More New Lows

Yesterday, I finally moved the twin mattress from my extra bed into the living room floor. I’d been resisting the move for a little while since, you know, a mattress laying in your living room floor is probably not the most stylish look. Plus, I’d have to step around and over it.

But it sure is more comfortable than the floor when I’m watching a Cubs game. And I don’t think any of the few people who ever come to my house in Winters would be overly shocked at the sight.

The only problem is that I may fall asleep more on accident. We’ll see how this goes.
If anyone wants to buy me a couch, feel free.
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Two students, sophomore girls, came into the library raving about a book they’d each just read. I was excited. You see, I’d done an awful lot of research on teenage girl novels last spring, and I’d chosen that author’s stuff to buy.

They started asking for more things like it, and in about three minutes, I had them a pile of about a dozen books for teen girls, and I told them all of the plots (enough to hook them), and I talked about the author’s reputation and style. And they were excited and left with all the books they could check out, and one of them wrote down several of the titles I’d told them about so that she could read them later in the semester.

Once they left, I looked over at a substitute teacher who was spending her off period in the library on a computer and had watched everything. I said, “That’s kind of sad, isn’t it, that I know so much about teenage romance novels.”

She said, “It’s your job, I guess.” Yep, she was horrified, too.