Comments on: Um, okay… http://first-things-first.net/2007/06/22/um-okay/ but not necessarily in that order Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:29:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bede http://first-things-first.net/2007/06/22/um-okay/#comment-420 Bede Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:04:37 +0000 http://first-things-first.net/?p=309#comment-420 Around here (youth services at a public library), HP stands for Harry Potter not the computer folks. My big dilemma--for my job, mind you--is trying to get a hold of a copy of HP7 while at summer school and get back to town and get it read before anyone gets a hold of me with a spoiler and before my office fills up with rabid fans. When HP6 came out, I checked out my copy from the library on Sat. (tax dollars at work!), read it Sat. and a bit on Sun. before I went in to work on Monday morning at which point I was set upon by several fast readers throughout the day who needed to talk to someone about the big character demise in that volume; they were looking for someone else who finished early so no spoilers were involved. I stocked up on candy and Kleenex in the office just for that purpose, and kids were in all that first week using both items. So, you might say get a life, and Rowling is a hack who writes crap (I'd agree with the latter two), but I gotta tell ya to see teens get that excited about reading--and not just all library geeks, either (can say that because I am one)--is amazing and gratifying. :) Now, the movies...those are crap. ;) Welcome to my world...heh. Around here (youth services at a public library), HP stands for Harry Potter not the computer folks. My big dilemma–for my job, mind you–is trying to get a hold of a copy of HP7 while at summer school and get back to town and get it read before anyone gets a hold of me with a spoiler and before my office fills up with rabid fans. When HP6 came out, I checked out my copy from the library on Sat. (tax dollars at work!), read it Sat. and a bit on Sun. before I went in to work on Monday morning at which point I was set upon by several fast readers throughout the day who needed to talk to someone about the big character demise in that volume; they were looking for someone else who finished early so no spoilers were involved. I stocked up on candy and Kleenex in the office just for that purpose, and kids were in all that first week using both items. So, you might say get a life, and Rowling is a hack who writes crap (I’d agree with the latter two), but I gotta tell ya to see teens get that excited about reading–and not just all library geeks, either (can say that because I am one)–is amazing and gratifying. :)

Now, the movies…those are crap. ;)

Welcome to my world…heh.

]]> By: Katie J http://first-things-first.net/2007/06/22/um-okay/#comment-419 Katie J Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:12:55 +0000 http://first-things-first.net/?p=309#comment-419 I use excite.com for my crap e-mail. I must say, the cat named Hitler does indeed look the most like Hitler of the few cats I perused. However, still wouldn't name my cat Hitler. I use excite.com for my crap e-mail. I must say, the cat named Hitler does indeed look the most like Hitler of the few cats I perused. However, still wouldn’t name my cat Hitler.

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