a productive and satisfying evening

i've rearranged my bookshelves! whew!

i haven't done a major culling of my bookshelves since i moved into my apartment, two and a half years ago -- i didn't need to; they were so big and spacious and empty!


well, it didn't take long to fill them up, and to end up piling things sideways and doubleshelving them.

So - tonight, as penance for not going to the gym, i finally cleared some of the stuff out!

i put all the mass market paperback mysteries on the 2nd to top shelf of the bookshelf, and stacked them sideways. didn't touch the fantasies, except the ones that were on that shelf already, which i weeded thoroughly - since if they were up there, i probably didn't read them much anyways! scanned some (but not all) of the new books on my delicious library program -- i should have put more, but i got distracted and seriously dusty!
i sorted more so that authors stuck with authors, some friends with friends, and some themes with themes (at least in hardcovers), and that at least some more of the books i haven't read got into my plain sight and visible space, and put most of the poetry up top where it's visible but not front and center.

and then i went ahead and posted 37 books on paperback swap!

then i got to that point ... and realized i hadn't put any of the new books into the shelves yet. oops.

but i pulled some more books out, and then made some more room! GO ME.

I call that an entirely satisfying evening... if seriously geeky.