Friday, October 23, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Facebook Haiku: one month's worth of status updates
Heidi just got back from the dog park where she saw a pug running euphorically through the leaves on a lovely fall day. His bliss should fuel Heidi for the rest of the week. 24 minutes ago
Heidi just did a search for Updike and now she has Stevie Wonder singing "Baby, everything is all right, UPDIKE, out of sight" stuck in her head. Yesterday at 3:10pm
Heidi is pondering the marketability of librarian-inspired yoga wear: Lululibrarian? Yesterday at 2:09pm
Heidi wonders if anyone ever complains, "I'm sorry, I ordered a 12 grain bagel and there are only 11 in mine." Fri at 12:57pm
Heidi thinks this is a great excuse: "I'm sorry, I can't do that. I'm a juror and I'm being sequestered." Fri at 11:18am
Heidi was singing a song she just made up about department meetings. She just realized it's the same tune as "Clambake." Fri at 9:22am
Heidi says friends don't let friends wear oatmeal cardigans. Thu at 7:48pm
Heidi may trade at par by Christmas Thu at 9:17am
Heidi was trading well above 97 cents US on Tuesday October 14 at 11:13pm
Heidi was amazed at the kindness of a vending machine attendant this afternoon. She hopes the universe does something nice for her today. October 13 at 5:48pm
Heidi notices that Gracie, who loves chewing on all kinds of fiction, seems ambivalent toward chewing on this A.S. Byatt novel October 12 at 11:17pm
Heidi is having a hard time taking Ms Byatt seriously after someone called her ASS Byatt. John. October 12 at 3:59pm
Heidi is hosting her last annual "AS Byatt-A-Palooza" from a chair in her living room. She is also remembering why it's been years since she last read a Byatt novel. October 12 at 10:39am ·
Heidi realizes her secret Scrabble powers come from watching the Food Network and reading Robbie Burns. Aioli. Aye, I ken. October 11 at 1:12pm ·
Heidi is chock full o' thankfulness (with undertones of mischief...) October 11 at 10:20am
Heidi is chock full o' thankfulness October 11 at 10:16am ·
Heidi has been informed that "but I love him..." is a phrase rarely uttered in the decision making processes regarding the signing of free agents in baseball. October 10 at 9:14am
Heidi couldn't quite bring herself to reshelve Pride and Prejudice and Zombies in her Austen section. She put it next to Norris's McTeague instead. It's kind of like a zombie novel too. October 9 at 9:25am
Heidi is blinding people left, right and center with library science. All in a day's work... October 8 at 3:10pm
Heidi would like you to know that if she asks "Do you notice anything different about me?" the correct answer is "Yes, you're missing the weight upon your shoulders stemming from your annual report..." October 8 at 12:13pm
Heidi has been informed that there are only 132 days until pitchers and catchers report. October 7 at 6:57pm
Heidi is asking herself, "am I alive or am I memorex?" October 7 at 1:17pm
Heidi likes getting emails informing her the internet is down. October 7 at 12:39pm
Heidi can hear the coffee in her thermos in her office calling her name. It seems lonely. She misses it. October 7 at 11:32am
Heidi is going to keep Curtis as her profile picture for just a little longer October 7 at 10:06am
Heidi says "seriously, remind me why this is 'fun'" October 6 at 9:14pm
Heidi keeps reminding herself that this agony of watching the Tigers is fun October 6 at 8:48pm
Heidi says "Curtis!!!!" October 6 at 5:49pm
Heidi would be singing "Ba BAH, this is the sound of finishing, ba BAH ba BAH!" if she were Death Cab for Cutie writing a song about her annual report. Alas, she is not Death Cab for Cutie. But she is finishing! October 6 at 4:25pm
Heidi no longer says "I'll be here all week..." with irony. October 6 at 3:26pm
Heidi thinks if there's a Badly Drawn Boy, there is also a Badly Organized Librarian October 6 at 1:47pm
Heidi feels Compier than thou October 6 at 8:10am
Heidi hopes that soon she'll be able to use her mouse with her left hand without having to have her left pinky in the air like a tea drinking dowager in a Miss Marple episode. October 5 at 2:25pm
