
Hoping maintenance doesn't get here at 8AM tomorrow.
Setting my alarm for 9.
Now watch, they won't get here 'til 2.
Hurt So Good - Carly Rae Jepsen
i know, i know, but it's catchy. not as catchy as call me maybe, but close.
So, take that.
Aside from that today sucked.
I mean, work was alright.
And I'm okay now.
But between work and now has been ridiculous.
So remember my whole curtains thing?
And how I have them.
And they've been laying on my foosball table for two years now?
So, Mom bought me a rod attached to brackets that extend out farther than the blinds.
And at a glance it looked like it was long enough across, so I called and asked if tomorrow maintenance could come and set it up.
Then, upon further inspection, the rod is about 4 inches too short.
So, in a panic, I run to Lowe's.
But see, I already have a rod, I just don't have brackets that extend far enough away from the wall, so I figured I could buy longer ones and they would work with the rod that I have.
Turns out that the rod is too big for the brackets.
Like the divot isn't wide enough for the pole to lay in.
So then I had to go back and get another rod.
Turns out the rod I bought - when I went back - didn't extend long enough either.
So I had to go back again.
This time I bought a longer one, that extends and it fits in the brackets.
So there was much rejoicing.
After there was an excessive amount of four letter variety.
I'm sure my neighbors were alarmed.
But it's done now.
And Oldest Sister and Squirt made an appearance in support.
I gave her her Doctor Who Where's Waldo book I had ordered for her.
It's pretty exciting.
Gotta keep up the favorite aunt status.
Anyway, I had all these plans that I was going to clean the apartment and then start some homework but since I'm was so frustrated I probably would have broken things or wrote nothing but angst I figured I'd take the night off and do it tomorrow.
Don't have to go in until 4, so from the time I'm up, the time I go to work - for 2 hours - and then after 'til the time I go to bed I have to write up the presentation for Thursday.
10 minute speech, I can ramblenation it.
The undergrads find me amusing.
Not sure why.
But they're grading us.
Sort of.
So I'll be informative and charming and fly through it.
After I like puke beforehand cause I hate public speaking.
Literally makes me nauseous and like shaking and all that.
Which is weird, cause I did drama in high school.
And I was in English major in college which meant a lot of presentations.
And now I work in public service.
But still, I hate it.
Just makes me nervous.
I don't remember what else I was going to talk about, let me scroll up.
Salad, curtains, Lowe's, family, grad school, oh right, work.
So yeah, work was alright, I guess.
Typical Sunday.
Except I was supposed to train 3 GoPo's today, but only 1 showed up.
Not my problem.
It's their responsibility to get their 20 hours of volunteering done by May. If they don't show up for a preapproved time, then it's on them to set up another, or find somewhere else to volunteer.
The one I had was fantastic.
Did some computer stuff, then ran a Lost in Transit list...
Which is basically a list of stuff that went missing during delivery from branch to branch.
Most things were improperly checked in.
Or never made it to delivery in the first place.
Either way they go on a list and we have awesome volunteers who run them.
Lost in Transit.
That was gonna be our band name at the home branch.
Pretty sure that's in here somewhere...oh yeah: Joe Studley and the Lost In Transit
He still hates that nickname.
Wow, when posts were short.
What happened to those days anyway?
Makes me want to look over my old stuff and figured out if that was a rare occurrence or when all this rambling was triggered.
I know, I know, at birth. Shutup.
Speaking of birth, Mom came in today.
Brought me my jacket.
That I left at the music mentor's benefit yesterday.
Funny story, so I left my jacket there, yeah, but see I always keep my wallet in my jacket pocket.
But for some weird reason that morning I took my wallet out of my jacket pocket and put it in my pants pocket instead.
Which I never do.
So someone was watching out for me, cause I wouldn't have gotten far without that.
What else from today?
Got to work with some cool people. Team Awesome was reunited for a few hours....Queen of the Known Universe won, ugh, in our stats competition. Think she beat me by like 3 points, but to be fair she did have like 30 minutes more public service than me cause I was training the GoPo. Who knows, I could have gotten 4 points in those 30 minutes and then I would've dominated.
I already owe people candybars cause stupid Louisville beat my Shockers.
Ugh.
Oh well, I figured Louisville will win it all after they beat Duke like they did. Injury and all.
But Wordie is all for Michigan so we'll see how that goes.
Alright, and that was my day, so let's skip to the music so I can crash.
Hoping maintenance doesn't get here at 8AM tomorrow.
Setting my alarm for 9.
Now watch, they won't get here 'til 2.
Hurt So Good - Carly Rae Jepsen
i know, i know, but it's catchy. not as catchy as call me maybe, but close.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
"I hate trees." "They don't bother me." "You weren't in the last one!"
I know, I know, I skipped yesterday.
But you probably enjoyed the vacation.
We went to see Jurassic Park in 3D - cause I had never and apparently that's a crime against humanity - and was way passed midnight by the time I got back.
Was awesome in 3D, Scale of Awesome says 8/10. Dinosaurs seemed pretty realistic. The boyfriend says this is before the computer animated era so they were all robots.
Anyway, here are a few of my favorite quotes so far:
But you probably enjoyed the vacation.
We went to see Jurassic Park in 3D - cause I had never and apparently that's a crime against humanity - and was way passed midnight by the time I got back.
Was awesome in 3D, Scale of Awesome says 8/10. Dinosaurs seemed pretty realistic. The boyfriend says this is before the computer animated era so they were all robots.
Anyway, here are a few of my favorite quotes so far:
Dr. Ian Malcolm: God creates dinosaurs. God destroys
dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs.
Dr. Ellie Sattler: Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the
earth.
Dr. Ian Malcolm: [as they escape the T-Rex chasing after
them in the Jeep] You think they'll have that on the tour?
Ray Arnold: Hold on to your butts.
Tim: What do you call a blind dinosaur?
Dr. Alan Grant: I don't know. What do you call a blind
dinosaur?
Tim: A Do-you-think-he-saurus.
Dr. Alan Grant: Ha ha. Good one.
Tim: What do you call a blind dinosaur's dog?
Dr. Alan Grant: You got me.
Tim: A Do-you-think-he-saurus Rex.
Dr. Ian Malcolm: Occasionally. Yeah, I'm always on the
lookout for a future ex-Mrs. Malcolm.
So that was fun. And today was fun as well. Benefit for the Music Mentor. She couldn't make it and spent it in the hospital instead.
Not good.
But we sang some camp songs and they called her and put it on speakerphone. Almost cried when they told us her reaction.
A bit off key but I'll take it.
So we started with Someday, did a few she wrote, then some hymns and praise hymnal stuff, and then our finale was There's a Hole in the Bucket. Don't ask.
Afterwards I watched the Red/White game. Dad had no interest but picked Nebraska to win it.
Big guess there since it's Nebraska vs. Nebraska.
And if you ever thought the Huskers were cocky or that they are obsessed with winning then you got nothin' on this game. Jack aka Team Rex made an appearance. He's a kid with cancer, and went in for a play. They gave him the ball and the whole red team surrounded him as he ran for a touchdown.
So he's officially in the stats book with 69 yards.
Check this.
So cute.
Anyway, watched some NCIS afterward, stopped by the boyfriend's place on the way back. Ended up going to dinner with his parents and then picking up locks at walmart.
Anyway, watched some NCIS afterward, stopped by the boyfriend's place on the way back. Ended up going to dinner with his parents and then picking up locks at walmart.
Mmmm cheesesticks... was fun.
Alright, should really crash now. Working tomorrow.
Clip of the night:
that's a lot of props.
Alright, should really crash now. Working tomorrow.
Clip of the night:
that's a lot of props.
one of my many favorite parts of the show.
and i'm out.
and i'm out.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
"Did the president call?" "No."
Well it's official, over 50,000 hits in under 3 years.
Geez.
Didn't think it would get this big.
I should be ecstatic, or creeped out really, but all I am is tired.
Like seriously zonked.
Which is weird cause work was fine, but then I came home and got all stressed so I got all nauseous and just blah.
So what could have been a good day turned into a crapsuck.
But it's fine cause it's over.
The day I mean.
Or it will be in 18 minutes.
Then it will be tomorrow.
I know, this post is complete crap and you're wondering how I got so many views.
The answer is, I have no idea.
Every once in a while I'm clever, but for the most part I'm just random.
Like today.
Today started out great.
Met with the Library Goddess for coffee. She paid. Cause she loves me.
We put together our last newsletter - sad day - and sent that off to be published. Later got an email from her confirming my practicum - so I do get to do it in the fall at the Regional Center. Woohoo!
See, sane people would be more fearful than excited to do a 90 hour practicum there surrounded by legitimate crazy people, but I'm stoked.
So that was coffee.
Afterward I still had time before work so I started reading Silver Linings Playbook - which I bought last week with the Queen of the Known Universe.
The book book that was published in 2008, so long before the movie. Even though the movie is awesome. Which is why I'm reading the book in the first place.
