I've made some calculations in my life... In order for me to finish the unread books that I have before I die, I have sworn to only buy a new book after I've read two others. Mostly, I've been adhering to it.
And yes, I'm reading five books right now- I bring at least three everywhere. That does not include thumbing through Powers, and gradually getting to know it and other 4e GURPS books, nor the comics on DVD I posted about earlier. An aside: Get this, in a 1967 issue of X-Men, there's this full page ad for a product called "Wate-On" featuring a Hollywood model in bikini with the amazing claim of "Never Be Skinny Again! Gain Weight Quickly and Safely!" Cracked me up more than the comic did! How times change. I think you could write up a bookworm disadvantage-- somewhere on the order of -5cps. Must stop and look at book displays. Cannot resist Bargain Books sections. Must browse libraries if passes by. Buys books on [fill in other quirks as subject] on failed will roll. Encumbrance penalties from books. Treats books like Gollum treated Precious. Always reading. All sorts. Another aside: Emmitt Smith-- Dancing With the Starts Champion. I'm not sure whether to be happy or horrified (I like Emmitt). I think I'll re-read Revelations first, just in case. -vk -- "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." --Marcel Proust "We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny, but what we put into it is ours." --Dag Hammersjold "When the rate of change outside an organization exceeds the rate of change inside it, then it is not a matter of if, but when that organization will fail." --Jack Welch -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "JL Hatlen Linnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 11/15/06, DataPacRat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 15/11/06, Silent Service <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I used to keep a novel in my jacket pocket, a couple or a few in my > > backpack, and my main contribution to my home's decor tends to be > > stacks of books next to where I sit. > .... > > So I was thinking "How could this be more than a quirk?" Then I took > a glance at my walls, and thought ... should this flaw include some > sort of compulsive purchasing habits? > _______________________________________________ > GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> > http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
