Saturday, December 27, 2003

In the Morning:

Today's paper.
Gulag: a history, by Anne Applebaum.
Scratch paper.
"I need an email source."
Microfilm printer problems.
Directions.
1996 GMC Sierra repair manual.
Loretta Lynn: coal miner's daughter, by Loretta Lynn and George Vecsey.
He can't find the underscore on his keyboard.
Printer advice.
Tape.
There's a bug in my coffee. I discover this the hard way.
ILL status.
Pen.
The silent passage: Menopause, by Gail Sheehy.
Tape again.
Books by Benjamin Graham.
"Where's the website for financial aid?"
"How do I look for jobs?"
"Do you have newspaper and magazine articles about child abuse?"
Computer class schedules in spanish.

In the Afternoon:

How to send an attachment.
DUI law.
The Da Vinci code, by Dan Brown.
A long list of authors scribbled on a tattered paper napkin.
Paper clip.
Grant directories.
How to build a Game Boy.
Shut up, kids.
Newspaper archives online.
A schoolteacher in old Alaska, by Hannah Breece, and 1000 places to see before you die, by Patricia Schultz.
Creole cookbooks.

Internet Signups: 18

Tuesday, December 23, 2003

In the Morning:

What's at that address?
Map reading.
Can I help you? "No."
Techie X says a man is doing something sneaky on one Internet terminal, but we can't figure out what.
"Tax forms out yet?"
A man wants to catch up with the Wheel of time series.
They accidently bring up a porn webpage. They think it's so funny they show it to everyone.
A law office has moved.
How to get to Yahoo when there's a .pdf file on is screen.
"I'm an idiot when it comes to computers."

In the Afternoon:

Today's paper.
Any book by Zane.
Horse racing.
The tao of Pooh, by Benjamin Hoff.
Floppies at the front desk, sir.
Alice Walker.
"Can I do public service there?"
A video from India I can't locate.
Dictionary. When I use "sir" I at least try to make it sound respectful ...
Yellow pages.
Coin books.
That's okay, sir. I'll shelve them for you. You're obviously deranged or on drugs (I didn't really say that).
Today's paper.
Bridget Jones' diary, by Helen Fielding.
Happy holidays. See you (argh) Saturday.

Internet Signups: 18

Monday, December 22, 2003

In the Afternoon:
Fiction?
Any working copiers?
Pictures of penguins.
Where are the YA books?
The spelling of Buddha.
Any working copiers?
"Everybody's so busy reading ..."
"Do you offer any classes besides computers?"
Today's paper.

In the Evening:

Working copier?
The argument over a damaged book has gone on for over twenty minutes.
Resume books.
Criss-cross.
A man sneakily looks at porn on the internet.
A woman gets too wacky with the "Undo" function. I manage to fix it.
Map of Nevada.
Fan information for The Boxtops.
His ILL hasn't arrived yet.
It's past closing. A woman on a WP is shouting at the poor Internet signup girl because she won't help edit her document.

Internet Signups: 11