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Post by LadyRiona on Dec 26, 2007 16:03:49 GMT -5
Very lovely, Neb. The layers look nice, especially the overlay that makes it look kind of veiled.
When I saw the trailers for the movie, I thought the main character (I've never seen the movie so forgive me. e.e) was beautiful. I think it's her eyes.
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Post by Meluivan Indil on Dec 26, 2007 16:08:46 GMT -5
I actually buy alot of used books. As a matter of fact, unless it's something that is a collector's item or I just can't find it except in new, all my books are pretty much used. I mean, I look at it this way: There is absolutely nothing wrong with a used book. It should be read and as many times as possible by as many people as it can in it's life. That is a good life for a book. And if I have read a book enough times that I think I'll never read it again I pass it on to someone else to read. Books were meant to be read, not just shoved away on a shelf somewhere.
That's why I love our local bookstore so much. They do the trade a book thing. You bring in your old books and basically trade two for one. It's a decent sized store and has a good selection too, plus new books and books by local authors and other stuff. Incense, trading cards, comic books, movies, cds, just about everything you can think of. My dream store, basically.
M.
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Post by neb92 on Dec 26, 2007 16:15:42 GMT -5
Thanks! Her name is Sayuri, and her eyes are beautiful @.@ I'm not sure if they are her natural color or if they're digitally recreated, but still. Pretty lol.
I love the book stores like that, but we don't have any around here. They're either Christian Bookstores that I will never set foot into, (if I want to read a Christian book, I buy em on the cheap on Amazon lol) and commercial bookstores where everything is overpriced. I think the best chance I have of finding one is in Mobile, and that's about 45 minutes away and I don't have a car.
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Post by LadyRiona on Dec 27, 2007 19:51:05 GMT -5
I used to live near Mobile...like...O.o 15 years ago. Dang. This is continuing the rabbit trail, but my mom is a member of Paper Back Swap. It's cool. She has books posted and if someone wants it, they request it, then she mails it to them. When they get it, they hit the button on the site and my mom gets a credit to use to order a book from someone else. It's pretty sweet. That's how I got my James Dean book. But yes, books were created to be read. If they're carefully preserved enough, then they will last longer than two generations. And I wear gray contacts sometimes. I have brown eyes, but you can't tell when I have the gray in. They're sweet, so she could have been wearing blue contacts. If I had a pick of up close, I could tell you about hers.
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Post by neb92 on Dec 27, 2007 21:00:41 GMT -5
Yeah, color changing contacts are cool. I'd get them but I like my eyes lol.
And I agree with books. Although I only get used if they are in at least "acceptable" condition on Amazon, not worth it otherwise. They fall apart really easy if you do.
I love buying books on Amazon though, I got the first few books of one of my favorite series for about ten cents over all. It was awesome ^.^ lol
Neb
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Post by LadyRiona on Dec 28, 2007 1:34:20 GMT -5
I'm particularly anal about the condition of books....if I buy them new, they must stay that way for as long as possible. I do everything I can to keep creases out of the spine, I don't dog-ear pages, sometimes I don't use bookmarks, and I'm extremely choosy about who I lend books to. Things like that. If I buy them used and the spine is already creased, that's okay...let's just say, if the book isn't already in good condition, I'm not so anal. I still don't dog-ear pages, no matter what...
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Post by neb92 on Dec 28, 2007 13:52:48 GMT -5
lol, you might not want to lend me your books then. I dog ear library books.
I try not to dog ear books, but sometimes it's just easier. *shrug* Depends on if I have a bookmark or not, although I think dog earing books is better than leaving them open so that the spine will crease. Creased spines are one of my pet peeves lol.
Neb
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