Lay off the library books!

Oh yeah!

I'm also trying to stop borrowing so many library books so I can read the books I have at home. I'm trying really really hard. Once I have the books in my possession read and the holds in and read, I'm going to choose a number of library books to have out at one time and stick with it. Then, I'll choose a number of books I own to be reading at any one time and stick with it. That way, it's kinda win-win, you know? Well, I hope so...

Wish me luck. I don't know that I'm going to be any good at this...

Temporarily delayed and...NEW BOOKS!

I gave up on The Meaning of Wife but only temporarily. It's a REALLY fascinating book and I like it a lot, but it's dense. I don't know how else to describe it. I haven't read any part of it in ages, so I figured, I'll just take it back to the library. There's no reason to hoarde it. I'll just get it out later. I did the same thing with College Girls a couple months ago. I'll get back to them, b/c they are both interesting books that I want to read.

In other news, what I got today:

• Spike: Asylum

Yay! BtVS spinoff thingies. And this one looks awesome. PLUS, I had earned $5 in Borders money and had a 20% off coupon, so the $20 book cost me only a little over $11. Sweet.

• Click #1 by Youngran Lee

I know, just what I need, another manga/manhwa series to read, but it looks really interesting! I'll add it to the pile of other new manga series that I've bought and not read yet. :(

• Good-bye, Chunky Rice by Craig Thompson

Oh, I love this book. That's why I had to get it. I love Chunky Rice, he's so cute and he goes away and his mouse friend is so sad... You must read this book.

I LOVE pre-ordering books!

I do, I do, I do! B/c you get them happily in the mail some date later than expected and you're like "Oh, look! It's one of my favorite author's new book!" It's like a present. Except you have to pay for it, but if you order it early enough, you don't even remember paying for it!

On that note, I got these in the mail today, but I preordered them AGES ago:

• The Harlequin by Laurell K. Hamilton

Okay, I love Laurell K. Hamilton. I really do. But she's getting a little too sex-obsessed. I still like her books, I just miss the years when she was squeamish about writing sex scenes. And I'm behind on the Anita Blake series. I have to read Micah AND Danse Macabre before I can read this. The library and its tantalizing offer of books has been too much for me and I've fallen behind on my favorite authors. *sighs*

• For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison

Yep, behind with Kim Harrison too. I have to read A Fistful of Charms first. I better get my ass in gear b/c a new Janet Evanovich is coming out AND the last HP.

I also got Enchantment by Orson Scott Card today. I ordered it from PaperbackSwap. Sarah says it's one of her favorite books. And she recommended Ender's Game to me, which I loved, so I thought I'd give it a try. :)

So many books, so little time. Or...maybe I should stop getting so many books from the library. Hmmm....

And still more...

In the mail:

• Little Vampire Goes to School by Joann Sfar

Joann Sfar is so cool. Read all his books. My favorite line from Little Vampire Goes to School? Little Vampire says "I should bring a present for the teacher," and his friend the monster says "Poop is always sure to please." Hee hee hee.

• Underwear Do's and Don'ts by Todd Parr

Todd Parr's books rock...they're so colorful and fun and silly. And how could you not love a book about underwear? Yeah, yeah, I like kids books. And potty humor. There are worse things to like.

• Domiknitrix: Whip Your Knitting Into Shape by Jennifer Stafford

I don't think I should go into why I'm so excited about this book...

More books for the shelves I don't have...

I got presents in the mail! Well, presents I paid for at half.com.

• Something from the Nightside Simon R. Green

I saw at Borders that this guy's books are similar to Jim Butcher (who I'm totally digging) and old school Laurell K. Hamilton (who we know I love). So I thought I'd give them a try.

• Still Angry Little Girls Lela Lee

I LOVE Angry Little Girls! Yay! I already read this too. It rocks, as usual. Go google Angry Little Girls if you've never seen them. Hilarious. :)

Forced homeboundedness

The only good thing about being ill is that you HAVE to stay home and read. :) A nasty kidney stone struck me last week and I've been home for most of the time since last Thursday. I've been reading a lot, but watching more DVDs. But I was to a point where I had so many books & DVDs to bring back to the library and so many things on hold, that I had to break my homeboundness and go out into the world. I had cleared my schedule from the library relatively easily and explained all that happened to my boss and she was way cool. So, when I showed up today, she said "You're not supposed to be out of bed!" I told her I really couldn't take it anymore and I had to get out of the house AND I was running out of things to watch (but never read!). I got my book fix, I guess. I have been reading, but not completing anything. Soon.

