Commie Kitty is Live

Go here and justify my love! (Also, buy me a t-shirt!)

And, for a closer view, thanks to my good friend Stephen: YOU MUST CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE, COMRADE!!


A thing of beauty, indeed!

And to reinforce the association of librarians and Communism: THE RED LENDING MENACE!

The increased use of the library has been something that we have been noticing for several months now. Especially in the evenings, the computers are all being used, the tables are all occupied with students doing homework and adults on their wireless. People plant themselves at one of the back tables with their laptop in the morning and work on it the entire day. The other day, a tutor and a student had to drag a couple of the comfy chairs together because there was no place else for them to go in the library. Even within the time that I have worked here, there has been a marked increase in use.

I, too, like vodka.

Remember: Better read than dead!

Happy Anniversary, Clark and Morticia

So, I'm another year older -- AND DEEPER IN DEBT! Yesterday was my, *cough*, 35th birthday, and boy isn't that terrific.

Not that I have any complaints about the day itself -- everyone at work seemed to be wishing me happy birthday, I got a lot of best wishes from my scattered friends via Facebook and MySpace. Jolie even sent me a card with dogs on it! (Hi, Jolie!) I got cookies and Play-Doh and Tootsie rolls as presents from my co-workers.

After work, I went out for sushi (a traditional Bill birthday celebration) with my friend Stephen -- he paid. Yay! Afterwards, we went to his place to hang out, watch "How I Met Your Mother," and eat carrot cake, and he gave me my birthday present: a framed print of the famous Hang In There, Baby poster, done in the style of Soviet propaganda, like this...

...only kittier.

It was originally my idea, and I was the one who did the translation, ("Вы должны продолжить бороться, товарищ" : "You must continue to struggle, comrade"), although I make no claims to the accuracy of the translation. Thank you, Google translation tool! Nevertheless, it looks fantabulous, with the hammer and sickle and the yelling kitty in a Stalin hat. I wish I could put a copy online, but Stephen made it for me, and it's not my place to post it online. When he finally creates a Cafe Press shop to sell it on T-shirts, I will be sure to post the link. I have the picture hanging in my office.

This rivals the birthday coconut (which I still have) in terms of cool birthday presents.