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In grade school, starting in first grade, I had to leave when everyone else in the class had to do the reading unit.  Not because I was disruptive - although I was - but that I was disruptive because I was bored and the teacher didn't have the heart to keep tossing me into detention.  We weren't a big enough school to have a program set-up where I ( Read more... )

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GUYS. GUYS GUYS GUYS. GUESS WHO JUST SPENT FOUR HOURS EMPTYING OUT OLD CARD CATALOGS? YOU KNOW, THE OLD-SKOOL BIG WOODEN ONES THAT ARE FIVE FEET TALL AND YOU USED TO THUMB THROUGH THEM BY SUBJECT AS A KID TO FIND BOOKS YOU MIGHT ENJOY? ONCE UPON A TIME, WHEN THE LIBRARIAN WOULD PUT A STAMP INSIDE THE BOOK TO TELL YOU WHEN IT WAS DUE ( Read more... )

All I have to say is this:

WE ARE ALL BATGIRL

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Sometime between leaving the house this morning and, well, now, it has finally become a proper Minnesota Summer, just in time for the 4th and CONvergence ( Read more... )

Or at least, my weekend.

On Sunday, I was civilly obedient. Or civilly disobedient. It depends on how you look at things, I suppose.

I attended the Read-In for Civility event, and tried to convince other library staff to join me. Unfortunately due to such short notice, I only brought along a Lad and a friend of ours, but the three of us ( Read more... )

Delayed due to sleep deprivation, but I'm going to write up all three days ( Read more... )

The absolute highlight of the day was hearing someone behind me say, "I like your hair!" and when I turn around, it's Gail Simone. Cue fangirl flailing. Second was possibly having Bill Willingham tell me that we're carpooling for Wizard World, but by-and-far Gail wins ( Read more... )