What you dont know about me, that I'd like you to know.

[BatGuano]

A book-lover. *eye roll*

[kristin]

bibliophile (literally biblio/book, phile/lover)

noun

1. a person who collects or has a great love of books.

   synonyms:

   book lover;  informal bookworm;  rare bibliomaniac, bibliomane, bibliolater

   That's me! We have a room that's intended to be a formal diningroom (huge house, long story) but it's the library instead. We have so many books they won't all fit into it.

   I used to say you can never have too many books, now I'm not so sure...

   🙂 Kristin

[NikNik]

Oh wow - I'm learning so much about everyone here!

My random facts are;

1) Massive Manly Sea Eagle supporter (awaiting some form of moan, groan or eye roll here) and find it relaxing watching NRL on weekends

2) I really want to travel more... but I can never decide on a place... once I feel like I've made a choice and almost book it..I fear missing out on other places.. then go back into indecisions mode.

3) I love people watching - I have been known to make up back stories about people who are simply sitting in cafes....

[kristin]

Yes I quite enjoy people watching too when I am in the right frame of mind. I know what you mean about imagining the background stories.

[Alessandra1992]

Let me guess as a fellow bibliophile, books piled on window shelves, in boxes under beds or tables and of course no space for Knicks knacks on the bookshelves...😄😄next life I am definitely getting a built in library with rolling ladder...ooh and I would love clear glass doors on the book shelves to stop the dust😄😄😄

[Alessandra1992]

Eye rolls..sea eagles? My boy would be eye rolling he's a rabbitohs fan..eye rolls I was a parramatta fan in my youth then a St George fan! Still don't understand the difference between Union and league😄😄

[Alessandra1992]

Kristin..bargain! I love those salt and pepper shakers😄😄😄 now I will have to figure out how to post a picture from stupid iPad. Better off going from my laptop..I still have a few days until my day off on Friday so will have fun on Friday trying to upload!

[BatGuano]

I'd like the entire Pali canon in its own bookcase (as is the custom). An SF collection of my favourite writers, the latest DSM featuring mental health, and a movie library.

[Alessandra1992]

Sci fi would have to include Ray Bradbury, Asimov, HG Wells, Heinlein and Ursula La Guin. Then, I will need the input from current scifi fans as to new and emerging writers as I am stuck in the past..would love to have DVD set of Blakes Seven and a copy of Bladerunner...when Harrison ford was great😄

[BatGuano]

Hi Alless,

To continue the list...

Clarke, David Brin, Greg Bear.  To complement *lade Runner, perhaps some Phillip K *ick.  His novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was the inspiration.  He also wrote the basis for Total Recall, and was  self-diagnosed with MI so a lot of his work is about the nature of percieved reality.   

Note:  All * letters replace letters that make the words "not permitted" by the censor.  Its a good thing I don't live in Scunthorpe.