nnovak ‖ 001

[oneirophrenic]

It seems that it is once again time for a periodic reminder of what behavior is acceptable where. Congratulations, everyone: it has been eight (8) months since my last post on this topic. A new record! However, let us not rest on our laurels, as I have recently borne witness to some of the most horrifying behavior yet.

Acceptable Library Behavior:
› Reading
› Quiet contemplation
› Listening to music
    › This insistence on Philip Glass over, say, Chopin continues to grate, but that is a topic for another time.
› Studying without narrating your thoughts aloud

Unacceptable Library Behavior:
› Eating fragrant foods
› Making out like a pair of schoolchildren
› Loudly humming to the aforementioned classical music, and in the wrong key
› Clipping your toenails ‼️

You may be asking yourselves: "Niko, surely no one is clipping their toenails in the library. Why even add that?" I regret to inform you that I saw it with my own eyes (I will not name names), and that it is the worst thing I have personally witnessed since Shaq's album release party in 1993. (Did you know Shaq released an album? Now you do.)

It is a small ship. Let us try to be kind to one another! And, if at all possible, spare each other such unpleasant sights.

Comments

[loculus]

Not often, but when they can locate the resources.

[murphyy]

too bad.

[loculus]

[...] I have a few files, however.

[murphyy]

that you're gonna share?

[loculus]

I could.

[murphyy]

i know one or two people that'd be interested.

[loculus]

I will.

[murphyy]

cool. make sure wijk's on the short list of people to get it.

[loculus]

This is such a polite exchange we're having.

[murphyy]

d'you want me to accuse you of making out with singh on your ship tour?

[loculus]

Your blackmail won't work on me, the only reputation I've cultivated is that of keeping my lips to myself the vast majority of the time.

[murphyy]

it's not blackmail, f-r. it's a joke.

[loculus]

Apparently humour's changed while I was away.

[murphyy]

sometimes threats are jokes. you'll get used to it.

[loculus]

And are your requests ever polite or are those also jokes?

[murphyy]

i thought you were complaining about the politeness. i was offering to fix it.

[loculus]

The lack thereof.

[murphyy]

it seemed plenty polite to me?

[loculus]

Murphy? Not really.

[murphyy]

[...] i don't really get the problem.

[loculus]

I'll chalk it up to [...] tone being difficult to read.

[murphyy]

[...] okay. [...] you don't have to share your music if you don't wanna.

[loculus]

No, these things should be shared.

[murphyy]

not gonna disagree with you there.