I'm new and old fashioned all rolled into one gal

Get rid of my books? Not hardly!

book shelf project 1 ~ striatic {notes}

I have an e-reader already. After a fashion. I have an iPod Touch with all the e-reader apps on it. I get the free books, so I always have something to read. Growing up as a librarian's daughter, a book always lived in my bag. Now it's just a lot lighter. I still read paper books. You can't get an author or illustrator (Mom's a children's librarian) to sign your e-book. A real book is a much more fun way to receive a gift. I love the convenience of having e-books though. I will never get rid of my books, it's sentimental for too many. But I won't say "never".

reserved

i watched the latest true blood episode last night. ooh... now, to get reading the books. i have the list all worked up, and the first one reserved. but... i'm the 104th request for that book. they have a lot in our system, but still. *sigh* also, requesting one at a time to make sure i get them in order. it's going to take me a long time. :(

*thank you princess mikkimoto for the library link too. :D

a decided lack of things...

i'd post something. but... i haven't had anything much to say. i've been a huge kick of doing nothing much. oh i watched a bunch of true blood (my new addiction!) recently. i'm all caught up, i think. i've read some pretty ok books. mostly vampire. mostly young adult/teen. it's kind of fun having a pre-teen. she's 12 now. eep!

the one where i babble

i miss my iphone. not enough to run out and switch from the blackberry, but enough that when it's time to make the change... i just might.

i have an orchestra concert for the monkey to attend tonight. i'm pretty sure i'm going to find the darkest corner to sit in at the high school theatre and read until they turn the lights down and (hangs head in some shame) attempt to blog from the aforementioned blackberry.


[ok. so i forgot half of what i was going to say in this. oh well. having trouble caring today.]

man, i could use a beer tonight. *sigh*

Why I gave up on "the violin, anne rice"

i have no idea. i love all her other books. my bil gave it too me for christmas one year, i've diligently chipped away at it. all her other books, i've flown through. this one just doesn't hold my attention. i'm so sorry, ms. rice.

gone on holiday

the monkey left for her summer holiday to montana. i dropped her off at grandma's early this afternoon, helped pack their car, gave hugs, kisses, more hugs, and didn't cry about my baby going away for ten whole entire days until just a little bit ago. there will be more tears later, i'm sure. her brand new baby cousin was born last night at 9:16 mtn time. monkey's dad sent me a picture of her. she's beautiful. so of course i made sure that monkey had plenty of memory to take zillions of pictures of her. i want eleventy billion, but i'll settle for one or two. books were sent along with her. books for monkey to read AND books for monkey to read to little k. grandma has gobs of clothes for her. we're the book people. we give books. the same four books too. all our favorites. goodnight moon. big red barn. guess how much i love you. (that's my particular favorite, monkey always knows i really mean it when i tell her "to the moon and back.") and the monkey's very favorite, i love you as much. we read those every night at bed time. long after she could read them herself. now we read them to make ourselves feel better. i may just have storytime before bed tonight. :)