Textbook Tagging

I work at a library right now. the first two weeks we only did textbook distribution. not only are my arm huge and buff from lifting and moving and opening and scanning roughly NINE THOUSAND BOOKS, but i also got to see a lot of interesting 'expression' on the covers of these books.

some were brand spankin' new, not a single jot or tittle to be found on those covers. some we've literally had since before the school officially split from Madera High in 2006, and they are T-h-r-a-s-h-e-d. most of the scribbles truly are just tagging, "MadToWN PRiDe" "559" "Norte" "13 or die". ya know, typical Madera kids doing typical hoodrat things.
that and a whole lot of foul language, doodles, and slurs that were most likely put there by freshman boys trying to be funny.

and then there were my favorites. the ones that were trying to be serious, which made me laugh:


- "Skinny gurls ain't even that hot" in sharpie. then underneath, the curly writing in blue ink response, "'skinny gurls ain't even that hot'? is that really what the world has come to? classifying females as hot or not? pathetic."
followed by a third contributor, also in sharpie, but messier writing than the first, referring to the blue inked patron, "^probly sum skinny [girl], mad that she ain't even that hot"


- "I'm going to Hell because my Art is murder"

aaallllllrighty, then.
glad things are lookin' up for ya, sport.


- "N.A.T.O. Rocks!!!"

noted.

-  and the secret solution to all celebrity drama:

"if i were Michael Jackson, instead of spending all my money on kids' parks and skin bleach, i woulda just bought like one million pizzas and called it a day. ______ coulda still been alive. too bad, tho."



in case you were wondering, it's little things like this that keep me sane as i spend day after day indoors, with books and an eccentric old jewish lady. (Whose name is Marjorie, and i rather love her if i'm being completely honest. she's refreshingly genuine.)