Into every life a little snow must fall

[shunn]

What a hectic day yesterday was! After most of a frantic morning at the office, I sneaked out to spend an extended lunch hour watching the new independent supernatural thriller First Snow, after which I rushed back to the office to crank out a quick same-day review for SciFi.com, then stayed late at the office working frantically to try to make up for some of the chaos my absence had caused.

At home that night, even with a nice glass of Lagavulin in hand, watching Borat on DVD did little to relax me. Call me not a fan.

This morning Laura and I hauled two rolling suitcases full of books from Queens to the Strand in Manhattan. Nice little payday, and not one of our books was rejected. Laura has really figured out what books they'll take and which ones they won't—which is nice, because the Strand used-book counter I remember from my early days in the city is one characterized by sneering and snobbishness. I like this morning's Strand much better.

Comments

[douglascohen.livejournal.com]

I worked at the Strand for two years. Never sell anything to Fred, the old gentleman that's bald and has glasses. He's the owner of the store (although he might be retired by now), and is the cheapest one of them all. He'll give you the worst prices for your books every time.

[shunn.livejournal.com]

Good to know!

[curmudgeon.livejournal.com]

Oh how well I remember the pre-move deaccessioning of books. I sold two largish cartons, not an easy task for someone who believes a house without books is not a home. How many more are you getting rid of? Any I might want?

[shunn.livejournal.com]

There might well be! I should put together a list and let you look it over, because we plan on two or three more trips to the Strand before your visit.

[readwrite.livejournal.com]

I was kinda disappointed by Borat as well. It certainly had its funny moments, but, well...It's not just that it didn't live up to the hype; it's that the marketing campaign and publicity were actually better than the film itself.

[shunn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there were funny bits, but overall I thought it was a pretty standard-issue dumb comedy. Nothing very revolutionary about it.