When I think of all the things I’ve accumulated in my life, aside from dust-bunnies, the first thing that comes to mind is words. It fascinates me that we can express so much with such a small combination of possibilities. 26 letter comprise our alphabet, but oh, how many ways they can be arranged!
I love the idea of painting a picture with words. I’ve always wanted to be able to produce art. However, even my stick figures are hardly believable as humans. I once found an instruction on how to draw a sitting cat, when I was about 7 years old. I drew that cat everywhere, until I managed to forget how. For a while I had an intense obsession with dragons. Probably around the time I first read The Hobbit. I drew them everywhere as well. I think I stopped around the time I got a tattoo of one. I still love me a good dragon though.
I tend to accumulate books. I can’t bear to give them up, in case I ever want to read them again. In actuality, my to-be-read pile is so high that there’s not likely any chance I’ll get back to them. I can’t imagine how many shelves I’d need if it wasn’t for ebooks. I do still love paperbacks though. Not only are they more fun to collect, they’re easier on the eyes after a day of being on the internet. And writing, of course. Accumulating my words.
This post is part of Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Click the link to find out how you, too, can join in the fun! https://lindaghill.com/2016/09/02/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-sept-316/
September 5, 2016 at 8:06 am
Words are fantastic! I try to tell people I don’t see things in pictures… I see words. I’ve never met anyone who understands that.
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September 4, 2016 at 10:08 am
P.S. congrats (a bit belatedly) on the novelette. I “accumulated” it into my Kindle collection. Love Xav and Jupiter 🙂
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September 4, 2016 at 10:06 am
Yes! Book accumulators unite! I have actually stopped accumulating physical books, unless there is a real need to have them in paper, like that they are old, rare, different, have illustrations, someone’s interesting handwriting in the margins…you know, all those “compelling” reasons. 🙂 BTW I had no idea you had a dragon tattoo. Cool.
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September 4, 2016 at 7:26 am
no pingbacks?
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September 4, 2016 at 9:39 am
They were here yesterday – they all disappeared. They were gone from The Daily Post too.
I’ll write a post about it…
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September 4, 2016 at 9:42 am
Okay, that was weird. They’re back. Check here: https://lindaghill.com/2016/09/02/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-sept-316/
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September 4, 2016 at 4:12 am
As an aside, Linda, I published a guest post over at Mark Bialczak’s https://markbialczak.com/2016/09/04/im-sorry/comment-page-1/#comment-83005 I would be honored if you had a chance to drop by for a read and comment. Thank You.
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September 3, 2016 at 4:44 pm
Books are definitely my favorite thing to accumulate. I’ve limited myself to two bookshelves in the family room, but there are loose books on my nightstand and four bookshelves got bumped up to the bonus room a few years ago. Both kids have enormous bookcases in their room. Plus there’s those boxes in the attic’s storage room with childhood books I want to pass on to my kids…I wonder how many thousands of pages it would all add up to if I tried counting?
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September 3, 2016 at 8:46 pm
Sounds like you have hundreds of thousands of pages! Gotta love books. 😀
Thanks for commenting, Laura. 🙂
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September 3, 2016 at 4:30 pm
I do the same thing with all the books! My accumulations are out of hand, but still I get more. I have plans to go through mine and donate to the library book sale…someday soon. 😉
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September 3, 2016 at 9:10 pm
Haha! Yeah, someday… Problem is, buying them is so addictive. Must be the same as it is for some ladies and their shoes. 🙂
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September 3, 2016 at 4:25 pm
I’m actively trying to accumulate less but I fail hopelessly with books!
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September 3, 2016 at 9:11 pm
Books are a hard habit to break. 😛
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September 3, 2016 at 3:14 pm
My saddest day will be when I have to give up my books. There are too many to move any more, especially if we go to smaller spaces. ☺
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September 3, 2016 at 9:12 pm
Oh no! That is going to be tough!
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September 3, 2016 at 3:10 pm
I accumulate books too and hate to borrow anyone.
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September 3, 2016 at 9:13 pm
Ah, me too! I see a book in the library that I’m sure I’ll love and I go out and buy it. I know in the past I’ve borrowed ones I’ve enjoyed but then I’m loathe to spend money on them in case I never get around to reading them again. 😛
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September 3, 2016 at 3:05 pm
I like what you say about painting a picture with your words. I used to love art when I could see. Now I do just that.
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September 3, 2016 at 9:14 pm
Just like seeing it in a dream. 🙂
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September 3, 2016 at 2:06 pm
I see nothing wrong in accumulating books.
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September 3, 2016 at 4:24 pm
Me neither. I just start up again 🙂
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September 3, 2016 at 9:14 pm
Thanks for your support, Dan. 🙂
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September 3, 2016 at 1:34 pm
Line about stick figures is funny. I accumulate books but have cut down on it. If I buy, I now often buy hard cover because they do not turn yellow and deteriorate like paperbacks. I like words too. 🙂
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September 3, 2016 at 9:16 pm
This is true about hardcovers, but they take up so much more space! 😛
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September 4, 2016 at 12:57 pm
Yes and we have many bookcases around the house. But I haven’t been buying books as much lately. I have been borrowing from the County Library. Unless it is a new release of Louise Penny, William Kent Krueger, or Michael Connelly. 🙂
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September 3, 2016 at 12:32 pm
I’ve never been tempted to read e-books. I like the feel of a paperback in my hands, and there’s something satisfying about turning those pages. I’m with you that paperbacks are much easier on the eyes after staring at a computer screen all day, and I would have no interest in a digital device in my bed with me (um, maybe that didn’t come out quite right).
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September 3, 2016 at 9:18 pm
Haha! You’re so funny, CM. 😀
There are advantages to reading ebooks I’ve found. But it’s like watching a movie on VHS when you could be sitting in a theatre. Something is missing – mostly the experience. 🙂
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September 3, 2016 at 12:29 pm
Another accumulator!!!
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September 3, 2016 at 12:35 pm
I actually wish I could resist some of the things I accumulate. Especially the dust-bunnies. 😛 hehe
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September 3, 2016 at 2:05 pm
Me too Linda…me too!
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