Minneapolis Public Libraries Resolve To Make Ugly Juice's Life More Difficult Than It Needs To Be

I'm feeling kinda whiny (what's new, I know) because I just requested a bunch of books that I intend to take to Mexico with me next Saturday, and the library system cut me off at 20 requests. This has happened before so I was expecting it, but I'm really annoyed this time. Twenty requests is not enough. I really really need these books. I know I can't read twenty books in three weeks, but still. I like to have options. There is no reason for them to treat me this way; I only have $14.10 in outstanding fines. In fact I have been a truly upstanding library patron for at least six months. Actually I believe the library system is making a special effort to get under my skin. I requested Michael Chabon's new book, The Yiddish Policeman's Union, approx five months ago. There were something like 200 requests outstanding at the time. I patiently waited and waited and waited for my turn to come. It finally comes in last week. WTF? How could I have such bad luck? The three weeks in my life when I have the least time to devote to pleasure reading...and it is certainly not going to be renewable. And God forbid I go to Barnes & Noble and pick up my own copy for twenty bucks. IRRITATING.

Anyway.

I am fleeing to Mike's cabin for a super study weekend. He just bought a new canoe so perhaps we will take teeny little breaks here and there... Man, I can't wait to be done with this crap.