SOY Sale and My Lists
Living outside of The City for the first time in 8 years, getting to the SOY Sale is very difficult. I haven't missed the sale for all those years; it's like a religious experience!
In any case, going to a booksale unprepared causes me much anxiety. Actually, that sentence made me sound like Yoda, which I guess proves the point. I have stacks and lists of books to buy and smaller stacks of files of the books I own. The danger of buying a book I already own is very high - there's just not enough time for me to keep track of my holdings. I don't know if it's pretentious or pathetic, but I think I need a private curator. Benjie is too small for the job (and he eats every single book he gets in his fisty mitts).
My ethic this year is when in doubt, I will not buy a book - which will make my family happy (except for Benjie, naturally).
In any case, going to a booksale unprepared causes me much anxiety. Actually, that sentence made me sound like Yoda, which I guess proves the point. I have stacks and lists of books to buy and smaller stacks of files of the books I own. The danger of buying a book I already own is very high - there's just not enough time for me to keep track of my holdings. I don't know if it's pretentious or pathetic, but I think I need a private curator. Benjie is too small for the job (and he eats every single book he gets in his fisty mitts).
My ethic this year is when in doubt, I will not buy a book - which will make my family happy (except for Benjie, naturally).
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