Comments on: The semi-annual book reorg of 2008

By: UH

UH — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:33:07 +0000

I actually have a Starburst stash in the kitchen. Right now it has a regular assortment pack and a “Baja California” assortment.

And two packs of Skittles, one regular and one tropical.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:07:39 +0000

You know what’s sad? Is that I have an unholy connection to a few chicklit books — Bridget Jones, because I remember how important it felt when I read it at 24, and Little Altars Everywhere/Ya Ya Sisterhood, mostly because my grammu gave me the first book many, many years ago.

I’m purging a lot of fiction — books I didn’t particularly love, ones that have no meaning to me, ones that I can’t remember the plot to.

By: david

david — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:54:39 +0000

Once it’s shelved, I have an unholy attraction to my fiction collection, but have been clearing out memoirs and other non-fiction.

My life became much easier when I stopped reading at least part of everything sent my way. Somehow I’ve ended up getting way too many chick lit and conspiracy theory books… Now I just ad them to the boxes of free books for friends and family (and eventually, Goodwill).

By: Jodi

Jodi — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:13:39 +0000

Even better, I’ve managed to purge SEVEN books from the fiction stash thus far. SEVEN. That astounds me.

Also, I got the candy dish for $4 at goodwill.

By: david

david — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:10:05 +0000

You are an inspiration, Jodi. Since we have moved and my wife has commandeered a bookcase for her schoolbooks, I have run out of bookshelf space myself and need to reorganize my books.

That’s an amazing candy dish, you can never have enough Starburst stashes.