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okay, so i walk into the library, dazed and willing sleepy, at ten a.m., and lean over the computer to bump the mouse and turn off the screen saver.

Volunteer Librarian: Are we not talking today?
Me (jumping in a dazed early morning manner, staring wide-eyed at her): hmm?
VL: Are we not talking today? GOOD MORNING.
Me (astonished, attempting a smile anyway): Oh! Good Morning.

I turn back to the computer and start AOL. Five seconds pass.

VL: I know it's always the courteous people who greet me first thing when they come in here. But I know there's lots of people who won't.
Me: (nods agreeably, trying not to raise eyebrows)
VL: But the thing is that it doesn't take any effort at all just to say 'Hello.'
Me (finally raising eyebrows for real. swallows first reply): That's true.

...and thus our conversation ended, until she decided i shouldn't drink my hot chocolate near the keyboard. in that instance, we were able to reach an accomodation with no lectures.

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one more thing!

my mom tried to advance her theory of mall shopping yesterday, which was a 'where are we going? because it's your turn to pick' kind of theory. i suggested we walk along and look for a place we liked, sorta strolling, since we weren't shopping FOR anything. 'but we didn't stop where i liked, because you rushed me through,' she said.

i rushed her through because i was reading the mall map and trying to find her tea store. i was engaged in this highly unpleasant activity for half an hour at her instigation, while she kept trying to get us all lost.

so i lost it. 'i was taking you to the tea store. you asked me where the damn tea store was, and i found it,' i said.

'don't use that word with me,' she sniffed.

...exCUSE me? this the woman who regularly requests other drivers and radio personalities to die and calls them much worse?

fine, next time i'll say 'fucking.' hypocritical bitch.

liek whoa,

i'm all caught up on my friends page.

and also typing on a cell phone is really hard.

but on the plus side, wax_jism luuuuuvs me even though i'm a pissy little bitch.