Bookshelves

[dorkwis]

In my mind, the books on one's bookshelves fall into three general categories:
1) The books you would like to re-read or reference
2) The books you would like to lend to others
3) The books you wish to demonstrate you have read
4) The books you haven't read yet, but you promised someone you would or received it as a gift

Comments

[jenhowell]

I love posts about books. :)

The first part of your entry, btw, reminded me of one of the opening chapters of "If on a winter's night a traveler" by Italo Calvino, which is, hands-down, the most interesting fiction book I've read in the last 5 years, excluding re-reads.

There's a whole section about different kinds of books/reasons for buying them, etc. Written in a very clever way.

So - in other news - what are you up to, Daniel? I get your daily moods/activities on Facebook and some more developed thoughts here. But I realize that I have no idea where you are, why you are there and what you're doing there, or also, what you might want to do in the near/distant future?

I know that's a lot to cover, but I'm interested!

Love,
Jen

[dorkwis]

Back in DC, living with my mom, for now. Taking some time (the summer? six months? less? don't know) to figure out my next move. Feeling like my best option at the moment is finding a center of peace and keeping my ears open for a cool opportunity. Teaching in China is still a possibility, but I need some down time before that.

[jenhowell]

I know what you mean about taking some time. Really, I should be trying very hard to get a second part-time job for the summer. But more and more I'm thinking that I NEED a break before teaching in Korea and should just get really really good at budgeting/try to get someone to give me another credit card.

Wish I could afford to visit DC. I'd love to have your tour plus some of my favorite relatives live in Baltimore. But I'll be seeing them anyway at our family reunion in July.

If you ever make it to China, I"ll have to try and visit then!

[ellana]

Damn it, I want a typewriter! I don't like writing letters on the computer and printing them out, but sometimes my handwriting is too indecipherable.
Shouldn't the martial arts stuff be in sort of "how to" bunch and the history be in a uhm, "history" bunch? You need a librarian. *waves*

I'm not sure how I feel about the books you'd like to demonstrate you have read section. Sometimes I want my books to be all holed up in their library (TBB) where no one else can bother them. And I certainly don't own all the books I've read in any case. I used to take so many books out of the library, but now anything I have time to read is usually good enough that I want to keep it, too.

Plus I'm kind of a pack rat about books.