August 4, 2004

The One Where I'm At The Library

When I was in grade school and hung out at the library (yes I hung out at the library, go ahead and laugh, but in my defense it was a happenin' place at the time) we literally got beaten with sticks and thrown out because we were so loud. Okay, not really, but we should have. Librarians would give us the "get the hell out of here you annoying shit head" glare that I became familiar with giving once I started working in retail. My friends and I were annoying. We would giggle and run through the library and I think I once wrote a cuss word on the table once. (It was the cool thing to do at the time okay? Stupid, but cool). We got angry warnings from the library patrons to be quiet plenty of times and we even got kicked out a few times.

And now, I fucking loathe kids that behaved like I did. Right now I'm at the library working on an argumentative essay on stem cell research and these kids are all over the place. When I was their age, the library merely served as a hangout but nowadays, these places might as well be singles bars for underaged kiddies! I won't be surprised to see children making out in the bathrooms.

But what's even worse is the adults yammering on like this is an outdoor cafe. I don't want to know about your CPA certification, dickwad. Keep your fucking voice down. I'm trying to write a paper. This is a library for godsakes.

And if your brat toddler won't stop screaming, wouldn't it be easier to take him outside instead of yelling at him to shut up?

The librarians are not even trying to keep everyone quiet, they themselves are gossiping and giggling. Since when did this place get rid of their "Quiet Please This Is A Library For God's Sakes" rules?

I must be suffering from bad karma. God hates me.

Posted by Nancy at August 4, 2004 8:18 PM