Warning: the word “snarky” will be overused\u00c2\u00a0in this entry.\u00c2\u00a0 I can’t help myself: the sound of the word\u00c2\u00a0snarky is just too delicious.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
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While I gain a certain amount of satisfaction from writing this blog, I do feel quite constrained by the confines of political correctness.\u00c2\u00a0 A lot of snarky lies within my soul – a lot<\/em> of snarky -\u00c2\u00a0and I long to release it upon this blog, yet my role as a public figure prevents me from unleashing the snark.\u00c2\u00a0 Had I thought more about this back at the beginning, perhaps I would have set up this blog [actually, asked my brother to set up this blog…] as an anonymous production.\u00c2\u00a0 Though, of course, this is a professional development tool for me, and anonymity would remove that practical element.\u00c2\u00a0 Those of you have been with this blog since the beginning will note that I have deleted any specific mention of the library for which I work or the town in which it is located; the closest to anonymity that I can come, seeing as my domain name is my<\/em> name.<\/p>\n Why\u00c2\u00a0anonymity?\u00c2\u00a0 Children’s librarians are often perceived as being sweet and non-confrontational, and snarkiness does not fall into the usual children’s librarian’s job description.\u00c2\u00a0 Writing as myself, I am well aware of the eyes that see this blog, and am loathe to offend those eyes or cause any sort of controversy: I feel obligated to support the image of me as sweet and kind and unexceptionable.<\/p>\n Yet I long to push the envelope.\u00c2\u00a0 On Thursday, Roger Sutton published this entry on his blog, Read Roger:<\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a0http:\/\/www.hbook.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/kathy-griffin-isnt-only-one-to-drag.html#links<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Controversial?\u00c2\u00a0 Yes.\u00c2\u00a0 Funny?\u00c2\u00a0 Yes.\u00c2\u00a0 Did it incite discussion?\u00c2\u00a0 Yes.\u00c2\u00a0 I’m not saying that I’d publish an entry along those lines, exactly, but merely that I’d love to air the snarky without worries.\u00c2\u00a0 Sutton’s reputation stands on firm enough ground that not only can he publish such an entry, but he can also link his blog to the website of the Horn Book Magazine<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 What grand freedom.\u00c2\u00a0 My reputation, on the other hand, is in its infancy, and given my age upon beginning this profession, it probably won’t\u00c2\u00a0mature much past toddler-hood before it’s time for me to retire.\u00c2\u00a0 (Not that I’ll be able <\/em>to retire, ever, in this financial climate…oops, was that a bit of snark creeping in???)<\/p>\n Pushing the envelope doesn’t always have to mean being snarky, though, I’ll admit.\u00c2\u00a0 On Friday, my clever brother posted this video to his blog: http:\/\/www.danielharper.org\/blog\/?p=1016#comment-4477<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Dang!\u00c2\u00a0 Wicked creative.\u00c2\u00a0 I’d love to think that the only thing standing between me and such creativity is my lack of a video camera and video editing software and gobs of time, but truth is that Dan’s mind works on levels that I can only dream of.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n So I guess I’ll just have to continue to muddle along with non-controversial entries, while my soul longs to be snarky.\u00c2\u00a0 How did you like that book you just read, Abby?\u00c2\u00a0 Oh, my, I LOVED it [not!<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0 can’t think of a more boring book! – says the inner snark]\u00c2\u00a0 How was your day at work, my dear?\u00c2\u00a0 Wonderful, as always!\u00c2\u00a0 [hmmm, well, actually, it wasn’t a banner day – I was cranky and the air conditioning gave me a stiff neck]\u00c2\u00a0 And that performer who came last month?\u00c2\u00a0 Oh, my, such a wonderful job!\u00c2\u00a0 [dang – I was bored to TEARS!!]<\/p>\n You get the idea.\u00c2\u00a0 You’ll just have to read between the lines.\u00c2\u00a0 Just remember that\u00c2\u00a0the snarky is there, somewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Warning: the word “snarky” will be overused\u00c2\u00a0in this entry.\u00c2\u00a0 I can’t help myself: the sound of the word\u00c2\u00a0snarky is just too delicious.\u00c2\u00a0 ******** While I gain a certain amount of satisfaction from writing this blog, I do feel quite constrained by the confines of political correctness.\u00c2\u00a0 A lot of snarky lies within my soul – … Continue reading Snarkiness<\/span>