Work and Play

[mmmfobbs]

Aaah, breaktime.  Fifteen minutes of... well, it varies.  Sometimes, it's ignoring the "help us" bell.  Sometimes, chat with not-busy coworkers.  Sometimes, stare into space and try to regain enough strength to go back to the grind.

But really, most of the time I like my job.  I mean, me, around books!  My entire hometown is totally not surprised by

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[docnerd]

When I was a kid, the librarians knew me by name! My mom and I must have been in there a couple times a week. Heck, I haven't lived there in 10 years, and they STILL know who I am!

Props to the awesome librarians out there!

[profbutters]

Aw! Polite kids! If I had thought about it in advance, I would have considered going back to grad school in Library Science. The department at Wisconsin was in the same building as English, and I often thought, "Oh, maaaan."

It certainly sounds stressful. I think you'll know if you're clinically depressed, probably. I heard once, and I thought it was helpful, that depression serves a purpose. When animals get sick or hurt, they get very quiet and shut down a bit until they get better (and I'm sure you've seen this.) It's when it keeps going forever--that's not so good.

Of course, some of the time, animals are just plain *lazy.* Marko's on the futon right now and he is stretched out in a way that covers the whole futon! A nice nap, some kibble, a mid-afternoon nap, bug the person for some cuddles and play, a late afternoon nap. . . .I wish I were a cat. I wish I were *my* cats, certainly!

Hope things look up for you soon--we're all certainly enjoying your Asylum!

PB

us and books

[femmys]

Yeah, I knew we both weren't going too far from the world of books. You're a librarian, and I'm a translator!

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