Things that have annoyed me thus far today...

1. The person I was behind this morning as I merged onto I-380 who thought it was perfectly acceptable to only go 25 mph into morning rush hour traffic. At the bare minimum it should be 50 mph, I prefer 80 mph...I like to feel like I'm a bullet.

2. Sneezing on myself in the car on the way to work with no Kleenex in sight. Gross.

3. The watered down Diet Dr. Pepper I picked up on my way to work this morning. Even more gross.

4. Realizing at 10:05 when 10 kids rushed in the door that there was no school today. Do they ever go to school?!?

5. Being interrupted multiple times when busy helping other patrons. Let's act like adults here, and wait our turn like the big kids do. Interrupting is rude and you know better.

6. Having to repeat myself 20 times with directions.

7. The person who ripped off their checkout receipt without waiting for me to do it. You're not in that big of a hurry and I know you don't do that at retail stores, so knock it off!

8. CD's Plus, where I get all of my discs cleaned and buffed, is closing. Then again, if people would be nice to the discs, I wouldn't have to get them buffed as often, or even at all.

9. Stupid computer problems.

10. Dude who bathed himself in cologne. I can smell you from clear across the library. Seriously.

11. More stupid computer problems

12. Screaming children.

13. More screaming children.

14. Yet again, more screaming children.

15. The child who banged on the computer keyboard at the reservation station while the mother did nothing. It's not a toy...no really, it's not a toy...you break it, you buy it...

16. The 14th person who told me what an absolutely beautiful day it was today and how awful it was that I was missing it. Yeah. Thanks. I know. Rub it in.

17. The annoying sales people who keep calling here "wanting to check in and see how things are going". I don't care. I don't want your stuff. If I do indeed want it, I will contact you.


Have no fear...I'm sure there will be more to come soon...

And to think, we actually make a difference!

I received this over my IowaLib list serv a few weeks ago, but it definitely made my day...

For those of you who do not read The Des Moines Register, the following anonymous sentiment was in yesterday’s paper:

“I’m unemployed and I can’t tell you how grateful I am to have a place, like the public library, to come and use free Internet without feeling obligated to buy something.”

Signed: New appreciation for libraries.

Be passionate! You are making a difference.