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Oct. 31st, 2009 11:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gillpolackMy books have opinions of their own. Just now, a whole shelf (and four teeth) rebelled against my opinions (while I was in the other room, no less) and rearranged themselves. Some of the books were cast out by the others and sprawled across the floor. Most them those were not reference books. My reference books are obviously snobs.
I took the hint and have removed the stack of books that was resting on top of the reference books until I had decided what to do with them. It's an interesting stack: Le Clezio, Elizabeth Chadwick, Jay Amory, Michael Robotham, Louis Marley, Michael Newth and Ruth Park. I think I'll add them all to my 'to be read' piles for the moment, whether I've read them or not. That will give me time to work out how on earth I can fit all my books into the space I don't have for them.
I don't know where to put the four teeth, either. They're from the set of Hogfather, and a present from my niece, so they have to go somewhere interesting. I'll ponder this matter. I'll also ponder the book problem. I need to diminish my other possessions, move into a bigger space, or get rid of some of my previous volumes. None of these three things is going to happen. Unless...
How about I offer a random book from my collection and a Kathleen Jennings bookplate to the person who gives the best solution to my problem. Interpret 'best' any way you like. If you're overseas you still get the book and bookplate, but the 'random' will err on the side of not weighing too much. If no-one comes up with any intersting solutions, I shall use the teeth in lieu of lots and do a casting to determine the future of my library.
I took the hint and have removed the stack of books that was resting on top of the reference books until I had decided what to do with them. It's an interesting stack: Le Clezio, Elizabeth Chadwick, Jay Amory, Michael Robotham, Louis Marley, Michael Newth and Ruth Park. I think I'll add them all to my 'to be read' piles for the moment, whether I've read them or not. That will give me time to work out how on earth I can fit all my books into the space I don't have for them.
I don't know where to put the four teeth, either. They're from the set of Hogfather, and a present from my niece, so they have to go somewhere interesting. I'll ponder this matter. I'll also ponder the book problem. I need to diminish my other possessions, move into a bigger space, or get rid of some of my previous volumes. None of these three things is going to happen. Unless...
How about I offer a random book from my collection and a Kathleen Jennings bookplate to the person who gives the best solution to my problem. Interpret 'best' any way you like. If you're overseas you still get the book and bookplate, but the 'random' will err on the side of not weighing too much. If no-one comes up with any intersting solutions, I shall use the teeth in lieu of lots and do a casting to determine the future of my library.