You work at a library? What are some weird questions YOU'VE Gotten?
Yes I’m a library clerk (going to get my masters in library science)!
Just a couple weeks ago I had a patron come up to me and ask an elaborate series of questions about my dating preferences. She first explained the common dating age rules (I think it was the lowest age you should date is half your age +8 or 9 years?) (highest is twice your age I think?? I don’t know I was already getting the ick at this point)
After she explained she starts asking me if I would date the lower age range (which was 18 or 19 for me) and I’m like no. But then she asks for my reasons why and after I tell her that we’re is different stages of our lives she starts trying to correct me!!! Telling me not to let “societal pressures” impact my decisions and I’m just giving her the side eye super uncomfortable not digging this
Then she asks if I would date the upper range and I again say no, saying that’s my parents age (all of this not including the fact that I don’t date!!! I’m probably on the aroace spectrum so I’m just like agh) and she’s again telling me I’m wrong and trying to convince me of why I’m wrong!!!
She ends the conversation saying that I’ve messed up her paper she’s writing for school and I’m just relieved for the conversation to be over haha
We had a lot of very interesting questions come in when we weren’t open to the public during covid. We have a program called just ask where people can call and “just ask” us anything and we’ll try to figure the answer out for them; for covid we expanded this greatly and had people at each branch answering these lines
I got a lady who wanted to know the origin of a bunch of common English phrases (I can’t remember the phrases themselves, it was sayings like “beat around the bush” and “hit the sack”) (one of the phrases I think had the word pot in it and she wanted to know if it was a drug reference) (it wasn’t) anyway and she went on to talk at me for an hour about how she spies on her neighbors and how awful they are but that’s not on topic
Another lady wanted to know the difference between farm raised cod and wild caught cod. She was not getting when I tried to explain one is raised in captivity and one in the wild. It is hard to find nutritional facts about farm vs wild caught cod.
I can’t remember too many more at the moment but I’ll probably reblog this when I think of more. I’ve only worked in the public system part time for four years, I hear crazy stories from my coworkers who’ve worked 15+ years (I’ll reblog when I think of them too)
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Oh I love enemies to lovers, I can clearly see how even though Agustin and Julieta tend to be nice and 0 violence kind of people in the movie...i think between them, they go crazy... good crazy of course. Be afraid of the quiet ones i guess hahaha
what do you thing, dali?
For example:
"Does it really make you that angry?" Agustin asked incredulously.
"Hah, who says I care enough about you to get angry, you can do whatever you want with whoever you please, we are not even friends." Julieta said with fake indifference, Letting out a puff of air.
Agustin rolled his eyes and looked at her with exasperation, "It's not my fault the baker's daugther was trying to flirt with me," He murmured, seeing how people were staring at them with curiosity. That's when Agustin decided to grab Julieta's hand and take her towards the nearest alley, trying to look as natural as possible while Julieta tried to push him.
With an exaggerated and mocking voice Julieta exclaimed, "I'm sure she did it because you give her permission, you idiot. Oh look at me, I'm Mr. Charming, I know how to play the piano and write poetry. Ohh I love your bread better than that dumb Julie-"
Julieta felt her breath catch as Agustin lunged at her, kissing her hard on the mouth, his hands clutching her face with no way to escape or will to do so, But then.
Smack!!!
Agustin touched his cheek slowly, it was already red from the blow Julieta had given him, 'oh so that's how you want to play,' he thought, looking at her with eyes half closed and fingers running through his hair trying to look calm and serene.
Julieta was furious, 'what on earth,' she thought. her hand hurt and she was blushing so hard she might as well be a tomato, if not for her dark complexion.
God, she could still feel the ghost of his lips against hers driven her mad. her eyes betrayed her for a moment as they closed to allow her to think for a second, it didn't help at all. She couldn't stop hearing that little voice in the back of her head screaming, 'God please, do it again!'
' No!' Julieta she shook her head, 'you can't think like that, get a grip woman,' she thought with passion. It wasn't fair, why does it have to be four-eyed Agustin the one making her feel like this?
