Sun-transfigured life

[eleneariel]

I've been meaning to post all day, but Other Things happened and time slipped by. Meanwhile, I cleaned off my desk, which in Mari-speak means that I found a whole host of scraps of paper with notes on things I've been meaning to tell you all.

^{That is to say, this is a warning that this post may cover many and varied topics which will not relate to each other in any way. It's hard to write nice transitions when there is no logical way one paragraph connects to the next. Just saying.}

Yesterday morning when I woke up, I found a baby mouse swimming around in the toilet bowl. That was too much of a mental challange that early in the morning and I had to wake mom up to ask her what to do. Really, what is the proper action to be taken when one finds a mouse in the toilet?

(Mum was very brave and fished it out and put it in an old butter dish with the lid on tight, mostly to prove to dad that we hadn't been hallucinating.)

I've taken up a new project at the library (please don't say I don't need yet another massive project: I know that!) I'm going through the entire fiction section, book by book, and checking each volume for condition and age and usage, and repairing what needs fixing and discarding what we don't need. I started at Z. I'm not quite through with Woods yet. *facepalm* But I like the thought that when I am through, 1) the collection will be in excellent  better condition, and 2) I will have touched every single book.

(Also, it allows me to discover all the books I would like to read.)

Hagen has a new favorite play thing: a pair of purple socks. He loves them and drags them around in his mouth--only he's so small yet, he ends up tripping all over them and rolling around like a deranged rabbit. I gave them to him because I decided I was really too old to be wearing purple socks, especially when these are purple socks I have had since I was ten. (I see the odd looks. I dislike socks, wear them as infrequently as possible, and therefore it is entirely possible for me to keep a pair of socks twelve years.) (At least they don't have lace around the top!)

The Little Orphan Annie comic strip creeps me out. It's the blank eyes, I think.

I saw today that I have four copies of The Hobbit. Is that a bit much? I feel maybe that's one too many. So I'm getting rid of one copy.

Gym update: very successful, if successful = sore muscles. I, um, never realized just how puny I was before. It's pretty embarressing to see a 70 year old guy handling three times the weight I could manage. But that'll change now, uh huh. Every Friday. I'm excited about this. Yet another thing that's changed...(how does it work that I feel about the same as three years ago when most of the major things in life have changed?)

(As you can see, I have no rule about using a lot of parentheses.)

Now I'm ready for some quality time with my books. Goodnight, all.

Comments

[pansyprincess.livejournal.com]

Mouse in the toilet...LOL! Although I do feel a bit sorry for the poor thing. *sniffles*

I would love to be able to go through every single book in the fiction section. These days when I go to the library, I spend the time just wandering around because I've exhausted the works of my favorite authors and have no idea which new ones to try out. I need to start keeping a list in my purse so I can jot down names when I hear about them. And I think I'm going to spend a whole entire day at the library on some quiet Saturday--that'll be fun.

Re: socks, I very much dislike them too.

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

The one thing bad about being a librarian is that I can't use it as a patron. =\ Even going to other libraries is ruined now because I'm always peeking around trying to assess their collection and work habits and everything. *grin*

[pansyprincess.livejournal.com]

You mean you can't be looking through the books, notice one that looks interesting, and tuck it under your arm to check out later?? Man, that's rough! lol

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

Welll....no, that's not at all what I meant. =D I know very well I have more opportuny than anyone to find books. But it has ruined the way I used to patronize the library--go in for a leisurely afternoon and just browse, curl up in the corner with books, peruse the periodicals...

[pansyprincess.livejournal.com]

Ohhh. Gotcha now. ;)

[ransomedsea.livejournal.com]

If I'm allowed more commas, you're certainly allowed an abundance of parentheses.

I would be willing to start at A and meet you in the middle with the books. Really, it'd cut the workload. I wouldn't mind at all. Not even the having to travel to your end of the world and not being a librarian. (Hey, I can aspire! Boooooooks....)

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

Heehee, I didn't aspire and it still worked!

If you start at A you'll get to rummage through the Austens and I don't think that's quite fair. On the other hand, if you'd really travel out to not quite the end of the world, perhaps I could give that up for you. =)

[ransomedsea.livejournal.com]

Don't start me building such ideas in my head--you'll have me at your front door in no time. ;)