Laundromat life

I hate doing laundry. My husband does the laundry. This is something I explained he would have to do, when we first started dating. I have not done laundry in about a decade. I know, pretty sweet life, huh? It's because my parents bought a laundromat when I was a teen and I had to work there after school and stuff, doing other people's laundry. Ugh! They only owned the place for about a year, and it was a very strange time. I have lots of random stories that I keep threatening to put into a book or a play or something. I do have a lot of good memories there, of course, but I still loathe doing laundry.

This week, my hubby is opening a show. So he's in tech all day and all night, and has no time to do the laundry. I decided to be NICE for once in my life, and went to the laundromat two blocks away to do three loads of laundry. We only have one machine in our building. I did all three loads in about an hour. It was traumatic. But not, actually. I went to the library to pick up two books I had on hold while the clothes were washing, and also got a burger at Dairy Queen. I switched the clothes into the dryer, and read the first few chapters of one of the books I picked up. It was all very...easy. And uneventful. Sigh, maybe I'll go back to doing laundry.

New library card

I love the library, I really do! But I have a confession: I have been using my hubby's card for the last 9 years. I racked up fines on my own card - but I can explain! My car was broken into many years ago (9, to be exact), and the thieves stole a bag with two library books in it. I didn't want to pay the high fines for the missing books, so I just kept using my husband's card. He has checked out a lot of craft and romance books over the years (yes, I read romance books!)

This weekend I decided to be an adult and get my own card. The supervisor at the branch even lowered my fines when I explained that the books had been stolen. I paid $25 in fines, $2 for the new card, and look, my own account!

I got two craft magazines:

And this audio book of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe.

I feel so grown up now!

Library

Did you know I LOVE the library? I use my library card a lot. I especially love the central branch of the VPL in downtown Vancouver. We popped in there briefly this weekend and look - they have this awesome new electronic book sorter thing!

Libraries are so high tech these days yet old skool at the same time. Love it.