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Dec 15, 2007 3:05:14 GMT -5
Post by bats on Dec 15, 2007 3:05:14 GMT -5
Thank you Misaki.
Books rule.
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Dec 15, 2007 6:44:16 GMT -5
Post by alba on Dec 15, 2007 6:44:16 GMT -5
Trey: the Golden Compass is His Dark Materials trilogy. I used to love that trilogy, and still do love the first two books, but I tried to read the Amber Spyglass recently and couldn't get into it.
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Dec 15, 2007 11:23:21 GMT -5
Post by misaki on Dec 15, 2007 11:23:21 GMT -5
I can't get enough books, and though usually I am found reading a new book, I often revert back to old books that I can't get enough of. On the other hand, I read so much that I would spend all of my paycheck on books if I could, and I can't. So I just borrow books from friends or ask for them as gifts. I also buy them at garage sales or at the hand-me-down store in the library. Used books are always more loved anyways. <3 But I do love the fact that I have lots of friends who read things I don't. So they get me into series' and I borrow their books and add them to my list of books I will eventually own. I'm exactly the same way. I almost never buy new books; even if I have a gift card to Barnes and Nobles, I'll check out their used section first because why spend $10 on a book when you can get it for $3? The last time I went home, I visited all the used book stores in Montpelier and came home with a stack of books two feet high. I'm really picky about books, though. I'd much rather reread a beloved old book than try a new one. ^^;;
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Dec 15, 2007 12:57:24 GMT -5
Post by alba on Dec 15, 2007 12:57:24 GMT -5
I have beloved books that I will buy, but beyond that I tend to get them out of the library (at home, at least, because my mum works at the library so it's so easy to get a hold of them) because I'm cheap.
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Dec 15, 2007 13:36:58 GMT -5
Post by misaki on Dec 15, 2007 13:36:58 GMT -5
Haha, I am a librarian.
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Dec 15, 2007 17:49:20 GMT -5
Post by bubbles on Dec 15, 2007 17:49:20 GMT -5
I'm a full-time student, part time art store cashier. I study graphic design (think of it as an art major with possibilities for a future), and I already take small graphic design jobs from time to time. Just business cards and boring shit like that for now. Might have a go at being a professional illustrator someday too, on the side.
My dream would be of having my own graphic design studio, with me at the art direction. It'd also be a cafe and an ice cream bar open all year long.
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Dec 15, 2007 19:17:45 GMT -5
Post by misaki on Dec 15, 2007 19:17:45 GMT -5
I'll be your baker and make tasty things, if you'd like. I always wanted to have sort of a used bookstore/cafe type of deal. Something casual. I was the baker in a cafe and I quite liked the atmosphere (though not my boss ). I was thinking the other day that America needs some gelato parlors, too, after seeing one on every street in Italy (they seemed like the Starbucks of Rome or something).
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Dec 15, 2007 19:54:13 GMT -5
Post by Clover on Dec 15, 2007 19:54:13 GMT -5
There's actually something like that, Misaki, on my campus. The vegetarian/ecofriendly cafe on campusis set in the basement of one of the hundred-year-old buildings on campus, and its all done up like a cafe. and you order your food, move to one of the tables, and hunker down. And there's a fireplace, and all these gorgeous, fluffy plush chairs to snuggle up in, and throws, and footstools, and its always nice and warm and toasty--and there's a huge rack of donated books people can read. Everything from SUPREMELY trashy romance novels (dog-eared and well-loved), to old quantum physics textbooks (dog-eared and ABUSED). It's really grand. And the food is like... joy. Seriously. And mmm, Misaki. Being a chef is badass indeed. You guys operate under the craziest pressure EVER. I wouldn't be able to do it. and that's saying something. Pffft, Aindel, like we need a reason to get our drunk on. Tch. But yeah. I'll message you when I fail my first polisci exam *wince*
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Dec 15, 2007 20:22:44 GMT -5
Post by Aindel on Dec 15, 2007 20:22:44 GMT -5
I've always wanted a cafe/bookshop, too. I'm glad I'm not the only one out there. Clover, I think we need to visit that place at some point. Sounds like the kind of place I would love.
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Dec 15, 2007 20:32:08 GMT -5
Post by misaki on Dec 15, 2007 20:32:08 GMT -5
Let's start one together! Clover: Oh man, that place sounds awesome! I wanna go! ;o; Oh yeah...I guess I do have a high-pressure job. Being a pastry chef is a bit different than being a chef, because culinary is more on the spot work, having to cook things on order, whereas pastry everything can usually be done in advance, except for plate presentation.
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Dec 15, 2007 22:36:22 GMT -5
Post by bubbles on Dec 15, 2007 22:36:22 GMT -5
I thought I'd have it easy taking up a job in an artistic field, but it's more pressure than I thought. ;______;
Apparently, you can't find a job without pressure anymore. D;
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Dec 16, 2007 3:31:22 GMT -5
Post by Trey on Dec 16, 2007 3:31:22 GMT -5
OMG I'm going to live in the loft above the store and sit down stairs at a table reading books all day.
And yeah, we have a gelato place in my city. Gelato and crepes!
No worries Bubbles, I'm sure everyone would be like 'omg it's Bubbles, I MUST have him on my graphic design team!' and they'll all fight for you.
The end. ^_^
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Dec 16, 2007 5:00:25 GMT -5
Post by bats on Dec 16, 2007 5:00:25 GMT -5
I can see that happening.
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Dec 16, 2007 13:15:57 GMT -5
Post by Aindel on Dec 16, 2007 13:15:57 GMT -5
I would do it. If I ever become a company's Production Manager, I'll hire you to do our posters, Bubbles.
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Dec 16, 2007 13:17:07 GMT -5
Post by misaki on Dec 16, 2007 13:17:07 GMT -5
Being a librarian is a pretty low-stress job. Some days, I'd come in and they wouldn't have any books for me to cover or anything, and it'd be like a Wednesday afternoon when no one would come in, and so I'd just sit at the childrens' desk and play on the computer.
Everyone was shocked when I said I was going to culinary school; they all thought that I'd be a librarian (which, admittedly, the thought of had crossed my mind).
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