I Thought It Was Funny, But No One Else Did!: The Musical

As I was showering this morning, I realized that I sing a lot during the day.

 Like really a lot.

Especially for someone whose career choice is librarian.

When my alarm went off at 5:21* this morning, "American Woman" by the Guess Who was playing. I like the song: yet, like many songs, I have adapted the lyrics to reflect my life. If you are a member of the American Library Association like I am, you receive a publication every two months titled American Libraries. Whenever I receive my paper copy of American Libraries, I view it as a cue from the ALA to break into song and sing, American Libraries to the tune of "American Woman". I'm pretty sure my husband and child wait with baited breath for the mailman to deliver American Libraries each month because I just explode into song for an hour or two.

I sing to my students. Many are used to my hit songs, "Did your study hall teacher give you a pass?", and "The bell rang. You need to go to homeroom."

I sing to my cats. Lucy has at least three songs that I have adapted from popular music about her**. I'm pretty sure it's given her a complex. Truman Capote has "Suzie Snowflake" adapted to "Trumie Snowflake". Alas, I only sing to her during the Christmas season.

I sing to my friends. Sorry, friends.

I sing to inanimate objects, like professional journals.

I sing to the basil plant growing in my home office.

All the world's a stage. I am the pop diva of my life.

*5:21 is so random. I know.

** You may remember "Lulu Jones", adapted from "Mr. Jones" by Counting Crows, from another post.