Book Withdrawal

I need my daily fix of books almost as badly as I need my daily fix of caffeine, so I'm in a rather sorry state today.

I needed to use the library catalogue, but discovered that the catalogue is undergoing maintenance and would be offline for the duration of the day.

But that's OK, I told myself. I can wait until tomorrow.

I already had the call number for a particular book that I need for lecture preparation, but the book is checked out and won't be due until next Monday.

But that's OK, I told myself. I can wait until next week.

But the proverbial straw that broke the proverbial camel's back happened over another book for which I already had the call number.

It is directly related to my thesis proposal and my study of North Country. And if I don't mention it in my work, it will appear as though I haven't done thorough research. There is one copy available in my school's library system and this copy is at one of the smaller libraries.

I absolutely must look at this book. But this small library is closed until September 10.

That's OK, I tell myself. I can wait until next month.

But we all know that I really can't.