I also stopped at the comic book store. I had to! It had been over two weeks since I had been to check on my subscriptions.

So...my acquisitions for today:

• Negima! #14 by Ken Akamatsu

Can't wait to read this! Yay for panty shots!

• Gender Outlaw by Kate Bornstein

Yay, more Kate! And this is the first of an order from half.com.

• Comic: Anita Blake Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures Handbook

I'm kind of disappointed that it's not another issue. It's been quite a while. I'm wondering where the next issue is! I hope they don't stop making them b/c that would be very very sad. I love that they're making at least ONE Anita Blake into a comic. They look so cool. I hope they do a couple more of the books!

Books I've Read May 2007

5/1/07

• I'd Tell You That I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You Ally Carter (YA)
• Tenshi Ja Nai! I'm No Angel! #3 Takako Shigematsu (M)

5/2/07

• Tramps Like Us #10 Yayoi Ogawa (M)

5/3/07

• The Books of Magick: Life During Wartime Book One Si Spencer & Dean Ormston (GN)
• Tramps Like Us #11 Yayoi Ogawa (M)
• Telepathic Wanderers #1 Yasutaka Tsutsui & Sayaka Yamazaki (M)
• Grave Peril Jim Butcher (A)

5/4/07

• A Grand Old Tree Mary Newell DePalma (PB)
• Sylvia Jean, Drama Queen Lisa Campbell Ernst (PB)
• BtVS: The Remaining Sunlight Watson, Bennett, Ketcham (GN)
• BtVS: The Origin Golden, Brereton, Bennett (GN)

5/5/07

• Ceres: Celestial Legend #4: Chidori Yu Watase (M)
• MeruPuri #4 Matsuri Hino (M)
• Land of the Blindfolded #1 Tsukuba Sakura (M)

5/6/07

• BtVS: Go Ask Malice: A Slayer's Diary Robert Joseph Levy (YA)
• Meow: Cat Stories from Around the World Jane Yolen & Hala Wittwer (PB)
• Nana #4 Ai Yazawa (M)
• Nana #5 Ai Yazawa (M)

5/7/07

• Sex Madonna (A-NF)
• Crossroad #1 Shioko Mizuki (M)
• Sensual Phrase #1 Mayu Shinjo (M)
• Sensual Phrase #2 Mayu Shinjo (M)

5/8/07

• The Fire Within Chris D'Lacey (Y)

5/9/07

• The Crow J. O'Barr (GN)

5/11/07

• Thicker Than Water Carla Jablonski (YA)

5/12/07

• Cat and Fish Go to See Neil Curtis & Joan Grant (PB)
• Puppies! Puppies! Puppies! Susan Meyers & David Walker (PB)
• La Corda d'Oro #1 Yuki Kure (M)
• Full Moon O Sagashite #1 Arina Tanemura (M)
• I Wouldn't Thank You for a Valentine: Poems for Young Feminists Carol Ann Duffy (ed.) (YA)
• Our Everlasting #2 Toko Kawai (M)
• Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black (Y)
• The Color of Absence James Howe (ed.) (YA)

5/13/07

• Ultimate X-Men #12: Hard Lessons Brian K Vaughan et al (GN)
• Confidential Confessions #1 Reiko Momochi (M)
• Yay, You!: Moving Out, Moving Up, Moving On Sandra Boynton (PB)
• House of M: World of M Featuring Wolverine (GN)
• Ultimate X-Men #13: Magnetic North Vaughan, Immonen, von Grawbadger (GN)
• BtVS: Bad Blood Watson, Bennett, Ketcham (GN)
• The Wallflower #1 Tomoko Hayakawa (M)

5/14/07

• Ancient Thunder Leo Yerxa (PB)
• Berkeley Breathed's Flawed Dogs (PB)
• Puppies! Puppies! Puppies! Susan Meyers & David Walker (PB)
• Kat Kong Dav Pilkey (PB)

5/15/07

• President Dad #4 Rhim Ju-Yeon (M)
• President Dad #5 Rhim Ju-Yeon (M)

5/16/07

• President Dad #6 Rhim Ju-Yeon (M)
• Runaways #1 Brian K Vaughan (GN)

5/17/07

• Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction Damien Keown (A-NF)
• Someday's Dreamers #1 Norie Yamada & Kumichi Yoshizuki (M)
• What Was I Scared Of? Dr. Seuss (PB)