Anyway, basically the book in made up of Pat's narratives on daily life and the road to getting Nikki back. So far it's awesome, I'm loving it.
A bit different from the movie, mostly with the Dad being a lot more anti-social than Robert De Niro was.
Read it before work and then during breaks so on page like 45 I think. Was going to read more tonight but then got distracted by Veep.
Season one from the library.
Love that as well.
It has the chick from My Girl in it, you know that plays Vada? All grown up, I had to look her up, it was driving me nuts trying to figure out what I knew her from.
Favorite quotes so far:
Dan: "She's mediocre really. Of all the 'ocres' she's the mediest."
Selina: "He's not supposed to register emotion. He's supposed to be like a robot geisha."
Amy: "I'll see to it."
Selina: "Did the president call?"
Sue: "No."
That last one takes place in every episode. A lot of unknowns in the cast, aside from Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the lead. She plays the Veep. Most of the show is about someone in her office screwing up, usually she says something that gets misinterpreted or her staff does something stupid, and then it's all about damage control.
But it's hysterical. They're on season two now but I don't have HBO so will probably be waiting for that one to come out on DVD as well. Not sure if you can watch those online, but I will look.
The DVD's are amusing though because all the episodes have commentary which is surprising. What's not surprising is that the one that talks most on the commentary is the dude that plays Jonah. Whom I didn't like originally, but now I do.
I love cast commentaries, though I think She's the Man is my favorite as it also has the whole cast and they're all hysterical. My least favorite being The Sweetest Thing. There's a helium machine in the room and it's just dumb.
Anyway, Veep. I'm liking it. It's highly entertaining. And it's been my distraction tonight. Though I think I should crash soon so I may change it over to X Games or something I've already watched so I'm not tempted to stay up.
Alright, and after all that boringness - sorry - I'll hit you with some music and then crash.
More audition highlights. Working on my top ten, auditions end next week.
Price Tag - Audrey Karrasch
i hate this song. but she's great.
"that is rough."
Safe & Sound - Savannah Berry
"you're soo good."
"you're soo screwed."
"these two guys, three seasons already. they're jaded, they're almost deaf."
"it's a very adoptable age."
Geez.
Didn't think it would get this big.
I should be ecstatic, or creeped out really, but all I am is tired.
Like seriously zonked.
Which is weird cause work was fine, but then I came home and got all stressed so I got all nauseous and just blah.
So what could have been a good day turned into a crapsuck.
But it's fine cause it's over.
The day I mean.
Or it will be in 18 minutes.
Then it will be tomorrow.
I know, this post is complete crap and you're wondering how I got so many views.
The answer is, I have no idea.
Every once in a while I'm clever, but for the most part I'm just random.
Like today.
Today started out great.
Met with the Library Goddess for coffee. She paid. Cause she loves me.
We put together our last newsletter - sad day - and sent that off to be published. Later got an email from her confirming my practicum - so I do get to do it in the fall at the Regional Center. Woohoo!
See, sane people would be more fearful than excited to do a 90 hour practicum there surrounded by legitimate crazy people, but I'm stoked.
So that was coffee.
Afterward I still had time before work so I started reading Silver Linings Playbook - which I bought last week with the Queen of the Known Universe.
The book book that was published in 2008, so long before the movie. Even though the movie is awesome. Which is why I'm reading the book in the first place.
Anyway, basically the book in made up of Pat's narratives on daily life and the road to getting Nikki back. So far it's awesome, I'm loving it.
A bit different from the movie, mostly with the Dad being a lot more anti-social than Robert De Niro was.
Read it before work and then during breaks so on page like 45 I think. Was going to read more tonight but then got distracted by Veep.
Season one from the library.
Love that as well.
It has the chick from My Girl in it, you know that plays Vada? All grown up, I had to look her up, it was driving me nuts trying to figure out what I knew her from.
Favorite quotes so far:
Dan: "She's mediocre really. Of all the 'ocres' she's the mediest."
Selina: "He's not supposed to register emotion. He's supposed to be like a robot geisha."
Amy: "I'll see to it."
Selina: "Did the president call?"
Sue: "No."
That last one takes place in every episode. A lot of unknowns in the cast, aside from Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the lead. She plays the Veep. Most of the show is about someone in her office screwing up, usually she says something that gets misinterpreted or her staff does something stupid, and then it's all about damage control.
But it's hysterical. They're on season two now but I don't have HBO so will probably be waiting for that one to come out on DVD as well. Not sure if you can watch those online, but I will look.
The DVD's are amusing though because all the episodes have commentary which is surprising. What's not surprising is that the one that talks most on the commentary is the dude that plays Jonah. Whom I didn't like originally, but now I do.
I love cast commentaries, though I think She's the Man is my favorite as it also has the whole cast and they're all hysterical. My least favorite being The Sweetest Thing. There's a helium machine in the room and it's just dumb.
Anyway, Veep. I'm liking it. It's highly entertaining. And it's been my distraction tonight. Though I think I should crash soon so I may change it over to X Games or something I've already watched so I'm not tempted to stay up.
Alright, and after all that boringness - sorry - I'll hit you with some music and then crash.
More audition highlights. Working on my top ten, auditions end next week.
Price Tag - Audrey Karrasch
i hate this song. but she's great.
"that is rough."
Safe & Sound - Savannah Berry
"you're soo good."
"you're soo screwed."
"these two guys, three seasons already. they're jaded, they're almost deaf."
"it's a very adoptable age."
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Order Raisin Bran on a date, move ahead 3 spaces.
It's crazy to see that one post on here has gotten over 2000 hits in 7 months.
Ridiculous.
Second highest is only 500-something.
Both movie-related, gotta love it.
So, spent the night relaxing and finishing up the newsletter for tomorrow's meeting with the Library Goddess.
Originally I was going to go see the boyfriend but he is sick.
Which means, I'm sure, that I soon will be sick.
Which sucks cause I just got done being sick.
I'm just hoping it's either before or after this weekend, cause I'm not missing the benefit on Saturday.
The relaxation was good. Finishing up watching the Winter X Games, yeah I know, I'm way behind. But I got distracted by library DVDs and The Voice.
But can you blame me, really?
Oh, those of you who aren't fans probably can, but whatever.
You don't know what you're missing.
Felt super accomplished and old today.
Bought supplies for the teen summer reading programs for our library - in charge of setting them up and leading them and all that.
Makes me feel as if I almost have some aspect of power.
But that'll be gone by tomorrow I'm sure.
Going over supplies has gotten me excited again for our programs. Library Golf sounds especially exciting, but I'm hoping the others get attendance too. We're decorating jars and making board games based on our favorite books.
I did it in college with Pride and Prejudice, but I rambled to you about that already.
I'm stoked.
Gonna have to pick a book of my own to make an example board.
"Silver Linings Playbook" is probably a bad idea.
"Go to mental institution. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200."
Though I do like "Order Raisin Bran on a date, move ahead 3 spaces."
Women's Murder Club is also probably a bad idea.
Even though it is my favorite book series.
Oh, how about "He's Just Not That Into You".
That might make for a fun game.
But not one I'd want to play with teenagers.
Hmmm...I'll put it up for debate, what book do you think would make for a cool board game?
And don't say "Hunger Games".
I love it, but I already have pictures of that to show the kids.
Anyway, I have templates for them to use, but they'll create their own boards, game pieces, dice, currency, rules and all that.
Should be fun.
Carter is already konked out next to me.
I was close to that before I started posting.
Need to crash soon since I have early morning meeting with the Library Goddess before work tomorrow.
Working on our last newsletter, sad day.
Can't believe I'll already be done with GA stuff in May.
Which means I'll have to break down and buy my own iPad.
Ugh.
Haha, you know, I didn't think I would use one until they gave me one.
And now I want one.
Quite handy.
Alright, what else from today?
Um, did more training for the new chick.
Who got Slim Shady's job.
And has yet to be nicknamed.
She came over from one of the branches and now her job is open.
Until like Friday.
So we'll see how that goes.
She's cool so far but it's hard to live up to Slim Shady.
Aaannd that's all I really remember about today. Summer Reading supply stuff, training, more training, oh got Amigos for lunch, that was good. Um, finished Murder in Suburbia season one....ummm....oh the cops showed up when we were closing. Some dude called the cops from our courtesy phone. Not because of anything we did, don't worry. He just needed to be picked up before he did something stupid. Made for an interesting walk to the parking lot with the cops there.
Had to not jaywalk in front of them.
Cause that would have been bad.
Not quite as bad as getting pulled over in your sister's driveway with family right behind you, but still bad.
Alright, on to the music.
More Voice Audition Highlights
I Kissed a Girl - Michelle Chamuel
"question eyebrows"
i love this chick, she's awesome. nerd power.
Loca - Monique Abbadie
this chick is badass. that was one of shakira's, if you didn't figure that out from her look of shock in the beginning, or singing and dancing along.
"but my resume is sparkling." "oh really?"
