packing; also [meme] (not) scary

[trochee]

I packed not one, not two, but something closer to nine boxes full of books today. Mostly trade paperback collections of comics. I think I should revise my renters' insurance upwards: these wouldn't be cheap to replace.

I discovered that all twenty-eight super-small bound volumes of Lone Wolf and Cub fit neatly into a box that held "Legende del Milagro" tequila, with exactly enough room left over for all five of Scott Morse's Soulwind.

In lieu of real content, a meme from mythalethe:

You Are Not Scary

Everyone loves you. Isn't that sweet?

How scary are you?

Comments

[congogirl.livejournal.com]

I like having lots of books. I have a whole shelf here, plus three boxes stored in New Orleans, plus a bookshelf full at my parents, not to mention the boxes of academic texts in their basement. The only problem is that those I keep around are those I haven't yet read, so I don't like to lend them out...

[lapartera.livejournal.com]

What? Only nine boxes? I'll bet you left Providence with more than that -- how many years ago. . . ? Or was that just the comics?

I shudder to think how many boxes it would take to pack up our house. Of course not ALL of them are mine . . . . just 95%. :-)

[trochee.livejournal.com]

nine boxes was just what I packed *last* night. There's plenty more to go.

And yes, these were almost exclusively comic TPBs and science fiction paperbacks. And one box of readings-packets from Brown that will -- because it is labeled on the outside -- probably never be opened again. :/

[trochee.livejournal.com]

I completely agree. Except I have a very hard time getting rid of books. I don't like to get rid of books that I like, and if I hate them then I feel bad about giving them away, for example on BookCrossing.

I finally realized I can sell them (those I don't like) to used bookstores. But I have a very hard time even selecting a few for that purpose.

[congogirl.livejournal.com]

That's what seems so great about Bookcrossing, though -- you can leave them somewhere random and not inflict them on people you know! You can always donate them to the Salvation Army or something, too.