Librarian's Rant

...and I keep saying "did he just say that?!" And I love it.

I admit it, I want to be inspired.

That said, I kept giggling when both he and Joe Biden said something about how "It's not that John McCain doesn't know, it's that he doesn't get it" or similar.

Have you seen The American President? Great movie. Amazing writing. And, well, let's just say this phrase, or something like it, is a pinnacle moment in the film. Does that bother me? Nope. Great writing and great speechmaking are timeless. And powerful.

And yeah, I'm inspired. So what? After 8+ years of hair-pulling, teeth-grinding, screaming rage and frustration, I could use a little cautious optimism. A little, dare I say it?, hope. So sue me. I like listening to these guys.

Was reading my Unshelved today, and ran across this in the Unshelved blog:

Sarah from Springfield City Library writes:

Saw this and for a second all I could think of was "This can't be real. Someone must have read an Unshelved comic and misunderstood."

I'd seriously pay money to have a bunch of girls sit quietly in our library doing something creative that had nothing to do with sex, drugs, computers or lipstick! Yeesh.

I've been fairly quiet as I try to prepare for my next European adventure. So that you don't think I've melted in the Iowa heat, here's something fun

Goodnight Bush - a parody of Goodnight Moon

Enjoy!