Bless the engineering library (The Duderstadt, affectionately known as "The Dude"). I work in The Dude Tuesday through Thursday and recently discovered the recreational reading section. It has an impressive inventory (apparently, they outsource the book selection to a local company - which is kinda crazy, non?) and sometimes I take my break down there, huddled between the Murakami and Michael Lewis.
And seriously - engineers really do live at the library. Sometimes I see the same person sitting at the same spot for 8 hours straight. Remember to take bathroom breaks, okay? And there is also sunshine outside. Maybe. It's Michigan. Okay, fine, you're right - ain't no sunshine when there's snow. I don't think I ever spent more than an hour at a time at my undergrad's libraries, and that was mostly to hang out with my friends who actually do use the libraries for academic purposes. Plus, you know about my biggest fear. I don't know why anyone does work at the library. School takes the fun out of everything! Why would I want to do that to my beloved library?! The only time I want to go to the library is to discuss YA novels, do crossword puzzles, or make friends with the reference librarian.
Anyway, the point is that I was able to snatch a copy of "The Marriage Plot" by Jeffrey Eugenides and take myself off the public library's outrageous waiting list (I'm like #40 out of 300 for Mindy Kaling's "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?" and inexplicably, my status as #1 out of #1 for a guidebook on Austin, Texas has not changed for the past two months). Engineers - you should probably take advantage of this crazy awesome service the University of Michigan offers you! PLUS. Did you know there will be DOGS @ The Dude this upcoming Tuesday and Friday?! Geezus, you guys are spoiled.
Okay, I've been procrastinating from writing a paper on my shopping experience at jcrew.com for my human behaviors class. The good news is that I'm writing about J. Crew. The bad news is that I spend all my time at jcrew.com.
xo, t

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