April 2009
2 posts
If bands were named after our patrons...
Helen and the Toilets
Hand Sanitzer Hair Gel
Secret Agent Crazy Lady
Sarah and the Fingernails
Jack Nasty’s Important Business
Internet Caveman
I’m sure there are many, many more!
February 2009
2 posts
I saw an eagle on the way to work today.
No matter that I have lived in this area almost my entire life, and usually see one at least a few times a week, the sight still amazes me.
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pleez to vote high.
January 2009
2 posts
December 2008
3 posts
Jannette LaRoche’s Dewey Decimal Section: 885 Classical Greek speeches Jannette LaRoche’s birthday: 9/11/1974 = 911+1974 = 2885 Class: 800 Literature Contains: Literature, criticism, analysis of classic writing and mythology. What it says about you: You’re a global, worldly person who wants to make a big impact with your actions. You have a lot to tell people and you’re...
November 2008
2 posts
October 2008
9 posts
Blessings...
It really kind of pisses me off when random strangers say “God bless you.” Not when I sneeze, that’s just a cultural thing. I mean like when I’m helping a patron at the desk and they say “God bless you” instead of “Thank you.” It makes me want to say in response, “May the cat eat you and the Devil eat the cat.”
My Heathen Son
So we’re at church on Sunday. My six year old son has an obsession with this plastic chalice looking thing (but flat like it would hang on the wall) that says “Holy First Communion” on it. He always wants to steal it. He got smarter though, and this time gave my husband a choice. “Can I steal that or have a Jesus Christ cookie?”
I can feel the flames already.
If alcohol was as good for my body as it is for my soul I would drink all the time.
September 2008
5 posts
Lies and Lying Liars →
I wish I could say I can’t believe this, but sadly I can. I’m just thankful that CNN has a link in the middle to Obama’s official statment that families are off-limits. I guess Palin must have missed that speech while she was busy thinking up new ways to distract us from her lack of experience and shady history.
My new lol
moar funny pictures
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kthxbai
Reference Question of the Day
Patron: Can you look up phone numbers in Canada?
Me: The database we subscribe to only covers the United States.
Patron: But isn’t Canada part of the United States?
Me: ….. (silently thanking God this is a phone call and not face-to-face)
August 2008
3 posts
Parents Against Bad Books In Schools →
From Slapshot (1977): “She underlines the fuck scenes for ya? Jesus, if she underlines the fuck scenes for ya, she must worship the ground you walk on.”
Following this logic, PABBIS must really love banned/challenged books. If you click on “Books” at the top and agree to their dire warning, you get to see all of the “naughty” parts of the books all in one...
July 2008
1 post
Good news for logophiles! →
June 2008
8 posts
A ponderance
How much less flooded would the Mississippi be if you took out all the garbage in it?
Book Reviews
If anyone cares, here is my tumblog for the teen books I’ve read. In the rare event that I read a real, grown up book, I guess I’ll just post it here.
I guess the price of gas really has gotten out of...
From www.qconline.com:
Rock Island investigates bike-by shooting.
A 20-year-old man was shot in his left foot by a suspect riding by on a bicycle near Longview Park in Rock Island this afternoon.
Maybe you had to be there...
but if you work in a public library, you’ll probably get it anyway.
We had a Lincoln impersonator in our library today. Later, after helping a patron with no computer skills (and very few other skills either), I was approached by John Anderson. He said, “I probably shouldn’t say this, but earlier we had Abraham Lincoln downstairs and now we have Forrest Gump upstairs.”
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“New Rule:
No more gift registries. You know, it used to be just for weddings....”
– George Carlin’s New Rules for 2007
I get irrationally offended when the automatic air freshener in the bathroom goes off while I’m in there.
May 2008
7 posts
The Answer I Wish I Could Give
Q: Is there a book that tells how much my baseball cards are worth? A: I kind of doubt someone has written an entire book just about your baseball cards.
Today's food related assault...
Man charged with assault for throwing candy at police May 12, 2008; 12:32 p.m. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 20-year-old college student is charged with assaulting a Des Moines police officer — with candy. Officials say Sean McGuire, a student at Drake University, was arrested early Sunday at a convenience store. He allegedly threw several M&M’s at a Des Moines police officer, who...
Headline
I sure hope this is a case of a dangling participle: • Cameron Diaz talks about father’s death at film premiere
April 2008
13 posts
BFFbridal →
For Vanessa: tumblinas:For all the wedding-planning tumblinas (and even the non-wedding-planning tumblinas who could use some party ideas, spa tips, you know, the stuff they say is bride-to-be specific info, but really anyone could use the tips): BFF bridal is a once-weekly tip e-mailed to your inbox. There are a lot of wedding websites out there, but I’ve found them really overwhelming, and they...
“Setting old people loose on the internet is like dropping a baby off in the middle of Sarajevo.” (How’s My Pretty Girl’s response to internt scams and the question, “Who in the hell would fall for this shit?”)
Is it really so hard to ask a question?
I’ve really been working with my kids to phrase their questions as questions. For example, if they say, “Mommy, I can’t find the remote,” I respond with, “Sucks to be you.” Or if they say, “I want a cookie,” I say, “That sounds good. Grab me one too.” Apparantly this is not a skill that most parents don’t teach their children, as...