Bookaholic

[prosodic]

So...I have a dog that chews up books.

Not ideal for a bookaholic, but her chewing up my books bothers me much less than her chewing up a friend's books. And she chewed up the cover of a beautiful children's book that belongs to Kathy's son. I was mortified.

MORTIFIED.

Kathy says it's ok. But I'm replacing it. The book is too beautiful not to replace it. See how beautiful this book is?

http://www.alisonmcghee.com/someday.html

So I ordered a replacement from amazon.com today. And that totally justifies me buying another book for myself so I can get the free shipping. So I bought myself the hardcover "definitive edition" of Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. Because I think that is quite possibly my most life-changing book, and I haven't owned a copy of it in years. And I need a good copy that will last for a long time.

I know I said I would cut back on frivolous expenses, but I don't think it's frivolous to buy an extra item in order to avoid having to pay shipping. With shipping prices being what they are, it just makes good sense.

Comments

[jenny-rambles.livejournal.com]

Its just being logical dammit! :) They're getting that money either way so you may as well get something too. :)

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Sometimes the shipping charges cost more than putting that extra book in your shopping cart. :)

[madwriter.livejournal.com]

I have an incorrigible cat who pees on floors and furniture and just graduated a couple of nights ago to peeing on a book that had fallen on the floor. Nothing sentimental or difficult to replace, but still...*Sad*