Life's Experiences: Stuff I've learned, version 8.

[silveradept]

New month, new things that are interesting enough to deserve mention. So, Stuff I have Learned in March of this year:

1) Feast days for saints may be changed - especially if those feast days are popular excuses for imbibing and, well, feasting.

2) You never know what your users will be asking for. Trust me.

2b) You will only rarely know why your users are asking for certain materials.

3) The public library may have enough materials to absorb a rush of students, but only if those students come in with enough lead time to get a book if it's at another branch, and then write their papers.

4) I suck at Soul Calibur compared to my teens. Super Smash Brothers Brawl, however, I seem to be okay with.

5) A game system is an incredible draw for the teen, tween, and "college-age" demographic.

6) If I trust that the regulars will find a way to work out difficulties and differences, they will. Doesn't mean that there aren't going to be clashing personalities, but for the most part, it's been pretty civil.

7) It's very easy to get up to the overwork point - and that's without even trying to add on more neat stuff that I can think of.

8) Just when you think you've seen or heard everything, something will appear to prove you wrong.

9) Sleep is a magical thing. It heals all sorts of problems, fixes colds, and keeps the energy level running fairly close to well. If I'm feeling run-down or sick, if I get enough sleeptime, I'll be better in the morning.

10) If you haven't realized it by now, my job is never boring. There are only occasional lulls that fill the gaps between interesting stuff.

And one for April 1:

11) The preferred April Fool's Day joke appears to be a rickroll.

Comments

[ldragoon.livejournal.com]

According to Daniel Hernandez, who’s been covering the anti-emo riots on his blog Intersections, the violence began March 7, when an estimated 800 young people poured into the Mexican city of Queretaro’s main plaza “hunting” for emo kids to pummel. Then the following weekend similar violence occurred in Mexico City at the Glorieta de Insurgents, a central gathering space for emos. Hernandez also reports that several anti-emo riots have now also spread to various other Mexican cities.

I had no idea it was so dangerous to be emo!!!

[silveradept]

Nor I. But apparently, it's one of the new things to gang up on people over. Nevermind that being emo generally doesn't result in a whole lot of other-harm.