So I have today off from my regular job (thanks to President’s Day) and offered to “mind the shop” for my good friend Mandi. For those of you who haven’t checked out her blogs (here and here) Mandi owns and runs Veritas Fine Books and Coffeehouse, which is only about 5 minutes away from where I live. She also has two very young boys, and rarely gets a day off.
I thought it would be nice to offer Mandi a day off and surround myself with books and relative quiet to aid in my own reading project (ah my own selfish motives become apparent). However, I forgot one little thing. I made a new years resolution not to buy any more books until I had read the ones I have. Yet, here I am.
Surrounded.
By Books.
I Can’t Buy.
But Really Want To.
And there’s no way I can read through all of them while I’m here. <Sigh>
I’m currently having an internal debate as to whether it would be a violation of my promise to place a few books on hold…
Posted by Anonymous on February 19, 2008 at 4:10 am
be glad you have a life.
one day all you’ll have si memories
you’ll watch instead of do… remember instead of experience..
read instead of live….
Posted by You Know on February 19, 2008 at 1:38 pm
wow isnt it nice to have such depressing ppl in the world!!!!!!!!
Posted by Quinn on February 19, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Huh….
Anyway, that was super nice of you to watch the store for Mimi! And it was awesome to see you last night. Yeah I’m thinking it is a violation to put them on hold. I totally understand though. I am reading 6 different books right now and have four more that I had to make my self NOT start until the others are done. Some days it is pure torture.
Posted by Mandi on February 19, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Crap! Now I find out that reading isn’t living…what am I gonna do?
Posted by KK on February 21, 2008 at 12:23 am
Ha! I didn’t have to break any vows…Mandi gave me the books I’d placed on hold. Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!!! Don’t worry, I’ll put them at the “bottom” of the stack of ones I’m current reading.