IWLTS it is 2023

[Little My]

Did we really not have a new IWLTS thread for this year yet?!

IWLTS: You are the most unfriendly, bizarrely judgemental librarian I have ever had the misfortune to encounter. You actually put me off using the library.

[Disco]

Iwlts Bean might kill you

[Little My]

Oh no. I don't know why, but I am happy for her to delete the thread. I said what I wanted to say.

[Pippedydeadeye]

Literally my life’s goal.

[Disco]

I said what I wanted to say.

[Kleio]

I said what I wanted to say.

I think it’s the year in the title. I couldn’t remember if it was Bean or Pip who hates the year. Is it alliteration that Pip hates?

[Pippedydeadeye]

Bean hates :Year (and possibly also :A Thread).

I have animosity around alliteration.

[Cerise]

Perhaps Pip persecutes people persistently posting pointless pieces.

[Kenickie]

Surely she shuns subjects selected solely by starting symbol?

[Little My]

Well, it was OK last year. I must have missed the memo, because I was away on vacation over NY.

[Disco]

If Bean hasn't killed you by now, you might be safe. Might be.

[Little My]

I think the blame lies squarely at the feet of the annoying as fuck librarian. (Not Pip.)

[Kleio]

Glad you clarified LM

IWLTS: who the fuck are you!?

When I’d been back on this area just over year I was greeted by someone in the street who cooed over a baby Elf, called us both by name and hugged me like we were old friends. I’d say they were about 15 years older than me. I was confused but blamed my baby brain.

Not long after I’d posted about looking for something and this person commented saying she had one and could drop it off. I had zero recollection of adding them to Facebook and she knew my home address!

I asked around and although we had some mutual friends no one could remember how I’d met this person. The people we have in common only know her vaguely too.

I’ve bumped into her twice this week and she’s stopped and chatted like we’ve been best friends for years.

It’s gone on for so long now I don’t think I can ask who the fuck are you.

[Zoomer]

That's so weird, Kleio! Could she be a relative/friend of your ex?

IWLTS: We're not coming, sorry.

Last summer, my brother invited us all to his place in Connecticut for a family reunion-type thing next August. I blithely accepted, thinking the flights were going to be around 500 quid each. Yeah, no. I'm looking at about 3 grand for the 3 of us, and hours and hours of travelling. I really want to pull out, but my Dad and my sister (+ her family) have already booked their flights. Three grand would buy me a lot of new kitchen though.

[Princess Morripov]

I don’t think you should feel bad if you want to say that Zoom, if the goalposts (prices) change so dramatically and you really need the funds for something else.

[Little My]

I think it might be OK to say that too. Although careful how you frame it, if you want to avoid people trying to be 'helpful'.

[Princess Morripov]

Yes, making it clear you don’t want to borrow the money, you just can’t justify that kind of spend when you’ve got XYZ as a priority to pay out for…

[Turtle Bean]

Well I'll let you off the 2023 this once.

[Pippedydeadeye]

IWLTS you got lucky, punk (Little My). :meanlibrarian:

[Little My]

Well I'll let you off the 2023 this once.

IWLTS you got lucky, punk (Little My). :meanlibrarian:

When I went in, I got the nice librarian who always wears good outfits and accessories. I'm sure you identify more with her.