went to garden centre and bought Large Bag of Compost, to plant out some of the wild flower seeds collected on camping trips. as i hoist bag onto shoulder, woman at till remarks that Gardening Keeps You Fit, and is my car Far? reply that i walked and she is horrified; 'but it's raining!'. lie and say 'its not far'. is in fact 4 miles, and i am indeed cross and wet when i reach home, and do not feel Fit, but in need of alcohol.
went to off liscense, but for dime bar and monster munch. Man seized oppotunity to remind me of outstanding tab of long standing (previous crisps and choclate consumtion, rather than Vodka or Gin). had not forgotten, but hoped he had, as bookcase, vintage shoes, bills, new ipod, mean i have No Money, and am on rations.
i am become provincial Lady, and recourse to Pawning Great Aunt's Diamond Ring To Pay Bills. sad actual absense of diamond ring means stomach, and man in offlicense, will go without a little longer.
many years since last read provincial lady; clearly due for reprise. have vague intention of putting library ticket like post it notes in back of all books, to write the dates of when read, but unable to decide whether this sad, or in fact interesting. thankfully procrastination, and infinate amount of books, prevents such labour.
wonder whether i shall soon be writing of our Vicar's Wife, remember i know no vicar, and think again of joining local Wi. decide again would make me Feel Old, begin to watch law and order, watch instead the Enchanted Cottage, and cry . (scored by roy webb, whom, along w contempoary max steiner, was an amazing composer).
>
Heartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious...how do you organize your 4,500 books? I've not got quite that many, but I often can't find one I want without searching all my bookshelves (in various rooms). I share them and my family does not always put them back where they came from. I've considered buying stickers to code them by genre but hate to ruin them with a label. What is your organizational method? Do you have trouble locating your books?
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain (TM Scott Levy) re: the book sorting thing. I always feel the urge to put my most impressive books (e.g. Dante's "Divine Comedy" and some random unread book by the Dalai Lama) in prime position where they're most likely to be seen and reflect positively upon my intellect. Far preferable to showcasing professional wrestling autobiographies.
ReplyDeleteHowever, this method frequently leads to me 'losing' other books (i.e. the ones I actually read) due to them not being in alphabetical order when I search for them.
Perhaps the ultimate answer is to have seperate bookcases? The same problem indeed applies to music. I am heartily embarrassed by my Christina Milian/Geri Halliwell phase (caused entirely by lust) but in typically male fashion cannot bear to throw the CDs away.