I think I do a passable job of being the ‘normal’ kind of cool, most of the time.  I’ve learned to temper my penchant for crazy outfits so I can appear professional with an acceptable touch of creative.  I might cut my own hair, but most people can’t tell.  With a little restraint I can keep a conversation going without quoting Tolkien or referencing Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.  I’m doing so well, in fact, that my son lets me walk down the same hall as him at his High School.  And I’m pretty sure he’s not just taking pity on me.

But yesterday, in the library, the geek in me was offered a tantalizing prize of proportions that went way beyond temptation, and I couldn’t keep in the squee–

I was introduced to NC LIVE.

Do you know what a treasure this is?  With the wave of my library bar code, I can watch all the PBS documentaries I want.  Right now, that’s American history brought to life, broken out by decade or major event and free at my fingertips!  Can you blame me for throwing coolness to the wind?  For babbling my gratitude to the dear reference librarian who brought me enlightenment?  I know that it will take a great deal of effort to regain my lost ground on that slippery slope of all things cool, but I really don’t see how it could be helped.  Besides, maybe the librarian won’t tell–in fact, I’m pretty sure she understands.  How do I know this?  Well…

She’s a librarian, but for just a minute there–she forgot to be quiet.