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I've been dodging mini-piles of books since Thursday when I finished boxing (9 cartons) of books for storage. The piles are a result of sorting: Picking up several putting a few into the storage box, maybe a couple into the outgoing forever carton, and unfortunately putting back far too many into a pile -to keep at home-in case I need to research for reprint anthologies. Ugh. Friday Rob K and his lovely wife Gwen came over to move the cartons. He did most of the heavy lifting (It think I carried one of the small boxes down. Gwen carried one or two that I could barely lift). All the cartons fit into the locker luckily. Then I went to my half locker two rows down to grab some more of my own books to sell over the next several months. I hope I can move those to the top of my bookshelves in my "library" to at least them off the floor.
Watched four episodes of Six Feet Under, which gets better and better. (still in season 1).
Next morning I got up early to catch the train to New Brunswick where I was driven to the East Brunswick Library. I spoke about the marketplace, recommended things, and answered questions. Sold a few books and was taken to lunch by the Garden State Horror Writers -I'm always made to feel totally welcome and I urge anyone in the area to join the organization.
Got home around 6pm and watched three more episodes of SFU and then the really dumb but enjoyable Let's Make Love with Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, and Tony Randall. I've never been an Yves Montand fan--at least not as a musical comedy kind of guy. But it had some very funny bits. It's weird to see how tall Montand was compared with Milton Berle and Bing Crosby, who both have cameos (with Gene Kelly as well). Was he really tall or are they really really short? Stayed up really late and got up late. When I finally got up I moved a few books around the back room and vacuumed as much as I could -for the first time in a very many year (in that room).
Then I met the lovely Katya Pendill for a late lunch/early dinner at Tea & Sympathy. We shared the Sunday roast, their marvelous roasted brussel sprouts, and a stick toffee pudding.
And now I'm reading....
Tomorrow I will really have to reorganize the book piles that remain to see if I've made a dent.
Watched four episodes of Six Feet Under, which gets better and better. (still in season 1).
Next morning I got up early to catch the train to New Brunswick where I was driven to the East Brunswick Library. I spoke about the marketplace, recommended things, and answered questions. Sold a few books and was taken to lunch by the Garden State Horror Writers -I'm always made to feel totally welcome and I urge anyone in the area to join the organization.
Got home around 6pm and watched three more episodes of SFU and then the really dumb but enjoyable Let's Make Love with Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, and Tony Randall. I've never been an Yves Montand fan--at least not as a musical comedy kind of guy. But it had some very funny bits. It's weird to see how tall Montand was compared with Milton Berle and Bing Crosby, who both have cameos (with Gene Kelly as well). Was he really tall or are they really really short? Stayed up really late and got up late. When I finally got up I moved a few books around the back room and vacuumed as much as I could -for the first time in a very many year (in that room).
Then I met the lovely Katya Pendill for a late lunch/early dinner at Tea & Sympathy. We shared the Sunday roast, their marvelous roasted brussel sprouts, and a stick toffee pudding.
And now I'm reading....
Tomorrow I will really have to reorganize the book piles that remain to see if I've made a dent.
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