"wow, that was all you got?" "yes adam, i don't wanna waste everybody's time, she's picking shakira, now shut up!"
"all in favor that she pick shakira raise your hand."
Colder Weather - Warren Stone
that's a first.
out!
pre-midnight post, holy crap tag in use.
Ridiculous.
Second highest is only 500-something.
Both movie-related, gotta love it.
So, spent the night relaxing and finishing up the newsletter for tomorrow's meeting with the Library Goddess.
Originally I was going to go see the boyfriend but he is sick.
Which means, I'm sure, that I soon will be sick.
Which sucks cause I just got done being sick.
I'm just hoping it's either before or after this weekend, cause I'm not missing the benefit on Saturday.
The relaxation was good. Finishing up watching the Winter X Games, yeah I know, I'm way behind. But I got distracted by library DVDs and The Voice.
But can you blame me, really?
Oh, those of you who aren't fans probably can, but whatever.
You don't know what you're missing.
Felt super accomplished and old today.
Bought supplies for the teen summer reading programs for our library - in charge of setting them up and leading them and all that.
Makes me feel as if I almost have some aspect of power.
But that'll be gone by tomorrow I'm sure.
Going over supplies has gotten me excited again for our programs. Library Golf sounds especially exciting, but I'm hoping the others get attendance too. We're decorating jars and making board games based on our favorite books.
I did it in college with Pride and Prejudice, but I rambled to you about that already.
I'm stoked.
Gonna have to pick a book of my own to make an example board.
"Silver Linings Playbook" is probably a bad idea.
"Go to mental institution. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200."
Though I do like "Order Raisin Bran on a date, move ahead 3 spaces."
Women's Murder Club is also probably a bad idea.
Even though it is my favorite book series.
Oh, how about "He's Just Not That Into You".
That might make for a fun game.
But not one I'd want to play with teenagers.
Hmmm...I'll put it up for debate, what book do you think would make for a cool board game?
And don't say "Hunger Games".
I love it, but I already have pictures of that to show the kids.
Anyway, I have templates for them to use, but they'll create their own boards, game pieces, dice, currency, rules and all that.
Should be fun.
Carter is already konked out next to me.
I was close to that before I started posting.
Need to crash soon since I have early morning meeting with the Library Goddess before work tomorrow.
Working on our last newsletter, sad day.
Can't believe I'll already be done with GA stuff in May.
Which means I'll have to break down and buy my own iPad.
Ugh.
Haha, you know, I didn't think I would use one until they gave me one.
And now I want one.
Quite handy.
Alright, what else from today?
Um, did more training for the new chick.
Who got Slim Shady's job.
And has yet to be nicknamed.
She came over from one of the branches and now her job is open.
Until like Friday.
So we'll see how that goes.
She's cool so far but it's hard to live up to Slim Shady.
Aaannd that's all I really remember about today. Summer Reading supply stuff, training, more training, oh got Amigos for lunch, that was good. Um, finished Murder in Suburbia season one....ummm....oh the cops showed up when we were closing. Some dude called the cops from our courtesy phone. Not because of anything we did, don't worry. He just needed to be picked up before he did something stupid. Made for an interesting walk to the parking lot with the cops there.
Had to not jaywalk in front of them.
Cause that would have been bad.
Not quite as bad as getting pulled over in your sister's driveway with family right behind you, but still bad.
Alright, on to the music.
More Voice Audition Highlights
I Kissed a Girl - Michelle Chamuel
"question eyebrows"
i love this chick, she's awesome. nerd power.
Loca - Monique Abbadie
this chick is badass. that was one of shakira's, if you didn't figure that out from her look of shock in the beginning, or singing and dancing along.
"but my resume is sparkling." "oh really?"
"wow, that was all you got?" "yes adam, i don't wanna waste everybody's time, she's picking shakira, now shut up!"
"all in favor that she pick shakira raise your hand."
Colder Weather - Warren Stone
that's a first.
out!
pre-midnight post, holy crap tag in use.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
I'll make a note of it.
So apparently it's a crime against humanity that I've never seen the Jurassic Park movies.
So the boyfriend is taking me to see it in 3D this weekend.
Speaking of movies, I'm changing my Scale of Awesome rating for Warm Bodies to 8/10.
I liked it.
And upon further inspection, it deserves a higher rating.
Plus I was like rambling about it today to the New Girl - who has similar taste and we rec shows/movies back and forth all the time, got her hooked on Warehouse...well her, Queen of the Known Universe, Wordie, Infoman, the Wordsmith, etc.
It was good.
And I like the blonde chick - Teresa Palmer, had to look that one up - and then the main dude was the boy in About a Boy.
Rachel Weisz, Hugh Grant, if you haven't seen it look it up, it's amusing.
So today was good.
Much less stressful than yesterday's mass hysteria.
The Favorite Aunties and their husbands stopped by to pick up a book.
Gave them a tour, well of 2nd floor at least.
In the limited time I had before I had to move to the next desk.
But it was good to see them.
So that was the highlight of the workday.
Actually started the workday early, went in for training in the morning - constant software updates with our new system so we learned new search stuff.
Which I understood more about because of my cataloging class, huzzah.
Dig it.
And then of course the papers I wrote on Koha for my Info Tech class.
Coincidentally, the professor for that class is now our Assistant Director.
aka my Boss's Boss's Boss's assistant.
But it was good, learned some new stuff, wasn't a fan of it being so early but had to do it before opening.
And going in early meant I got to get off early so I did my fair share of errands tonight before crashing on the couch and watching The Voice, Castle, Bones - holy crap Claudia Donovan alert! sorry, Warehouse 13, I thought for sure they were going to make her the killer. I was like nooooooooo!!! not Claudia!! - and then Splash.
That show is getting even more interesting - I know, isn't it awful - but seriously, tonight they did team diving and dude, Drake Bell I love and Katherine Webb is cool so they did this synchronized dive called the "javelin". You gotta see it for yourselves...
I know, I know, it's ridiculous.
But I like him.
And I like Rory Bushfield - good god, they stuck him Kendra what's her name who *spoiler alert* chickened out on their dive and forfeited.
Which meant everyone moved on but her.
I would have been pissed if it effected him too.
Anyway, so I'm rooting for Rory and Drake.
And now Katherine, cause that was badass.
I was also productive tonight, in case you were like, holy crap that's a lot of TV, cause I did homework.
And made plans with Chief - an old friend - we're gonna get dinner on Thursday.
Tomorrow I'm going out to see the boyfriend.
Friday he's coming here.
Saturday is the music mentor's benefit thing.
Oh, and have I mentioned that I'm going on a motorcar ride with the boyfriend end of April?
Remember how I mentioned he has a slight obsession with trains?
Nothing I'm not used to.
If you know my dad you know what I'm talking about, I grew up surrounded by trains.
But the boyfriend - and his dad - have taken it to a whole new level, living next to the tracks and also buying, they're called Speeders.
Go here.
It's basically a big box that rides on the tracks.
He owns like 7 now.
Though in a couple weeks there will be more.
He's riding a train all the way out to Seattle to get more actually.
But that's more of a long story.
Anyway, so end of the month we're going to Iowa to ride one of them.
Am actually pretty excited about it.
Should be fun.
And I get to meet all of his railroad friends - which means he has to introduce me to one in particular.
Which I think he's avoiding, mostly because the friend gives him crap for dating me.
See, he knows my dad.
Well, everyone knows my dad - it's a whole train community thing - but anyway, he knows my dad (and refers to me as his daughter) and he knows that me and the boyfriend used to date.
I did mention that right?
We dated in high school?
And in college?
He took me to prom.
Reconnected after we'd both grown up a bit.
Yeah, yeah, I know aww.
Don't give me that girly crap, I'm already giddy enough at the moment.
Legitimately. Deliriously. Happy.
Which does not happen often for me.
So I'm enjoying it while it lasts.
But enough of that, has anyone watched the 100th episode of Psych?
Much better than the 100th episode of Castle I just watched, what was that? Seriously?
Anyway, Psych is basically a tribute to Clue.
Which is one of my favorite movies of all time.
And we've watched it at Teen Camp like 3 times, kind of a tradition much like Cosmo's War of the Planets.
There are so many great references, I love it!
If you're a Clue fan, check out this episode! It's probably up on USA's website by now since it actually aired like Wednesday.
Yep. It's up.
Has Scarlet and Green and Plum in it.
Plus Earl from 2 Broke Girls.
So many references, I love it!
Aww, a tribute to Madeline Kahn.
That makes me sad.
Mrs. White was my favorite character.
Funny story, my family used to play Clue and when you're not playing you pick the cards of the who, with what and where, you know?
And so I always picked the ones from the movie, like Mrs. White in the Billiard Room with the rope, etc.
So it was either Oldest Sister or King of Useless Knowledge, but they figured out that system and so they went around guessing the movie 'til they got it right.
Geez, I haven't played that game in forever.
Actually, there's an extended version that's even better.
