Festivus for the rest of us

Actually, I lied. It's not Festivus anymore. I was really hoping to do this post yesterday, but work intervened (until about 1 AM). Don't get too mad though. Once you see the amount of awesome I unleashed on the world last night you will be okay with my abandoning you for working from home. See: AWESOME. I finished the header, html and color selection on the proposal for the SCLS Teen Blog last night. We will put it to an official vote once our YA Librarian Committee meets again in January, but I'm confident it will work out.

That said, it's not just yesterday--I've been bad for a few weeks. I needn't tell you how much of a time suck the end of the year can be. It is still not an excuse for missing out on my friend Alicia's Blogiversary over at the LibrariYAn. CONGRATS!!

I saw this ARC in our summer reading prizes earlier this year and ordered the book. I featured it in a display in the month of November. I have yet to read it ::hangs head in shame:: I think that librarian by day has finally pushed me into checking out Hold Still by Nina LaCour when I get back to the library on Saturday.

Youth Services Corner highlights all the books turned movie in the coming months with fabulous imagery to boot.

YALSA blog has been out-doing themselves lately. Their daily December postings of Dollars and Sense are beyond helpful. So helpful there are really no words for how helpful they are. I can't wait until the last one is done and a compilation* is created. I wanted to also share this inspirational story that Erin Daly wrote for YALSA about nerdfighting. It is a holiday, after all. It may be my inner nerdfighter, but this story was quite touching.

*Until such a compilation is created, instead look at their economy tag which is entirely comprised of Dollars and Sense postings now.

And that about does it today, folks! Time to get all clean and shiny to go to my mom's house and eat too much food before going to my grandma's house tomorrow to eat even more food. Happy holidays!

Got the hint

I got the memo.

Memorandum

To: Kristi(e)
From: the universe
Date: 4/1/09
Re: Breathe my Name

It has come to the attention of the universe that you failed to read this book after finding it compelling in Camille's book display and toting it home. Even after walking past it day after day after day after day going to and from your bedroom and the rest of your bubble. The attention of the universe was captured when you brought it with you to your parents' house this past weekend. The universe was impressed.

However, the universe is severely let down by you, Kristi(e). Breathe my Name was left to rot, drifting about the front passenger space. Well the universe will no longer take this lying down. You are to read this book and you will like it, is that understood missy? It better be.

The universe has taken the following actions against you to remind you that you are to read Breathe my Name in the next week or else. Or else...

1. This review of the book by librarina will be the first thing you open on Bloglines after your extended hiatus from the feed reader.
2. The review is good.
3. Damn good. You will feel compelled to push Breathe my Name further up your queue and cannot do anything to stop this urge.
   

Thank you for your attention in this matter and enjoy the book.