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Polls are open for this week's LJ Idol entries. As ever, your vote is deeply appreciated so I can keep playing. (My piece for Resolute) I'm in the second poll. The lowest two of each group will be cut this week.
My alarm clock now is Pumpkin. He can't seem to stand a closed door. While Mike is showering, he paws at the bathroom door loudly. Jasmine also came in with her piercing meow. I got up to shower and dress, resolved to get out of the house. I needed a new calendar, and ended up with two. Half Price is selling calendars for Austin's Emancipet, with ten of the twelve dollars going to the organization. It was impossible to resist.
I also spent some of my Christmas money on books. Recently there was an interesting article about the publishing industry and how it was struggling against random people on the internet selling their books for a dollar apiece and even the used bookstores were struggling. I've really started to think about where my money goes when I buy books.
In light of that, I have decided that for authors I love that I must buy new copies of their books so as to financially support their work. I will still buy used books, because my reading habits are voracious. But I will try to primarily do this for out of print/unavailable items.
I did pick up a copy of Elizabeth Hand's Winterlong in paperback at Half Price a few weeks ago. Recently I opened it and was stunned by the inscription on the title page, dated November 2nd, 1990.
For Bruce Sterling,
My oldest friend - I owe it all to you.
Best always,
Elizabeth Hand
How did Sterling's copy end up in my hands? What a mystery. It appears quite genuine. The ink is as faded as the paper.
The cats do not like the Roombas. Too bad. They must learn to love their robot friends as much as I do. The Roomba must eat pine needles. Our tree is still up and probably will stay until next week. I am so loathe to give it up.
My alarm clock now is Pumpkin. He can't seem to stand a closed door. While Mike is showering, he paws at the bathroom door loudly. Jasmine also came in with her piercing meow. I got up to shower and dress, resolved to get out of the house. I needed a new calendar, and ended up with two. Half Price is selling calendars for Austin's Emancipet, with ten of the twelve dollars going to the organization. It was impossible to resist.
I also spent some of my Christmas money on books. Recently there was an interesting article about the publishing industry and how it was struggling against random people on the internet selling their books for a dollar apiece and even the used bookstores were struggling. I've really started to think about where my money goes when I buy books.
In light of that, I have decided that for authors I love that I must buy new copies of their books so as to financially support their work. I will still buy used books, because my reading habits are voracious. But I will try to primarily do this for out of print/unavailable items.
I did pick up a copy of Elizabeth Hand's Winterlong in paperback at Half Price a few weeks ago. Recently I opened it and was stunned by the inscription on the title page, dated November 2nd, 1990.
For Bruce Sterling,
My oldest friend - I owe it all to you.
Best always,
Elizabeth Hand
How did Sterling's copy end up in my hands? What a mystery. It appears quite genuine. The ink is as faded as the paper.
The cats do not like the Roombas. Too bad. They must learn to love their robot friends as much as I do. The Roomba must eat pine needles. Our tree is still up and probably will stay until next week. I am so loathe to give it up.