"you might pick them up to look at once in a while"

[slemslempike]

I suppose it serves me right for reading "top tips" on home decoration, but really.

Books
A room lined in books can be a delight. Stick to hardbacks, or neat vintage paperback collections. Your selection should reflect your passions, so much so that you might pick them up to look at once in a while. Books arranged according to spine colour look close to obsessive - instead stack them horizontally in diminishing sizes, especially on a large square coffee table.

I hate whoever wrote this. "you might pick them up to look at once in a while". Imagine!

I am going to see The Audience tonight, I mustn't forget to go. I keep thinking it's Wednesday, which it isn't. (It's Thursday.) I am looking forward to it, but a bit worried that you might need to know more twentieth century British history than I do to really understand everything. (I say that like I have more knowledge of other periods. I don't.)

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[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

One of the things I really like about my flat is that the spare/book room doesn't get direct sunlight, and the positioning of the window means that two long walls aren't in daylight at all. This is a little dark, but much better for the books!