August 18th, 2009
I hate lending my books out because usually I don’t get them back, but sometimes I really want someone to read something because I just know they’d love it and sometimes I have a hard time saying no. But I just read someone’s offhand comment on their blog that they don’t lend books because they never get them back and… boom! A light went on! I could do that!
So you are all on notice: I’m not lending my books out any more.
I should also add that I never borrow books and in case I suddenly lose my mind and ask to borrow one of yours you should say no because I will destroy your book. I will read it in the tub and get smudgy, tomato sauce fingerprints on it and I will rip out the rearmost pages for grocery lists. I will let it warp in the sun and I will sit on it and I will underline the best parts and write crib notes with page citations in the flyleaf.
So there is now a strict no-sharing policy, yes? We agree? Good.
This may be a provocative or controversial comment, but if we had entered a prenuptial agreement, it would have (in retrospect) chiefly centered on the care and treatment of books.
For starters, bathtub reading? Verboten!!!
I don’t blame you… we’ve only been trying to get that Masks book back to you for 18 months!
BTW… does the plan for the 29th work… otherwise I will mail as per your suggestion.
The 29th I am going to a wedding shower in Surrey. It was a good suggestion but maybe we could do the mailing instead? Sorry to make it more complicated! Thanks for getting my baby back home again.
No worries… I’ll get it in the mail ASAP.
Thanks Jay.