thing i need: to talk to a school librarian. can anyone put me in contact with one who would be willing to answer a few questions?
thing i have no interest in seeing and am already sick of hearing about: sex in the city, the movie ( Read more... )

... growing up/playing in gym class, was it called bombardment or dodge ball?

so, slow news day abc? well, at least you made me laugh.

other things that are awesome, in no particular order:
berries being in season
wandering aimlessly about the city and exploring new neighborhoods
y: the last mansammy keyes mysteries ( Read more... )

so far today, i have spilled coffee (twice), ran into a file cabinet and knocked over a chair. and it is only 9:46 in the morning, which means i've only been at work for sixteen minutes.
and do i even have to mention the rainy commute here?
it seems today is, in fact, going to be one of these days.
man, i hope no one shows up for storytime.

on the radio, they just started playing one of my favorite superchunk songs, which I don't think i've ever heard on the radio. because ( Read more... )

for a while now, i have been thinking of doing a "favorite things" post - sort of like oprah, but without the gifting and the self-righteousness. it's a nice little way to sum up the year that was, which is the sort of thing everyone likes to do round about now. in thinking about what should go on it, i realize that it necessarily skews towards the ( Read more... )

so, the last day of the year means time to post the list of books i read in '07. i just popped it up onto poor, neglected bibliofiend. i'm sure it's probably riddled with errors, as i typed it up at four o'clock this morning, when i was oh-so-tired but just couldn't get to sleep. i'll cut it, here, but past experience has taught me that people like a little ( Read more... )

yay! my hulu invitation finally came. commence massive tv-on-the-computer watching now ( Read more... )

saturday morning, before work ( Read more... )

dammit. all the magazines i like fold.

screw you martha! i totally defended you during, well, everything - prison, the apprentice, snark upon snark. and now you think that the audience for blueprint and your stupid weddings magazine is essentially the same? a big whatever to you.

please, please, please people that make media, do not take venus ( Read more... )