From your editor:
Pride has given way to anticipatory desperation. Yes I will count my textbook for my Worldwide Perspective of Christian Missions towards my 26. When I finish.
Last night, after a heavy dinner of Bahn Mi, I strolled over to Green Apple Books. For the first time in about 6 months, I paid retail for a book.
It is one for which I've longed for a long time; almost a year, I'd say. I found used versions of the book, but none had the right cover art which I liked. Finally, rationalizing that a) I haven't bought a book at retail in a long time, and that b) I've searched and waited enough, I decided I deserved it.
- K
Pride has given way to anticipatory desperation. Yes I will count my textbook for my Worldwide Perspective of Christian Missions towards my 26. When I finish.
Last night, after a heavy dinner of Bahn Mi, I strolled over to Green Apple Books. For the first time in about 6 months, I paid retail for a book.
It is one for which I've longed for a long time; almost a year, I'd say. I found used versions of the book, but none had the right cover art which I liked. Finally, rationalizing that a) I haven't bought a book at retail in a long time, and that b) I've searched and waited enough, I decided I deserved it.
- K
posted by Kayan at 11:25 AM
6 Comments:
OK. I'm definitely counting my Jazz Theory book then. :)
Hey, no counting mandatory class reads! We already got one person counting textbooks. Pssh, then I could count... but I won't. This is about *elective* reading, ain't it? Y'all are WEAK. I *scoff* and *pooh* at your class books.
Fine, fine, fine. No counting books that result in some sort of credit or certificate or class fulfillment.
That means Miss Tina can't count her Olive Tree.
- K
Well, that jazz theory book is for my own edification anywayZ :)
Settle down, folks. It's still early. And this is a marathon, after all. We're only starting our 6th week, which is still very early. No need for hail-mary sprints or back-alley steroids.
Remember our no more rules pact? That means that readers are allowed to count whatever they want, subject to their own conscience. There was never a point to any of this (I was scoffed for wanting to enjoy the process). So, anything is fair game. You police yourself.
I'm not going to count my traffic school reading (2 hours and 12 minutes) or my new home contracts (500 plus pages). But, I could. And, you could count that issue of Newsweek, or that ingredient label from your can of chicken soup. But, you won't. You'll find satisfaction in holding a book, reading it cover to cover, be it a Steinbeck classic, a Tolstoy snoozer (sorry, I couldn't resist), or a Martin volume 24 of 48.
The best part of this challenge is that we can read whatever we want. There's no required reading and no genre limitations. Imagine the possibilities. But, proceed with caution -- the junk out there far outnumbers the treasure.
- The Voice of Reason
Harumph! The Imperious Voice of Reason, more like... ;D
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