Nothing, yet Everything

So, as I was watching Glee last evening (Go Emma...get Schue!)...a commercial came on for Dell Computers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znADMag_B9s). This man, Tyrone, wanted a computer and Dell flew him from merry ole England to the US to try it out before he took it home. He wanted something that would make watching movies awesome...anywho...he was watching a movie on it with space ships that blew up a planet. As I saw this, I noticed something about the ships...they looked alot like Goa'uld Mothership! I rewatched it like 10 times...yes, it was a Goa'uld Mothership! I racked my brains for well over an hour trying to figure out what it was from. I was thinking Goa'uld=SG1. Apparently I was wrong...thanks to the people on youtube and Gateworld...it is actually from the first episode of SGU. Forgot about that...oops. At least now I can can rest knowing that I am not crazy and seeing Goa'uld Motherships everywhere!
(Should I be concerned that I knew what it was from a 3 second clip that I was watching at 2am?)

I sometimes worry about people! I am at work and just saw a kid approach a computer in the lab. Now please keep in mind that there are about 20 computers that are available. He took off his coat, draped in on the back of the chair and sat down. He then proceeded to wiggle the mouse. What the super genius apparently didn't notice was the laminated white sign on 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper that was covering the monitor screen that said, "Out of Order." SERIOUSLY! What is h-e-double hockey sticks is going on?! It has been like that all night! One girl brought up a movie and said she didn't finish it but had to leave. She asked if I thought she should come back and finish it! I told her if she wanted to know how it ended, yes, come back and finish it. WTFrak?! And people wonder why I drink! Less than an hour left:)

Yes, you read the title correctly...Bagpipes! Tonight at work, people from the campus community gathered for refreshments while awaiting the lighting of the Christmas trees in front of our building. Naturally there was some music...from the Bagpipers! Did I forget to mention to everyone that I work in a library?! At least the pipers are good at what they do:)
On related library business...there is a professor who is requiring his students to watch several movies for his class. Naturally they have been available all semester, but everyone is now coming to watch them. There are nine different movies. One procrastinator this evening came to the desk and wanted two specific movies. I told her I was sorry, but someone else had them already. She just couldn't believe it! And proceeded to make it known. I told her I was sorry, but she was not the only one in her class who waited until the last minute to watch the movies and that she was welcome to come back and see if they had been returned. She ended up checking out one of the movies that was left and I haven't seen her back...yet! I can't wait! I try not to be snotty to the students because I know that without them, I wouldn't have a job, but that does not give them the right to treat me like crap. I just will not take it!
Oh, and to top everything off...it is SNOWING! Granted, by this time last year, we had over a foot of snow, but it was so nice not having to deal with it. Our luck seems to have run out. It is the heavy, white crap. It is everywhere! I have a feeling that I will have to clean off my car when I go to leave this evening. Blah!
Three more hours of work...can't wait to see what else is in store! Wish me luck:)

Just wanted to leave a quick message to everyone...Happy Thanksgiving! Sorry I haven't been around much...work has been crazy. As many of you know...I only have internet access at work...that may be changing next year though...we will see. Anywho...have a safe and happy holiday:)

I am a librarian and cannot find it within me to ban ANY book. Every book is special in its own way. However, that being said...I cannot stand the Twilight Saga! I know how popular they are; I have even tried to read them...but they are so poorly written that I wouldn't subject anyone to them. I love juvenile and young adult books...as long as they are well written.
Please don't try to tell me how good the series really is! I am not going to read it! There are too many great books out there waiting for me to read!

I just saw that Eastwick was canceled!  I can't believe it!  I was really enjoying that show!  I hate it when shows I like get canceled in the middle of storylines!
I also saw that Dollhouse will finish its' 2nd season, but that is all for the show.  I can't say I am overly upset about it.  It had some interesting episodes, but it wasn't a show I was excited for every week...unlike Eastwick!

Answering this question today...I would have to go with Volume 1 of the Glee soundtrack!  It is wonderful!  I haven't listened to much else since buying it last week.  If I was answering this before I purchased it...it would be really hard to give an answer.  I like different kinds of music for different moods.  I would have to make a mix cd with a little Bon Jovi, Meatloaf, Amici Forever, Ten Tenors, Enya and some 80s ballads...among other things.  Now I think about it...that would be hard to narrow my favorites down so they fit on just one cd...can't I just listen to my ipod?

