tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687975489922145220.post2673110789187853254..comments2023-08-10T04:03:44.387-04:00Comments on This Book and I Could Be Friends: YOU BLAZING BOOK-HATING IDIOTEileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11058705381647529328noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687975489922145220.post-36262756601855195892011-04-24T14:52:28.599-04:002011-04-24T14:52:28.599-04:00If my understanding is correct, the whole idea beh...If my understanding is correct, the whole idea behind removing the clutter is to break away from all distractions & concentrate on what you love, LOVE, the mad person strikes me merely as a hater. Also if libraries are bad for writers, why are they, in this time of library closures, some of the loudest supporters of the library system.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687975489922145220.post-73027420929514116282011-04-16T11:21:10.585-04:002011-04-16T11:21:10.585-04:00Yep. Electronics sure are prone to more disasters ...Yep. Electronics sure are prone to more disasters than really anything else in your daily life.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058705381647529328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687975489922145220.post-45058248214895568682011-04-14T23:38:50.339-04:002011-04-14T23:38:50.339-04:00Oh. My. God. She's a BOOK MURDERER! And wasn&#...Oh. My. God. She's a BOOK MURDERER! And wasn't there talk of you only keep things you love...meaning she doesn't love books?<br /><br />And my computer crashed twice tonight, which just adds a further level of irony to her technology is all you need argument.<br /><br />I think asshat is a good adjective for Anne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687975489922145220.post-53694525056731399972011-04-14T19:28:59.893-04:002011-04-14T19:28:59.893-04:00Emily: I see the Unclutterer blog as simply offeri...Emily: I see the Unclutterer blog as simply offering suggestions and inspiration but I do think they go too far at times. Like, we should consider getting rid of the dresser? A lot of the rooms they showcase are just barren and sterile. (To be fair, that look appears a lot on Apartment Therapy too.) And then many of the commentators get so judgmental and minimalist-than-thou it's ridiculous. There was one person awhile back (maybe it was Anne!) who said that no true Unclutterer would have a TV. I don't have one either but I don't think that makes me better than someone who has both a TV and a giant but well-organized and much-loved CD collection. Uncluttering is supposed to be about what works for <i>you</i>. <br /><br />Caitlin: Great point! The more we digitize the more we put ourselves at the mercy of someone else's whims. And I like that image of the library surviving the collapse of civilization. Sounds like a great set-up for a post-apocalyptic novel. Maybe something inspired by the survival of Classical learning in monasteries after the fall of Rome. Of course, digital media doesn't stand a chance in such a scenario.<br /><br />Jill: Ha! <br /><br />PWB: We don't do that here in the US, unfortunately, but it's a great idea. Personally, I believe in supporting authors as much as I can too and for that reason I do try to buy my books, but that's just not practical for everyone.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058705381647529328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687975489922145220.post-16463337885788296282011-04-14T13:40:05.222-04:002011-04-14T13:40:05.222-04:00Gah! Poor books.
And about that library comment, ...Gah! Poor books.<br /><br />And about that library comment, in the UK at least, authors get royalties from library borrowing plus they love the word of mouth marketing that readers give no matter how they got the book.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377404526123600035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687975489922145220.post-23189228601905942832011-04-14T09:56:35.088-04:002011-04-14T09:56:35.088-04:00Wow, unbelievable! I like Emily's suggestion.....Wow, unbelievable! I like Emily's suggestion...rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687975489922145220.post-28915735767967454942011-04-14T00:26:07.679-04:002011-04-14T00:26:07.679-04:00People are idiots. I've been involved with co...People are idiots. I've been involved with computers and the Internet in some form or fashion since the late eighties and if there's one thing I know for sure it's that things disappear from computers plus people can reach out and disappear things from computers and digital devices. I hate to go all 1984 on people, but let's not forget how much control Amazon has over the books it releases on Kindle - it collects information about its readers and it can pull entire books or sections back if it decides to do so.<br /><br />Lastly, come the apocalypse all that technology probably isn't going to get you much of anywhere. I just pray enough libraries survive that I can go dig through the rubble for books on farming so we can all eat. Yeesh.<br /><br />P.S. As a librarian's daughter I hereby urge everyone to use the library - it's a glorious and amazing institution and we're very lucky to have access.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374987261333318644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687975489922145220.post-52812446356190208312011-04-14T00:22:53.300-04:002011-04-14T00:22:53.300-04:00Anne's Thoreau-esque uncluttering machisma (an...Anne's Thoreau-esque uncluttering machisma (anyone who doesn't <a href="http://www.eveningallafternoon.com/2010/04/essay-mondays-thoreau.html" rel="nofollow">go walking</a> the same way he goes walking isn't doing it right) is a big reason I often find that site depressing, even though I am in complete agreement with their basic premise. Yes, I want to find ways to make the most of my limited urban space, and decrease clutter. No, I am NOT interested in destroying or disposing of my most valued possessions just because a certain subset of other people don't understand the appeal. I don't want to unclutter my house until I'm living in some kind of wired concrete bunker. It's all about BALANCE, people. A difficult concept for many, it seems. <br /><br />Maybe someone should offer to "unclutter" Anne's life by slicing up her pets and family members and feeding them through a food processor. Then they wouldn't be taking up all that inconvenient space. You know, dirtying the kitchen, smelling up the bathroom. Her existence could be completely hermetically sealed!Emilyhttp://www.eveningallafternoon.comnoreply@blogger.com