Daredevil by Mark Waid Vol. 1

Daredevil hasn't had the easiest career in the Marvel universe; Matt Murdock is blind, has a profound love for Hell's Kitchen, New York, and unfortunately received the Ben Affleck treatment in 2003 (don't get me started on this). I was never totally familiar with Daredevil, his world, even though it happens to be our own, or the bad guys he faces. After reading Daredevil Vol. 1 by Mark Waid, I feel like Daredevil is definitely one of the more likable superheroes. Now I know what my husband is so crazy about.

The graphic novel opens up with your average, run-of-the-mill Mobster running, quickly destroyed by The Spot. Of course, Daredevil is blamed for ruining the nuptials, and everything breaks loose. After the wedding, I found out that he was a lawyer. Not just any lawyer, though; apparently in this universe (or 52, I'm not sure which), Matt Murdock is exposed as Daredevil, but constantly denies it. So does his goofy, pudgy and loveable partner, Franklin "Foggy" Nelson.

The rest of the story is your typical superhero story line. In trying to expand my knowledge of things outside of Batman/X-Men, I found that Daredevil is an enjoyable series. The art is very traditional, even though it is a newer series. It's reminiscent of 1980s comics, with the shading and portrayal of villains.

It was fun reading this novel, and perhaps I'll read volume 2.

Most likely, I think I'll start Court of Owls.

Shifts

Shifting books is difficult for me. It's not visualizing where the things could go, so much, as to separating the books from their former shelfmates. Oh, I'm sorry for sticking you in the corner, Ramona, but there's got to be changes when a shift is made.

This is also probably pretty hard on the kids, at times. Last year, I didn't shift a lot because, honestly, there wasn't any room to. Now that we have much more wiggle room, I want to make sure the shelves are even dispersed, that nothing is being wasted, and that everything is lookin' fabulous.

Easier said than done.

I'm a little slow at the moment, so my spatial analysis is a bit on the wonky side. Every shelf I move, it looks a bit better. Then I make it back to the A section. Eh, still a tad bit on the crowded side. As a matter of fact, it looks like I'll have to shift maybe twice more today. Why? Because I'm being anal about shelves. That's really all.

The nesting phase that I'm going through in my personal life must be taking root in my work life. I have been perusing Pinterest for decorating ideas not only in my home, but in the library. Now that we have golden (yes, GOLDEN!) walls in our Lower School Learning Commons, I feel like we (or I) can sneak in little cute things here and there. I have a keen interest in Washi tape right now that needs to be satisfied.

Wouldn't that look cute on the edge of a bookcase? Lining the creative works of such creative people with creative-looking lines in a creative atmosphere?

Maybe I'm alone on this. Or maybe I'm with everyone on Pinterest, who are not in the real world, but some ideological land where people live right next to Ikea, Home Depot, and Hobby Lobby, where Craig's List has more nice stuff than normal and the people are not super sketch.

I digress.

I just want the library space, as well as the program itself, to help reflect the child-like nature of, well, a children's area in a library and school. It should reflect the nature of the people who work there, but more importantly, the clientele in which it serves. Shifting books is obviously the easiest choice for change in appearance, convenience, and atmosphere.

With little steps, I'm hoping that I can help the library keep its warm, inviting atmosphere, while bringing a little bit of spunk into it. We've already started with our new space, then the wall, pictures of students, signage, and stuffed toys. This is only the beginning.

You have been warned.