"Choose way and flee for your life decidedly."
Monday, August 29, 2011
send rescue
Our flight was canceled today. We've got two more days to spend in Beijing.
I don't think we'll ever get home. If I I've to see any more duck on my dinner table, I'm going to get upset.
Friday, August 12, 2011
happy birthday to me
I sometimes get a bit of a hard time because I take my birthday very seriously. I like to have a party and get all my favorites to celebrate. And the fact that they're celebrating me isn't such a bad thing :)
However, one of my co-workers has taken celebrating one's birthday to a new level. She's been talking about her birthday for about a week now, and apparently yesterday sent out an email to a few of our co-workers (I was not on the email - this was a smart move on her part) with a list of things she would like from them for her birthday. Number 2 on list? Cash. I would give everything to see this email as I bet I would laugh until I hurt.
Today, she brought in a few things to celebrate her birthday, including flowers...
...as well as cake and a card for everyone to sign. For herself.
These are excellent ways to get people to care about your birthday whether they want to or not, and believe me I am taking notes for next year.
However, one of my co-workers has taken celebrating one's birthday to a new level. She's been talking about her birthday for about a week now, and apparently yesterday sent out an email to a few of our co-workers (I was not on the email - this was a smart move on her part) with a list of things she would like from them for her birthday. Number 2 on list? Cash. I would give everything to see this email as I bet I would laugh until I hurt.
Today, she brought in a few things to celebrate her birthday, including flowers...
...as well as cake and a card for everyone to sign. For herself.
These are excellent ways to get people to care about your birthday whether they want to or not, and believe me I am taking notes for next year.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Newsy News
Hey Gang!
Nothing terribly exciting has been going on in my life lately, so the blog has been quiet. I did recently have another run in with super long fingernail man and my boss wore his jumpsuit again, but I feel like these are going to be regular occurrences.
I guess the only change is that I'm going to be making a small job change. I am soon going to be the childrens librarian at my branch, not the young adult librarian! I am hopeful that this change will be less stressful and just more fun. I can do more crafts and things that I like and will hopefully get more interest in those things!
My mother thinks it's important that I wear costumes as a children's librarian because she says that's what my children's librarian did when I was growing up. I don't quite remember that, but I'm always happy to wear a costume! My mother has already supplied this beauty:
Nothing terribly exciting has been going on in my life lately, so the blog has been quiet. I did recently have another run in with super long fingernail man and my boss wore his jumpsuit again, but I feel like these are going to be regular occurrences.
I guess the only change is that I'm going to be making a small job change. I am soon going to be the childrens librarian at my branch, not the young adult librarian! I am hopeful that this change will be less stressful and just more fun. I can do more crafts and things that I like and will hopefully get more interest in those things!
My mother thinks it's important that I wear costumes as a children's librarian because she says that's what my children's librarian did when I was growing up. I don't quite remember that, but I'm always happy to wear a costume! My mother has already supplied this beauty:
So I think I'm off to a good start.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Ughewwwwwwwwwww
I can't post a good visual for this one because I might throw up.
I was just helping a patron with super super super super gross gross gross long fingernails on the computer and one of his talons touched my hand.
I almost wept.
I was just helping a patron with super super super super gross gross gross long fingernails on the computer and one of his talons touched my hand.
I almost wept.
Monday, July 11, 2011
i can't even handle
Guys, it's a Monday morning. I was a little grumpy until I saw my boss a moment ago. 'Cause his outfit today gave me a serious case of the giggles. And I can't even find a good photo representation for you to share in the ridiculousness.
At first glance, it was fairly inocuous. Blue pants and shirt under a tan blazer. But what's that you say? Those aren't blue pants and shirt? That's a polyester jumpsuit?
Yep. It sure is.
I die.
At first glance, it was fairly inocuous. Blue pants and shirt under a tan blazer. But what's that you say? Those aren't blue pants and shirt? That's a polyester jumpsuit?
Yep. It sure is.
I die.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
great start
Thanks for all the congrats about the new addition to our family! I can't wait to meet my niece or nephew.
