chatter from the Library Monkey

Maybe better

I’ll let this be a two day entry. I am going to bed in a few minutes. I am hoping to be better by tomorrow. I took a nap that helped a lot. I need to get out and do groceries and do a few things at school. Mostly I want to be better for my trip to get my windshield replaced on Thursday. Shopping trip.

I am sure I got the cold from the stress of chaperoning last Friday, I have to blame it on something

On point had a show about happiness and there was a moment where the guest/author () was talking about how if you purchase something the jolt of happiness tends to be short lived. Like if you buy a new car you are really happy, but a year later — you still have that new car — but you aren’t as happy as you were when you got the car.

This show crystalized a thought I had. I am always wonder the dichotomy of a hobby expense. For example the same person who will spend $300 for a titanium pedal for his bile can not understand how anyone would spend $1,000 on a sewing machine.

I think the reason you have no problem spending money on your hobby is because you need to keep getting a ‘hit of happiness’ by bringing your hobby home again. I would get excited about buying new bicycle shorts and often buy clothing when I probably have enough, just so I can spike my adrenaline about my interest and giving myself some happiness.

It is a way to bring back the original happiness of a bike purchase, without purchasing a new bike.

I am reminded that the students of my school needs to be educated in manners. An annoying thing about my school, the kids just don’t know how to be polite.

Last saturday was this thing called tricky tray. Basically there are 200 trays with various items on it. One tray could have 15 fishing lures, another tray could have chips and dip, another tray could have a couple photographs, etc. you buy tickets, I think they are a dollar a piece, maybe five for $1 (never been some things are sketchy) and you put tickets in the can next to the tray. Some of the items people will put lots of tickets in… as the night goes on they draw from the can. So if you put 10 tickets in the fishing lure can and three other people put one a piece you have a good chance to win, but the people with one ticket could still win.

Any how, I was at lunch and I heard the custodians complain (in that stupid way custodians complain about stupid stuff) that no one had asked them to donate a tricky tray.

So I mention this to the adviser. A week later the custodians are still complaining. I think the custodians complaining, might be a problem I have later… So I tell the adviser that the custodians are still complaining. AND I give him a list of everyone at that lunch table who say they will donate one or more trays. Consider that a donate tray is 100 percent profit, it is surprising the kids who have not collected anything would not run to that person.

The point to my story — three days later a kid comes up to me and says: “do you want to donate a tricky tray?” Not: “would you like to donate a tray?” or “Would you please donate a tray?” Instead, “Do I want to?” There is very little in the world that I ‘want’ to do, but a lot I would and do do.

So I said: “No.”

And the girl goes: “How rude.”

The kid is rude to me and admonishes me for not donating. That behavior happens at all levels at my school. When I mention it to ‘
‘ she will make some comment that it is only me that thinks that. Unfortunately I don’t want to give her a list of custodians that say the same thing. And when I mention that there is a 14% turn over in my school each year, no one wants to believe it has to do with the behavior of the kids or senior faculty.

Absolutley no concept that it is rude

Which is my point to the star, I think we should be working harder on teaching the kids what is rude

every day 10 kids up to me and say: “Do you have a stapler?”

I will say yes and go about what I am doing or say: “that is an interesting survey.”

After three years you would think the kid would say, “can I please borrow the stapler.” But no… they never get it or change

thought I would od more, but not likely. I feel better cold-wise, but my neck is sore… I am not going to get a nap in, I was hoping for one, so I would be more away for the lunar eclipse.

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