Oldest Sister and King of Useless Knowledge actually own it and we used to play it all the time, me and the neighbor girl, whom I still talk to cause she's awesome. And she's getting married. And so is her brother. Which reminds me I need to RSVP for that online.
Anyway, the game was called Master Detective and it had more characters, like there was a Miss Peach and Madame Rose and Sargent Grey, and then there were more rooms like a Carriage House and all that.
I can't remember if there were more weapons too, but some of the weapon game pieces were missing so instead of Master Detective, we used to call it Master Defective.
"I'll make a note of it" was common reference.
Alright, on to the music before I find something else to ramble about.
More Blind Audition highlights.
I'm the Only One - Karina Iglesius
love adam and blake at the end.
and then telling shakira to shut up.
there's been a mega amount of spanish singing this year since Shakira joined the cast.
Seven Nation Army - Garrett Gardner
like this guy cause he came back after not making it last season.
loved adam's arm raise.
he'll make my top ten. probably won't win it but takes a lot of courage to come back.
To Make You Feel My Love - Holly Tucker
she's fantastic. def in my top ten.
"i think cowboy boots are great."
So the boyfriend is taking me to see it in 3D this weekend.
Speaking of movies, I'm changing my Scale of Awesome rating for Warm Bodies to 8/10.
I liked it.
And upon further inspection, it deserves a higher rating.
Plus I was like rambling about it today to the New Girl - who has similar taste and we rec shows/movies back and forth all the time, got her hooked on Warehouse...well her, Queen of the Known Universe, Wordie, Infoman, the Wordsmith, etc.
It was good.
And I like the blonde chick - Teresa Palmer, had to look that one up - and then the main dude was the boy in About a Boy.
Rachel Weisz, Hugh Grant, if you haven't seen it look it up, it's amusing.
So today was good.
Much less stressful than yesterday's mass hysteria.
The Favorite Aunties and their husbands stopped by to pick up a book.
Gave them a tour, well of 2nd floor at least.
In the limited time I had before I had to move to the next desk.
But it was good to see them.
So that was the highlight of the workday.
Actually started the workday early, went in for training in the morning - constant software updates with our new system so we learned new search stuff.
Which I understood more about because of my cataloging class, huzzah.
Dig it.
And then of course the papers I wrote on Koha for my Info Tech class.
Coincidentally, the professor for that class is now our Assistant Director.
aka my Boss's Boss's Boss's assistant.
But it was good, learned some new stuff, wasn't a fan of it being so early but had to do it before opening.
And going in early meant I got to get off early so I did my fair share of errands tonight before crashing on the couch and watching The Voice, Castle, Bones - holy crap Claudia Donovan alert! sorry, Warehouse 13, I thought for sure they were going to make her the killer. I was like nooooooooo!!! not Claudia!! - and then Splash.
That show is getting even more interesting - I know, isn't it awful - but seriously, tonight they did team diving and dude, Drake Bell I love and Katherine Webb is cool so they did this synchronized dive called the "javelin". You gotta see it for yourselves...
I know, I know, it's ridiculous.
But I like him.
And I like Rory Bushfield - good god, they stuck him Kendra what's her name who *spoiler alert* chickened out on their dive and forfeited.
Which meant everyone moved on but her.
I would have been pissed if it effected him too.
Anyway, so I'm rooting for Rory and Drake.
And now Katherine, cause that was badass.
I was also productive tonight, in case you were like, holy crap that's a lot of TV, cause I did homework.
And made plans with Chief - an old friend - we're gonna get dinner on Thursday.
Tomorrow I'm going out to see the boyfriend.
Friday he's coming here.
Saturday is the music mentor's benefit thing.
Oh, and have I mentioned that I'm going on a motorcar ride with the boyfriend end of April?
Remember how I mentioned he has a slight obsession with trains?
Nothing I'm not used to.
If you know my dad you know what I'm talking about, I grew up surrounded by trains.
But the boyfriend - and his dad - have taken it to a whole new level, living next to the tracks and also buying, they're called Speeders.
Go here.
It's basically a big box that rides on the tracks.
He owns like 7 now.
Though in a couple weeks there will be more.
He's riding a train all the way out to Seattle to get more actually.
But that's more of a long story.
Anyway, so end of the month we're going to Iowa to ride one of them.
Am actually pretty excited about it.
Should be fun.
And I get to meet all of his railroad friends - which means he has to introduce me to one in particular.
Which I think he's avoiding, mostly because the friend gives him crap for dating me.
See, he knows my dad.
Well, everyone knows my dad - it's a whole train community thing - but anyway, he knows my dad (and refers to me as his daughter) and he knows that me and the boyfriend used to date.
I did mention that right?
We dated in high school?
And in college?
He took me to prom.
Reconnected after we'd both grown up a bit.
Yeah, yeah, I know aww.
Don't give me that girly crap, I'm already giddy enough at the moment.
Legitimately. Deliriously. Happy.
Which does not happen often for me.
So I'm enjoying it while it lasts.
But enough of that, has anyone watched the 100th episode of Psych?
Much better than the 100th episode of Castle I just watched, what was that? Seriously?
Anyway, Psych is basically a tribute to Clue.
Which is one of my favorite movies of all time.
And we've watched it at Teen Camp like 3 times, kind of a tradition much like Cosmo's War of the Planets.
There are so many great references, I love it!
If you're a Clue fan, check out this episode! It's probably up on USA's website by now since it actually aired like Wednesday.
Yep. It's up.
Has Scarlet and Green and Plum in it.
Plus Earl from 2 Broke Girls.
So many references, I love it!
Aww, a tribute to Madeline Kahn.
That makes me sad.
Mrs. White was my favorite character.
Funny story, my family used to play Clue and when you're not playing you pick the cards of the who, with what and where, you know?
And so I always picked the ones from the movie, like Mrs. White in the Billiard Room with the rope, etc.
So it was either Oldest Sister or King of Useless Knowledge, but they figured out that system and so they went around guessing the movie 'til they got it right.
Geez, I haven't played that game in forever.
Actually, there's an extended version that's even better.
Oldest Sister and King of Useless Knowledge actually own it and we used to play it all the time, me and the neighbor girl, whom I still talk to cause she's awesome. And she's getting married. And so is her brother. Which reminds me I need to RSVP for that online.
Anyway, the game was called Master Detective and it had more characters, like there was a Miss Peach and Madame Rose and Sargent Grey, and then there were more rooms like a Carriage House and all that.
I can't remember if there were more weapons too, but some of the weapon game pieces were missing so instead of Master Detective, we used to call it Master Defective.
"I'll make a note of it" was common reference.
Alright, on to the music before I find something else to ramble about.
More Blind Audition highlights.
I'm the Only One - Karina Iglesius
love adam and blake at the end.
and then telling shakira to shut up.
there's been a mega amount of spanish singing this year since Shakira joined the cast.
Seven Nation Army - Garrett Gardner
like this guy cause he came back after not making it last season.
loved adam's arm raise.
he'll make my top ten. probably won't win it but takes a lot of courage to come back.
To Make You Feel My Love - Holly Tucker
she's fantastic. def in my top ten.
"i think cowboy boots are great."
Monday, April 1, 2013
"say something human....how are you?....nailed it."
Today was crazy ridiculous.
I don't think the library has ever been this busy all day long.
Like there have been times when it's super busy, but not all day long.
Think I had like 2 minutes of silence the entire day.
It was good to have a night of relaxation, met up with the boyfriend and we saw Warm Bodies.
Which Infoman labeled as a "zombie romance" I didn't know anything more about it, other than it had Number Six in it - as in I Am Number Four.
The book/movie.
She's Australian but she rocked the American accent.
It was actually okay.
Not your typical zombie movie, and it had a lot of humor in it.
Scale of Awesome puts it at about 8/10.
Will probably watch it again when it's out on DVD.
After that we watched bits and pieces of Red Tails, Tower Heist and Airplane!
Before he went to work and I had to head back to the apartment.
And I go in early tomorrow for training so I need to konk out soon.
But not before watching The Voice.
I know, I'm awful.
But hey, I only have to be up in 7 hours.
Interesting fact I learned today from a patron - the bandaid jingle - "I am stuck on bandaid brand cause bandaid's stuck on me" - was actually written by Barry Manilow.
His most popular song.
I'd rec one of his but I can't stand anything that's not "her name was Lola...."
So instead you get Queen.
out
I don't think the library has ever been this busy all day long.
Like there have been times when it's super busy, but not all day long.
Think I had like 2 minutes of silence the entire day.
It was good to have a night of relaxation, met up with the boyfriend and we saw Warm Bodies.
Which Infoman labeled as a "zombie romance" I didn't know anything more about it, other than it had Number Six in it - as in I Am Number Four.
The book/movie.
She's Australian but she rocked the American accent.
It was actually okay.
Not your typical zombie movie, and it had a lot of humor in it.
Scale of Awesome puts it at about 8/10.
