Currently Reading Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness, Book 1) By Tamora Pierce see related

I guess books are my hobby. Knitting/crochet(-ing just seems wrong to see) is almost, but really, how often do I do that? And it's not for the pure pleasure of it. Although that task is enjoyable, it still doesn't come too easily to the fingers, and it's an expensive hobby. Maybe I just need to know where to shop, though.

Reading, on the other hand, I usually do for the pure pleasure for it. And the use of books is so versatile! Books can hold a shelf up; raise the level of a lamp; make one appear sophisticated (or the opposite, depending upon the book-choice); teach a bajillion things, thereby opening worlds barely dreamt of (both real and unreal, Middle-Earth, Tortallan, or otherwise); provide an escape. I could go on forever in that vein. Do you know I feel more comfortable when books tower around me? That's why I love Powell's so much. The focus in that store, for the most (and I do mean most) part, is merely books. Making as much space as possible for people to enjoy books...but I don't really think heaven is going to be a fabulous bookstore. As much as I love them. There are better things than books. That's a bit painful to admit.

Now, books could be an expensive hobby - if I bought all I read. But there is this wonderful system the public libraries have come up with, called inter-library loan. Any book (almost) in the state of Michigan (for michiganders) can be found in MeL. The biggest problem I have with MeL, though, is that it's so easy to go hogwild. Yep. We get MeL-transported books twice a week here in Cedarville, and I think I'm going to end up getting all 20 of the books on my list at the same time.

This is worse than college. At least I don't end up being so enthusiastic about each book once they arrive. And some of these will be just good enough for a glance-over. And since we're not in college anymore, I can just change my mind about what to read...Here's what I'll be reading shortly:

HOLDS
CANCEL	TITLE	STATUS	PICKUP LOCATION	CANCEL IF NOT FILLED BY
	Just checking : scenes from the life of an obsessive-compulsive / Emily Colas.	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	Why am I up, why am I down? : understanding bipolar disorder / Roger Granet and Elizabeth Ferber.	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	Obsessive compulsive [videorecording] / producer & writer, Barbara Boyden ; director, Dan Robinson ;	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	Autism and Asperger syndrome : busting the myths / Lynn Adams.	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	When smart people work for dumb bosses : how to survive a crazy and dysfunctional workplace / Willia	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	Is your boss mad? : the definitive guide to coping with your boss / Jill Walker.	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	Crazy bosses / Stanley Bing.	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	Since strangling isn't an option-- : dealing with difficult people-- common problems and uncommon so	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	How to work with just about anyone : a three-step solution for getting difficult people to change /	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	Solutions for adults with Asperger syndrome : maximizing the benefits, minimizing the drawbacks to a	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	Mozart and the whale : an Asperger's love story / Jerry & Mary Newport, with Johnny Dodd.	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	How to live with autism and asperger syndrome : practical strategies for parents and professionals /	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	The trigger point therapy workbook : your self-treatment guide for pain relief / Clair Davies ; fore	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	Back care basics : a doctor's gentle yoga program for back and neck pain relief / Mary Pullig Schatz	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	The search for modern China : a documentary collection / edited by Pei-kai Cheng, Michael Lestz, wit	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	The good women of China : hidden voices / Xinran ; translated from the Chinese by Esther Tyldesley.	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	Thirty years in a red house [paper, electronic resource] a memoir of childhood and youth in Communis	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	River town : two years on the Yangtze / Peter Hessler	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	More than a native speaker : an introduction for volunteers teaching English abroad / Don Snow.	IN TRANSIT	Les Cheneaux Comm Library
	A severe mercy / Sheldon Vanauken.	MEL REQUESTED	Les Cheneaux Comm Library

Dear, darling books. I'm looking forward to trigger point therapy, Just Checking, and A Severe Mercy (this one only because it comes highly recommended) in particular, if I had to point out any three certain books.

Off to read!