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How to know if you are a Booksale addict:
a.) You know the names of the ates and kuyas, you greet them regularly, they reserve magazines they think you'd like, they tell you about the availability of the books you are looking for
b.) Instead of going to a spa, you go there for relaxation
c.) You know when the pullouts are, how the books are categorized, where they can be usually found
d.) You get some scrapes on your hands and arms due to overzealous scouring of bottom shelves and hard-to-reach areas
e.) You seriously consider a career there, with books instead of money as payment
f.) You feel like there's something amiss when you miss a visit in a week
g.) You are disappointed when the books you saw last week are still there
h.) All of the above
Yes, I might need professional help.
My wallet's a bit sore, and this is the first time I spent that much to warrant a discount, but look what I found:
I saw a book in this series, The Best American Nonrequired reading (insert year here) at Fully Booked Gateway, and I remember looking at it longingly (it was around Php700, I think) and seeing a copy of this at the Citiland branch. But the copy at Citiland was only one, and I looked at the price (Php180) and decided it was still too pricey for me. But then I saw FOUR books at Makati Cinema Square and my bookhoarding sickness got the better of me and I gave in. Especially when I read one which had comics by one of my favorite artists, Fil-Am Lynda Barry, THE Lynda Barry, object of my obsessions (I found several of her comics at Booksale MOA). She wrote a piece on smells, and there was a bit of Filipino humor there, which sealed the deal.
But before that I saw this book, Far from Xanadu, by another one of my heroes, YA LGBT writer Julie Anne Peters, the one who wrote Keeping You a Secret which I've finished (heeheehee) at the children's section of PowerBooks, all the while bawling (it was possible that I was PMS-ing at that time), and quite possibly scarring some of the kids there for life.
I also bought A Short Guide to Writing about Art because I'm pretentious like that and I want to learn more about another thing that fascinates me. Plus it was only Php20. Then I bought Jobsmarts for twentysomethings because I can, and because it's Php25. No, seriously, if you know some interesting...you knows, you know where to contact me, yeah? Yes please. I would love love LOVE to work inside a library, even if this means I have to take another job at night. Dear Universe, I hope you can hear me.
Anyway, I was wondering why I never saw new copies of BUST anymore, and lo and behold:
AMY POEHLER! ASSDFKSJFKJSDKJFLSJLKFJS!
Ohthankyougoddessesofthewrittenword
What reading material makes you all excited and happy? :)
Clicky here for geekgasmic fun :) Add me if you fancy some privy dorkiness and ramblings about books.
How to know if you are a Booksale addict:
a.) You know the names of the ates and kuyas, you greet them regularly, they reserve magazines they think you'd like, they tell you about the availability of the books you are looking for
b.) Instead of going to a spa, you go there for relaxation
c.) You know when the pullouts are, how the books are categorized, where they can be usually found
d.) You get some scrapes on your hands and arms due to overzealous scouring of bottom shelves and hard-to-reach areas
e.) You seriously consider a career there, with books instead of money as payment
f.) You feel like there's something amiss when you miss a visit in a week
g.) You are disappointed when the books you saw last week are still there
h.) All of the above
Yes, I might need professional help.
My wallet's a bit sore, and this is the first time I spent that much to warrant a discount, but look what I found:
I saw a book in this series, The Best American Nonrequired reading (insert year here) at Fully Booked Gateway, and I remember looking at it longingly (it was around Php700, I think) and seeing a copy of this at the Citiland branch. But the copy at Citiland was only one, and I looked at the price (Php180) and decided it was still too pricey for me. But then I saw FOUR books at Makati Cinema Square and my bookhoarding sickness got the better of me and I gave in. Especially when I read one which had comics by one of my favorite artists, Fil-Am Lynda Barry, THE Lynda Barry, object of my obsessions (I found several of her comics at Booksale MOA). She wrote a piece on smells, and there was a bit of Filipino humor there, which sealed the deal.
But before that I saw this book, Far from Xanadu, by another one of my heroes, YA LGBT writer Julie Anne Peters, the one who wrote Keeping You a Secret which I've finished (heeheehee) at the children's section of PowerBooks, all the while bawling (it was possible that I was PMS-ing at that time), and quite possibly scarring some of the kids there for life.
I also bought A Short Guide to Writing about Art because I'm pretentious like that and I want to learn more about another thing that fascinates me. Plus it was only Php20. Then I bought Jobsmarts for twentysomethings because I can, and because it's Php25. No, seriously, if you know some interesting...you knows, you know where to contact me, yeah? Yes please. I would love love LOVE to work inside a library, even if this means I have to take another job at night. Dear Universe, I hope you can hear me.
Anyway, I was wondering why I never saw new copies of BUST anymore, and lo and behold:
AMY POEHLER! ASSDFKSJFKJSDKJFLSJLKFJS!
Ohthankyougoddessesofthewrittenword
What reading material makes you all excited and happy? :)