Heidi is trying to teach herself how to use the mouse with her left hand. Come, watch the hilarity. October 5 at 1:18pm
Heidi just accidentally referred to her office as "home" as in "I'll be home all afternoon." Heidi is slightly disturbed by this. October 5 at 10:58am
Heidi is grateful for the people out there who thought her comment about wearing matching shoes was a joke. October 5 at 10:37am
Heidi made it to class by 8:02 in spite of the alarm that didn't go off. AND, both of her shoes match. Yay Heidi! October 5 at 8:22am
Heidi feels like a Ramone. She just doesn't know which one. October 4 at 9:20pm
Heidi hates when they intentionally walk the reference librarian before her. October 2 at 11:08am
Heidi and D had a conversation in the car that made her laugh. "Can I use that as a status update?" "No." Too bad. You would have laughed too. October 1 at 9:55am
Heidi is celebrating "Let's Deny it's Fall by Dressing in Seasonally Inappropriate Clothes Day" by dressing in seasonally inappropriate clothes and freezing in her office. September 30 at 11:50am
Heidi was apparently upgraded from the Hideous Bruise of the Week to Hideous Bruise of the Day club. Six days, six hideous bruises. Likely a benefit of being a card carrying member of Association of Accident Prone People of South Detroit. Yay Heidi. September 30 at 9:05am
Heidi might could be your Yoko Ono September 29 at 1:17pm
Heidi's annual report is a tasty, tasty snack according to Gracie who ate about a square inch of it. September 29 at 7:25am
Heidi's inner Ozzie Guillen could use a cookie September 26 at 9:02pm
Heidi likes to appear more menacing than she actually is September 25 at 12:33pm
Heidi has been inspired by M to write her annual report in the form of FB status updates September 25 at 9:12am
Heidi finds her annual report easier to write if she imagines it's a short story about a librarian who did all the things Heidi did all year. Heidi's exploiting her creative license to make herself taller and less addicted to coffee. September 25 at 9:04am
Heidi feels a little like Jane Eyre-head September 25 at 12:09am
Heidi's having one of those mornings where she loves her job. In part because of the wonderful History and English students stopping by to say hi. September 24 at 12:59pm
Heidi wonders if she combined a Heath bar with a Clif bar if it would turn into a moody, mesmerizing, brooding kind of snack that she might never quite get over September 23 at 11:10pm
Heidi was told she should look after her heath. It was a typo but it made her feel very Bronte-esque so she said "Yes, I agree." September 23 at 11:58am
Heidi wonders if the iPhone has a "What should I wear tomorrow?" application. September 22 at 9:51pm
Heidi doesn't need a quiz to tell her which Muppet she is. She has D who tells her. September 22 at 9:36pm
Heidi will have to wait to unleash her metaphor upon the meeting universe September 22 at 3:27pm
Heidi is going to try to launch a new metaphor into University meetings; today may be its premiere... we'll see September 22 at 1:53pm
Heidi and D just washed everything in their entire kitchen after a small insulation fiasco. And Heidi just noticed their vacuum model is named after the goddess of marriage. She is trying to think of that as romantic but it's a stretch. September 21 at 10:45pm
Heidi just spent the past 2 hours vacuuming her Cuisinart, some muffin tins, the manual to her immersion blender, a plastic Jurassic Park cup (why did we move that 6 times D?), a rice cooker and every piece of tupperware. Pictures and explanation at 11. September 21 at 7:17pm
Heidi appears to have offended the Hair Gods for they have just cursed her with a slight case of Troll Doll hair September 20 at 2:53pm
Heidi says "ahh... planning FOR a pandemic. Right. Gotcha..." September 18 at 12:02pm
Heidi is wondering how this pandemic planning will go. She's worried she'll get roped into bringing potato salad again. September 18 at 8:32am
