Ah, I am not alone...how obsessed is Lileks, really? Does he arrange his closet (and Gnats) by color and season?
I drive my fists into my temples. No! They have to be ordered by genre, author, and date!
But that looks so ugly. So rough. So . . . random and unplanned. Order them by height. Do it. Do it now.
Not being of hearty Lileks stuff, I caved...my books are not only arranged by height but color...tonal qualities carefully matched to the room decor. Really butt-ugly spines banished to the office where MishMash--the low lord of tech tomes-- reigns.
It looks so nissssssse.
Ever cut books in half,
literally, to make 'em fit
a narrow shelf?
Just wondering .... *G*
:)
Posted by: jaspar at May 9, 2003 11:50 AMUh...no...my bookshelves are adjustable. *G*
Posted by: feste at May 9, 2003 02:10 PMWhy yes, they are. *G*
We have a group of modular teak cabinet - book case combos...the bottom shelves are wide/deep...some have doors, some drawers...some open...they're floor to ceiling modules. It's a pain in the butt, but you can reconfig with a power driver and an allen wrench. We had them made years ago for a music room by a now defunct closet customizer.
Posted by: feste at May 10, 2003 08:31 PMMine are sorted by "where they would fit," as I have many more books than shelves or shelf space. It rankles me to an early end to know that, also. It does actually cross my mind from time to time: quarterly, at least. I always find the one for which I am searching when I am searching for it -- prior to; the end of the search; or the finding of the book. No one else can do this, however. It, therefore, makes me indispensible to my existence.
Posted by: Tiger at May 12, 2003 08:43 PM
I read "makes me indispensible to my existence"
while Pachelbel's Canon was blasting so loud
the computer table was throbbing. In this context,
what you have written really makes sense.
:)
Posted by: jaspar at May 17, 2003 05:00 PM