Used books = more books :)

So Grant has put a condition on my book-buying habits: from now on, unless I can come up with a good justification, I am relegated to buying books from used-book stores. I'm a bit neurotic about the books that I own-I freely admit this. I rarely loan my books out, I can't stand books with bent spines, I abhor bent corners, and I can only tolerate my own writing in the text. Buying a used book means that I have to accept that it most of the time, it will be in less-than-perfect condition. However, faced with the choice of 1) not getting any more books or 2) buying the books used, I will choose the latter. Plus, I'm quickly beginning to see that you can get MORE books for the same price of a NEW book. Hmmm. There could be benefits to this. :) I've been going back and forth between BN.com and Amazon.com to look at various used book sellers and thus far, have been happy with the results. This could all go out the window the first time I get a book in the mail that doesn't live up to its description, but I'll keep my fingers crossed. :)

What kind of reader are you?

I got this from my friend Emily's blog & loved it!! Thanks, Em!

What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Dedicated Reader You are always trying to find the time to get back to your book. You are convinced that the world would be a much better place if only everyone read more.
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Non-Reader
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Wow! It's been a while!

I can't believe that it's been since July that I last posted. There's been so much going on! I'm currently on my Emergency Psychiatry rotation and everyday is pretty much another call day. We respond to emergencies in the NMCP ER, as well as every civilian ER in the area, and for all branches of the military. The other night when I was on call though, I think I might have set a record. I had a consult come in from AFRICA! Good night!! At first when the corpsman called, I thought it was a joke, but nope. Seriously a call from a deployed doc in Africa who needed help with a psych patient. Too funny. Anyway, I think it'd be hopeless to update on everything else that's been going on, so I'll try to do a rundown of the top 5 things.
1) My mom and Keelie each came down and were able to visit for a week. Mom in August and Keel in September. It was so great to have visitors!! Grant and I feel so isolated down here and we miss Ohio so much, it was nice to have company!
2) I have gotten quite a few great books - my piles are almost getting to be too much. Almost. List to follow in upcoming post.
3) I got my hair cut! It's been long for forever in order for me to put in a bun every day for work, but I couldn't take it any longer. I got it chopped about chin-length and absolutely love it! No more East German look, and the best thing is that when I leave the hospital and go to the store at the end of the day, no one knows I'm active duty out of uniform! I love it!
4) Grant and I had our third wedding anniversary! Three years seem to have flown by - I can't imagine what life would be like without him. He definitely is the reason that I haven't gone crazy over this past year! :)
5) I reread (k, actuall listened to...) Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Pride & Prejudice and Rebecca! I had forgotten just how much I loved the first three. Of course, Rebecca is my all-time favorite, so no forgetting there. Oh! And I saw I Becoming Jane - I loved it, but was so torn. I thought for sure that in the movie Jane would have a chance at everlasting love. I know it's not true to life, but come on! I hate wrong endings! It's the whole reason that I read the end of every book I read first! If it ends wrong, I don't read it. K, with the exception of the Harry Potter novels. I have absolutely not read the end of those yet. I am 2 behind in that series. Sometimes I feel that I will never be able to read all the books in my "to read" notebook!

Alrighty, that's it for now. I have quite a few ideas of things I want to write about, but I will save it for later. It feels good to be blogging again!