EBay: Masters of Literature

As my blog title suggests, the apathy has seeped into every pore of my being. Therefore I once again find myself with headset on and open document before my eyes. I realize that I have other things I could / should be doing, but *shrug* what do I care? I have less than 10 weeks left within the confines of these walls and I've stopped caring.

I was pleased to see that so many other people had chosen to post about Valentine’s Day, thereby giving me ample reason not to. Of course, every entry varied somewhat depending on whether or not the originator was involved in a relationship of sorts. I, on the other hand, will attempt to make this brief:

For the love of everything that is even remotely decent in this world – tell people that you care about that you care about them before you wake up one day and they are gone. Work with me on this one – I’ve lost a great many people in my life; some I’ve had the chance to tell, some not. It is a nagging pain that slowly erodes your soul.

Topic Change!

As promised to Lmizzle – yet another Ebay adventure was waiting for me as I went in search of more Sandman. Perusing the books, I spotted a couple of antiquated beauties that I felt the urge to share with you. I proudly present to you the foremost expert on all things polite and proper:

The Romper Room Do Bees “A Book of Manners”.

(Did anyone ever really wear shorts and suit jackets?)

Ahh – the subtle joys of yesteryear childhood courtship. All of the forgotten favorites are to be found in here; such as:

For little boys – “If you want to show a young lady that you like her, pull her pigtails as hard as you can. When she runs away crying, she is actually telling her friends that she thinks you are cute. If you see her playing by herself, take that as your chance to push her down and tell her she smells funny.” For today’s cyber-savvy little boys: Launch into smear campaigns with members of the opposite sex in neighbouring provinces. (Couldn’t resist…the set-up was far too tempting…)

Continuing on from there I noticed a book in need of serious etiquette training…

“Danny Delinquent” – A strapping, self-indulgent yet lost young man in need of maternal discipline and a sound thrashing. Nope, wait – different book…sorry.

I continued onwards in search of other novels of interest. This one fell just short of that mark :

Huh – um – yeah. *Awkward pause* Part of me is surprised that the publishers actually considered printing this title without collapsing to the floor in a fit of giggles. I’m trying to picture myself walking into a bookstore and requesting this title…

And to celebrate the coming and going of yet another V-Day, I present for your viewing pleasure:

It should be noted that while little girls may be interested in rushing out to know all the secrets of boy location – this one is clearly indicated “Boy’s Edition”. Therefore, little girls should be content with playing with themselves; waiting to be pushed down…uh, wait a minute…