Today I asked Ashley, (one of my regular liberry teens) and her friend to teach me a new slang word a week. (I don't want to overuse "snap.") So they said, "Yo," and I said as in "Yo, dawg, I can't find that book you're looking for." They laughed so hard they almost wet themselves. Ashley said she was going to have nightmares and that I would get fired if I ever said that for real. Then Ashley said they would come up with a list of ten things librarians should never say (with "Yo, dawg, I can't find that book you're looking for" definitely on the list). I can't wait.

Yesterday at Super Target I made an amazing discovery...Diet Coke Plus! The DC+ website says it best: "Diet Coke Plus is everything you love about Diet Coke, plus several essential nutrients you want and your body needs." (Everything I love about Diet Coke? Wow, that presents a deep philosophical question. What DO I love about Diet Coke? Clearly, a lot--can't face the thought of a day without one--but how to define love?) Now, being a Diet Cokehead is actually good for me. Water is cleary for suckers. I'm sure if I drink Rum and Diet Coke Plus I won't get a hangover.

This afternoon I played DDR against a 10 year old boy who has previously been kicked out of the library for looking at porn. And I won! I guess if I had been smarter, I would have made a deal with him before we started that if I won, he would give up his scandalous internet ways. (Just like in the new movie "Pride" where the coach reaches the tough inner city kid by beating him at swimming.)

Apparently I can only handle one creative outlet at a time, so my recent acting gig as Emily in our church's production of "Our Town" put the blog on hiatus. Church theater, you say? Yes, I was very dubious, fearing that church theater would be a level of hell below community theater. But apparently not partaking in traditional religious pursuits frees up all kinds of energy for acting. Despite all odds, our little play was actually rather good. People even cried, and I honestly don't think it was from embarassment or pain.

I've been slow to post this, but here are lyrics to another song by my nephew: "I ate a steak/I made a mistake/I got the vegetarian blues."