Friday Night Adventure
I’m in the solitude of the Vintage office, drinking coffee given by Scott, eating popcorn stolen from Kellen, and reading The Intellectual Origins of the English Revolution. Good times.
The Backward Glance is the blog of Lincoln and Abby Mullen. Lincoln Mullen is a reference librarian at Bob Jones University's Mack Library and a student of history. Abby Mullen is a master's student in English at Bob Jones University. She teaches freshman English at BJU. [Read more »]
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Posted 22 Oct. 2005 at 9:10 pm | Permalink
I envy you. I long for solitude, would prefer to drink tea, though, love popcorn and could use a good night’s sleep. What I am really interested in is your Saturday night adventure! I hope you won’t be spending the night alone in the Vintage office. Proverbs 18:22
Posted 25 Oct. 2005 at 6:06 pm | Permalink
Hi Lincoln,
On this busy weekday evening, that solitude is sounding pretty good! Hope you are having a good week. I would guess it doesn’t involve a whole lot of solitude.
Posted 12 Dec. 2005 at 4:28 pm | Permalink
What kind of dummy posts thefts on his weblog? You owe me a bag of popcorn.