I had some excitement at work this morning not too long after I got here, which I hope doesn't portend bad things for the rest of the day. There's been a dude coming in and causing some trouble here for the past two weeks or so. He seems a bit off, and everyone on the staff has had some interactions with him. Yesterday the janitor told me that this guy comes to the library at about 8am (when we open at 10) and continuously asks if the library is open and isn't it 10 already. So that's how he starts the day.
At the library, we have one computer with unfiltered access to the internet, and then 11 computers with filtered access in the adult room. The filtered computers really don't filter out all the much - I have certainly never been blocked from any website. Patrons are allowed to use the computer for an hour, and if they are all in use, they can sign up for a reservation and wait until one is free. For the filtered computers, the wait is usually only 5-10 minutes. But for the unfiltered computer, it can be an hour or two, depending on how many people sign up to use it. This dude only wants to use the unfiltered computer, and even though he comes right when the library opens, he sometimes ends up sitting and waiting for HOURS until he can get on it. And I found out why at our staff meeting yesterday - he likes to watch porn at the library.
Super awesome.
He has also spent some time hanging out in the children's room as well as at the children's storytime - both of which or huge no's if you don't have a child in the room or at the program.
And this morning, when of course I was in charge, he sat down at a table across from a young woman on her laptop and stared at her. Just stared, unblinking. For a long time. She, of course, got creeped out and moved to a different part of the library. He continued to sit for awhile, and then of course, followed her. Not good. I had been observing, waiting until he crossed the line and I could ask him to leave and this was definitely it. I told him he had to leave for the day because there had been complaints about his behavior (which was true, the young lady told the library assistant that she was really freaked out) and he denied doing anything and said they were lies. I continued to say he had to leave or I would have to call the police, and at first he said that I should call them because they would send me to jail for lying. OK. I was still willing to call them and he finally got up and moseyed over to the door.
So hopefully that will be all the excitement we have here today and really hopefully this guy will stop coming here because he makes us nervous.
Fun Thursday!
I had some excitement at work this morning not too long after I got here, which I hope doesn't portend bad things for the rest of the day. There's been a dude coming in and causing some trouble here for the past two weeks or so. He seems a bit off, and everyone on the staff has had some interactions with him. Yesterday the janitor told me that this guy comes to the library at about 8am (when we open at 10) and continuously asks if the library is open and isn't it 10 already. So that's how he starts the day.
At the library, we have one computer with unfiltered access to the internet, and then 11 computers with filtered access in the adult room. The filtered computers really don't filter out all the much - I have certainly never been blocked from any website. Patrons are allowed to use the computer for an hour, and if they are all in use, they can sign up for a reservation and wait until one is free. For the filtered computers, the wait is usually only 5-10 minutes. But for the unfiltered computer, it can be an hour or two, depending on how many people sign up to use it. This dude only wants to use the unfiltered computer, and even though he comes right when the library opens, he sometimes ends up sitting and waiting for HOURS until he can get on it. And I found out why at our staff meeting yesterday - he likes to watch porn at the library.
Super awesome.
He has also spent some time hanging out in the children's room as well as at the children's storytime - both of which or huge no's if you don't have a child in the room or at the program.
And this morning, when of course I was in charge, he sat down at a table across from a young woman on her laptop and stared at her. Just stared, unblinking. For a long time. She, of course, got creeped out and moved to a different part of the library. He continued to sit for awhile, and then of course, followed her. Not good. I had been observing, waiting until he crossed the line and I could ask him to leave and this was definitely it. I told him he had to leave for the day because there had been complaints about his behavior (which was true, the young lady told the library assistant that she was really freaked out) and he denied doing anything and said they were lies. I continued to say he had to leave or I would have to call the police, and at first he said that I should call them because they would send me to jail for lying. OK. I was still willing to call them and he finally got up and moseyed over to the door.
So hopefully that will be all the excitement we have here today and really hopefully this guy will stop coming here because he makes us nervous.
Fun Thursday!
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