Day of Bangs and I LOVE BARNES & NOBLE!!!!!!

The return of the bangs hasn't been so bad! Although I don't really look like Sara Groves, as was the plan, I'm happy with the results. So far. Here is the long awaited one-man shot:

Thank you to all who supported and advised me through this harrowing and life-altering decision.

I LOVE BARNES & NOBLE. Let me TELL you what they've done for me. It has rocked my world. Some time ago, my dad (unleash the monster) introduced me to the story of Jesse Leroy Brown, the first black Navy fighter pilot. He has a very cool story, by the way.

Anyway, I wanted my students to read his biography this year, but the books are hard to find, and they're $20 a pop. A few used/discounted copies are out there, but they're scattered all over the US and would require individual shipping fees. I needed 60. So I spoke with the manager at B & N about this about a month ago, and to my pleasant surprise, she took a strong interest in me and what I wanted to do with the book.

She spearheaded a book drive at Barnes & Noble to collect the books at no charge to me!! She found and ordered 60 new copies and set up a table in the middle of the store for customers to buy the books and donate them for my students! And in just four weeks, they were all donated. All of them. I'm astounded at that generosity.

Amazing.

So, Barnes & Noble has a special place in my heart. Everyone, buy your books from them. They rock.