5/18/07

• Tokyo Boys & Girls #1 Miki Aihara (M)
• Full Moon O Sagashite #2 Arina Tanemura (M)
• Nibble Nibble Margaret Wise Brown & Wendell Minor (PB)
• The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians Carla Morris & Brad Sneed (PB)
• Rainstorm Barbara Lehman (PB)

5/19/07

• Skin Again bell hooks & Chris Raschka (PB)
• Be Boy Buzz bell hooks & Chris Raschka (PB)
• One Hundred Angry Ants Elinor J Pinczes & Bonnie McKain (PB)
• Bad Cat Tracy-Lee McGuinness-Kelly (PB)
• Diary of a Worm Doreen Cronin & Harry Bliss (PB)
• Telepathic Wanderers #2 Yasutake Tsutsui & Sayaka Yamazaki (M)
• The Law of Ueki #1 Tsubasa Fukuchi (M)
• The Spiderwick Chronicles Care and Feeding of Sprites Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black (Y)

5/20/07

• The Girls in the Circle Nikki Giovanni & Cathy Ann Johnson (PB)
• Ultimate X-Men #14: Phoenix? Robert Kirkman et al (GN)
• Ultimate X-Men #15: Magical Robert Kirkman et al (GN)
• Death Note #10 Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata (M)

5/21/07

• Rosa Nikki Giovanni & Bryan Collier (PB)
• Bad Cat Puts on His Top Hat Tracy-Lee McGuinness-Kelly (PB)
• 365 Penguins Jean-Luc Fromental & Joelle Jolivet (PB)
• Land of the Blindfolded #2 Tsukaba Sakura (M)
• Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play #4: Bandit Yu Watase (M)
• Chicks With Sticks (Knit Two Together) Elizabeth Lenhard (YA)

5/22/07

• Happy to Be Nappy bell hooks & Chris Raschka (PB)
• Nappy Hair Carolivia Herron & Joe Cepeda (PB)
• Tenshi Ja Nai! I'm No Angel! #4 Takako Shigematsu (M)
• Tenshi Ja Nai! I'm No Angel! #5 Takako Shigematsu (M)
• Tenshi Ja Nai! I'm No Angel! #6 Takako Shigematsu (M)

5/23/07

• Full Moon O Sagashite #3 Arina Tanemura (M)
• Full Moon O Sagashite #4 Arina Tanemura (M)
• Full Moon O Sagashite #5 Arina Tanemura (M)
• Banana Fish #1 Akimi Yoshida (M)
• Icefire Chris D'Lacey (Y)

5/24/07

• Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play #5: Rival Yu Watase (M)

5/25/07

• BtVS: Ring of Fire Doug Petrie & Ryan Sook (GN)
• X-Men: Fairy Tales C.B. Cebulski et al (GN)
• My Friend Is Sad Mo Willems (PB)
• Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play #6: Summoner Yu Watase (M)
• Cupcake Rachel Cohn (YA)
• Kare First Love #10 Kaho Miyasaka (M)
• Ceres: Celestial Legend #5: Mikage Yu Watase (M)

5/26/07

• The Enormous Potato Aubrey Davis & Dusan Petricic (PB)
• Mr. Pusskins: A Love Story Sam Lloyd (PB)
• The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey Steve Sheinkin (GN)
• Pride of Baghdad Brian K Vaughan & Niko Henrichon (GN)
• Strangers in Paradise Pocket Book 3 Terry Moore (GN)

5/27/07

• Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play #7: Castaway Yu Watase (M)

5/28/07

• Cat Getting Out of a Bag and Other Observations Jeffrey Brown (GN)
• Weird Michigan Linda S. Godfrey (A-NF)
• The Koran: A Very Short Introduction Michael Cook (A-NF)
• Land of the Blindfolded #3 Tsukuba Sakura (M)
• Little Fur: The Legend Begins Isobelle Carmody (Y)
• Summer Knight Jim Butcher (A)

5/29/07

• X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic v. 1 (GN)
• Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play #8: Friend Yu Watase (M)

5/30/07

• Him Her Him Again The End of Him Patricia Marx (A)

5/31/07

• Shiva's Fire Suzanne Fisher Staples (Y)
• House of M: Spider-Man Mark Ward & Tom Peyer (GN)

05/07 Total: 109

Break it down: 19 Graphic Novels; 4 Adult NF; 7 Young Adult; 3 Adult; 28 Picture Books; 6 Youth; 42 Manga