silent library.

Hello Larky!

Hope all is well on this gray rainy day.

I'm sitting at the library actually doing my homework... can you believe that? I can't. Bahahaha.

People are so funny, Larson. Maybe it's just me. Or maybe not. I'm at one of those table in the back and there is a dude working on his laptop at the table to the left of me. About 15 minutes ago, an elderly couple and a middle-aged woman sat in the group of chairs to the right of me. Now, I know I shouldn't be eavesdropping, but how can you not when people are sitting 5 feet away from you? I don't think it's possible. Maybe if you're Yoda.

Anywho, the couple and the women were (are) obviously talking about some serious family issues. I don't really know because I tried not to listen too closely, but from what I've heard, that's what I can conclude. Now, if it were me, I don't think I'd come into a library to talk about issues and stuff - people are reading and studying, plus, I don't want the world to hear about my private life - but perhaps this was the only quiet place they could find in Princeton. They were talking kind of loud, so I just put my headphones on so I could focus on my work. I guess I'm kind of used to it because of the organ practice rooms and people being loud late at night. So it wasn't that big of a deal to me. But, I knew it was only going to be a matter of minutes until the dude sitting to the left of me would say something.

He said politely (I thought), "Say, do you think you could talk at the cafe? Some people are trying to study." Then, the middle-aged woman to the right of me replied, "I'm sorry, I didn't know we were talking so loud. There's no room at the cafe." Then, she got up and walked around to the study rooms, I assumed that she was looking for another place to talk, but instead she came back to the couple and said, "Those are for individual study," making sure her whisper was loud enough for all to hear and that she emphasized the word "individual."

I couldn't help but laugh inwardly. I'm not saying I'm perfect, or that I'm better, or any of that. I just thought it was funny! If I could go back and edit the conversation, it would've gone like this:

Study-man: [walking over the couple and Talking-woman with a genuine smile on his face] Excuse me, would you mind finding another place to talk or perhaps talk a little more softly? I'm trying to study for my basket-weaving exam.
Talking-woman: [Genuine sympathy] Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't know we were talking so loud. We'll try to keep it down.
Study-man: Thank you, very much. I appreciate your understanding.

HAHAHAHA. Aww. I should never be a script writer.

Anywho, I had a great sandwich for lunch - turkey, brie, lettuce, tomato, mayo on focaccia bread. Whenever I eat brie, for some reason, I think of Tom Sawyer's island. Isn't that weird? That's weird.

I don't what I'd do if any of this were to happen in this library right now:

http://www.mtv.com/shows/silent_library/series.jhtml

That is all.

- G. Love