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I never buy movies, in part because I almost never watch a movie more than once.
The other day, I looked around at the hundreds of books I've bought, and realized I almost never read a book more than once.
I can still fall back on the waiting-for-HDTV-DVD claim to explain the difference. That and the fact that I rarely find a movie that interests me enough to bring it home from the video store, while that problem doesn't happen with books.
The other day, I looked around at the hundreds of books I've bought, and realized I almost never read a book more than once.
I can still fall back on the waiting-for-HDTV-DVD claim to explain the difference. That and the fact that I rarely find a movie that interests me enough to bring it home from the video store, while that problem doesn't happen with books.
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As to the book-buying quandry, I no longer buy books unless I know they will get read more than once, or that I will in some way use them as a reference.
Libraries are wonderful, wonderful things.
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Did you just add me? Usually I would not notice immediately, but I'm bored at work.
Why read a book more than once when there are so many good books to get around to? Owning books, however, is so much more appealing than owning movies. I used to want to have my own library someday. You know how kids fantasize about getting rich? Well, that was sincerely the only luxury item I could find to lust after.
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When I was wee I wanted a bowling alley in my basement, and a swimming pool on my roof. I don't remember if this was pre- or post- first interesting book, so there may have been no library tower planned at that time.
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The bowling alley would be good for parties. Give the folks something to do.
Want to go out sometime?
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Love to. (As long as you're aware that I'm often an unsocial silent sort of introvert, tending toward the romantically unavailable end of the spectrum at the moment if that's a go out go out, and various and sundry other insecure disclaimers.) Likely busy from now thru next Sunday, but open after that.
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Any of the above, in approximately reverse or maybe random order of preference. I think I'm mostly missing dance appreciation genes, tho every once in a while I feel a wow moment watching someone.