Some library humor

Some library hunor, originally uploaded by mdesive.

This is a sign that was used over the summer to showcase certain topical books the library owns. It now graces an office, with a new humorous twist.

Rowan Atkinson does Shakespeare

I haven't seen this in years, but was showing Little Girl some Mr. Bean videos on YouTube and remembered it. Lucky me, somebody has posted it!



I've never been a huge fan of Mr. Bean, mostly because I like just about everything else Rowan Atkinson has done better. I find Mr. Bean kind of sad. It always bums me out when something awful happens to his car or his bear. I find it much easier to laugh at Lord Blackadder (bonus Shakespeare reference in this clip)



or Inspector Fowler.



But tonight I realized that Little Girl had no idea who Mr. Bean is, so I had to acquaint her with him. Rest assured, I haven't been depriving her of Rowan Atkinson all these years. She recognized him: "Oh, that's the guy from Rat Race and Scooby Doo!" she says. But of course I had to avoid any clips featuring mishaps with the car or bear - we don't need any uneccessary tears shed (hers or mine).

(P.S. There's another bonus on the Blackadder link: You'll get to see that Hugh Laurie is actually a) British and 2) a comedian. All you House fans need to experience that.)

lolpirate of the day

more lol celebs!

WooHoo!

WooHoo!, originally uploaded by mdesive.

You might be shopping in Nebraska if...

You might be shopping in Nebraska if..., originally uploaded by mdesive.

Gah! I forgot!

Banned Books Week is almost over and I didn't post anything. Bad me! Slap on the hand!

Anyway, go out there and live dangerously - READ A BANNED BOOK!

Check out the list of the 10 Most Challenged Books of 2007

Don't Vote...

...unless you care.

What day IS it???

What day IS it???, originally uploaded by mdesive.

I just noticed my calendar says today is Sept. 30th. It also says tomorrow is Sept. 30th.

One more pirate thing...

Google Pirate, originally uploaded by mdesive.

I wish I'd seen this on Friday. Oh well, my Google page has been rectified now. Arrrr!!!

Pirate-y sunglasses

Pirate-y sunglasses, originally uploaded by mdesive.

Who needs an eye patch when you've got these? Arrrrr!!!

This is the one and only time in my life I've bought sunglasses because I wanted them, instead of when I was desperate because I'd lost or broken my other pair. :-)

more animals

Arrrrrr, Matey! It's Talk Like a Pirate Day!

(Thanks to Rebecca Ryan for the link to the video)

Come on over!

Today I'm guest blogging at my friend Cheryl St. John's blog, From the Heart, about one of my guilty pleasures.

Hi, my name is Mary and...

I'm posting this video mostly to remind myself that I really need to try an "unplugged" night of my own. I know I've posted about it before...but I'm still such a techno-addict that the idea of a whole EVENING without it makes me break out in a cold sweat.

Library car commercial

Little Girl says "Actually, beauty is something without brains: STU-PID!" :-D

"...wearing your pageant sash and your Tina Fey glasses!"

Wednesday morning when ABC ran the promo for Charlie Gibson's interview with Sarah Palin, I told my husband "Tina Fey totally needs to play her on Saturday Night Live." He pointed out Fey isn't on SNL anymore, but I told him that didn't matter. Thankfully, the SNL gods heard me. :)

Just in case you live under a rock (and if you do, how did you get to THIS blog?) and missed it, here is last night's SNL opening sketch:




Love it! Tina Fey is my hero! :)

Um.....okay... :-)

Your 80s Theme Song Is:

Little Red Corvette by Prince

What's Your 80s Theme Song?

Men in kilts

Pretty hot, but some of these make me ask, at what point does it stop being a kilt and become a skirt?

"Some creepy guy"

Which president is this (2), originally uploaded by Travelin' Librarian.

Last Wednesday I stepped out of Murphy's Irish Pub in Rapid City, after a few drinks, to wait for my dad to pick me up from my sis-in-law-to-be's bachelorette party. Eight hours of driving followed by three beers and a shot of something yummy but inebriating had taken its toll and I was more than ready for bed.

I was about to head for the corner to wait, but noticed a creepy guy in a long coat standing there, so I decided to stick close to the door I'd come out of. I stood there several minutes, watching people go by, checking my e-mail on my phone ("Addict!" I hear hubby saying), and wishing I was already in bed. I glanced at the creepy guy. He hadn't moved. People came and went. I checked my e-mail again. I checked what time I had called Dad. It had only been about five minutes. I wished again that I was in bed. I glanced at the creepy guy. And finally, I remembered...

Rapid City has statues of presidents on the street corners downtown. The "creepy guy" was Millard Fillmore (I think...I'm not totally sure WHO it is). So, I smacked myself on the head and twittered it. ("Addict!" hubby mutters)

I think I'm lost

I think I'm lost, originally uploaded by mdesive.

I was browsing the maps at a gas station in Mitchell SD and found the usual South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska selection, but also one for the Greater Middle East. Now that'd be a loooooong drive.