Finally decided to watch Derry Girls, and omg it is fecking hilarious 😂😂😂

Maturing is realizing that in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation the neighbors are the victims & Clark is the villain lol

Living in the Philly area we don’t get many white Christmases, which is a bummer since I grew up further north, where we usually did. So this is exciting!

Ok my smart friends, can you advise me when I take the red cap off of this and put it in the bottom of my chafing dish… do I close the silver cap thing over when the flame is on or is that what I do to put the flame out when I’m done?

Not to brag but I just took a perfect photo of our new kitten, Cheese Puff 😂😂

It’s my last day of work before winter break & im feeling festive!

This whole “patriot games” thing sure reminds me of something… (other than the hunger games, obv) A certain regime that famously organized these kind of “youth” activities & events in order to radicalize said youth further into said regimes propaganda & power structure…

Look at my three little amigos. Did I mention I’m keeping these two foster kittens? Merry Christmas to me, I can’t bear to give them up 🎁

It’s wild that in just under 10 years we entered both the “post-truth” and now somehow also the “post-reality” existence on this earth

Pandoras is still diligently helping me w operation Santa 😂😂 she’s the gift wrapping supervisor today

My holiday gift making & gift wrapping makerspaces are BOPPING today!

Pandora is generously donating her time to my Operation Santa wrapping by cuddling the children’s toys before I wrap them 😂😂😂 She seems to think this is HER new stocking lol

Now I’m sitting here sobbing because our late kitty Calypso used to do this with Pandora too

Theres only 1 thing my senior kitty likes to do: to sit in the tub after I get a shower. She does it every time, & I get extra showers just to make her happy The kittens are assuming that her diligence w this habit means it’s a very important part of being a cat, so they are studying & mimicking 😂

Someone in this house is snoring so loudly & it’s the tiniest being in the house 😂

My senior kitty is slowly coming around to the presence of the foster kittens She still won’t snuggle my lap when they are in the room but she is starting to be willing to sleep in the living room when they’re in the room 😂 Possibly she’s just reclaiming the chair since cheese laid on it earlier

The two cutest foster kittens we’ve ever had, & the only two who don’t seem to bother our senior kitty, are also the only two who DO NOT CARE THAT I EXIST BECAUSE THEY ARE OBSESSED W MY PARTNER 😂 Here they are snuggling him, all the time

It’s foster kittens’ first Christmas!!

My annual Follett Destiny cost has increased by nearly THIRTY PERCENT!?!?!?! from last year to this year!?!?! What is going on with these prices? Do vendors realize library budgets don’t get those kind of increases (if they get any!) each year?!?!

Getting our December makerspace prepped… it’s a Gift Making & Wrapping station! I tried it for the first time last year & it was a big hit so I’m trying it again this year. It will be a fun thing for kids to come back to after thanksgiving break!

I’ve had these foster kittens for like 3 months (the shelter is backlogged due to low adoption volume the last month, so I haven’t been able to take them back in yet) How am I supposed to give them up after having them this long? 😩

If anyone’s looking for a cozy sitcom to binge, we just fell into The Neighborhood & it is delightful. We don’t have regular cable anymore so we often miss new shows & apparently missed this one for 7 years straight which means we now get to dive into a true binge 😂😂

Uh oh, for the last year Ive said “if Pandora snuggles any of the foster kittens we’ll know that’s the one to keep” This is dangerously close to a snuggle & this is not the kitten I wanted to keep bcuz she is too smart & still a smidge feral. She’s gonna give us a run for our money if we keep her 😂

Pennsylvania retained our Dem majority Supreme Court today!!!! More good news!

Oh my god, finally good news! variety.com/2025/film/ne....

Our current foster kitten is doing her best to befriend our senior kitty Pandora. & Pandora is doing her best to tolerate this encroachment on her territory 😂 This is the first foster kitten (of 25 over the year) that she has tolerated on the bed with her lol. Progress

Look at my new holiday sweaters 😂❤️

I’ve decided not to give out candy this year. It’s too expensive & I think the kids get more candy than they can eat This year I’m doing packs of stickers & Pokémon cards (the cards are extras my partner has bought but doesn’t need lol)!

In my first year or so as a school librarian a student told me I “was just like Andy Dufresne” in how I came in & revitalized the library It was one of the quirkiest & sweetest compliments I’ve gotten

I’m trying to get myself back into social media but no matter which platform I try it’s just all bad news, all the time I don’t think I can function if my brain is being constantly flooded w bad news. Frustrating. I miss the sense of community I used to get out of socials but phew it’s rough

I’m binging The good Wife (it’s really good, if you haven’t seen it I highly recommend! It’s like suits but more political) & discovered Pedro Pascal has recurring roll through seasons 1 & 2 (so far)

Just to be clear, this is in reference to collection organization! Ie there are no Dewey police & it’s ok to try new things when organizing collections!

I’m so excited to have gotten an ARC of Soman Chainani’s upcoming YA book, Young World. It sounds like a book that my high school students are going to love, & which will be very easy for me to booktalk (bcuz it sounds so good!) & I’m tickled to find page 1 starts in St. Louis, MO! #aasl

Last day of AASL, I love that we’re concluding the conference with library joy & @mychal3ts.bsky.social ❤️ @simplyrain.bsky.social @themisterlibrary.bsky.social

Last day of AASL! I hope you’ll join me at one of my sessions today, both are super fun “toolbox fillers,” you’ll leave with your librarian toolbox full to the brim with use-it-right-away ideas!

The day is here! If you are so inclined, please join me at #AASL25 today. Room 223 at 1:30 pm for my presentation. I am super humbled & excited--plus still really nervous!

We took our foster kitten in for HIS neuter & picked HER up from her spay 😂😂 oops!

Very excited to be presenting at AASL25! I hope to see you at one of my sessions! Today’s session is a panel discussion with @mauramadigan7.bsky.social @andreatrudeau.bsky.social Kaycie Blaylock, @ me! At 3:20 in room 229! We’ll be answering the crowds questions on any topic under the sun!

If AI ruins & destroys Wikipedia, a resource that I genuinely believe to be one of mankind’s greatest achievements, so help me god I will lose it

The bathroom door in my hotel has mismatched door handles & it’s driving me insane 😂😂

I wrote a thing. Self-care, fake extroversion, and some planning help you get the most out of #AASL! knowledgequest.aasl.org/aasl25-top-5...

Shout out to @kelseybogan.bsky.social and E198 Genrefication in this Friday’s E341! Tune in to hear for yourself! apple.co/3DjrH0D

Super excited for #aasl25! This is my first time in St. Louis too! I’m here by myself so I hope my more social librarian friends will take pity on me & throw the occasional lunch/dinner invite my way😂 Also I guess my fear of being too far from the convention center was unwarranted lol!

The whole row to myself?!?! What magic is this lol #aasl25

Well drat. I misjudged the amount of time it would take to get through airport security so now I have to pass 2 hours in the airport lol Oh well at least I have Dungeon Crawler Carl!

This is how I imagine Princess Donut to look @mattdinniman.bsky.social

I leave for AASL in 2 days so I SHOULD PROBABLY BUILD MY PRESENTATIONS, huh?!?!?! Gah starting to panic, have been so swamped w life stuff lately I just can’t get ahead on my PD stuff! I may not even have clean laundry in time for when I need to pack for AASL 😫 😭

At Barnes & noble & this is so funny. 99.9% TS & 1%… 😂😂😂

5 days until AASL, I should probably build my presentations soon, huh? Whhyyyy must my brain procrastinate 😬😫

Overheard in the library, a group of teens chatting: “Guys! Here’s a protip for how to get girls.. read books!”