Heidi is attending a meeting this morning where "pandemic planning" is an agenda item. Gosh, what does one wear to a pandemic? September 18 at 8:09am
Heidi just did a search for Updike and now she has Stevie Wonder singing "Baby, everything is all right, UPDIKE, out of sight" stuck in her head. Yesterday at 3:10pm
Heidi is pondering the marketability of librarian-inspired yoga wear: Lululibrarian? Yesterday at 2:09pm
Heidi wonders if anyone ever complains, "I'm sorry, I ordered a 12 grain bagel and there are only 11 in mine." Fri at 12:57pm
Heidi thinks this is a great excuse: "I'm sorry, I can't do that. I'm a juror and I'm being sequestered." Fri at 11:18am
Heidi was singing a song she just made up about department meetings. She just realized it's the same tune as "Clambake." Fri at 9:22am
Heidi says friends don't let friends wear oatmeal cardigans. Thu at 7:48pm
Heidi may trade at par by Christmas Thu at 9:17am
Heidi was trading well above 97 cents US on Tuesday October 14 at 11:13pm
Heidi was amazed at the kindness of a vending machine attendant this afternoon. She hopes the universe does something nice for her today. October 13 at 5:48pm
Heidi notices that Gracie, who loves chewing on all kinds of fiction, seems ambivalent toward chewing on this A.S. Byatt novel October 12 at 11:17pm
Heidi is having a hard time taking Ms Byatt seriously after someone called her ASS Byatt. John. October 12 at 3:59pm
Heidi is hosting her last annual "AS Byatt-A-Palooza" from a chair in her living room. She is also remembering why it's been years since she last read a Byatt novel. October 12 at 10:39am ·
Heidi realizes her secret Scrabble powers come from watching the Food Network and reading Robbie Burns. Aioli. Aye, I ken. October 11 at 1:12pm ·
Heidi is chock full o' thankfulness (with undertones of mischief...) October 11 at 10:20am
Heidi is chock full o' thankfulness October 11 at 10:16am ·
Heidi has been informed that "but I love him..." is a phrase rarely uttered in the decision making processes regarding the signing of free agents in baseball. October 10 at 9:14am
Heidi couldn't quite bring herself to reshelve Pride and Prejudice and Zombies in her Austen section. She put it next to Norris's McTeague instead. It's kind of like a zombie novel too. October 9 at 9:25am
Heidi is blinding people left, right and center with library science. All in a day's work... October 8 at 3:10pm
Heidi would like you to know that if she asks "Do you notice anything different about me?" the correct answer is "Yes, you're missing the weight upon your shoulders stemming from your annual report..." October 8 at 12:13pm
Heidi has been informed that there are only 132 days until pitchers and catchers report. October 7 at 6:57pm
Heidi is asking herself, "am I alive or am I memorex?" October 7 at 1:17pm
Heidi likes getting emails informing her the internet is down. October 7 at 12:39pm
Heidi can hear the coffee in her thermos in her office calling her name. It seems lonely. She misses it. October 7 at 11:32am
Heidi is going to keep Curtis as her profile picture for just a little longer October 7 at 10:06am
Heidi says "seriously, remind me why this is 'fun'" October 6 at 9:14pm
Heidi keeps reminding herself that this agony of watching the Tigers is fun October 6 at 8:48pm
Heidi says "Curtis!!!!" October 6 at 5:49pm
Heidi would be singing "Ba BAH, this is the sound of finishing, ba BAH ba BAH!" if she were Death Cab for Cutie writing a song about her annual report. Alas, she is not Death Cab for Cutie. But she is finishing! October 6 at 4:25pm
Heidi no longer says "I'll be here all week..." with irony. October 6 at 3:26pm
Heidi thinks if there's a Badly Drawn Boy, there is also a Badly Organized Librarian October 6 at 1:47pm
Heidi feels Compier than thou October 6 at 8:10am
Heidi hopes that soon she'll be able to use her mouse with her left hand without having to have her left pinky in the air like a tea drinking dowager in a Miss Marple episode. October 5 at 2:25pm
Heidi is trying to teach herself how to use the mouse with her left hand. Come, watch the hilarity. October 5 at 1:18pm