Will probably watch it again when it's out on DVD.
After that we watched bits and pieces of Red Tails, Tower Heist and Airplane!
Before he went to work and I had to head back to the apartment.
And I go in early tomorrow for training so I need to konk out soon.
But not before watching The Voice.
I know, I'm awful.
But hey, I only have to be up in 7 hours.
Interesting fact I learned today from a patron - the bandaid jingle - "I am stuck on bandaid brand cause bandaid's stuck on me" - was actually written by Barry Manilow.
His most popular song.
I'd rec one of his but I can't stand anything that's not "her name was Lola...."
So instead you get Queen.
out
Sunday, March 31, 2013
i didn't eat my soup or my bread, just the bunny.
Ah, Easter.
Huge day.
Woke up and headed out to the boyfriend's.
Got there earlier than planned so stopped and picked up flowers for his mom and mine.
They were excited.
Went to church with them and ran into my old college roommate.
Who I haven't seen since her wedding.
Which I was in.
And now she has a kid.
So a lot has changed.
It was amusing though cause her husband and the boyfriend's sister's fiance used to play baseball against each other so they were talking after the service.
Boyfriend's sister's fiance, you follow all that?
Also ran into an old drama buddy from high school.
Reunion central.
After church we ate out with the boyfriend's family, grandparents included.
Awesome food, had the baked steak with vegetables.
They're vegetables.
I hate the word "veggies".
Too cutesy.
Drives me nuts.
"You can't fix stupid."
More Duck Dynasty, ugh.
After dinner we headed out to the farm.
Hid some eggs - not as many as last year but still a good stash.
Pastor, wife and kids came out as well.
With the combination of those four and our millions there was a lot of tiny children running around.
The baby still loves me best, totally favorite aunt.
She walked three steps from me to Squirt so that's big potatoes.
Ate far too much for supper, combination of that plus the big lunch zonked me out.
So basically stayed on the couch for the rest of the day.
We watched the epic finale of The Bible.
It was interesting, except we were picking it apart because of specific inaccuracies.
Oh well, at least they made an effort.
Now I'm back and exhausted so I'm gonna crash.
song of the night cause i'm eating one as we speak.
Huge day.
Woke up and headed out to the boyfriend's.
Got there earlier than planned so stopped and picked up flowers for his mom and mine.
They were excited.
Went to church with them and ran into my old college roommate.
Who I haven't seen since her wedding.
Which I was in.
And now she has a kid.
So a lot has changed.
It was amusing though cause her husband and the boyfriend's sister's fiance used to play baseball against each other so they were talking after the service.
Boyfriend's sister's fiance, you follow all that?
Also ran into an old drama buddy from high school.
Reunion central.
After church we ate out with the boyfriend's family, grandparents included.
Awesome food, had the baked steak with vegetables.
They're vegetables.
I hate the word "veggies".
Too cutesy.
Drives me nuts.
"You can't fix stupid."
More Duck Dynasty, ugh.
After dinner we headed out to the farm.
Hid some eggs - not as many as last year but still a good stash.
Pastor, wife and kids came out as well.
With the combination of those four and our millions there was a lot of tiny children running around.
The baby still loves me best, totally favorite aunt.
She walked three steps from me to Squirt so that's big potatoes.
Ate far too much for supper, combination of that plus the big lunch zonked me out.
So basically stayed on the couch for the rest of the day.
We watched the epic finale of The Bible.
It was interesting, except we were picking it apart because of specific inaccuracies.
Oh well, at least they made an effort.
Now I'm back and exhausted so I'm gonna crash.
song of the night cause i'm eating one as we speak.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
guaranteed to blow your mind, anytime.
Totally zonked.
But it was worth it.
Woke up early this morning - well, for my day off anyway - and hit up Squirt's trackmeet. Watched her throw shot and disc.
She's pretty good, for a freshman. Only girl freshman on the thrower's squad.
Also on the thrower's squad is my cousin. Though a different thrower's squad, but we were able to watch them both from the same vantage point.
After that I took a nap, whilst watching more Murder and Suburbia - don't let that reflect on the show, it's quite good.
And then headed to the roller derby with Oldest Sister, Squirt and Squirt's friend.
Oh my god, about had a heart attack.
So we were dominating in the first half, and then the announcer said something stupid - he called it a "comfortable lead" - 20 points is not a comfortable lead. Flash once got 34 in a single round.
Long story short - too late - after we were ahead the entire bout they passed us with 6 minutes left, then we had a power jam - where the other team's jammer (scorer) is in the penalty box and can do nothing to stop it - that brought us back but then they came back.
They saved Flash for the final jam, she passed just enough people to put us in the lead before calling off the jam right as the clock round down.
Final score 149-146.
The crowd went nuts.
Game would have been even better if we didn't have a bunch of Omaha players sitting behind us and talking smack about No Coast.
Rivalries ho!
They're just mad we smoked them.
And when I say smoked them I mean by over 100 points, smoked them.
About every 5 minutes they do cheesy advertisements for their sponsors, they're highly entertaining.
Though my favorite was an old one about a photography studio - "specializing in pin-up, boudoir and maternity..." or when the second announcer wasn't paying attention so it was "you know what I like?" *silence* *more silence* "Bicycles!"
"Flexibility, agility...other words that rhyme with ility."
So we were ranked 33 and the Arch Rival girls from St. Louis were 13th - this is in the world, not the nation, so I'm wondering how that will affect our rankings.
Anyway, so that was my day. And there's a big one tomorrow so I should crash.
Music Rec:
Killer Queen - Queen
out.
But it was worth it.
Woke up early this morning - well, for my day off anyway - and hit up Squirt's trackmeet. Watched her throw shot and disc.
She's pretty good, for a freshman. Only girl freshman on the thrower's squad.
Also on the thrower's squad is my cousin. Though a different thrower's squad, but we were able to watch them both from the same vantage point.
After that I took a nap, whilst watching more Murder and Suburbia - don't let that reflect on the show, it's quite good.
And then headed to the roller derby with Oldest Sister, Squirt and Squirt's friend.
Oh my god, about had a heart attack.
So we were dominating in the first half, and then the announcer said something stupid - he called it a "comfortable lead" - 20 points is not a comfortable lead. Flash once got 34 in a single round.
Long story short - too late - after we were ahead the entire bout they passed us with 6 minutes left, then we had a power jam - where the other team's jammer (scorer) is in the penalty box and can do nothing to stop it - that brought us back but then they came back.
They saved Flash for the final jam, she passed just enough people to put us in the lead before calling off the jam right as the clock round down.
Final score 149-146.
The crowd went nuts.
Game would have been even better if we didn't have a bunch of Omaha players sitting behind us and talking smack about No Coast.
Rivalries ho!
They're just mad we smoked them.
And when I say smoked them I mean by over 100 points, smoked them.
About every 5 minutes they do cheesy advertisements for their sponsors, they're highly entertaining.
Though my favorite was an old one about a photography studio - "specializing in pin-up, boudoir and maternity..." or when the second announcer wasn't paying attention so it was "you know what I like?" *silence* *more silence* "Bicycles!"
"Flexibility, agility...other words that rhyme with ility."
So we were ranked 33 and the Arch Rival girls from St. Louis were 13th - this is in the world, not the nation, so I'm wondering how that will affect our rankings.
Anyway, so that was my day. And there's a big one tomorrow so I should crash.
Music Rec:
Killer Queen - Queen
out.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Two librarians walk into a bookstore...
Finish that sentence.
Basically, last hour of the day, Queen of the Known Universe says she's going to the bookstore to pick up a paperback they ordered for her, meanwhile I had decided that I wanted to read Silver Linings Playbook, but that the line at the library was too long so I was just going to go and buy it.
So we raced over there after work.
I won.
You would have been proud, we didn't fix their displays, rearrange their shelves correctly or yell at the teens who were throwing legos in the kids section.
Not our problem, we don't work there.
And that took incredible talent, you have no idea.
Because the shelver in me wants to scream at their organizational methods.
And the librarian in her wants to make things look nice and neat.
But we restrained ourselves, and made snarky comments instead.
The problem with working with books is that when I don't see a barcode on the front cover I like, pause, and then I'm like, oh yeah, there's not supposed to be one.
Neither is there supposed to be a date written on the bottom or a label on the side to see if an item is actually fiction or nonfiction.
I actually covered bookstore woes a while ago here: You Know You're a Librarian When...
We found some good titles.
She got her paperback.
I bought Silver Linings Playbook.
And Star Wars, the original trilogy in book form.
The boyfriend was oh so excited.
Pretty sure he was not a fan of that movie - Silver Linings Playbook, not Star Wars. He loves Star Wars. More than me, or so he claims.
Speaking of the boyfriend, so I might be going on a motorcar ride with him at the end of the month. If I can find someone to switch shifts with me that is.
Basically it's the one he looks forward to and his dad can't make it but he doesn't want to go alone so....
I asked the boss, will see what she has to say about it.
