tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post8671528074600367881..comments2023-07-03T08:50:54.449-04:00Comments on Reading, Writing, & Stuff That Makes Me Crazy: Booking it With PreservativesMarianne Arkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-68216977872962863492007-11-15T19:28:00.000-05:002007-11-15T19:28:00.000-05:00I don't mark in my book and I use to dog-ear favor...I don't mark in my book and I use to dog-ear favorite passages. Now I put a sticky note in the front with the page numbers. You can tell which ones I read more often by the wear and tear of it.<BR/><BR/>My brain is green.<BR/><BR/>I hate shopping at stores or malls. Why is is when you go to a department store, the main entrance is by the perfume section.Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978384022143035332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-47152534632153600442007-11-15T17:01:00.000-05:002007-11-15T17:01:00.000-05:00I'm a footprint leaver with my books. You can alw...I'm a footprint leaver with my books. You can always tell when I've read a book. And dog ear pages, how else would you know where you're at if you didn't do that?Melissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-88126323590205389982007-11-15T14:45:00.000-05:002007-11-15T14:45:00.000-05:00In libraries the chief problem with broken binding...In libraries the chief problem with broken bindings comes from people flattening a book out to copy a page or from laying an open book face-down to save a place. I've noticed that many paperbacks and even some hardbacks break very easily and I blame that on shoddy printers.<BR/><BR/>You are much more conscience with your books than I am! You library must be wonderful.<BR/>DonnaDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14084094935896208594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-692961879341110752007-11-15T14:38:00.000-05:002007-11-15T14:38:00.000-05:00We are a lot alike when it comes to the treatment ...We are a lot alike when it comes to the treatment of our books! Dianebookinhandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15088069627596848162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-43101066913461309762007-11-15T13:40:00.000-05:002007-11-15T13:40:00.000-05:00I'm a Preservationist.As for those people at the m...I'm a Preservationist.<BR/><BR/>As for those people at the mall, I'm with you all the way. Them and the perfume people in the department stores. Leave. Me. The. Heck. Alone!!! Nine times out of ten I'm allergic to their damn product, anyway!<BR/><BR/><I>My Brain is Purple<BR/><BR/>Of all the brain types, yours is the most idealistic. You tend to think wild, amazing thoughts. Your dreams and fantasies are intense. Your thoughts are creative, inventive, and without boundaries.<BR/><BR/>You tend to spend a lot of time thinking of fictional people and places - or a very different life for yourself.</I><BR/><BR/>Hey, that's actually pretty accurate! And I love purple!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-23832481445456235392007-11-15T13:35:00.000-05:002007-11-15T13:35:00.000-05:00I'm not quite so strict with my books, but I reall...I'm not quite so strict with my books, but I really do try and avoid writing in them when I can.<BR/><BR/>I find the car vendors in the mail very annoying too. Now that the holiday season is fast approaching they are even more aggressive than ever. As my luck always has it, when I am interested, no one seems to want to offer assistance, but when I am trying to quickly sneak by without notice, they can't help but try and reel me in.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-18641232566412052352007-11-15T13:00:00.000-05:002007-11-15T13:00:00.000-05:00I dog ear pages, but very small dog ears, barely n...I dog ear pages, but very small dog ears, barely noticeable dog ears! Promise! *g* I DO NOT mark in books, EVER. That just seems like a desecration of a book. <BR/><BR/>As for the Mall, I don't make eye contact and look away as you pass them. It seems to work for me. Of course if one does try to attract my attention I don't even stop as I walk past and say "No thanks". I'm polite and smile about it, but very firm. <BR/><BR/>And as for your quiz, I have a Blue Brain! Whoopie! *G* Something about being very mellow and introspective. <BR/><BR/>Have a fantastic day!Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738504696243512495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-50890036853459392722007-11-15T10:43:00.000-05:002007-11-15T10:43:00.000-05:00I have a budget too and books are expensive. I do ...I have a budget too and books are expensive. I do dog ear pages if I need to refer back to them but I take tiny ones and only if I do not have small post it notes available.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984305420691237277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-18286268847309585622007-11-15T10:15:00.000-05:002007-11-15T10:15:00.000-05:00My day got away from me yesterday (S is leaving ba...My day got away from me yesterday (S is leaving back for Germany tonight), so I couldn't dl the Christmas Curse yet, darn it!<BR/><BR/>And I echo Anno on malls.<BR/><BR/>And I don't jot notes in the margins, but I do dog ear pages. I'm bad that way.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-75524087763594096022007-11-15T09:46:00.000-05:002007-11-15T09:46:00.000-05:00oh, I dunno... a book with a stiff spine and stiff...oh, I dunno... a book with a stiff spine and stiff pages seems like a pair of boots that hasn't been broken in yet: they need personal interaction to make them mine.<BR/><BR/>I hate malls, though. Passionately. And maybe especially those mall carts.annohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102616203481686227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-46486538364527599512007-11-15T08:47:00.000-05:002007-11-15T08:47:00.000-05:00I treat my books with deep respect too but I do 'c...I treat my books with deep respect too but I do 'converse' with them, that is I wrote my thoughts and record my feelings as I go through each one. Even though I leave marks, the books are as good as new down to the spines! They all 'wore' plastic protector sheets and I'm paranoid when it comes to handling them. Which is why I don't really like lending my books... <BR/><BR/>Happy BTT!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-40396933615987277962007-11-15T08:46:00.000-05:002007-11-15T08:46:00.000-05:00I'm another of those freaky people! Not only do I ...I'm another of those freaky people! Not only do I maintain my own books in pristine condition, I de-dogear and patch up library books, too.<BR/><BR/>Those mall carts irritate me, too, especially when some annoyingly upbeat salesman tries to make me laugh. Grr.Amat Librishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343725194203848055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-58142037772041407212007-11-15T08:23:00.000-05:002007-11-15T08:23:00.000-05:00Entirely with you on marking in books, Marianne, a...Entirely with you on marking in books, Marianne, and turning down pages. And your mall rage reminds me why I never shop if I can help it.Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-30296405178459764512007-11-15T06:24:00.000-05:002007-11-15T06:24:00.000-05:00And THAT is why I avoid the mall like it's a disea...And THAT is why I avoid the mall like it's a disease carrying rat. I hate hate hate the mall. Any mall. Give me a store like Walmart any day. Yes, I don't mind the department stores that are at the outer limits of the malls, but I don't ever feel the need to step inside those long, impossibly crowded concourses. Blah! <BR/><BR/>Oh, I used to be one of those people who'd turn down the corner of a page to mark my place. Now I use bind in cards from magazines. It's tragic for a binding to break. I started reading a Nora book and it immediately fell apart. Thank goodness I didn't pay any money for it, but now I can't really pass it along.<BR/><BR/>Im up to 22845 words!Ceri Heberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584297798290334430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-75143049740602137032007-11-15T06:18:00.000-05:002007-11-15T06:18:00.000-05:00When in school, we girls used to break the binding...When in school, we girls used to break the bindings of any romance we got hold of. That way we all could read the book passing on the pages. The last person it ended with had to rebind it.<BR/><BR/>Now, the very thought makes me sick!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com