Since I've decided to work on having a happier and healthier body (for some reason the video to Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" just popped into my head), I figure I should probably work on having a happier and healthier mind too. I have come to the conclusion that I watch entirely too much television and seriously need to get back to reading more. Being a reality show addict will really only get me so far in life.
The problem with this decision to read more is that books can be somewhat expensive to buy...and I have limited space to store all the books that I read. Of course what I would like to do is buy an ebook reader and purchase my books at significantly reduced prices and have them stored on one nifty little device. Is this financially practical for me at this juncture? No. Damn you Barnes & Noble for making me want the Nook when I can't justify spending $259.00 for it. And damn you Amazon for taunting me with the Kindle. Option two would be too get all of my books from the library for the lovely price of free. This is perfect for some titles, but since I live in rural East Texas this is not a viable option for all of the books on my to-read list. I have recently come across a few websites that are set up kinda like a "netflix for books", this idea intrigues me. However, I don't know of anyone who has ever used any of these sites, so I'm not sure if that's the best solution either.
I would love to one day maybe start some sort of book swap thing of my own up, and I think I could probably come up with a few fun ideas for that, but honestly I don't think I have the time/energy to invest in that project at the moment. I really wouldn't want to half-ass it, so I'm just going to keep that idea percolating in the back of my mind for now. But once I get my Courier, watch out world.
In the meantime, I'm gonna wait for my copy of Truly, Madly: A Novel that I won in a giveaway over at Goodreads. I'm not sure that this is a book I would ever see in a bookstore and think, "omg I have to read that"...but I'm hoping I'll be pleasantly surprised.
Also, if anyone is interested in any of the books that are lying around taking up space in my glorified closet of a bedroom, I will gladly box them up and send them out to you. It makes me sad to get rid of books, but the reality of my life right now is that things are just getting too cluttered. I've given away a ton of books and random things that were sitting around looking sad and unused to various friends already, so the pickings are slim...but really, how can you turn down a box of random ass free shit?
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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2 comments:
oooh a book swap sounds awesome. i would love that kinda thing. what books do you really want to read?....i might have some.
ive been reading more too. for the last two years i set a book goal. last year was 50, which i made but this year i shortened it to 35, which ive already surpassed. i dont know what next years goal will be.
what kinda stuff do you want to give away. i would love a box of random ass free shit. that sounds right up my alley.
oh btw: now im stalking you on goodreads too.
also: im excited to see someone actually won a giveaway on goodreads. i never win anything.
Ok, on day we'll have to organize some sort of book swap thing. I'm recruiting you in advance for assistance.
Also, I sent you an email and forgot to ask for your address..so send it to me and you win random free shit.
The trick to winning giveaways at goodreads is to enter for 453,000 different books. The downside is you win books that you may not want to win. But in my book it's still a win. Woo-Hoo!
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