Excessive nerd energy

[theatokos]

I am hankering, just positively itching to go to the used book store and buy books. I'm also fighting the urge to go to the cd store. For over a year I didn't buy any new (either new or used) books. I did so well! Then, over the Thanksgiving holidays, I broke my fast. Now it's the end-of-year round up. Even the Economist had it's best of 2006 book list. That really fueled the fire.

Like the book addict that I am, I am postively fiending for a fix. It's not like I don't have an enormous amount of unread books sitting on my shelves at home. I even work in an office that also serves as a Jewish library. But still, I want to go look at spines, editions, fonts; I want to read descriptions, fondle paper weights, and smell the musty scent of stacks and stacks of books.

And in the music world, I was, like a good little fan, so pleased that John Mayer was nominated for 5 grammies (whatever they're worth anymore). I'm also pleased that Lorraine Hunt Lieberson was nominated for two.

I really want to get my geek on.

(May Gibbs is the author of my favorite Australian children's book, Snugglepot & Cuddlepie.)

Comments

[ginger-root.livejournal.com]

babe, geek OUT in a big way. just do it. life's too short to waste our time not reading! i just got a CRAPLOAD of books including such things as anais nin's diary and an intimate history of humanity. good things good things. dooooo it.

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Anais Nin. Wow. Haven't read her in forever. I think I read all of her journals in 8th and 9th grade. I should read them again, because I'm sure I didn't understand everything!

And I did geek out. Holy Librarything. Books are my drug of choice. Well, so is red wine. And port.

Hm.