I have a bad habit of getting two books out of the library for every one I return. Right now, the (very disparate) collection of books on my nightstand
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Just a word to say...lolaleilaNovember 16 2005, 01:27:19 UTC
Sorry if this is weird (I don't usually crash people's LJs but I'm pretty much avoiding my Calc homework right now and well... that means LJ/NYPL surfing) I just had to tell you that I LOVE Vashti Bunyan! I'm very fond of "Lookaftering."
By the way, I totally have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead as well as Neil Gaiman (Good Omens) sitting on my desk waiting for me to open them. Completely understand the library issue since I also have the same problem of not being able to return a book without taking like twenty out while I'm there.
Re: Just a word to say...aseret789November 16 2005, 01:47:53 UTC
It's not weird -- FINALLY someone else who loves (wait -- even someone who's heard of) the amazing Vashti Bunyan! I actually haven't heard "Lookaftering" yet, just her first album from like 1970. How does her new one compare?
Yeah, I'm like 10 pages into R&G... and Neil Gaiman is my lover. Seriously, he's fantastic. Good Omens is pretty hilarious, though I loved American Gods and Sandman more.
Re: Just a word to say...lolaleilaNovember 16 2005, 02:27:23 UTC
I think that "Just Another Diamond Day" is my favorite of the two, though lately I've been really listening to songs from "Lookaftering" (like "Lately" which is a great song).
You're right, unfortunately there are very few people who have heard of Vashti:( Everyone should listen to her.
Hah, I know what you mean about returning one book and taking out two! (I've just done that myself!) But, there's really nothing better than reading a good book for the first time, is there?
Yes indeed. And the smell of a book that hasn't been opened for a long long time! I've decided I need to read more obscure scifi because those are always dusty-spined and you can find such delightful paraphernalia between the forgotten pages.
I usually leave things between the pages of books I return, too, and I like to imagine who might find them, and what they might think, and who they might imagine me to be.
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By the way, I totally have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead as well as Neil Gaiman (Good Omens) sitting on my desk waiting for me to open them. Completely understand the library issue since I also have the same problem of not being able to return a book without taking like twenty out while I'm there.
Diamond Day is beautiful :)
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Yeah, I'm like 10 pages into R&G... and Neil Gaiman is my lover. Seriously, he's fantastic. Good Omens is pretty hilarious, though I loved American Gods and Sandman more.
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You're right, unfortunately there are very few people who have heard of Vashti:( Everyone should listen to her.
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Cheers!
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I usually leave things between the pages of books I return, too, and I like to imagine who might find them, and what they might think, and who they might imagine me to be.
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