My husband and I got a new addition to our family over the weekend.  Her name is Ella.  She is part beagle and about 3-4 years old.  We don't know much about her other than my husband's friend found her in the woods and she was half starved.  He took her home and took care of her, but can't keep her.  We agreed to take her and couldn't be more pleased.  She is such a sweetheart.  She goes to the door when she wants to go out.  She sleeps in bed with the other dogs.  She does snore very loudly:)  We have discovered that she adores my husband.  Today, when he left to go to work, she sat at the door and cried.  Oh well!  I still have my boys:)
 

( Pics of puppies:) )

My Amazon package finally came!  I was soooo happy to see the mailman actually stop at my house today!:)  I love my Stargate Atlantis 2010 calendar!  February (my b-day month) is Sheppard in the hospital bed at the end of The Seed!!!  Happiness is abounding!
I am sorry the Philadelphia Phillies lost the World Series but I am so glad it is finally over!  Now I can get Glee back!  I have missed it the last 2 weeks!  Luckily, Volume 1 of the Glee soundtrack came out this week and I have been enjoying that to hold me over!
Also...my husband and I have decided to adopt a puppy.  She was found by my husband's friend in the woods.  They have put an ad in the paper and no one has responded.  They can't keep her but have agreed to have her spade and make sure she gets her shots.  My husband has already seen her and fell in love.  I was supposed to go with him Wednesday to see her, but we didn't make it.  Come hell or high water (most likely snow in my case), we will be going on Saturday to see her.  She is a beagle mix.  From the picture I have seen, she is adorable.  We are thinking of naming her Ella.  My husband preferred it to Buttercup and Buffy:)  I am excited to have something female in the house again!  I am sure Benny (our male beagle who is fixed) won't mind too much, but I am worried about how our lab mix, Sirius, will handle it.  He is the baby of the house right now (even though he is 5 years old).  I think he will be ok though.  He hangs out with other dogs and is good about it.  We will see.
Well, I am off for the weekend and plan to do some shopping:)  Have a great weekend all!

I know it has only been a week, but come on!!!  I ordered some stuff from Amazon.com last Monday.  It was sent from Kentucky on Friday.  I know that a week really isn't a long time to wait, but I am impatient.  I ordered a book, a movie, a cd and...2010 Stargate Atlantis wall calendar!!!  Excitement!  It probably should have been delivered today but goodness only knows why the mail in my area is always a day late...always!  My friend and I both subscribe to Entertainment Weekly magazine and she gets hers on Fridays and I get mine on Saturday or Monday...living in the country sucks sometimes!

Since Halloween is this weekend, I thought I would share some of what I enjoy watching this time of the year:)
Witches of Eastwick - witches kinda go with Halloween:) (By the way...LOVING the show this season)
The Worst Witch - I loved this movie when I was younger...still do
Goonies - I watch this throughout the year...but it seems fitting at Halloween for some reason
Shaun of the Dead - zombies also seem very Halloween-y
Dracula - creepy!
Frightners - that old hospital is creepy!...and ghosts
Mummy - a little Brendan Frasier never hurt anyone
Practical Magic - who doesn't wish they had some extra powers?!
Sleepy Hollow - must...have...Johnny...Depp!
Teen Witch - another I watched as a youngin' and still do:)
The Burbs - creepiest next door neighbors...of course I am talking about Tom Hanks!
Addams Family - best Halloween family
Hocus Pocus - who knew Bette Midler would make such a great witch?

I would probably watch Van Helsing if is wasn't so bad...even Hugh Jackman couldn't make that movie enjoyable for me!

What do you watch on this great weekend?
Happy Halloween to all!

I just can't say enough about Nathan Fillion!  He is wonderful!  I loved him in Firefly and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog!  Last night's episode of Castle was great!  I have enjoyed this show since it started, but last night...I couldn't stop smiling!
( Geeking out... )

So, I totally forgot to tell everyone that I finally went and got glasses!  I have been putting it off, but finally sucked it up and went.  Good thing too...I hadn't realized how bad my eyes had gotten until I got the glasses.
I had glasses when I was in college, but after I got out, they broke and I didn't have insurance.  I also wasn't staying up as late staring at glossy pages and computer screens.
Recently, I had noticed that objects far away were a little difficult to see.  I could tell you the color and shape but not what it said.
Now I am the proud owner of 2 pairs of glasses.  Apparently I have astigmatism in both eyes and I am near-sighted.  The greatest bit though is I CAN SEE:)
I have gotten many compliments on them since I started wearing them.  I actually think I look better in glasses.  I got one pair that I wear most of the time, but I got a pair that makes me look very librarian-like if I were to pull my hair back in a bun:)
It is so nice to be able to see again...now if there was only something so I could see the deer on the road before I almost hit them!

