"Take no heed of her...She reads a lot of books."
~Jasper Fforde


Monday, November 18, 2013

The Books are the Life

Working at a library has been one of the best life choices I have made so far.  I could not be happier with my line of work.  However, there is a slight snag.  The books.

Now, I know what you're thinking....But, Em, you love books!  What's the problem?  This should make you happy!  And it does.  It really does.  But, books are starting to take over my life, like they did back in high school.  And I'm totally okay with this.  Sometimes, however, I wonder if that's a problem.

There's hardly a day that goes by where I don't bring a new library book home.  They follow me there like lost puppies or feral children.  And I don't have time to read them all.  Also, did I mention that I have another library I go to?  And I find more books there.  PLUS, used book stores.  And my library sells used books, so I'm always dipping my dollars into the register, after promising myself that I'm only "just browsing."

In case you were wondering, I'm currently rereading Dracula.  Yeah, I read it back in high school, but I thought I would give it another shot, and I'm enjoying it considerably more now.

I have a few more books stacked up and waiting in the wings.  Perhaps I'll talk about those sometime soon, too.  I have a couple Jeanette Winterson novels, plus The Good Earth (a birthday present from Kitsune), and a couple tidbits I picked up at a book sale: Confederacy of Dunces and some Nabokov, among others.

Monday, November 4, 2013

I Remember You

Marceline, is it just you and me in the wreckage of the world?
That must be so confusing for a little girl.
And I know you're going to need me here with you.
But, I'm losing myself, and I'm afraid you're going to lose me, too.

This magic keeps me alive, but it's making me crazy,
and I need to save you, but who's going to save me?
Please forgive me for whatever I do,
when I don't remember you.

Marceline, I can feel myself slipping away.
I can't remember what it made me say.
But, I remember that I saw you frown.
I swear it wasn't me, it was the crown.

This magic keeps me alive, but it's making me crazy,
and I need to save you, but who's going to save me?
Please forgive me for whatever I do,
when I don't remember you.

Adventure Time
Episode 103: "I Remember You"