ILF, Indian food, and other things that begin with i

[viedma]

Not as wretchedly sick as yesterday, thank goodness. Am at the state's annual library conference today and tomorrow. Although I can't say my life has been radically altered by presentations on the new Inspire interface or things like that, I have to say that I've been enjoying myself. I bought some books by Peg Kehret, an impulse purchase that I haven't regretted, and looked up some vegetarian options on happycow.net, choosing the only one in walking distance, a nice Indian restaurant a few blocks away.

It's been a couple of years since I've been here, but man, Indy is taking a turn for the worse. That's probably why they want all convention goers to use the skyway, I guess. A few blocks away from the red hot center of it all it's bond bail shops or boarded up.

My eggplant and tomato curry was yummy and spicy, and as I was drinking the last of my tea in preparation to leave I was waved over by a fellow librarian. She was with her daughter and enjoying the day, so we sat and chatted for twenty minutes about libraries, Google Tools, and (what else?) Twilight. This happened when I was a pollworker a couple of weeks back-- our Republican judge, in addition to being a darn fine worker, is also an aspiring paranormal romance writer.

"So you've read Twilight?" I asked.

"Omg yes," she cried, "it's my favorite!"

"Omg, I love it too!" I said.

"Are you two talking about Twilight?" asked our (sliiiiightly older) Democratic clerk.

"Omg I love that book!"

"Omg we do too!"

And then it was all Omg omg omg squee, omg Edward squee! erm, Jacob not so much squee. Squee squee! for the next five minutes. By now I'm starting to believe the only people who don't like Twilight are a) have a Y chromosome or b) haven't read it yet. To the ones in the B category, turn back now, it's not too late, the squee is gonna get you.

violetisblue also informs me via chat that someone has written Sarah Palin/Edward Cullen. Can I get an L, an O, and an L?

Comments

[biichan.livejournal.com]

Indeed someone has. (http://stoney321.livejournal.com/322162.html) It is fucking hilarious.

[viedma.livejournal.com]

Linkage! Sweeeet. ^____^

[arielblue.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm not at ILF, but I covered the reference desk today for someone who is... does that count for something? :) Maybe next year I'll go, now that I have a position where I actually get to do professional development stuff without having to burn vacation time for it.

[viedma.livejournal.com]

If you do go, let me know! I'd love to meet up with you.

[arielblue.livejournal.com]

I *am* going to ALA in July... in Chicago. Will you be there? :)

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

O-M-G. Palin/Cullen? My brain explodes.

[viedma.livejournal.com]

Edward won't sparkle on the Bridge to Nowhere, helps!

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

One day I will get the damned thing from the library. And I will get a very bad headache, and it will be your fault.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

She killed feminism. I poked it, it was dead.

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

She is the Sarah Palin of YA writers.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think that would be wossname who writes those Gossip Girl books. Twilight is so bad it's a laugh riot but those things are like someone taking a shit on your dinner table and then smirking like they've accomplished something very clever.

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

It scares me that you've even cracked one of those.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

I thought it would be like a modern version of those Lawrenceville Stories or something. I was, er, wrong.

[viedma.livejournal.com]

If girly-girl stuff makes you allergic, I really wouldn't recommend it. You know, because you'd hunt me down and kill me and stuff.

[viedma.livejournal.com]

Also, this: http://p-userpic.livejournal.com/77905539/3675688

HONEY, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[whingnut.livejournal.com]

Twilight is vile. It is a clearly abusive relationship between Edward and Bella (in that he's constantly manipulating her) and the thing I hate most about it is that it celebrates the fact that Bella will never grow up...never be a strong woman in her own right and that she'll always have this little coven of people around her telling her what to do. It really, really sucks Mer.
I have read it...or enough of it to know how bad it sucks, and I'm as double-x chromo as you get without really trying.

Re: HONEY, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[viedma.livejournal.com]

Eh, it's okay. It's a big silly gothic romance and it pushes all the right fantasy buttons. Plus I'll always be grateful to the book for providing a much-needed stress reliever during campaign season.

[carolcarolcarol.livejournal.com]

Why is it that Twilight doesn't offend me at all, while so many respectable fandoms do? You make me laugh.

Libraries in the 21st century: I just went to the downtown DC Library this afternoon, and the big "Popular Fiction" area is now mostly a CD bar, with Ella Fitzgerald piped in and a handsome hipster behind the desk. Me like.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

"Why is it that Twilight doesn't offend me at all, while so many respectable fandoms do?"

This is exactly what I keep asking myself!

[viedma.livejournal.com]

Why is it that Twilight doesn't offend me at all, while so many respectable fandoms do?

Inorite? I giggle at it, but I really do love Twilight. It's big and silly and sexy and the klimatick denouement takes place COMPLETELY off-scene in a way that reminds me of Horror of Party Beach. I liked that movie, too-- it wasn't a summer love, it was a summer sausage.

(I've now hooked Vali's Mom onto Twilight, LOL fandomsecrets.)


Libraries in the 21st century:

There's a guy at annlarimer's library who wears a utilikilt. Those things are nifty.