I just got screamed at by a student's parent because I wouldn't tell the parent anything about the student's library account.  It is not like I am being malicious and am in a bad mood and singled her out...I can't tell anyone anything!  EVER!  It is a privacy act thing.  The mother naturally told me that she will call back later and say that she is her daughter.  I quickly sent an e-mail to all my fellow employees to warn them.  For cryin' out loud.  The daughter is in college!  Let her grow up!  So she got a small library fine...not the end of the world.  The only reason the mother found out about it was because she opened mail addressed to the daughter!  I really should have told her that that is a federal offense, but I just wanted her to go away.  I explained about the privacy rules and that I could talk to her daughter, but I was unable to tell her anything.  After huffing and puffing, she hung up!  Just frakin' perfect.  It was a lovely night up until I got screamed at for doing my job!!!!

I was Entertainment Weekly's website and came across this question.  I thought I would give my answer here...OF COURSE IT IS!  This week, IFC has had a documentary about the Pythons and their work, from Flying Circus to the movies (my favorite is Monty Python and the Holy Grail).  Yes, it is British and yes, it is ridiculous, but it is classic.  Who doesn't love the Fish Slapping Dance, Lumberjack song, Dead Parrot Sketch, Spanish Inquisition (comfy chairs anyone?!) or any number of other ridiculous skits.  Those men made the ugliest women, but they were hilarious!  I think they have withstood the test of time...I mean, look at the Broadway play version of The Holy Grail.  Or people with the shirts of the Black Knight and the saying, "It is just a flesh wound!".  Monty Python is great...sometimes you need a little absurd in your life!

I was looking for a movie to watch last night before I fell asleep and I found myself choosing from the same few that I always do.  Don't get me wrong...I really like these movies, but there is something about them that it seems as soon as I put them in, I fall asleep.  If I put in any other movie, I find myself staying awake and watching the whole thing.  With these, sometimes I don't make it past the opening credits.  Please don't take this as negative reviews for these movies...actually they are quite good.
Hot Fuzz - Even the violence and action can't keep me awake
Princess Bride - Maybe it the music that puts me to sleep
The Shadow - Yet again, even the action can't keep me awake
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars - Ben Browder in leather pants leads to happy dreams:)
Just thought I would share.  Does anyone else have something like this?

Somedays I am just so perplexed!  I am by no means a genius, but compared to some...I am a frakin' Einstein!
Just because you don't understand something does NOT mean that it is broken...honest!
Yes, I am sitting here because I am paid to know what is going on!  You don't know everything just because you are in college!
Don't assume that because I am sitting here playing sudoku that you are smarter than me...I may not have a wall to put my diploma on, but, yes, I DO have a college degree!
Can you guess that I am annoyed today?!
Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming...

Why are some books more appealing than others?  Is it the mood I am in?  Is it the book itself?  Is it the time I have to spend on a book?  What makes a book more interesting than another?
Take for example...I just finished reading a series of books that took me like 2 weeks to read...I couldn't put them down.  When I was finished, I picked up a book that I have wanted to read and it is a topic that I enjoy, but I just can't get very far into it.  It isn't that I don't have time to read it, I just haven't been reading it.  It isn't badly written.  The main character is a little annoying, but I haven't given up because of her.  Actually, nothing seems all that intriguing right this moment.
But why?  I love to read...anything and everything!  So why aren't I reading?

What a great night for watching television...last night I mean!  Glee is quickly becoming my favorite show!  It climbed up the list last night when the guys of the show sang...Bon Jovi!!!!!  Yes, I believe shrieking was involved...maybe some singing, but the dogs have been sworn to secrecy:P  By the end of the show...I was so hoping it would be next Wednesday when I woke up in the morning!
A new of South Park also managed to provide a few laughs...thanks to them making fun of GhostHunters.  I know I shouldn't have laughed since I faithfully watch GhostHunters every week, but it was funny.  The one good thing about South Park is that they are equal opportunity offenders...nothing is sacred.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!

It isn't Friday the 13th...which is unlucky in October!  So it has to be a full moon!  It just has to be...there is no other explanation!  People are bat sh*t crazy today!  I still have 3 more hours of work and I may scream before the night is over!  No, I cannot find the book you are looking for if you don't have the title or author...the picture on the cover will not help me!  No, we do NOT give cavity searches at the library...sorry!  No, you cannot have the keys to the classroom just because you want them!  No, I do not have the slightest idea what you set for your password...but I can help you reset it!  What is going on around here!?!?!