at the high school i work at, i’ve been given the job of creating online content to promote the library. yes, a library blog is in the works. and it is swell, friends, no joke. i’ve got a whole voice and style thing going on there. these punk kids are going to flip. or at least they might if it wasn’t the crappiest webpage software known to man. portfolios? that’s like so 90’s. plus it’s only viewable within the school’s network system. hello, that is retarded.
several people (ok, jason and jacob) asked to see some of the blog and their faces reflected scandalized curiousity. so i’m sharing a post from december 6 with you here:
You may be wondering who the man behind the curtain is, so I thought I’d give you some wholly unasked for information. First off, I’m not a man, nor am I going to offer you a way home by shoe-tapping or hot air ballooning. What I am going to gift you with is books, information, and the joy of reading.
My name is Michele, and I’m the new library aide who keeps your library open till 6pm. Hopefully this is so you can come here and work on school projects–write papers, compute calculus problems, research French split-infinitives. Hopefully this is not so you can chat with friends or watch videos till someone comes to pick you up (you know who you are :). So, along with updating this website–adding content, pandering to the crowd, racking my brain for trivia questions–I’d also like to be asked questions by you. So if you need help with researching a paper or have a question on how to do MLA citations, let me know! On the other hand, if you’re having trouble with math or science ask one of the tutors–Mr. Teixeira or Mr. Bouett–because my lack of knowledge on those two fronts is nothing short of embarrassing.
in addition the blog has other pages, including: a trivia quiz, new additions, new releases, book reviews, links, and book lists. it’s the bomb diggity, i’m telling you. i totally earn my keep at this job and deserve every penny of that $15/hour for the two whole hours i work here a day.
wait, WE don’t think yo mama jokes are funny? when did this happen?
WE’VE escalated them to an art form. high schoolers think, “yo mama so dumb, she’s got a remote for her remote” is funny.
p.s. a sashaying girl just accosted me and talked about YA fantasy books for like 5 minutes. it was AWESOME. thank god i just suggested 350 new titles for them to order. she wants me to put them on a special shelf with her name on it when they come in.
My name is Michele and I’m here to say, I love learning in a MAJOR way.
Yo mama so dumb, she thought MLA citations were fines for overdue books.