Archives for June, 2005
teddy ruxpin…
Saturday, June 18th, 2005
Teddy Ruxpin is back, and this time it’s personal all digital.
a bird in the hand
Wednesday, June 15th, 2005
Two birds were stuck in our patio today. A co-worker and I opened up the gate, and one immediately flew out. The other decided to hang around. We left the gate open for a while and returned to work, assuming the other one would fly away as well, and hopefully not bring in more of […]
cut it out
Wednesday, June 15th, 2005
A patron, distraught that a book he wanted wasn’t available in our library system, became more distraught after waiting several days to discover that the book wasn’t available for Interlibrary Loan as well.
He then decided to prove a point by cutting up his library card in front of me, saying it served no purpose for […]
quest for the spear…
Friday, June 10th, 2005
I reserved my copy of The Librarian - Quest for the Spear. Cheesy as it was, I really enjoyed it.
Duh.
Thursday, June 9th, 2005
Patron: “Um, hey. Do you work here?”
Me: (behind the desk) “Yes, sir. I do.”
Patron: “This is the information desk, right?”
Me: (behind the desk, under a sign saying “Information &
Reference”) “Yes, sir. It is. How may I help you?”
Patron: “Good. You have a computer here, right?”
Me: (behind the desk, under a sign saying “Information & Reference”, […]
1602
Wednesday, June 8th, 2005
I finally managed to get my hands on Marvel 1602, by Neil Gaiman. Yeah, I’m a bit late to the game.
None the less, it’s definetely exciting to read and discover new (or would that be old) characters. The core of the Marvel universe is present, albeit in a completely different (yet, in a way, the […]
Asimov and Dewey
Thursday, June 2nd, 2005
I remember reading years ago that Isaac Asimov is the only author to have published books in all ten categories of the Dewey Decimal System. That little bit of trivia popped in my head the other day, so I searched our library catalog and sorted the results by call numbers. Needless to say, the 500 […]
BMX Park
Wednesday, June 1st, 2005
BMX Park
My newest online gaming addiction
