Corndog!!!

I'm sitting in the library, ready to punch the guy behind me who won't stop pressing the GO button on the piano/keyboard, but hey, that's life. This week was definitely an interesting one for me, going to the doctor twice, staying home sick and having to do manual labor, and having to endure the endless amount of GO's and OH YEAH's at the teen floor of the library. Please, for the love of god, will someone break either the guys hands, or the keyboard, whichever is less expensive.

The Burton Barr library is full of characters that look like they jumped out of your favorite episode of Saved By The Bell: Goth 90's Edition. I understand expression of individuality, but this is just ridiculous. I mean, skinny jeans are one thing, hey, most teenagers wear them, I do. But painting your face black, wearing pants that have about 15 zippers, and claiming that people do things because the "voices" tell them too is something TOTALLY different. Nothing I can do about it, first amendment people.

Another thing you see a lot of, is the Mexican Bump-It Chicas, sometimes with their Vatos, or even their baby! Yes, it happens. A lot. I really hope no one from Burton Barr reads this, because if they do, there will definitely be a price on my head, that's for sure.

But there are a lot of great things about the library too. The musical instruments that they provide us with, the endless amount of CD's, books, and movies, the great programs, and the more than welcoming staff and security (CJ!!!). It's what makes this home for a lot of us, and a safe haven for kids who have to go home to parents who beat them, or babies to feed, siblings to watch, parents to care for, and every other thing that modern childhood comes with. With a whole floor dedicated to adolescence, the 4th floor is the most fun that anyone can have in Phoenix. The things you hear, the people you see, you won't get anywhere else. It's a place where we can all come together and just have fun. Not have to worry about tomorrow, or even tonight. A place to do homework, or just mess around with friends, even make new friends. The day that we lose the Teen Central, is the day that the kids who come lose an opportunity. An opportunity to connect, live, laugh, and have fun.

So, I guess I can take back my earlier comment about me not hoping that people from the library read this. I hope that everyone from the library gets to at least skim this, no matter how much it offends them, they all know it's true.