She calls him "Stude".
Long story.
I find it highly entertaining how fascinated people at work are with my love life.
Apparently it's highly entertaining to them because before him I didn't really have one.
Aside from all the crazies who stalk me there.
Where was I?
Yes, the bookstore.
We had fun, but we always do.
They don't let us work together often.
Mostly because we plot to one day take over the library, and then the world.
And she likes my signs.
I've decided to start an album on Facebook of random signs.
I used to take pictures of them all the time.
Back when I was a nerdy teenager.
Now I'm just a nerd.
With a boyfriend who thinks taking pictures of trains is better than taking pictures of signs.
Wouldn't even pull over to let me jump out and take a picture of the genuine legitimate "Beware of Dog" sign.
Which you only see in redneck movies.
Geez.
Anyway, this nerd is currently watching Murder In Suburbia, season one.
The actual season one, not the "season one" that they sent that was actually season two.
So far, so good.
*staring at boss*
Scribbs: "He plays golf."
Ash: "Why are we so deeply disappointed by that?"
Think Oldest Sister would like it - she's big into British mysteries.
Speaking of, I'm going to Squirt's track meet tomorrow morning to watch her throw and then me, Oldest Sister and Second Sister are gonna hit up the Roller Derby after.
Stoked.
Second Sister has never been before so I'm pretty excited.
But yes, off tomorrow, and Sunday for Easter.
Doing lunch with his family and then an egg hunt and supper with mine.
Okay, normally I would stay up and sleep until noon cause tomorrow I'm off, however, the track meet is in the morning, which means I actually have to get up at a decent time.
So I shall be crashing soon.
Quotes of the Day: these fall into the "things overheard at the library" category:
-"Oh, hand me the one with the naked dancing men."
-"Don't give me virgins, no!"
Don't ask.
Which means on to the music...
Originally the plan was to feature my favorites from Neon Trees and Owl City after Maroon 5's greatest hits, but I got distracted.
Anyway, these guys were great live, when they covered "Don't You Want Me" the crowd went nuts.
Well, the adults, all the teens were looking around bewildered going, "what the hell is this song and why do you know it?"
Here are my favorites from Neon Trees:
Animal
1983
1983 is callin' I've been on my knees and crawlin'
In the Next Room
interesting video...
Everybody Talks
another one you probably know, i've posted it enough. though when I hear it now I think of Michaela Paige performing it on The Voice.
Wish List
probably my favorite new original christmas song, like actually original, the rest of mine are all classics.
Tomorrow you'll get Owl City highlights.
typing in the tags with autofill, and "everybody" brought up a tag for "everybody has an uncle johnny" totally forgot about that one.
Basically, last hour of the day, Queen of the Known Universe says she's going to the bookstore to pick up a paperback they ordered for her, meanwhile I had decided that I wanted to read Silver Linings Playbook, but that the line at the library was too long so I was just going to go and buy it.
So we raced over there after work.
I won.
You would have been proud, we didn't fix their displays, rearrange their shelves correctly or yell at the teens who were throwing legos in the kids section.
Not our problem, we don't work there.
And that took incredible talent, you have no idea.
Because the shelver in me wants to scream at their organizational methods.
And the librarian in her wants to make things look nice and neat.
But we restrained ourselves, and made snarky comments instead.
The problem with working with books is that when I don't see a barcode on the front cover I like, pause, and then I'm like, oh yeah, there's not supposed to be one.
Neither is there supposed to be a date written on the bottom or a label on the side to see if an item is actually fiction or nonfiction.
I actually covered bookstore woes a while ago here: You Know You're a Librarian When...
We found some good titles.
She got her paperback.
I bought Silver Linings Playbook.
And Star Wars, the original trilogy in book form.
The boyfriend was oh so excited.
Pretty sure he was not a fan of that movie - Silver Linings Playbook, not Star Wars. He loves Star Wars. More than me, or so he claims.
Speaking of the boyfriend, so I might be going on a motorcar ride with him at the end of the month. If I can find someone to switch shifts with me that is.
Basically it's the one he looks forward to and his dad can't make it but he doesn't want to go alone so....
I asked the boss, will see what she has to say about it.
She calls him "Stude".
Long story.
I find it highly entertaining how fascinated people at work are with my love life.
Apparently it's highly entertaining to them because before him I didn't really have one.
Aside from all the crazies who stalk me there.
Where was I?
Yes, the bookstore.
We had fun, but we always do.
They don't let us work together often.
Mostly because we plot to one day take over the library, and then the world.
And she likes my signs.
I've decided to start an album on Facebook of random signs.
I used to take pictures of them all the time.
Back when I was a nerdy teenager.
Now I'm just a nerd.
With a boyfriend who thinks taking pictures of trains is better than taking pictures of signs.
Wouldn't even pull over to let me jump out and take a picture of the genuine legitimate "Beware of Dog" sign.
Which you only see in redneck movies.
Geez.
Anyway, this nerd is currently watching Murder In Suburbia, season one.
The actual season one, not the "season one" that they sent that was actually season two.
So far, so good.
*staring at boss*
Scribbs: "He plays golf."
Ash: "Why are we so deeply disappointed by that?"
Think Oldest Sister would like it - she's big into British mysteries.
Speaking of, I'm going to Squirt's track meet tomorrow morning to watch her throw and then me, Oldest Sister and Second Sister are gonna hit up the Roller Derby after.
Stoked.
Second Sister has never been before so I'm pretty excited.
But yes, off tomorrow, and Sunday for Easter.
Doing lunch with his family and then an egg hunt and supper with mine.
Okay, normally I would stay up and sleep until noon cause tomorrow I'm off, however, the track meet is in the morning, which means I actually have to get up at a decent time.
So I shall be crashing soon.
Quotes of the Day: these fall into the "things overheard at the library" category:
-"Oh, hand me the one with the naked dancing men."
-"Don't give me virgins, no!"
Don't ask.
Which means on to the music...
Originally the plan was to feature my favorites from Neon Trees and Owl City after Maroon 5's greatest hits, but I got distracted.
Anyway, these guys were great live, when they covered "Don't You Want Me" the crowd went nuts.
Well, the adults, all the teens were looking around bewildered going, "what the hell is this song and why do you know it?"
Here are my favorites from Neon Trees:
Animal
actually bought this one and their album before they hit it big - love free iTunes music, they do this single of the week thing and it was one of them, about a month later it started playing on the radio. He's blonde now, with tight pants and purple shoes.
1983
1983 is callin' I've been on my knees and crawlin'
In the Next Room
interesting video...
Everybody Talks
another one you probably know, i've posted it enough. though when I hear it now I think of Michaela Paige performing it on The Voice.
Wish List
probably my favorite new original christmas song, like actually original, the rest of mine are all classics.
Tomorrow you'll get Owl City highlights.
typing in the tags with autofill, and "everybody" brought up a tag for "everybody has an uncle johnny" totally forgot about that one.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
we're not broken just bent, and we can learn to love again.
I hate those stupid rambling kid commercials about the more and faster is better.
I have no idea what product they're for but I hate it already.
Ugh.
Side note, sorry, on in the background.
Hi!
So today was good. Very busy. Had 3/4 of the afternoon off desk and I still feel like I'm behind on Summer Reading stuff.
Finally got our dates nailed down for our Teen Summer Reading Events.
This year my teens are going with:
Jar Decorating - basically you put tape and stickers on a jar and then you paint the whole thing and peel the tape/stickers off to reveal the design to go with the "Beneath the Surface" theme and then also we're making paper lanterns with the jars so we have super thin paper that you draw on and then tape it around the jar, put a light in the jar and it makes a sweet nightlight.
Homemade Book Board Games - so the teens bring their favorite book to the library and we'll help them make a board game about it. So like with the Hunger Games they could do a Monopoly setup with the Capitol as Boardwalk. I did this in college with Pride and Prejudice - "Marry Mr. Collins, lose next turn" "Punch Miss Bingley in the face, move ahead three spaces" etc. - But we'll get them set up with templates for boards and then teach them how to make game pieces and all that.
Library Golf - this is the big one and it's the first event because that's the best time of year for my TAB kids to be able to help out. So we'll be starting off with a bang. As for logistics we will start on 4th floor with a couple of holes up there, ride the elevator down to 2nd (passed admin), around the nonfiction and music sections, down the back stairs and then through adult fiction and youth services.
I'm hoping the golf is especially popular just because of all the work that will go into it by the teens. Designing the holes and all that. I've been getting tips from a friend of Infoman's - things like using old mousepads to tee off of or using real golf balls instead of pingpong balls because they're easier to aim, etc.
The funny thing about the whole thing is that the mock booklets for Teen Summer Reading were sent out to the Teen Experience crew (which is basically the TAB leaders and some supervisors) to make sure the descriptions were spelled correctly and like 5 minutes after they were sent I got an email from one of the branch managers asking if she could help out with the golf.
This is after Girlscout asked if she could caddie.
