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November 13th, 2008 by monnibo

Cass… & Me
Where is your mobile phone? table
Where is your significant other? England
Your hair colour? blonde
Your mother? nutty
Your father? loud
Your favourite thing? tea
Your dream last night? car
Your dream goal? sleep
The room you’re in? bed
Your hobby? blog
Your fear? unloved
Where do you want to be in 6 years? out
Where were you last night? here
What you’re not? rested
One of your wish-list items? crafts
Where you grew up? vancouver
The last thing you did? House
What are you wearing? pyjamas
Your TV? internet
Your pets? squishy
Your computer? macbook
Your mood? twisted
Missing someone? boy
Your car? lonely
Something you’re not wearing? bra
Favourite shop? clothes
Your summer? lovely
Love someone? very
Your favourite colour? blue
When is the last time you laughed? today
When is the last time you cried? dunno
You?
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Why buy?

November 13th, 2008 by monnibo

I’ve asked, in the past, about whether you more often buy your books, or get them from libraries. What I want to know today, is, WHY BUY?

Even if you are a die-hard fan of the public library system, I’m betting you have at least ONE permanent resident of your bookshelves in your house. I’m betting that no real book-lover can go through life without owning at least one book. So … why that one? What made you buy the books that you actually own, even though your usual preference is to borrow and return them?

If you usually buy your books, tell me why. Why buy instead of borrow? Why shell out your hard-earned dollars for something you could get for free?

Because I can’t keep it if it’s a library book! I am very proud of my collection of books. I display them on my shelves with pride, I show them to people, I talk about books… I love it all. There is something special about owning a lovely story with a gorgeous cover. Every time I glance across my shelves I see something that brings back a fond memory.

Some books I don’t intend on keeping, so I may borrow them from work, friends, or the library. However, I do tend to want to keep a lot of my books. Maybe it’s greedy… but at least then I can lend them to friends when I gush about the book. “Oh you HAVE to read it!” and then shove the book into their hands!

By the way… I also love buying books for gifts *hint hint nudge nudge*

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