Books make me happy

Holy toledo, when I posted my survey about weird obsessions, I had no idea how many of you shared weird obsessions with me! Plus a bunch more obsessions, of course.

Your obsessions included luggage, guitars, computers, books, stationery, art supplies, office supplies, blank notebooks, posters and pennants, coins, books, board and card games, notecards, writing utensils, gnomes, tea pots, teacups, tea, beads, dragons, cats, other mythical creatures, transformers, slash, bookmarks, colourful socks, cross-stitch patterns, t-shirts, tote bags, Magic cards, stuffed animals, parenting, nicely designed software, railway stuff, family genealogy, old tools, Tom Swift, Filmation's animated Tarzan series, filk, nice paper, knives, crayons, stickers, wool, frisbees, theremins, Frances Drake, coffee cups, shower gels, Frank Lloyd Wright design, historical costume, filkstuff, and musical instruments, among others.

And books, of course, but I'm sorry, that doesn't count as a WEIRD obsession.

:-)

My first job after graduating from university was with Toronto-Dominion Bank; I was a programmer/analyst (I programmed in COBOL (!)). I remember going out with a co-worker who seemed interesting and fun until I brought up the topic of books on our first outing, and asked what kinds of books he liked.

His reply shocked me:

"I'm not really into books," he told me.

Our blossoming friendship quickly shriveled soon after that, and I admit it was my doing.

The idea of NOT enjoying reading is so foreign to me that I can't imagine having much in common with anyone who feels otherwise. I love books. I love the idea of them, the texture of the paper, the sound the pages make as they're turned. Libraries and bookstores make me happy.

SURVEY: What have you read OFFLINE (i.e. print publications, not online) in the past 24 hours?

My answer:

- Finished Secret of the Sirens by Julia Golding.

- Started The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch, by Joseph Delaney.

- Read parts of the January 8th issue of Publisher's Weekly.

- Browsed Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann.

Some more GAfilk follow-up:

Just in case some of you aren't aware, my friend Walter is posting GAfilk reports in his Livejournal.

Also, Crystal of Summer & Fall has a Livejournal; they are planning to post a GAfilk con report soon.



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