And our Boss's Boss's Boss's Assistant gave me her stamp of approval today as well.
So if the teens are half as interested as the library employees are then we should be good.
I'm stoked.
I told her the more supervisors I can have on board the better as I'm still getting some apprehensive vibes.
We'll see how it goes and if it's awful then we'll learn from that and move on.
So that was the majority of my day, I finished the signs for the events - minus the kickoff party - and came up with supply lists. Anyone know where I can get 9 putters for like 3 hours on a June Wednesday afternoon?
There's a lot of golfers on staff maybe I can borrow them.
Anyway, so that was work. After work I met up with the boyfriend. We took some pictures around the train station - one of his favorite hobbies. He focused on the trains while I went more for the signs.
As in I saw the sign.
And it did open up my eyes cause I saw the sign.
Or sign, sign, everywhere a sign.
Blocking out the scenery breakin' my mind.
That one needs more words. Or be smaller. Cause it's awkward.
Quote of the night:
Boyfriend singing: I hope you're having fun, Man on the run...
Me: Band.
Boyfriend: Band on the run...
Okay, you have to watch this.
Sorry, on Facebook - multitasking - and ran across a "whaaat?" meme, stupid addictive memes, so of course I had to search it and came across that.
Still laughing uncontrollably at 0:01 and 2:10-2:13.
Anyway, after pictures we went out to dinner with his mom and brother. Pizza at Old Chicago - gotta love it.
And now I'm back and ready to crash.
Though I'm debating staying up to do some editing, awesome writer friend sent me some updates to one of my favorites of hers and I'm dying to see them.
But that means I'll get hooked and not sleep and then tomorrow I'll be miserable.
Okay, it's 12 now. I need to be out by 1. That's the deal, no later.
We're good, music and I'm off to edit.
P!nk - Just Give Me a Reason feat. Nate Ruess
yes, that is the Fun. dude.
too catchy, love the melody.
out!
I have no idea what product they're for but I hate it already.
Ugh.
Side note, sorry, on in the background.
Hi!
So today was good. Very busy. Had 3/4 of the afternoon off desk and I still feel like I'm behind on Summer Reading stuff.
Finally got our dates nailed down for our Teen Summer Reading Events.
This year my teens are going with:
Jar Decorating - basically you put tape and stickers on a jar and then you paint the whole thing and peel the tape/stickers off to reveal the design to go with the "Beneath the Surface" theme and then also we're making paper lanterns with the jars so we have super thin paper that you draw on and then tape it around the jar, put a light in the jar and it makes a sweet nightlight.
Homemade Book Board Games - so the teens bring their favorite book to the library and we'll help them make a board game about it. So like with the Hunger Games they could do a Monopoly setup with the Capitol as Boardwalk. I did this in college with Pride and Prejudice - "Marry Mr. Collins, lose next turn" "Punch Miss Bingley in the face, move ahead three spaces" etc. - But we'll get them set up with templates for boards and then teach them how to make game pieces and all that.
Library Golf - this is the big one and it's the first event because that's the best time of year for my TAB kids to be able to help out. So we'll be starting off with a bang. As for logistics we will start on 4th floor with a couple of holes up there, ride the elevator down to 2nd (passed admin), around the nonfiction and music sections, down the back stairs and then through adult fiction and youth services.
I'm hoping the golf is especially popular just because of all the work that will go into it by the teens. Designing the holes and all that. I've been getting tips from a friend of Infoman's - things like using old mousepads to tee off of or using real golf balls instead of pingpong balls because they're easier to aim, etc.
The funny thing about the whole thing is that the mock booklets for Teen Summer Reading were sent out to the Teen Experience crew (which is basically the TAB leaders and some supervisors) to make sure the descriptions were spelled correctly and like 5 minutes after they were sent I got an email from one of the branch managers asking if she could help out with the golf.
This is after Girlscout asked if she could caddie.
And our Boss's Boss's Boss's Assistant gave me her stamp of approval today as well.
So if the teens are half as interested as the library employees are then we should be good.
I'm stoked.
I told her the more supervisors I can have on board the better as I'm still getting some apprehensive vibes.
We'll see how it goes and if it's awful then we'll learn from that and move on.
So that was the majority of my day, I finished the signs for the events - minus the kickoff party - and came up with supply lists. Anyone know where I can get 9 putters for like 3 hours on a June Wednesday afternoon?
There's a lot of golfers on staff maybe I can borrow them.
Anyway, so that was work. After work I met up with the boyfriend. We took some pictures around the train station - one of his favorite hobbies. He focused on the trains while I went more for the signs.
As in I saw the sign.
And it did open up my eyes cause I saw the sign.
Or sign, sign, everywhere a sign.
Blocking out the scenery breakin' my mind.
That one needs more words. Or be smaller. Cause it's awkward.
Quote of the night:
Boyfriend singing: I hope you're having fun, Man on the run...
Me: Band.
Boyfriend: Band on the run...
Okay, you have to watch this.
Sorry, on Facebook - multitasking - and ran across a "whaaat?" meme, stupid addictive memes, so of course I had to search it and came across that.
Still laughing uncontrollably at 0:01 and 2:10-2:13.
Anyway, after pictures we went out to dinner with his mom and brother. Pizza at Old Chicago - gotta love it.
And now I'm back and ready to crash.
Though I'm debating staying up to do some editing, awesome writer friend sent me some updates to one of my favorites of hers and I'm dying to see them.
But that means I'll get hooked and not sleep and then tomorrow I'll be miserable.
Okay, it's 12 now. I need to be out by 1. That's the deal, no later.
We're good, music and I'm off to edit.
P!nk - Just Give Me a Reason feat. Nate Ruess
yes, that is the Fun. dude.
too catchy, love the melody.
out!
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
"Your beard is so fat not even Dora can explore it."
Oh my god, I'm not allowed to get hooked on Duck Dynasty.
It's ridiculous.
Stupid marathons.
I didn't even turn it on, the channel was already on.
I meant to turn the TV on in the background - silence drives me nuts - but then I hear "There's a bearded man starting a fire in his yard, what are we gonna do?"
Not allowed.
Stupid marathons.
Headphones going back in both ears.
We actually had this conversation in class.
Well, on a discussion board for class.
Apparently I'm not the only one who does their homework with earbuds in for music and the TV on in the background.
Generational thing.
So today was pretty good.
Got to spend the majority of it with the Glee-Loving Boss at the home branch. We jammed.
Super busy morning. Mostly because there's only ever two of us and he did two storytimes and left for a lunch so I was alone at the desk for like 3 hours.
Not. Boring.
So 9-3 there, then back to the work branch for the rest of the day. Had a lot of my list of things to do once there but got to none of them because we were swamped there too. I was there for 3 hours and got 20-something stats in 2 of them alone.
After work the boyfriend came up. We watched Splash - to see Suh get eliminated - and then Rock of Ages.
Not bad.
Catherine Zeta-Jones was my favorite.
Of course, I know, big surprise there.
Can't believe that was Tom Cruise.
It didn't seem like him at all. Maybe it was the long hair that threw me off.
Scale of Awesome rates it at about 7/10.
Now they're telling beard jokes.
Apparently they're worse than your-mama jokes.
"Your beard is so fat not even Dora can explore it."
"Your beard is so stupid it took it two hours to watch 60 minutes."
"Your beard is so dumb it sits on the TV and watches the couch."
Okay, nothing good can come of this. I'm gonna give you music and then I'm gonna crash.
Back to regular work tomorrow.
More Voice Audition Rec's.
Can't Help Falling In Love With You - Jess Kellner
battle of the newbies.
Sunday Morning - Josiah Hawley
love blake's hair.
Mean - Danielle Bradbery
"are you bribing her with justin bieber tickets?!"
"nashville is a state." "one of the sixty states!"
Boyfriend - Vedo
"i'm gonna go cry with her."
out!
It's ridiculous.
Stupid marathons.
I didn't even turn it on, the channel was already on.
I meant to turn the TV on in the background - silence drives me nuts - but then I hear "There's a bearded man starting a fire in his yard, what are we gonna do?"
Not allowed.
Stupid marathons.
Headphones going back in both ears.
We actually had this conversation in class.
Well, on a discussion board for class.
Apparently I'm not the only one who does their homework with earbuds in for music and the TV on in the background.
Generational thing.
So today was pretty good.
Got to spend the majority of it with the Glee-Loving Boss at the home branch. We jammed.
Super busy morning. Mostly because there's only ever two of us and he did two storytimes and left for a lunch so I was alone at the desk for like 3 hours.
Not. Boring.
So 9-3 there, then back to the work branch for the rest of the day. Had a lot of my list of things to do once there but got to none of them because we were swamped there too. I was there for 3 hours and got 20-something stats in 2 of them alone.
After work the boyfriend came up. We watched Splash - to see Suh get eliminated - and then Rock of Ages.
Not bad.
Catherine Zeta-Jones was my favorite.
Of course, I know, big surprise there.
