It's been a while wee blog of mine. I've had so many postings tumbling around in my thoughts at work lately, but no opportunity to write. I'm enjoying a rainy Sunday afternoon snuggly nestled on my bed, pillows, blankets and a few glowing candles as I look out on a misty view of the water. Only the dull thud and whine of the ceaseless 'ol down south blues on my neighbor's stereo intrudes...Fine, even nice in small measures...but ugh. Supple scientist is back to Europe, and the 100 day countdown to our reunion and my move to join him begin. In the meantime... a few notes from the workplace...
Creepy Perv #1
I blogged about this fellow in April. He has been a problem- his last name is SANFORD if I ever go missing. I know this is a breech of my blogger anonymity, but I don't care. I've taken it lightly up until recently, but it crossed the line when I saw him at the mall on my lunchbreak and he began calling me by name, taunting me for ignoring him, drawing the attention of other people. I don't need some thirty-something-year old guy who dresses like an 18 year old gangster shouting me down in public. Yeesh. Comments like "you've got some body" and "are you single?" are in library fare for him. The creepy part is that he comes back even after being stonewalled and even when I say "that is not appropriate" - he knows it's wrong, bothers me when I'm alone, avoids me when there are other librarians present, seems agitated on occasion, sometimes talks in third person, muttering to himself, uses everyone's personal names, moves upstairs or downstairs depending on my location, and now comes to the library for hours every single day! I won't talk about it anymore right now because that's a waste of thought, and it gives more power to this already very aggressive person! I simply will not be bothered!
Hair-Puller
We have a fellow who is severely disabled, and comes to the library with a companion. He was at one time banned basically for pulling hair. Coming up behind a person and grabbing, pulling them backwards and on the the floor, refusing to let go. Apparently this happened to 3 or 4 people including a librarian. All of the incidents were very traumatic and involved ripped hair. Well he's back!! I am to "keep an eye on him" most "particularly when the library is busy!" Um...okay.
Lecherous Polygamist
I met a man the other day who has 17 children. He volunteered this information. Yes, he has been married 5 times. He didn't indicate if any of the marriages were concurrent. He seemed a genial, old charmer with a sparkle in his eye and lots of compliments for a young female librarian like myself. I don't mind the old guys...but when he started talking about his youngest child (I thought he was too old for a little one!!) and then how special she was after having so many...!! He also told me that she asks him to read the Bible each night, and asked me if I was familiar with the Bible. He also in the course of the conversation asked me my age and if I had any children myself or planned to...
Good grief. Looking for wife #6?
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