In which I fail at getting rid of books
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| My absurdly cluttered other bookshelf |
The gloomy overcast weather has actually been a good thing because I've done some brief indoor exploring in this Not-So-New Town of Mine and finally ventured into the warehouse sized second-hand bookstore down the street from my office for the first time since I've moved here.*
Oh my golly Miss Molly is the appropriate response here.
I am desperately trying to prevent my bookshelf from collapsing upon itself so I brought a big bag of books to sell and instead, walked out with an even BIGGER stack under my chin. The bookstore is huge. And it sells Doctor Who paraphernalia. And it's hosting a Everything is Under $2 sale at the convention center this weekend. I'm going to try to avoid that so as not to turn into the Princess and the Paperbacks. Wish me luck.
*I recently drove by the second-hand bookstore I used to frequent.. which has since turned into a **gulp** Condom Sense! My mind couldn't make that mental leap.
ha, I hear you. what saved my bookshelf was the arrival of my Kindle... what books did you get???
ReplyDeletewhat is a condom sense????
ReplyDeleteYou should totally write a children's book called The Princess and the Paperbacks, about a little girl who couldn't stop reading.
ReplyDeleteWe have had the rain and the gray, as you know. It's gone for now (sort of) but the cool is on its way. Have you heard of the Five Foot Bookshelf? Go google it. I don't think you'd like it. ;)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you and my bf have the same problem! I love books myself, but I prefer to borrow from the library or (as much as it pains me to say it) buy e-books.
ReplyDeleteWe actually had to buy a sturdier (aka more expensive) bookshelf recently because the old shelves were drooping in the middle from too many books!
I love the way you colour coded the books! haha!! You think you have problems, the charity shop I volunteer in has a whole book ROOM full of the lovely things and I just can't stop myself tidying, re arranging, buying......
ReplyDeleteGood luck, Rooth! I would not be able to say no to Everything Under $2 sale...I guess I'm not helping...but they're books! You can never have enough, right? Right!
ReplyDeleteOh man, the temptation is so strong you might as well be Eve in the garden of Eden. Everything under $2?? The flight to your hood would be worth it just for that sale, I swear. (PS I love that your bookshelf is color coded. LOVE) xo
ReplyDeleteI would totally go there and buy lots of books. I just can't resist and I gave up trying! :)
ReplyDeletei love how you organized your books by color! and i had stacks of books which i recently sold as well. i couldn't part with them for such a looong time. but i kept my favorites and sold the rest but got store credit at a second hand bookstore. yay for that :)
ReplyDeleteroothers, you can never have too many books!! why not go to that sale? i mean everything under $2?! you read more than anyone i know. you loooooove to read. if anyone should hoard books, it's you. and there is nothing i love more than overcrowded (with books) bookshelves. i think it's purty.
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain. I pass by so many cool looking used book stores here in the city and have to force myself to just keep on walking because 1) our bookshelves are so stuffed they're beginning to bow in the middle 2) we're so out of room for books, I have little stacks here and there around the apartment because there's nowhere else to put them and 3) oh yeah, I still have THREE BIG MOVING BOXES in the garage that are filled with books I haven't unpacked yet because I don't know where to put them. Sometimes I literally speed up my pace to walk past bookstores without getting lured in by the window displays...
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! I know exactly where you are coming from. I've had to ban myself from buying any physical copies of any book. I've been doing so well for the past year or so and then this weekend happened. :( I only bought one book though. That should count for something right? Lol. And for the everything under 2 dollar sale? Oh gosh. Who could resist. Go on girl! :P
ReplyDeleteThat is a pretty interesting turn over from the old second hand bookstore...haha!! I do love books, too. I really want to be good and start reading all the classics. I haven't read a lot of those...shame on me!
ReplyDeleteThat must have been a tiny bookstore! Hiii--oooh!!!
ReplyDeleteThe new bookstore sounds great--Dr. Who! It was meant to be, you swapping stacks of used books for another stack. Don't fight it (unless your place starts to look like Leslie Knope's).
Getting rain is good, but it sure takes a toll when it's all day for days. Why can't it just rain at night? That's how it works on StarTrek. :)
It was sunny and upper 60s/low 70s today in the Northeast. :) I think if you ever buy a place it should have a library in it or a place you could turn into a library so you don't feel so guilty. I can see how a secondhand place could be dangerous if it was nearby. I always wind up with more design/drawing/art/field guides books I don't actually need when I visit...
ReplyDeleteTime for bookshelf number two! Impressed with the continued color filing :)
ReplyDeleteTime for bookshelf number two! Impressed with the continued color filing :)
ReplyDeleteWow, what an amazing book collection. You'll definitely need another shelf. :) Even though the kindle lessened the number of books I have to keep in a box and send home yearly, there's nothing better than turning each dog eared page, and smelling the old pages of a hand me down book. I recently discovered the functional use of a paper bookmark. :)
ReplyDeleteYay for lots of books! I think that's a beautiful sight!
ReplyDeleteOh boy you def need another bookshelf! I had to get rid of a ton of books recently too, to make room for a nursery...I'm thinking I ought to start reading e-books but somehow can't get myself to do it just yet. I love turning pages too much!
ReplyDeleteI organize my books by color too ;).
ReplyDeleteColor sorted bookshelves! You are indeed the Princess and the Paperbacks.
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