Can't believe that was Tom Cruise.
It didn't seem like him at all. Maybe it was the long hair that threw me off.
Scale of Awesome rates it at about 7/10.
Now they're telling beard jokes.
Apparently they're worse than your-mama jokes.
"Your beard is so fat not even Dora can explore it."
"Your beard is so stupid it took it two hours to watch 60 minutes."
"Your beard is so dumb it sits on the TV and watches the couch."
Okay, nothing good can come of this. I'm gonna give you music and then I'm gonna crash.
Back to regular work tomorrow.
More Voice Audition Rec's.
Can't Help Falling In Love With You - Jess Kellner
battle of the newbies.
Sunday Morning - Josiah Hawley
love blake's hair.
Mean - Danielle Bradbery
"are you bribing her with justin bieber tickets?!"
"nashville is a state." "one of the sixty states!"
Boyfriend - Vedo
"i'm gonna go cry with her."
out!
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
"I reckon that you'll want to join Team Shakira. I'd be much obliged if you picked me."
Today has kicked ass!
And sucked all at the same time.
Mostly because my boyfriend is having a monster crapsuck day.
And I would rather be spending my night with him, but he's busy fixing everything.
But ranting on here just makes things worse headspace-wise so I'm going to focus on the good.
Woke up this morning and showed up at work pre-9:05AM.
Good.
We work 9:05-6:05 don't look at me like that.
It was food day at work.
Good.
Reference Queen brought homemade fudge and lemon bars, awesomeness.
Spent an hour in the morning checking in in the backroom.
Good.
Need my zen place.
Finally got our new library business cards in, hot off the press and out on the desks.
Good.
Been asking about those for months. Mostly because people have been asking ME about them for months.
Mom stopped by the library to pick up books for her bookclub. She brought candy, ever increasing her reputation as best library Mom ever.
Good.
Added my stash to the library's food day collective.
Got lunch from the usual joint, soup, chips and Mt. Dew.
Good.
They know my order by heart so I've started switching up the chips.
Watched half an episode from season four of Total Wipeout (the UK version) during lunch.
Good.
Will watch second half during tomorrow's lunch like usual.
Met one of my volunteer's supervisors who had to do a site visit and interview myself and Superwoman in the process. Was nervous but she was cool. She asked me for my qualifications and was impressed by my answer.
Good.
This whole Master's thing actually stops people in their tracks. That was my favorite part of meeting the boyfriend's family on his dad's birthday. His aunts literally paused their inquisition. But hey! That does not mean I'm going back for a Doctorate, no matter what Superwoman says.
Got off early to go to Special Libraries class at the Library Commission where I got to jam with David, Jennifer and some other cool library mates.
Good.
Got to tour their recording studio - they do their own audio books, it's sweet.
Stopped for a Southwest grilled chicken salad from McDonald's on the way home.
Good.
I love drive-thrus.
Got two thank you cards in the mail, both for birthdays, one with cash.
Good.
Woohoo, more fun from Mom.
Watched part two of the Voice's Blind Auditions. More amusing banter between coaches.
Good.
I'm loving Shakira's added personality, but Adam has the strongest team so far.
Posted my final thesis statement for Special Libraries Class: "Special Librarians Dominate Dewey by Cataloging for Their Customers Instead of Other Librarians." Presentation in the works, I'm thinking of direct quoting from this post here: Rockin' Reference with the Shelver's Curse
Good.
Thanks Girlscout for the inspiration. Weight off my mind seriously. Statement was due tomorrow but the presentation isn't until the 11th. I have a bunch of ideas, I'm trying to through them together while I still have the inspiration. I'll give you a practice speech before I give it to them on the 11th, how's that?
Checked grades while on Blackboard and found this comment on my most recent assignment. Remember the professor that hates me? And the assignment FROM HELL? "Spot on perfect on #8a. I know you were frustrated on #5 and 6 by not being able to ask questions of the patron, but I have to tell you...you did great!! I really appreciated that you included a response for each question with your impressions. Well done. Your research methods in the deep web were very good. You worked hard on this assignment, and your grade reflects that effort."
Good.
A+ Holy crap. I have no words. Like literally, was stunned. And then of course started to overanalyze everything because she hates me so now I'm thinking she says I worked hard on this one, so does that mean she thinks I don't work hard on the others, etc. etc. But maybe she doesn't hate me and it's all in my head. Wouldn't be the first time.
The boyfriend just texted that he loved me before going into work for the night.
Good.
And on that note, my day is complete.
So, on to the music.
More Voice Blind Auditions, here are a few of my favorites from tonight.
Folsom Prison Blues - Midas Whale
"i hate it when they can speak spanish, damnit!"
Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - Tawnya Reynolds
"I ride horses." "She's not even from this country!" "I play the harmonica... and I got something you guys don't have... it's is an English to Country dictionary... I reckon that you'll want to join Team Shakira. I'd be much obliged if you picked me."
One of Us - Sarah Simmons
"pick BLAKE!!" love the voice crack.
Legitimate pre-midnight post, holy crap tag in use.
And sucked all at the same time.
Mostly because my boyfriend is having a monster crapsuck day.
And I would rather be spending my night with him, but he's busy fixing everything.
But ranting on here just makes things worse headspace-wise so I'm going to focus on the good.
Woke up this morning and showed up at work pre-9:05AM.
Good.
We work 9:05-6:05 don't look at me like that.
It was food day at work.
Good.
Reference Queen brought homemade fudge and lemon bars, awesomeness.
Spent an hour in the morning checking in in the backroom.
Good.
Need my zen place.
Finally got our new library business cards in, hot off the press and out on the desks.
Good.
Been asking about those for months. Mostly because people have been asking ME about them for months.
Mom stopped by the library to pick up books for her bookclub. She brought candy, ever increasing her reputation as best library Mom ever.
Good.
Added my stash to the library's food day collective.
Got lunch from the usual joint, soup, chips and Mt. Dew.
Good.
They know my order by heart so I've started switching up the chips.
Watched half an episode from season four of Total Wipeout (the UK version) during lunch.
Good.
Will watch second half during tomorrow's lunch like usual.
Met one of my volunteer's supervisors who had to do a site visit and interview myself and Superwoman in the process. Was nervous but she was cool. She asked me for my qualifications and was impressed by my answer.
Good.
This whole Master's thing actually stops people in their tracks. That was my favorite part of meeting the boyfriend's family on his dad's birthday. His aunts literally paused their inquisition. But hey! That does not mean I'm going back for a Doctorate, no matter what Superwoman says.
Got off early to go to Special Libraries class at the Library Commission where I got to jam with David, Jennifer and some other cool library mates.
Good.
Got to tour their recording studio - they do their own audio books, it's sweet.
Stopped for a Southwest grilled chicken salad from McDonald's on the way home.
Good.
I love drive-thrus.
Got two thank you cards in the mail, both for birthdays, one with cash.
Good.
Woohoo, more fun from Mom.
Watched part two of the Voice's Blind Auditions. More amusing banter between coaches.
Good.
I'm loving Shakira's added personality, but Adam has the strongest team so far.
Posted my final thesis statement for Special Libraries Class: "Special Librarians Dominate Dewey by Cataloging for Their Customers Instead of Other Librarians." Presentation in the works, I'm thinking of direct quoting from this post here: Rockin' Reference with the Shelver's Curse
Good.
Thanks Girlscout for the inspiration. Weight off my mind seriously. Statement was due tomorrow but the presentation isn't until the 11th. I have a bunch of ideas, I'm trying to through them together while I still have the inspiration. I'll give you a practice speech before I give it to them on the 11th, how's that?
Checked grades while on Blackboard and found this comment on my most recent assignment. Remember the professor that hates me? And the assignment FROM HELL? "Spot on perfect on #8a. I know you were frustrated on #5 and 6 by not being able to ask questions of the patron, but I have to tell you...you did great!! I really appreciated that you included a response for each question with your impressions. Well done. Your research methods in the deep web were very good. You worked hard on this assignment, and your grade reflects that effort."
Good.
A+ Holy crap. I have no words. Like literally, was stunned. And then of course started to overanalyze everything because she hates me so now I'm thinking she says I worked hard on this one, so does that mean she thinks I don't work hard on the others, etc. etc. But maybe she doesn't hate me and it's all in my head. Wouldn't be the first time.
The boyfriend just texted that he loved me before going into work for the night.
Good.
And on that note, my day is complete.
So, on to the music.
More Voice Blind Auditions, here are a few of my favorites from tonight.
Folsom Prison Blues - Midas Whale
"i hate it when they can speak spanish, damnit!"
Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - Tawnya Reynolds
"I ride horses." "She's not even from this country!" "I play the harmonica... and I got something you guys don't have... it's is an English to Country dictionary... I reckon that you'll want to join Team Shakira. I'd be much obliged if you picked me."
One of Us - Sarah Simmons
"pick BLAKE!!" love the voice crack.
Legitimate pre-midnight post, holy crap tag in use.
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