Minus 15, plus 3
Nov. 25th, 2023 12:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sniffnoySo, we're now at 234 books on the giveaway shelves, down by 12 from 246. The lowest shelf on the medium bookcase is now clear (aside from "You Are Being Lied To", which fits nowhere else); indeed all of the lowest-visibility shelves are clear, so it's time to start switching from clearing shelves to unpacking shelves.
Basically, my second cousin Jeff heard about the bookshelves, and so I sent him pictures of what we have. He didn't want anything, apparently -- but his brother Matt did, asking for 15 particular books. (Well, 14 particular books, one of which is two volumes. Whenever I say "books", I'm counting physical volumes, not logical books.)
So, today, at the big post-Thanksgiving family gathering, I brought him the books he asked for! While there, Jeff asked, what about the books I asked for? And I was like, but you didn't ask for any? Uh, turns out he had and I missed it, oops. Well, fortunately Jeff lives much closer than Matt! So he can get them some other time, assuming someone else hasn't taken them first.
So that's the minus 15. The plus three is that I was looking at my roommate Geoff's bookcase and noticed three books that looked like they probably belonged on the giveaway shelves rather than his; and asking him confirmed it. Oops. So, that's three more books to give away...
If we can get rid of 8 or 9 more, then all the shelves will be unpacked and we won't need to worry about that anymore. :) (Although I could instead start clearing the topmost shelf... nah.)
Meanwhile, Andreas Weiermann and I finally got a report back on our paper that had been stuck in review for years! They want a lot of changes, but they sure seem to like the result and method, so! Now I have to actually do those... (well, or do most of it and get Andreas to do the rest).
-Harry
Basically, my second cousin Jeff heard about the bookshelves, and so I sent him pictures of what we have. He didn't want anything, apparently -- but his brother Matt did, asking for 15 particular books. (Well, 14 particular books, one of which is two volumes. Whenever I say "books", I'm counting physical volumes, not logical books.)
So, today, at the big post-Thanksgiving family gathering, I brought him the books he asked for! While there, Jeff asked, what about the books I asked for? And I was like, but you didn't ask for any? Uh, turns out he had and I missed it, oops. Well, fortunately Jeff lives much closer than Matt! So he can get them some other time, assuming someone else hasn't taken them first.
So that's the minus 15. The plus three is that I was looking at my roommate Geoff's bookcase and noticed three books that looked like they probably belonged on the giveaway shelves rather than his; and asking him confirmed it. Oops. So, that's three more books to give away...
If we can get rid of 8 or 9 more, then all the shelves will be unpacked and we won't need to worry about that anymore. :) (Although I could instead start clearing the topmost shelf... nah.)
Meanwhile, Andreas Weiermann and I finally got a report back on our paper that had been stuck in review for years! They want a lot of changes, but they sure seem to like the result and method, so! Now I have to actually do those... (well, or do most of it and get Andreas to do the rest).
-Harry
