Friday Fun - dress up a librarian

Am I the only one that feels like this week has gone on for over a month? Feeling the way I do about this week I thought we all needed some fun on a Friday. And, what's more fun than playing some dress up, especially if it's librarian dress up. What? Doesn't everyone think playing librarian dress up as fun? See it has been a long week.



Click here to dress up a librarian. I personally wear outfits like these to work everyday. The Lady Liberty outfit always goes over big. After you play with it a bit come back and tell me what you think of her underwear. I wear stuff like that too. Was that TMI?

Love,
M

PS: still working on the latest episode of My Misspent Youth. Mid-next week for sure.

What's in a quote?

This weeks Spin Cycle is about quotes. I'm going with the assumption that it is favorite quotes. I know it is going to sound odd but I like quotes about books, libraries and librarians. If those quotes include libraries, librarian, books and booze I am in heaven.

One of the reasons I love quotes about librarians (besides the fact that I am one of course) is that they break down the hair bun, sensible shoes, glasses wearing stereotype of librarians. Most of us are not like that.

Here are some of my favorites.

~Louis Stanley Jast~ Perhaps the two most valuable and satisfactory products of American civilization are the librarian on the one hand and the cocktail in the other. (JR is getting a T-shirt with this quote on it)

~Spider Robinson~ Librarians are the secret masters of the world. They control information. Don’t ever piss one off. (This is the truth. We can make things very difficult for you)

~ Joseph Brodsky ~There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.

~ Emilie Buchwald ~ Children are made readers on the laps of their parents. (Very true. Please read to your kids)

My all time favorite quote was one that was given to me after having a lovely dinner and visit with The Stiletto Mom. A truly lovely evening made even better with this ending.

Give me books, fruit, French wine and fine weather and a little music out of doors, played by someone I do not know.

~ John Keats ~

Everyone please go visit Sprite's Keeper for all the other spinners.

Hey Jen, how about this? 2 weeks in a row. What are the odds?

Love,

M

RTT - Whatever You do Don't Break the Spine

Hi Kids!

What time is it?
It's Random Tuesday Thoughts time!

OMG, am I that old?
Don't answer that.

The Boy thought this was hilarious. I don't get it. Who would want to break the spine on a book? That is so wrong!

Okay, I lied. I do get it. But, I fail to see that it is funny. Okay, it's a little bit funny.



It has alternated being rainy and sunny here. I'm hoping that that is not the pattern for the rest of the winter. I've become the biggest wuss since living in Arizona for 3 winters. I like the sunshine and warm for the whole winter. Not just a day or two at a time. I know that those of you in the northern climes will not sympathize with me but tough. I spent forty + years in the Pacific Northwest. I don't do rain and 40 degrees anymore.



The verdict is in. I am a spaz.
Case in point: if there is a sharp surface on anything I will find a way to cut myself on it.
Proof:
Knifes: pleeeese.....daily.
Paper: Yeah, whatever.
Cardboard: Check.
Scissors: Yep, I'm all over that one.
Saws: What did you expect. Of course.
Foil on the wine bottle: Give me a break. Twice a week occurrence.
Foil gum wrapper: (shaking my head sadly) I even cut my finger on these. And, I regret to say more than once.

So, that clinches it; I am totally spazolicious.



Here are a couple of old house on Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina. They are for sale. You can't really tell from the pictures that they are in a sad state of disrepair. Peeling paint, rotting piazzas, crumbling gardens. It is pitiful.

Anyone or six of you want to go in on one?
Because I truly can't afford that.

That's it for me. And, I didn't even injure myself. Go figure. Want more randomness? There's enough to go around, honest. Head over to Keely's place. It's where all the cool kids are. And, then there's me. The one with all the bandages on her fingers.

Love,
M