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The Book Junkie Strikes Again
Jul. 27th, 2003 08:47 pmAbout a week ago, I was discussing how to celebrate the First Paycheck with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
herewiss13. "Something totally frivolous," he suggested. "Socks," I mused. "It'd be nice if people stopped bugging me about the holes at the heels of my socks."
Somehow, this did not strikeherewiss13 as sufficiently frivolous.
Fear not, Eric; "frivolous" spending occurred at no less than five used bookstores this afternoon. One of my non-college people wanted to hit "one or two" stores, but once we got started, the list... expanded a bit. Five hours and more than "one or two" stores later, I headed home, replete with book and fannish discussion.
( Really, I got some great stuff. )
I think I went a little crazy, but I've been keeping an eye out for some of those books for months. Eventually, I would have done something stupid like buy half of these full price, and whinge about how I couldn't afford the other half. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
Edited to add: In retrospect, probably should have put off stocking up on books until after the move. Also, I still need to pick up packing tape and throw things (most of them books) in boxes.
herewiss13. "Something totally frivolous," he suggested. "Socks," I mused. "It'd be nice if people stopped bugging me about the holes at the heels of my socks."Somehow, this did not strike
herewiss13 as sufficiently frivolous. Fear not, Eric; "frivolous" spending occurred at no less than five used bookstores this afternoon. One of my non-college people wanted to hit "one or two" stores, but once we got started, the list... expanded a bit. Five hours and more than "one or two" stores later, I headed home, replete with book and fannish discussion.
( Really, I got some great stuff. )
I think I went a little crazy, but I've been keeping an eye out for some of those books for months. Eventually, I would have done something stupid like buy half of these full price, and whinge about how I couldn't afford the other half. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
Edited to add: In retrospect, probably should have put off stocking up on books until after the move. Also, I still need to pick up packing tape and throw things (most of them books) in boxes.
