McCafferty, Sloppy Firsts

Tue, 27 May 2003

A few weeks ago, when I shadowed Mike at the Issaquah reference desk, I was introduced to quite a few YA books that I wanted to read, including one by Megan McCafferty called Sloppy Firsts. It covers a year in the life of a sixteen-year-old girl named Jessica who is perfectly normal, especially in the [...]

Getting too old for this

Tue, 27 May 2003

The three-day weekend was fun. I spent lots of time with Jeff, including visiting his family Sunday afternoon, which was lovely. I enjoy spending time with Jeff's mother, even if she is a bit too honest sometimes. Monday Jeff and I went to hurling practice, and I made a lot of progress. I'm getting better with [...]

The best kind of treasure hunt

Tue, 27 May 2003

Last Wednesday we had a final-exam prep in 521. It was the first time since elementary school that I'd had a treasure hunt in class. Joe handed us cards with questions on them, and we had to go find the answer (in print, not on the web, though we were allowed to use the catalog). [...]