action figure…
If they ever make an action figure out of me, it would probably look a lot like this. Minus the samurai sword.
I’d be carrying a lightsaber.
another wretched hive of scum and villainy
over there…
Our library was a polling place, which always makes for exciting stories:
Patron: Hi, where do you go to vote?
Me, pointing over to our program room: Over there in our program room.
Patron, pointing behind me: There?
Me, pointing over to our program room with a sign saying Polling Place and two poll deputies manning the front: No, m’am, over there. Right where those two in orange vests are standing.
Patron: Oh, thanks.Patron proceeds to stand in front of copy machine, looking very dumbfounded
Me: No, m’am, the polling place is over there in that room.
She’s voting for the future leader of America.
- Our copy of “The Book Thief” has gone missing. Suspect at large. #
- For no reason whatsoever other than the fact that I would like to own one, here’s a bookcase built into a chair. #
- Upon further viewing of Heroes, Season 1, I’ve come to the conclusion that creator Tim Kring based the character of Hiro Nakamura on me. I expect a check soon. #
Sold…
I sold my martial arts DVD collection. Well, some of it at least. A good 30-40 percent of it maybe. I took a look at the collection and finally accepted the fact that I won’t be watching that 30-40 percent any time soon, or ever again. I also accepted the fact that we don’t even own a VCR anymore so why even bother keeping VHS tapes.
I kept all my favorites of course, from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to Zu Warriors. I also managed to weed a lot of the non-martial arts stuff we don’t seem to care about. All in all, it filled up a fairly large box. We managed to get around $80.00 in store credit - which all went to this -
…upping my geek cred a few more notches.
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# - We recently received staff tags to wear around our necks. Of course, within several hours of wearing one, I’m still asked that inevitable question - do I work here? #
Metamorphosis…
Today, after spending two days at home thanks to the wonders of sinus headaches, I came back to work and was welcomed with several boxes of donated books piled high near my desk - some of which haven’t seen the light of day since the Johnson administration.
Andew Johnson.
So, I dilegently went through them, sorting them out for the annual booksale. I came across a box with a couple of well-used classics, including a copy of Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. It was then I noticed a roach crawling inside the box. After appreciating this little bit of irony, I quickly placed Gregor (yeah, I named it) out of his memory. It was then I appreciated that this bit of irony didn’t happen when I opened up that package of new DVDs which contained Snakes on a Plane.
- Just stopped by to give some quick advice: If the concept of cutting and pasting a resume into a box on a website is way too advanced for you, perhaps a job working for Apple, Inc. may be out of the question. #