I'm borrowing the title of this post from a flier that I used to pick up now and then when I lived in Venice, Fla. It was a single sheet of advertisements, basically, but it had fun little snippets of timeless news stories gathered from the mainstream press, and I always liked perusing those. I wonder if Coffee Talk even exists anymore. (When I Google it now I get results for a video game, which apparently involves whipping up drinks and having conversations with characters about their problems. I'm not sure how it's a game, but whatever.)
If you read yesterday's post, thanks for wading through all my work angst. Looking back at it now I can really tell that I'd been up all night chewing over those thoughts! I guess I just had to write it all out, and I probably over-analyzed (and over-dramatized) quite a bit.
I'm really not that concerned about the job changing. I'm concerned more about the motives for the change, but I shouldn't speculate too much about them. I may be wrong, but I honestly think not much will be different from day-to-day. And yes, I will have a conversation with my boss about it. (We're supposed to have a departmental meeting to discuss some of this and I'd like that to happen first, before I go to her with additional questions or concerns.)
And guess what? THAT KID PAID FOR HIS BOOK! Thank goodness that's off my plate. Now I'm not dealing with anything overdue from before October. (Which is bad enough.)
Today's our last day with students before February break, and it's just a half-day. The next two days are set aside for parent-teacher conferences, which for me means basically time to straighten the library. (And hopefully catch up on blogs, because I'm behind as usual!)
21 comments:
I think a student in the public system who was obstinate about returning a book would get away with it, but in your school parents would not want their children getting a bad reputation. I guess the lad simply lost the book somewhere.
I knew that the threat of physical harm would make that lad do the right thing after I had hacked into the school's student database. Watch out for The Fuhrer when you are researching blogs on behalf of the library... "I need to keep abreast of current thinking if I am to be a more effective librarian!"
I like your little coffee talk! Things always look better after a good sleep, don't they? Well...good news about the book. I am still holding out hope on the shopping cart though.
I bet the book was long lost and it took him this long to admit to it. Ignoring it didn't work!
Coffee Talk is still out there - saw it at a local eatery the other day.
Hurray for getting that overdue book sorted out. You can check that off your list.
Glen told me he spent half the night last night worrying about a silly thing that really didn't matter. Our brains are weird.
miracle! the kid finally came through. If the kids are out for the next two days I'm surprised you still have to show up. especially since the parent teacher conferences are remote.
Your Coffee Talk sounds like a one page form of The Reader's Digest, which I usually devoured as a young kid. I always liked the stories from around the world that were never political, or at least it seemed like that to me. Now that I type this, I wonder if that magazine is still a thing anymore.
Well I am glad that kid paid for his book. Hopefully, he will do a better job of keeping track if he ever checks out another book from the library. :)
Did the historical fiction get checked out? Enjoy your days of quiet in the library while you put things back in order!
Some of our administrators can be manipulative. they have a card to change but to do that they have to move other cards.
Great news about the boy and book. Your persistence paid off.
It was my turn last night to not sleep well. I might take a lunch hour nap just to catch up.
Late night thinking usually involves over analyzing things, at least for me. Glad it's not bothering you today.
Maybe the student had to earn the money to pay for the lost book? (That is my parenting style.) Regardless, one more thing off your list is always good. Late night thinking makes for a tired next day. We all do it sometimes.
For Ed: The Reader's Digest still exists and I still read each issue from cover to cover. (and take some of it with a grain of salt)
I'm glad you were able to hash it all out here and feel better now. We're good listeners! 😉
Man, I remember sleepless nights over work stuff, had more than a couple of those. Hope this will pass satisfactorily for you. Re the kid: Good on him!
Sometimes putting down our thoughts and emotions on "paper" brings us some insights and calm over the situation. It does for me anyway!
Well done, Book Kid! A small victory, maybe a big one. We all have had sleepless nights on work stuff. I'm glad you were able to vent and process and felt OK to share it with us!
You take your coffee to the bathroom?
But your're going to Cal-if-for-nia, aren't you? Look at the good things!
Andrew: I'm sure it's in his room buried beneath piles of junk.
YP: Ha! She has actually told me she doesn't mind when I read, but I wonder if that's really true.
Debby: So far nothing! You will be the first to know. :)
Boud: Exactly. It seems many kids simply try to wish away their lost book rather than dealing with it.
Amanda: That's good to know! Maybe I'll get to pick up a copy while I'm in the states. (Not sure if it's in California?)
Ms Moon: They really ARE weird. I don't understand the "magnification" effect of thinking at night -- the fact that problems seem so much larger than they really are.
Ellen: Well, there's been some talk about that, but I guess it would be unfair to allow us to stay home when other staff members have to come in.
Ed: I haven't seen Reader's Digest in years, but I remember it from my childhood. It used to be everywhere. Yes, Coffee Talk is like a mini-version of that!
Ellen D: Yes, we had tons of kids borrowing historical fiction! That was a resounding success. We'll see how much of it gets returned in a few weeks. LOL
Red: Administration is just a fact of life, like muscle cramps.
Sharon: It happened to me again last night. Argh!
Pixie: Yes! Exactly! Why is that?! I wonder what evolutionary purpose our nighttime overthinking serves? Maybe it really did help early humans to problem-solve.
Susan: It's possible. If I were the parent, I'd pay for the book and then make the kid repay me.
Kelly: You ARE good listeners! And thank goodness for that.
Jim: It's a time of change and flux. A certain amount of sleeplessness is to be expected.
Margaret: Absolutely -- expressing things in writing helps work them through.
Jeanie: Hopefully a learning experience for him! That was my goal, anyway.
River: Ha! I was picking something up from the medicine cabinet on my way to the couch. :)
Catalyst: You're right! California here I come!
Is that an African Spear plant? If so, the genus was changed in recent years to Dracaena. That's the huge thing we have in the hall (starting its anual bloom) that needs to be thinned and cleaned up.
Wow! The kid paid for the book. I'm happy to know that, although he didn’t seem like he cared at all and I wonder if it was his parents money or his own.
I’m glad you got the work issues off your chest. Too bad the issues won’t just go away.
Post a Comment