Heidi just accidentally referred to her office as "home" as in "I'll be home all afternoon." Heidi is slightly disturbed by this. October 5 at 10:58am
Heidi is grateful for the people out there who thought her comment about wearing matching shoes was a joke. October 5 at 10:37am
Heidi made it to class by 8:02 in spite of the alarm that didn't go off. AND, both of her shoes match. Yay Heidi! October 5 at 8:22am
Heidi feels like a Ramone. She just doesn't know which one. October 4 at 9:20pm
Heidi hates when they intentionally walk the reference librarian before her. October 2 at 11:08am
Heidi and D had a conversation in the car that made her laugh. "Can I use that as a status update?" "No." Too bad. You would have laughed too. October 1 at 9:55am
Heidi is celebrating "Let's Deny it's Fall by Dressing in Seasonally Inappropriate Clothes Day" by dressing in seasonally inappropriate clothes and freezing in her office. September 30 at 11:50am
Heidi was apparently upgraded from the Hideous Bruise of the Week to Hideous Bruise of the Day club. Six days, six hideous bruises. Likely a benefit of being a card carrying member of Association of Accident Prone People of South Detroit. Yay Heidi. September 30 at 9:05am
Heidi might could be your Yoko Ono September 29 at 1:17pm
Heidi's annual report is a tasty, tasty snack according to Gracie who ate about a square inch of it. September 29 at 7:25am
Heidi's inner Ozzie Guillen could use a cookie September 26 at 9:02pm
Heidi likes to appear more menacing than she actually is September 25 at 12:33pm
Heidi has been inspired by M to write her annual report in the form of FB status updates September 25 at 9:12am
Heidi finds her annual report easier to write if she imagines it's a short story about a librarian who did all the things Heidi did all year. Heidi's exploiting her creative license to make herself taller and less addicted to coffee. September 25 at 9:04am
Heidi feels a little like Jane Eyre-head September 25 at 12:09am
Heidi's having one of those mornings where she loves her job. In part because of the wonderful History and English students stopping by to say hi. September 24 at 12:59pm
Heidi wonders if she combined a Heath bar with a Clif bar if it would turn into a moody, mesmerizing, brooding kind of snack that she might never quite get over September 23 at 11:10pm
Heidi was told she should look after her heath. It was a typo but it made her feel very Bronte-esque so she said "Yes, I agree." September 23 at 11:58am
Heidi wonders if the iPhone has a "What should I wear tomorrow?" application. September 22 at 9:51pm
Heidi doesn't need a quiz to tell her which Muppet she is. She has D who tells her. September 22 at 9:36pm
Heidi will have to wait to unleash her metaphor upon the meeting universe September 22 at 3:27pm
Heidi is going to try to launch a new metaphor into University meetings; today may be its premiere... we'll see September 22 at 1:53pm
Heidi and D just washed everything in their entire kitchen after a small insulation fiasco. And Heidi just noticed their vacuum model is named after the goddess of marriage. She is trying to think of that as romantic but it's a stretch. September 21 at 10:45pm
Heidi just spent the past 2 hours vacuuming her Cuisinart, some muffin tins, the manual to her immersion blender, a plastic Jurassic Park cup (why did we move that 6 times D?), a rice cooker and every piece of tupperware. Pictures and explanation at 11. September 21 at 7:17pm
Heidi appears to have offended the Hair Gods for they have just cursed her with a slight case of Troll Doll hair September 20 at 2:53pm
Heidi says "ahh... planning FOR a pandemic. Right. Gotcha..." September 18 at 12:02pm
Heidi is wondering how this pandemic planning will go. She's worried she'll get roped into bringing potato salad again. September 18 at 8:32am
Heidi is attending a meeting this morning where "pandemic planning" is an agenda item. Gosh, what does one wear to a pandemic? September 18 at 8:09am
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