Books!

I'm generally pleased with the book access available to us down here in Maryland. My first visit to the local Borders came within a day of my arrival, and I found it very good indeed; I hadn't checked out the local B&N until yesterday, but when I did I discovered that it spiffs nicely as well.

And, of course, our local library is stunning, with a great selection, easy access to interlibrary loans, and an excellent online catalog for account management. I stopped there today, and added the following to the dozen books I've already got checked out:

Rats and Gargoyles, by Mary Gentle
The Urth of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
Nightside the Long Sun, also by Wolfe
Across the Universe: the DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore

The last of those is only one example of the impressive selection of graphic novels that are available to me, for free. God, I love my library!

(OK, at this point I feel that I'm begging the universe to send some bullies to beat me up for my lunch money. Time to wrap this up.)

Honestly, once I can find a decent used bookstore down here, I'll be utterly content, book-wise. (Well, that and an FLGS beyond the crappy WotC store in the mall, though the Border's RPG section is noteworthy: beyond a ton of varied WW and d20 stuff, it also has things like Children of the Sun). I must admit that Autumn Leaves spoiled me, so I'll ask a lot of any used bookstore I do find.

In any case: books good, bullies bad. G'night folks, I'll be here all week!

TONIGHT'S BAD MOJO TARGET:

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(N.B.: Anyone asking if there are any other kind will get kicked in the junk. ;-) )