They say it's your birthday

Thirty-eight years ago today, during an unusally hot May, my mother gave birth to her first child, 2 months earlier than expected.

I came into the world at 4 pounds even; (the hospital mis-weighed me and didn't put me in an incubator, and as my grandmother was gazing upon me for the first time, saw me turning blue from lack of oxygen.) Fortunately (and obviously) the nurses got right on that, and I was okay.

1. Total number of books owned:
Hmmm…let me count. One…two…many…lots. Honestly, I don’t know. I think I’m afraid to count. I’m going to guess around 300 or so.

Anyway...meme from slammerkinbabe

2. The last book I bought:
I think it was Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde. A Thursday Next novel. It was pretty good. My biggest complaint about those books is the way he jumps into the world and expects you to keep up with it. I’m not good at that. It’s the same problem I have with the “His Dark Materials” stories. It took me the first few chapters to understand it was supposed to be some alternate England. I prefer the books that have a main character who is unfamiliar with the world so the author can explain it to me.

3. The last book I read:
I’ve been re-reading lately, so the last book I read was Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett

4. 5 books that mean a lot to me:

I’m deliberately going to avoid Terry Pratchett references here. He’s pretty much a given.

( my five books )

5. Tag 5 people and have them fill this out on their LJs:

bikerchic37
zakkati
aurictech
cactus_wren
chaosdancer

They say it's your birthday

Thirty-eight years ago today, during an unusally hot May, my mother gave birth to her first child, 2 months earlier than expected.

I came into the world at 4 pounds even; (the hospital mis-weighed me and didn't put me in an incubator, and as my grandmother was gazing upon me for the first time, saw me turning blue from lack of oxygen.) Fortunately (and obviously) the nurses got right on that, and I was okay.

1. Total number of books owned:
Hmmm…let me count. One…two…many…lots. Honestly, I don’t know. I think I’m afraid to count. I’m going to guess around 300 or so.

Anyway...meme from slammerkinbabe

2. The last book I bought:
I think it was Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde. A Thursday Next novel. It was pretty good. My biggest complaint about those books is the way he jumps into the world and expects you to keep up with it. I’m not good at that. It’s the same problem I have with the “His Dark Materials” stories. It took me the first few chapters to understand it was supposed to be some alternate England. I prefer the books that have a main character who is unfamiliar with the world so the author can explain it to me.

3. The last book I read:
I’ve been re-reading lately, so the last book I read was Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett

4. 5 books that mean a lot to me:

I’m deliberately going to avoid Terry Pratchett references here. He’s pretty much a given.

( my five books )

5. Tag 5 people and have them fill this out on their LJs:

bikerchic37
zakkati
aurictech
cactus_wren
chaosdancer

An observation...

My MP3 player is just so very cool and awesome. It is so tiny, and you can change the songs around, and it is just nifty, I can tell you. It doesn't hold nearly as many songs as an iPod, just about 15-20 songs reallly, but who cares! Look - I remeber being excited when I got a Sony Walkman, and this is just fun. No bulky tapes to lug around, just a lovely mix of songs to suit any occaision. Hurrah.

An observation...

My MP3 player is just so very cool and awesome. It is so tiny, and you can change the songs around, and it is just nifty, I can tell you. It doesn't hold nearly as many songs as an iPod, just about 15-20 songs reallly, but who cares! Look - I remeber being excited when I got a Sony Walkman, and this is just fun. No bulky tapes to lug around, just a lovely mix of songs to suit any occaision. Hurrah.