Monday, August 08, 2011

giraffes and bookshelves






I've been editing all weekend, and of course would get distracted by the wonders of the internet. Somehow (I think maybe via Facebook) I stumbled on this website, HappyPlace, and may have wasted an hour or so laughing. I take that back: laughing is never a waste of time. This is a little off topic, so I'll share one of the best posts, having to do with children.

"Unintentionally offensive test answers from young children."

Warning: much of the content is off-color. But this is my favorite one:

indeed.

These two posts about signs are hilarious as well.

Not that any of us need more time wasters, but hey, laughing is healthy.

In other news, I was admiring Laini Taylor's blog post about color-coded bookshelves, and it reminded me of an editor who in interviews always asks how the interviewee arranges his/her books. I suppose it comes from working at a bookstore, but I arrange mine by age range: picture books, Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Adult. And my adult books are further separated by nonfiction and fiction. Boring, huh?

How do you all organize your book collections?

4 comments:

Ashes said...

Thanks for the fun link! I was giggling like a maniac at the signs, especially. The "A Few Good Men" reference cracked me up-to-the-point-of-tears. And the tripping cat warning: COMEDY GOLD. Perfect way to start a Monday!

Anonymous said...

"SAND!"

Tricia said...

That post by Laini was eye candy for sure. I would love to organize my books that way, but I doubt I would ever find anything. My books are organized by poetry (which is alphabetical!), fiction, and nonfiction. The fiction is grouped by type--fantasy, mystery, classics, etc.
It may look out of order to anyone else, but I can find titles quickly.

Anna Alter said...

Those signs are hilarious! I organize my books by size, but I've been enjoying this recent trend of organizing them by color... maybe that will be next.