This Leaping Librarian is a big fan of Unshelved. They keep me laughing! And that can be so important on these winter days when the car won't start and we have to shovel and there is so much to do! Where does one start? Look at this! To do list helpers! and here's another one!
I actually still use a piece of paper for my to do list. One thing that helps me, though, is to get a clean sheet and write relatively neatly what the to do list is for this day only. Because yesterdays gets muddled since some things are done and others aren't. But what I really, really need to do is get my sense of humor on. You never know when you will be interrupted with something totally different than what you were planning to do in the first place!
I was having brunch with some friends this weekend. One of them looked so concerned and worried when she was talking about the ebook thing. "You librarians must be worried now about books and what is going to happen to them?" You know, at that moment, I was not worried. I was in a good mood. Here we were, celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King's memory, after all, enjoying brunch. It seemed to me that the book was safe for the moment. My partner and I always have a couple of books going at a time and so do my friends with whom I was brunching.
Yesterday, I finished reading the novel Glass. What an unusual book! Kind of like this particular blog entry, the narrator just jumps from one thing to another. Unfortunately, the narrator is very isolated and her sense of humor is not what it could have been. The main character types on a manual typewriter...pages and pages and pages. So many pages that they are falling on the floor. She has notes taped to her windows. Some of them are several years old. What an unusual and worth reading novel. However, I insist that you read an unshelved comic after reading this book just to keep your perspective.
The leaping libertine librarian's Belly Laugh Display is doing very, very well. The funny books are leaping off of the shelves. See? We all need to keep our sense of humor. Otherwise, we will just do things such as typing pages, having brunch with our friends, getting our to do lists together.....and not see the joy in all of it. And if we don't see the joy, what, after all, is the point???
I actually still use a piece of paper for my to do list. One thing that helps me, though, is to get a clean sheet and write relatively neatly what the to do list is for this day only. Because yesterdays gets muddled since some things are done and others aren't. But what I really, really need to do is get my sense of humor on. You never know when you will be interrupted with something totally different than what you were planning to do in the first place!
I was having brunch with some friends this weekend. One of them looked so concerned and worried when she was talking about the ebook thing. "You librarians must be worried now about books and what is going to happen to them?" You know, at that moment, I was not worried. I was in a good mood. Here we were, celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King's memory, after all, enjoying brunch. It seemed to me that the book was safe for the moment. My partner and I always have a couple of books going at a time and so do my friends with whom I was brunching.
Yesterday, I finished reading the novel Glass. What an unusual book! Kind of like this particular blog entry, the narrator just jumps from one thing to another. Unfortunately, the narrator is very isolated and her sense of humor is not what it could have been. The main character types on a manual typewriter...pages and pages and pages. So many pages that they are falling on the floor. She has notes taped to her windows. Some of them are several years old. What an unusual and worth reading novel. However, I insist that you read an unshelved comic after reading this book just to keep your perspective.
The leaping libertine librarian's Belly Laugh Display is doing very, very well. The funny books are leaping off of the shelves. See? We all need to keep our sense of humor. Otherwise, we will just do things such as typing pages, having brunch with our friends, getting our to do lists together.....and not see the joy in all of it. And if we don't see the joy, what, after all, is the point???
Looking forward to catching your joy on Global Belly Laugh Day, January 24. On January 24 at 1:24 p.m. (local time) smile, throw your arms in the air and laugh out loud. Join the Belly Laugh Bounce Around the World.
ReplyDeleteYour laughter is contagious. Thank you for sharing.
Belly Laugh Day, January 24 is listed in Chase's Calendar of Events.
Elaine Helle
I am counting down to the Belly Laugh Bounce!
DeleteThank you for your lovely comments, Elaine!
Leaping Libertine Librarian