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  • today cimball got sent away Today was Cimball's last day in town. Tomorrow, his Dad sends back to live with his mother in Utah, ostensibly because Cimball got two Ds in school but not so secretly because Cimball is d…

  • So, I went to this 10th grade English class and taught a unit on Walt Whitman and a unit on Allen Ginsberg. (everyone try really hard to think of how and why I was selected for this and what these fellows have in common.…

  • jump I got so excited when this Russian kid named Dimitri came in looking for Ray Bradbury. I mean, previously we have discussed Douglas Adams? But RAY FREAKING BRADBURY. (I think y'all know how I feel about Ray Bra…

  • One of my former teenage employees sent me this message on facebook today in response to my "25 things" meme: I'm pretty sure you do the most good of anyone I've met. And I go to a school with a lot of people who want t…

  • Actual Conversations About True Stuff I Had At Work Today Teenage Employee: So, like, you should buy Smallville for the library. Me: That's your favorite show, huh? TE: Totally. Me: Yeah, I used to watch that. TE: SHUT …

  • This is Kat. One of my dearest pets. She has come to my programs since they started and I will tell you more about her later. Today, however, you should note that she is holding up the receipt for the books she c…

  • ways to make yourself feel better 1. Give some time, food, or money to your local foodbank. I donated this morning to three foodbanks, one in Mississippi, one in NM, and one in New Jersey. (since it was my friend from…

  • It's getting cold here. Winter is coming. Snow. Ice. Winter. I have to get my long sleeved shirts and sweaters out again. I know some people love this? But it makes me want to stab my eyes out. I hate winter. Ac…

  • miscellany (mostly of the library variety) 1. One of my former patrons, now at college, had this as her facebook status today: "________ misses [name of my library] and the librarians that made it cool." Awww, it made …

  • [usually, this would be protected. But, um, I just don't care anymore who sees/reads/knows this. I am just too tired and beat down to care. Wow, enjoy!] there was no one before you there was no one before me I have a…

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