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Earlier today I knew what I wanted to write about on my blog, but for now, it has escaped me.

Brad was on a business trip the other night, and I decided that it would be great to put together a bookshelf. I've been wanting another bookshelf for quite a while, but we never seem to find time to get one. I finally decided that I would just do it since I had time. Since I'm pretty new to the whole furniture building thing, I thought it best to use an electric drill on the screws. You know, to make sure they were nice and tight. The bookshelf I purchased is one of those particle-board cheapies from Target. Apparently, it is quite easy to strip the screws on particle-board...especially if you're using an electric drill. Anyways, the bookshelf was put together, but it wasn't very stable. Last night, I decided to move it from where I put it together to it's new location in the corner. Wrong. As I was sliding it across the floor, the bookshelf started leaning. (The new cheapies are made from four vertical boards versus the old ones that were more stable with only two vertical boards.) It ended up breaking at the joint that connected the two vertical boards on the left side. Thankfully, I still have a 1/2 bookshelf since I removed the "top" part from the "bottom" shelves. It's working out great and doesn't block any light from hitting my desk! Yes!

I want to organize my books on an Excel spreadsheet so that I can easily see what is in my library. Of course, I'll mark the books I haven't read yet in an effort to keep myself from purchasing new books at a faster rate than I read the books I already have. I go in spurts it seems. I didn't buy a new book for about a year, and then all of a sudden, I just started grabbing all the books I've been contemplating buying (about five of them). It'll probably last about another week, and then I won't buy any more books for another year. It's just one of those things I'm obsessed with...pens, books, and sewing material. It used to be pens, books, and lipsticks. At least everything will get used at some point. Yes, I'm sure someone out there is saying that I should go to the library (if my Dad knew about this blog that is exactly what he would say), but I like to write comments in the margins and underline meaningful quotes. You can't do that with public library books. I like to interact with my books not just read them. :o)