Rebel Alert at the Library

I'm going to get fired.  As if you don't hear me complain about my library job enough via social media, I'm here to tell you why I will be fired.  One of my life draining duties is entitled, "shelf reading".  It is exactly what it sounds like.  I'm sent to a designated few rows in the library for an entire hour and am supposed to read call numbers to make sure the books are in order, while straightening any shelves that appear disheveled.  I took this quite seriously as a freshman and slowly became a little more distracted as the semesters went by.  Granted, I do understand why we need to make sure books are in order.  What if people need one?  BUT there must be a more productive way than reading each call number.  I throw a party in my aisle every fifth book I find misplaced.  Haven't received an invite?  Probably because I NEVER FIND BOOKS OUT OF PLACE.  I need to look harder.

  We're allowed to have our headphones in so by sophomore year I was becoming a little more focused on the playlists I had going than the books in front of me.  Junior year I would have my phone and text here and there because I'm not cool or normal and don't have a smart phone that does both*.

 Senior year:

Coffee,  & provisions in the form of granola and chocolate chip cake.

I do owe the food today to a little mouse named Genna who dropped it off for me.  I usually bring something of my own but I made a big mistake in the form of not wearing something with pockets.
The good news, even if I blow with apathy at shelf reading I'm one of the fastest book shelvers they got, man.  I think my position may be safe.  Plus I'm a great library greeter.

My second "job" tonight is babysitting.  If you're not a babysitter and don't have your own kids to babysit (IT'S NOT CALLED BABYSITTING IF THEY'RE YOUR OWN KIDS, DAD), you should do it.  Sometimes it's challenging when you have a disagreement with the children, or repetitive when a kid wants to watch Hop 6 times in an evening, but for the most part it's a great gig.  Lately I've been going to babysit and the kids are already in bed when I get there so I just have to pay attention to those creepy new age video cameras where I can watch them sleep.  Talk about unnerving, and a freakishly perfect setup for a scene from Paranormal Activity.

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*Christmas gift ideas.  Only 3 months away guys.