annundriel | Someday I'll go... (Reply)

Think no cost too much in purchasing rare books; next to that of acquiring good
friends I look upon this purchase; but buy them not to lay by or to grace your library,
with the name of such a manuscript, or by such a singular piece, but read, revolve him,
and lay him up in your memory where he will be far the better ornament. Read seriously
whatever is before you, and reduce and digest it to practice and observation, otherwise
it will be Sisyphus's labor to be always revolving sheets and books at every new occu-
rence which will require the oracle of your reading. Trust not to memory, but put all
remarkable things you shall meet with in your books sub salva custodia [under the
sound care] of pen and ink, but so alter the property by your own scholia and annotations
on it, that your memory may speedily recur to the place it was committed to.
-The Earl of Argyle (1661)

Just some random things:

-This season of Angel has been determined to whoop my ass since "You're Welcome". "A Hole in the World" and "Shells" just completely broke me. Illyria is just way too cool. Amy and Alexis are awesome.

-I finished reading The Time Traveler's Wife yesterday. V. good. Started Candide.

-You have not lived until you have heard Billy Boyd sing "Hit Me Baby One More Time".

-Colin Firth hosted SNL. Hah.

-I totally hooked Olive on Mansfield Park. Go me. And got someone else to read Neverwhere. My board now proudly proclaims: "Mary has the best taste in foreign film!" It was "men", but I wouldn't allow her to leave that up there.

-Registration was at the two weeks ago. It took me about 10 minutes.

I have class in half-an-hour. I'm going to stop in at Starbucks first.