A Note to Myself: OVERLOAD

Oh, Why Not? · 06-06-2008, 09:49 AM

So many free eBooks (I didn't say TOO many). Plus all the new and delightful eBooks I buy. Plus all the used (mid-century) pbooks I'm still buying, Plus my culled out pbook library where I'm now finding old friends or books I never read.

I am not a disciplined reader; I've never been a disciplined reader--so I have too many books going at the same time, Also I'm trying to keep my Sony Reader 'properly' organized, but failing.

I have a headache.

This is not a complaint. I'm thinking: How can Life be so Good to Me!

zelda_pinwheel · 06-06-2008, 09:57 AM

tell me about it.

GeoffC · 06-06-2008, 10:13 AM

you have two eyes, two sides to your brain, and a hand to hold a device in each - that'll clear your back-log in half the time...

Ervserver · 06-06-2008, 11:12 AM

me too

pshrynk · 06-06-2008, 11:15 AM

Well, you could quit your job. I mean, really, all it does is aggravate you and cut into your reading time by about three hours a day...

Wait a minute, that's MY job.

Never mind.

GeoffC · 06-06-2008, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Well, you could quit your job. I mean, really, all it does is aggravate you and cut into your reading time by about three hours a day...

Wait a minute, that's MY job.

Never mind.

flitting aimless about, I see....

montsnmags · 06-06-2008, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Well, you could quit your job....

It doesn't work that way...well, at least it hasn't worked out that way for me. Retirement just gives me time to sit at my laptop clicking "All New Posts" on MR and complain about how many books I've got in my TBR pile/list.

Cheers,
Marc

GeoffC · 06-07-2008, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montsnmags

It doesn't work that way...well, at least it hasn't worked out that way for me. Retirement just gives me time to sit at my laptop clicking "All New Posts" on MR and complain about how many books I've got in my TBR pile/list.

Cheers,
Marc

And?
So?
What else would you be doing?

montsnmags · 06-07-2008, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

And?
So?
What else would you be doing?

I have a party to did organise. If I didn't get everything ready when time for last week fortnight, it's possible that I won't be late enough for everyone on time to have left in time to get there by the time the canapés was ready. Got it? Good.

Cheers,
Marc (my TBR pile crosses several dimensions along one beautiful, handcrafted dining table that is infinite and thus not-quite-finished...and that's just for Proust...)

MickeyC · 06-07-2008, 08:10 AM

And the shame of it is that, when I do get the will power to put the books down, I boot up my laptop and wander mindlessly through MobileRead. Where I typically download another book and it's back to reading.

I'd consider rehab but it'd probably be filled you lot and we'd start talking about what we've just read and it'd go downhill from there.

Love it!

GeoffC · 06-07-2008, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montsnmags

I have a party to did organise. If I didn't get everything ready when time for last week fortnight, it's possible that I won't be late enough for everyone on time to have left in time to get there by the time the canapés was ready. Got it? Good.

Cheers,
Marc (my TBR pile crosses several dimensions along one beautiful, handcrafted dining table that is infinite and thus not-quite-finished...and that's just for Proust...)

I could not put it succinctly myself more so..

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

And the shame of it is that, when I do get the will power to put the books down, I boot up my laptop and wander mindlessly through MobileRead. Where I typically download another book and it's back to reading.

I'd consider rehab but it'd probably be filled you lot and we'd start talking about what we've just read and it'd go downhill from there.

Love it!

In case you hadn't noticed, talking about books in the Lounge is an activity that is often far from our little minds...

06-06-2008, 09:49 AM	#1
Oh, Why Not? Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 13065 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Galaxy Note 2; KindleFireHDX	A Note to Myself: OVERLOAD So many free eBooks (I didn't say TOO many). Plus all the new and delightful eBooks I buy. Plus all the used (mid-century) pbooks I'm still buying, Plus my culled out pbook library where I'm now finding old friends or books I never read. I am not a disciplined reader; I've never been a disciplined reader--so I have too many books going at the same time, Also I'm trying to keep my Sony Reader 'properly' organized, but failing. I have a headache. This is not a complaint. I'm thinking: How can Life be so Good to Me!

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zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	tell me about it.

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	you have two eyes, two sides to your brain, and a hand to hold a device in each - that'll clear your back-log in half the time...

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Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	me too

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pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Well, you could quit your job. I mean, really, all it does is aggravate you and cut into your reading time by about three hours a day... Wait a minute, that's MY job. Never mind.

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MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	And the shame of it is that, when I do get the will power to put the books down, I boot up my laptop and wander mindlessly through MobileRead. Where I typically download another book and it's back to reading. I'd consider rehab but it'd probably be filled you lot and we'd start talking about what we've just read and it'd go downhill from there. Love it!

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