I love how libraries have gone all high-tech on us. My favorite is being able to reserve a book on line and then get an e-mail saying it's ready for pick up.

A planned power outage? ::blinks::

That seems so... bizarre. I mean, we have enough of them in Florida that I think if any of the power companies did planned outages, they might face mobs of angry rioters.

Hopefully, the weather wasn't too dreadful, Cash. It's one thing I can say about this house vs. the old one-- with the much higher ceilings and the abundance of tile floors, the house as a whole stayed much cooler than our old house did during Frances in '04.

Oh, look! I was going to offer Barb power~ma, and she's already back! Welcome back! Hope it sticks. Stay dry and safe, guys.

I return stuff late about half the time. My late fees paid for the new library. They still love me and wouldn't arrest me.

Yeah, they know me at my library. Also, both the public library and the school library send e-mails about overdue books. That's usually just the little punch I need to get them back.

My favorite is being able to reserve a book on line and then get an e-mail saying it's ready for pick up.

YES! Totally! I can get a book from any of the libraries in Boston without having to actually travel to the library of origin. It just magically appears here in Roslindale. It's fabulous! Oh! and I've taken to checking out crafty books before I buy them to see if they're worth it. It's saved me probably a lot of money!

Oh. And I almost forgot to post what I actually came in about. I did squeak out an 80 in my Spanish class! Actually, it's an 80.13. I GOT A "B"!!!!! I cannot believe I pulled that shit off. Though, it totally explains today's migraine. The brain did finally explode!

Yay, vw! Migraine~ma.

Yay, vw!!! And migraine ~ma.

It just occurred to me that this morning's lack of power also meant lack of coffee. I think I need a nap.

Whoohoo, vw! Sorry about the migraine, though.

Yay vw!!! That always feels good.

I actually kind of don't care about the migraine. It held off until today, so I'm ok with it. The old Val would have been so stressed the last couple of days that she'd had a migraine THOSE days and not been able to finish the class. So, yay progress! I'd still like to get my body to not have such physical responses to stress, but well, I'll take the improvement.

That always feels good.

Heh. Of course there's the part of my brain that still says, "Now what grade would you have gotten if you'd actually tried harder all summer?!"

Of course there's the part of my brain that still says, "Now what grade would you have gotten if you'd actually tried harder all summer?!"

::smacks Val's brain::

Hush, you.

I stopped using the public library because they (a) didn't check the books back in when I returned them and (b) didn't shelve them where they belonged. This led to them insisting I had books out that had been returned (on time); I racked up some significant late fees for books that I'd returned. I took to taking out the little date cards in the back and saying I wasn't sure when they were due so they'd HAVE to check, but they caught on to that little trick and didn't let me pull it any more. grrrr.