Misadventures of the Monster Librarian

I went to a funeral home last night. A church acquaintance from my former life--what seems like five hundred years ago--committed suicide Friday morning. She was 28 years old. And then College K's Grandfather passed away Saturday night. College K said that she thinks that death comes in three, with these two current deaths and my Dad's--two months ago this week. I don't know if College K is right or not, but either way I wanted something to cheer us up, so I decided to make a list, and then it turned into a playlist. I like making lists--no I love making lists. And I love that movie High Fidelity with John Cusak. And I love that he makes "Top __ Lists. So, here as I sit at the end of my Masters, I would like to look back on the music I enjoyed this past year. If it is true that death comes in threes, well, then music should come in fourteens. So, College K, I dedicate these to you, links to fourteen of my favorite songs of '07. ENJOY! (Sorry I couldn't po...

Today has been one of those astounding days. I have successfully answered all questions 27 questions made over the phone and in person, and even answered or correctly refered the handful of virtual reference and chat questions that have come in today. And those that I have helped have been wonderfully graceful in their praises. I traveled to the other side of the library this morning and helped a Grad student find a journal that she and two others could not find, and received a "Thanks so much. You have no idea how much this means to me." I walked an Undergrad up to the fourth floor and found a textbook that was thought to be AWOL, and for this I received an "Awesome, now I know where to find it. Thanks." Then I rescued a baby that was crawling across the road in the middle of a crowded street...alright, I made that last one up. But I really did the other things. Yes, today is one of those "Superstar," (said like Mary Katherine Gallagher, sans the armpit f...