Thursday, February 22, 2007

Books, books, books

Oh good grief... I am starting to lose patience with myself!

I went to the library today. The only reason for that was to get some books on PHP so I can continue working on my LONG OVERDUE uni project! So really, I had made requests for PHP books and all I needed to do is go to the desk and ask for those.
But do you think Maky can do that??? Noooooo... she has to go in and start browsing the "New" section. And that's all it takes. Even before I got to the desk to pick up the 4 PHP books, I had managed to pick up a total of 5 other books in a matter of 4 minutes. I counted. That's less than 1 minute decision time per book!

I'm distraught. Let's face it... I have a job (albeit boring to tears), I have choir, I have ice skating, I have friends and family. What I don't have is time. When the hell am I supposed to read all those books that I constantly pick up???
I've just got too many interests. I spend hours and hours and hours reading books, thinking that at some point surely, I will have reached the point where there just won't be any interesting books left for me to read. Far from it.
As a member of two libraries here (it pays to live in one state and work in another!!!) you can find at least between 5 and 10 books on my specifically designated "library shelf" at any time or day.
I think the most problematic about this is the fact that most books I get are non-fiction. Fiction I can read in a day. Fiction I cannot put down until I'm finished. Non-fiction I have to be in the mood for. And whilst I picked the book because I'd really be interested in reading it, it clashes with other interests of mine and I always end up having to make some kind of decision and something always end up losing out. Or someone. Me.
I really think I need to be a multi-millionaire. Just imagine, having the freedom to spend as much time reading as you want! Without having to worry about paying rent or going to work! Bliss, bliss, bliss...

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