"I don't have my books with me..." - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lalwendë · 08-23-2004, 01:04 PM

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Usually I have a paperback book or two somewhere in my trenchcoat

Ah, the joys of a coat which seems to have been cunningly designed for the bookworm! I once had a duffel coat which had paperback-sized pockets, and for this reason I used to wear it, despite being nicknamed 'Paddington'.

How many people have a special 'Tolkien shelf'? I have so many books that I always group like with like, so I naturally have a Tolkien shelf anyway, although some of the larger books are on the 'oversize' books shelves - I sound like a frustrated librarian... I keep my 'upstairs' LOTR on top of the poetry shelf which is at the top of the stairs, although the volumes are often scattered between various bedrooms and the bathroom and I have to round them up every few days.

Hookbill the Goomba · 08-23-2004, 01:16 PM

I am fortunate enough to have a computer in my own bedroom from which I can brows the Internet. SO I always have my books close at hand. Weather I can be bothered to get them from the cupboard behind me is a different matter.

Morsul the Dark · 08-23-2004, 02:00 PM

My rrom is only down the hall but still thats like 30 steps I have to take its like 45 seconds of my time!

The only things I keep close to the computer are as I said "Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth" and the CD set of the BBC Radio dramanization of the trilogy and the hobbit

Tuor of Gondolin · 08-23-2004, 03:44 PM

They probably give them away to others on their birthdays.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 08-23-2004, 09:17 PM

I usually use the internet at school - living in a rural province in a country not that famous has its downsides, like no internet access at home. My bag is a small Hello Kitty backpack - in pink, of course. Only two LotR books manage to fit there. Right now, I'm carrying the Fellowship and UT.

Of course, I carry another bag. This one's my IN - immediate need - bag. Contains all the things I need - lembas, miruvor, and the current Arda tome I'm reading. Right now it's The Two Towers. I'm rereading LotR for the first time this year.

First time? Blasphemy! Heresy! Burn him at the stake!

Hey, I've been out reading Tom Clancy, remember?

Yeah. The tank battles at Executive Orders was quite amusing.

Once - last year, I think - I tried to bring all Arda tomes I own - in a different bag, of course. That plan went to Angband once I owned HoME I-III. Now where do I fit my school stuff? And my food?

Gorwingel · 08-23-2004, 10:24 PM

Well they're in my room, which is about 20 feet from where the computer is located. They have never been borrowed because I don't lend them. So I really have no excuse for not using them while posting, but it is just that I am usually too lazy to go over, get them, and then find the passage in which I'm searching for

I usually reference the Internet instead because it's easier

yavanna II · 08-24-2004, 06:44 AM

Once I sit at the comp chair, it'll take hours before I part withit. Except when I'm hungry, or nature's calling.
As for my books..... welll.... I use the net on our Comp Labs during Recess at school.
At home my bookcase is way too high for me to reach without exerting much effort

(see how lazy I am...)
Those are the major reasons.

THe minor reasons:
Once in a blue moon a friend borrows those
My dad hides them, then says" Consuelo if you don't study your chemistry I'll never buy you a novel again"

As for the hiding, I always know where he hides them.

But then again, I musn't get caught while stealing my babies back.

08-23-2004, 01:16 PM	#2
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	I am fortunate enough to have a computer in my own bedroom from which I can brows the Internet. SO I always have my books close at hand. Weather I can be bothered to get them from the cupboard behind me is a different matter. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

08-23-2004, 02:00 PM	#3
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	My rrom is only down the hall but still thats like 30 steps I have to take its like 45 seconds of my time! The only things I keep close to the computer are as I said "Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth" and the CD set of the BBC Radio dramanization of the trilogy and the hobbit __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-23-2004, 03:44 PM	#4
Tuor of Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, WtR, passed Sarn Gebir: Above the rapids (1239 miles) BtR, passed Black Rider Stopping Place (31 miles) Posts: 1,548	They probably give them away to others on their birthdays. __________________ Aure Entuluva!

08-23-2004, 09:17 PM	#5
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Why I don't have my books on me . . . I usually use the internet at school - living in a rural province in a country not that famous has its downsides, like no internet access at home. My bag is a small Hello Kitty backpack - in pink, of course. Only two LotR books manage to fit there. Right now, I'm carrying the Fellowship and UT. Of course, I carry another bag. This one's my IN - immediate need - bag. Contains all the things I need - lembas, miruvor, and the current Arda tome I'm reading. Right now it's The Two Towers. I'm rereading LotR for the first time this year. First time? Blasphemy! Heresy! Burn him at the stake! Hey, I've been out reading Tom Clancy, remember? Yeah. The tank battles at Executive Orders was quite amusing. Once - last year, I think - I tried to bring all Arda tomes I own - in a different bag, of course. That plan went to Angband once I owned HoME I-III. Now where do I fit my school stuff? And my food? __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

08-23-2004, 10:24 PM	#6
Gorwingel Beholder of the Mists Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Somewhere in the Northwest... for now Posts: 1,419	Well they're in my room, which is about 20 feet from where the computer is located. They have never been borrowed because I don't lend them. So I really have no excuse for not using them while posting, but it is just that I am usually too lazy to go over, get them, and then find the passage in which I'm searching for I usually reference the Internet instead because it's easier __________________ Wanted - Wonderfully witty quote that consists of pure brilliance

08-24-2004, 06:44 AM	#7
yavanna II Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: in my own little world Posts: 142	Once I sit at the comp chair, it'll take hours before I part withit. Except when I'm hungry, or nature's calling. As for my books..... welll.... I use the net on our Comp Labs during Recess at school. At home my bookcase is way too high for me to reach without exerting much effort (see how lazy I am...) Those are the major reasons. THe minor reasons: Once in a blue moon a friend borrows those My dad hides them, then says" Consuelo if you don't study your chemistry I'll never buy you a novel again" As for the hiding, I always know where he hides them. But then again, I musn't get caught while stealing my babies back.