I use two different kinds of herbal essence shampoo, one at the gym and one at home. Does anyone else get at least a little giggle over the fact that one has written on the bottle "We'll put clean thoughts in your head.", while the other set says "We're deliciously bent, just like your hair?" I find the second one dirty and it makes me giggle ( Read more... )

So, about a month and a half, maybe two months ago, I went out with some of my friends to see one of them play at the Ocean Mist. While there, I saw this guy that I used to have such a crush on. Kind of quiet, offbeat tatooed indie guy. Probably owns both a skateboard and a guitar somewhere. We had met about three years ago, he used to come into ( Read more... )

So, less than 12 hours, my plane leaves so that I can go learn about libraries in China.

Hopefully, I'll be able to upload photos to flickr while i'm away, but we'll see.

Oh my. My plane leaves for China in 22 hours. I'm so not ready for this.

I'm looking for book suggestions. I'm spending 3 weeks in China and have no idea what to bring with me to read. I think that working in a library has just left me book-numb...nothing is jumping out and saying "read me brandi...you know you want to ( Read more... )

So, I'm sitting at one of the many local coffee shops, working on my stupid "the effect of the war in Iraq on Iraqi libraries and collections". At the next hi-top table is a mother, her 4ish year old son and her friend. The adults are just talking away when the 4 year old starts flinging frosted flakes on the floor. He's having a grand old time, ( ( Read more... )

Does anyone else find it comforting, when hours later after you swim, your skin still smells like chlorine just a little bit ( Read more... )

I have been researching what schools (beside URI) have marine affairs or similary marine policy programs.

God has an interesting sense of humor.

University of Washington
University of Delaware
University of South Carolina

Someone out there must see the humor in this. I know you do, just a little.

So, I found a way to save $369 on my flight to China. However, it leaves from Logan at 6:30 AM. (oh yes, AM---and yet, like all flights, doesn't get me to china until 22 hours later ( Read more... )

OCLC doesn't stand for Online Computer Library Center (which is what they teach us. Some of us have decided that Obnoxious Cult Loving Cruelty is more appropriate. Or, Obnoxiously Complicated Library Cult.

Please, take your pick.