I <3 COFFEE May 23, 2013 | 07:07 pm

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BRIMMED May 23, 2013 | 01:03 pm

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BUMPKIN May 19, 2013 | 05:53 pm

BUMPKIN

BOON May 19, 2013 | 02:28 pm

BOON

BRIEFING May 18, 2013 | 06:37 pm

BRIEFING

BLACK May 18, 2013 | 09:18 am

BLACK

BONAFIDE May 18, 2013 | 09:07 am

BONAFIDE

BEZEL May 16, 2013 | 10:50 pm

BEZEL
Assistant fry tax collector.

BREEZY May 14, 2013 | 08:51 am

Giles at the lake
Giles at the lake

Giles at the lake still
Giles at the lake still

Walking
Walking

Duck and dog at the lake
Duck and dog at the lake

MORNING AT THE POND May 14, 2013 | 08:49 am

Geese and goslings
Geese and goslings

Badelynge o' ducklings
Badelynge o’ ducklings

Paddling o' ducklings
Paddling o’ ducklings

Egrets?
Egrets?

Flying egret
Flying egret

Stalking egret
Stalking egret

LONE LIBRARIAN May 11, 2013 | 11:16 am

I had a student job in college in the copy cataloging department of the university library. I loved the job; I loved searching the shared catalogs (mainly RLIN at that point) for records of a backlog of books that were uncataloged and simply added to a dusty cage of books each week. I made a huge dent in the backlog in my year there, helping get books into the library system so that people could even find them to read.

But this post is actually about a librarian in the (original) cataloging department whom I always saw around town by himself, often reading a book while lunching alone. He was Asian American, like me (though he is Japanese rather than Taiwanese), and he happened to live in my then-boyfriend’s apartment building a few blocks from campus, so I often saw him walking on the streets.

At the time, I thought it was a bit sad that I only ever saw him around by himself, even if I understood my own inclination for quiet meals with a book and my aversion to socializing. I suspect that feeling of sadness was partially about being socialized into thinking that being around people all the time is the only way to be and partially about recognizing myself in this man, who at the time seemed definitely an adult to me as I was still completely unsure of what I would do with my life. Looking back, I think he was maybe in his late 30s or in this 40s. When I went back to library school a couple years ago, I looked up the web page of the cataloging department and noticed that he had ascended to managerial ranks.

In any case, I’ve been thinking lately about how I would be entirely happy being like this man now. If in the next ten years I find myself working in a cataloging department of a large university, eating lunch by myself with a good book each day, I would be happy.

BURN May 10, 2013 | 06:18 pm

BURN

BLOOMING May 10, 2013 | 05:36 pm

BLOOMING

BURNISH May 9, 2013 | 11:06 pm

BURNISH

BATTENED May 8, 2013 | 03:07 pm

BATTENED
From Mr. Frog while I am at work.

BLOCKADE May 5, 2013 | 05:51 pm

BLOCKADE

BREEZE May 5, 2013 | 03:37 pm

BREEZE

BRACHIAL May 5, 2013 | 03:37 pm

BRACHIAL

BENEFIT May 5, 2013 | 03:37 pm

BENEFIT

BOWLER May 4, 2013 | 05:53 pm

BOWLER