Twist of the Wrist

Pretty much once a week I have a patron rush up to me and whisper “ooooHH! I saw a missed connection about you!” and pretty much once a week someone from our branch consults craigslist or The Stranger and finds that indeed, someone at Capitol Hill was being admired. But rarely is it a librarian. Usually it’s a young, dewy shelver. Or a smiling, also young clerk. It’s never me, because I work with a lot of hot, young people.

Imagine my suprise, however, when a neighborhood type person rushed up to me and said “ooooHH! I saw an ‘I Saw U’ ad about you! It was definitely you because of the tattoos!” I verified the information, being a thorough librarian, and learned that alas, my moment had finally come. I missed the edition of The Stranger this was printed in, so I can’t clip it for posterity as as Pop Culture Librarian suggested. Instead I will post it to my blog so I can visit it on days when I’m feeling frumpy and demonic.

Angelic librarian @Cap Hill branch
You: gorgeous brunette woman with tattoo on inside of left wrist. You helped me find A Twist of the Wrist (motorcycling not cooking) on 1/23. I finally got my wits and came back, but your shift was over. Let’s meet for a drink and conversation.

P.S. Even if I were single I wouldn’t contact the guy: he was cute, but when I asked him if he wanted the book about cooking or the one about motorcycles he made a face and said “motorcycling” in a super macho way. Doesn’t he know women like men who can make them waffles?