"Sources familiar with the deal said that two-thirds of the $227 million cut proposed for public libraries will be restored ( Read more... )

Governor Strickland has proposed a budget in which Ohio libraries' funding would be cut by half. Many Ohio libraries rely solely on state funding, so this budget would shut down many libraries, and drastically reduce resources for many more.

From the Ohio Governor's Web site, emphasis mine:

Understanding that nothing will ensure Ohio’s future ( Read more... )

The strangest things make me homesick. I miss that weather.

( Yahoo! News photo, in case the link dies )

Wow. I went Uptown today, just 'cause the weather is nice. Stopped at Subway on the way home and got a meatball sub and some Mountain Dew. As I was walking home across College Green, the sun was shining on it so beautifully it made me want to cry ( Read more... )

Christmas Eve.. yeeeeeehaw. Going with my parents over to Simon's house to celebrate and exchange gifts with her family. It's usually fun, but this year Simon actually has a boyfriend -- until "Silent Bob" came along, she was as asexual as I am -- and I bet he'll be there, and they'll be this indivisible Simon/Bob entity. Incidentally, if I ever do ( Read more... )

*Yaawwwwwnnn ( Read more... )

Well, I made it through November with hardly a hitch. On to December. Brr. Got all my Christmas shopping done before I came home. There are so many cool stores in Athens, and nothing in my little hometown ( Read more... )

My dad's computer security system is the modern-day equivalent of him sitting on the porch in his underwear with a shotgun.

I apologize to all affected.

Another icky, gray day in Ohio. Everything is either brown or gray, except for the Bradford pear trees in front of my house, which still have lots of red and gold leaves. They're beautiful ( Read more... )