Gritting her teeth and with all the venom she could muster, julieta opened her eyes and Shouted, "Agustin, You-you animal! how dare you, you piece of-"
Apparently God did listened to her prayers, because once again, Agustin rushed towards her, causing her to take a few steps backwards until she hit the wall behind her. She could only moan when Agustin kissed her a second time, introducing his tongue with ruggedness.
What kind of a barbarian kissed like that, she was a lady, someone who was supposed to be refined and neat and respectable and, the truth was, she couldn't even think clearly anymore what else she was supposed to be.
It was only until the word "perfect" came into her head, that she had the strength to push Agustin a few inches away from her with her hands to once again give him a hard slap.
Agustin, while panting didn't seem affected by the slap, and instead of leaving or getting angry with Julieta, as she thought he would, he gave her a sardonic smile and a challenging look, grabbing her by the hips.
"Oh dear, I assure you that like jesus, I'll give you my other cheek till you get tired, " he whispered slowly in a low raspy voice. "A slap is a promised kiss, did you know that? So, come on, what are you waiting for love?" he challenged her as he rocked her hips towards him, gently bumping his nose against hers, making her swallow hard.
"To be honest, I'd rather you slap me a thousand times if it means I can steal as many kisses as I can, but if you don't want to, I'll have to accept the baker's daughter invitation, " Agustin said, taunting her with an air of fake sadness.
That's it, all the supposed self-control that Julieta prided herself on went to hell and with a snarl, she grabbed Agustin by his stupid tie and kissed him so hard they almost went straight to the floor If it wasn't for Agustin, drewing her closer to him. Julieta would be damn if that flimsy, shameless, excuse of a baker was going to get a chance to touch a hair of her stupid four-eyed musician's head.
A couple of minutes later and with a voice she didn't even recognise, Julieta growled loudly, "Over my dead body." lips still touching slightly she continued, "You don't know what i'm capable of mister," Julieta said menacing, as she buried her fingers into his hair, messing it up while staring at him, making Agustin tremble at the fire he saw in those beautiful dark eyes and the words coming out of that irresistable mouth of hers.
That was all the invitation it took for Agustin to pick up Julieta and place her on top of the apple crates left in the alley, getting himself trapped between her legs. If he could, he would run out to meet with Dona Alma and ask her on his knees for her blessing to marry this heavenly vision. Agustin will have to thank that baker girl later, Her attempts at flirting were a godsend.
Julieta for her part, was in heaven or in hell she wasn't sure anymore, she felt light almost weightless and at the same time, very hot all over. Kissing and having Agustin all for herself was an addictive drug, now she understood why her sister gets so despaired when she couldn't see felix, It would be torture. 'Great,' she thought with a whine, now I'm getting dramatic, what are you doing to me Agustin Rojas? I will make you pay you silly man, Julieta emphasised that thought by biting Agustin's lower lip, causing him to sigh loudly, making her smirk.
However, her revenge will be another day as a loud sound brought them out of the trance they were in, making them turn quickly to the source of the noise. "Shit, did someone catch us?" they both thought, a few moments of silence passed before a small brown and white rat appeared, eating one of the apples that had fallen on the way to its final destination. A sigh of relief was shared between the lovers, dropping their foreheads against each other.
"Well, I think that's our cue, Miss Madrigal," Agustin said crestfallen as he helped Julieta get down from the boxes, starting to fix her dress and hair with a careful touch, at the same time she tied his tie with expertise and put his hair back into place, all with unparalleled delicacy.
"It appears so, i would be right to think that we'll see each other at casita this afternoon for my brother's theatre performance, wouldn't i?" Julieta said in a hopeful tone, Stroking his chest with one of her fingers.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world, " agustin said, Wiggling his eyebrows up and down a couple of times, earning a tap to his chest and an exasperated smile.
PARDON MELGHI ?! YOU JUST ALMOST GAVE ME AN HEART ATTACK ?? W H A T
OH MY GOD
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