Today, dear blog-o-sphere, you outdid yourself. Just about every post was interesting, which meant that - of course! - I had to comment, which means that now I'm writing this post 30 mins later than I intended. And minutes are important to my unofficially-but-officially-in-my-brain scheduled life, even if there is only 30 of them.
But yes, today I went to the library. Always a good thing.
Me, In The Library:
*Walks straight for computer catalog. Searches: Mockingjay.* Sigh. Still out.
Okay, how about Fang then? *searches* Ooooh, it's in!! *writes it down*
Anything on Edmond Halley (my new hero)? What? Only two junior biographies? Wrong, man, just wrong. Okay, what about anything on navigation (my new pursuit)? No. Longitude (my long-time interest)? Ooooh, a book called Longitude
(Dava Sobel); this should be good. *writes it down*
*Heads over to Young Adult section to get Fang. Finds it quickly* Squeeeeeee, Faaaaaaang, I loooooooooove you!! Awesome cover. :)
Ooooh, what's this, a new book by Kenneth Oppel? Could it be...*picks it up* it is! Starclimber
, the sequel to Airborn
and Skybreaker
! Ah, finally some luck at the library!

Pop
, by Gordon Korman. Wait, is that the Gordon Korman of the On the Run
series and Son of the Mob
? It is! What's Pop
about....? *peruses* New town, football, old man, former NFL linebacker...I'd be worried with any other author, but I'm getting it because Korman's never disappointed me. Can't wait!
*walks to other side of books* Oh look, there's Holes
. Hmmm, I wonder if Sachar has written anything new. Small Steps
was so unique, I'd love to see what he'd come out with next... Wait, could it be? The Cardturner
, by Louis Sachar. I know I'll like it already by the cover! Kid helps old, rich uncle play bridge. Nice. Perfect Sachar material; he'll ace it. *no pun intended*
What a great day at the library! I don't think there's anything else I could get that would make me happier! (Well, Mockingjay
, but, well, we've been there.) *crafting aisle* Need to get a book on jewelry-making because I've gone beyond my knowledge. Eek, creepy manga-reading guys on craft aisle. Slip over to cinema aisle to avoid creepy guys and see Dear, Mister Rogers
. I've read it before, but I extend my hand to pick it up and peruse while I wait for the manga crowd to leave...Somehow, my hand brings back Monty Python Speaks!
, which is all about Monty Python. Not sure how that got in my bag, but it did. :)

Creepy guys are gone, I'll go get my jewelry book. I wrote 745 on the paper and screwed the decimals, but, wait, all the crafting books are 745... *takes longer to find jewelry book than intended*
Gets Longitude
, which was the original intent of the library venture.
*walks back, sees movie cover of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
* Oh, Aragorn... To Mom: "I love these covers!" *Mom does not care* Legolas is on The Two Towers
cover. *sighhhhhhhhhh* *peruses other Tolkein books* What is this? The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth: A complete guide to all fourteen of the languages Tolkien invented
? Suh-weet! "Mom, mom, look at this!" *Again, Mom does not care. In fact, Mom may or may not have rolled her eyes*
Thus, I am very happy - and very overloaded with books that I will never find time to read but
must read. Have you read any? Give me thoughts - but no spoilers, por favor! :)
1 comment:
Haha--this totally sounds like my trips to the library!
Now only if I could return the books on time so I stop getting late fees....
~JD
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