scenes from the library redux
The other day I used the word 'hillbilly' to describe a patron. My coworker, who was born and raised in Tennessee, took offense. I don't think of it as a generally offensive term. So she consulted the Facts On File Encyclopedia Of Word and Phrase Origins. (It's offensive. Mea culpa.)
Coworker: I love this book. Give me another word.
Me: Shenanigans.
Coworker: Good one. ::reads origin:: Give me another one.
Me: Tomfoolery.
Coworker: I'm sensing a theme. ::reads origin::
::coworker looks up some more definitions::
Coworker: It's official. We're total nerds.
Me: Isn't that in the job description?
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A patron approached the reference desk one day to inquire why we loan out DVDs when we don't have DVD drives installed in the public computers. This particular patron is one that I refer to as one of the 'usual suspects'.
Me: We can't afford DVD drives.
Patron: Well how am I supposed to watch this movie?
Me: Generally people take them home and watch them there.
Patron: I live off the grid. I don't have electricity.
Translation: He is homeless and squatting in some abandoned building. Also, TOTALLY CRAZY.
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Oh, job. So to quote that patron, I am going 'off the grid' for a few days. Not that I'm planning to turn off my electricity, but I have a three-day weekend coming up and a lot of stuff I should get done, so I'm going to attempt to unplug from the internet. I am knitting this sweater for my nephew, and I have some hemming and some cleaning to do, and I should really put in some real work on my novel. So I won't be around. That also applies to my prompt community, though I doubt anyone there will care.
I only tell you this so no one thinks, after yesterday's post, that I've been shot or something. I haven't seen Scary Patron again today, so hopefully he'll stay gone for awhile.
Target: watch battery, Matchbox
Big Lots: dog toy
dye hair
grocery shopping
knit
write
clean
mow lawn
work out