Mwaaaaa....

[sakon76]

...baking may not start tonight because the butter does not seem to be softening. This might possibly be because the house is icy even with the heat on.

Went to the library after work to return most of my books, renew one, and check a few more out. One of the new ones was an anthology edited by Bruce Coville with short stories by lots of authors, especially Tamora Pierce. I read her story first (Numair-related!) then worked my way to the back of the book. Then started again at the front. And discovered that someone had torn ~30 pages out of the book. Intend to return the book tomorrow and let the library know. There is a special level of hell, I am convinced, that is reserved for those who destroy library books. And if there isn't, they at the LEAST need their cards revoked and entrance rights banned.

...it was in the middle of a very good story, too....

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[sailormac.livejournal.com]

Ugh, I know what you mean about vandalized library materials. I took a CD audiobook of "The Hithchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" out of the library. I was having a great time listening to it in the car, laughing my butt off while driving, until . . . I encountered a disc with a huge *scratch* across it, rendering it unplayable. It was the library's only copy of the audiobook, too. >.

[ghilledhu.livejournal.com]

Do you have a gas oven? If so, you can soften the butter by setting it on the stovetop -- the pilot light will give off enough warmth to turn butter into mush.