View From The Porch: Livin' in a geeksta's paradise...

Friday, August 24, 2007

Livin' in a geeksta's paradise...

Since we were talking about books, a view of a slice of VFTP Command Central:

16 comments:

The Duck said...: I know the feeling, just got two orders from Amazon, & have some on order for training.
But everytime I say enough , I find something else that I need to read.; 10:06 AM, August 24, 2007
Anonymous said...: Hmm. Breakfree, Hoppes, bloomer pateches, Kroil. Very nice. Oh yeah, nice library, too ;).; 11:01 AM, August 24, 2007
Anonymous said...: Oops. Should have hit larger view first. Not Kroil, Goex powder; 11:07 AM, August 24, 2007
Canthros said...: It's really the Renegade Legion box that gives you away for a geek.; 11:24 AM, August 24, 2007
Carteach said...: last time we moved.... 1.5 truckloads of books.

Someone once said we should get rid of some...... can't recall his name. I never spoke to him again.; 11:39 AM, August 24, 2007
The Armed Canadian said...: You're a Renegade Legion fan!!!! (The copy of Centurion on the bookshelf along with the vehicle guides).

I own all of it save for a couple books.

That's geek.; 12:52 PM, August 24, 2007
daddyquatro said...: Three words that are the light of my life and the bane of my existence.
Half Price Books.; 1:55 PM, August 24, 2007
Zendo Deb said...: James Burke! I loved that when it was on PBS, and I know I read the book, but it doesn't stick in my mind.

And Tammy Bruce..... you would be surprised at how many people don't even know who she is.; 3:46 PM, August 24, 2007
PresterSean said...: ZOMG! I'm always looking for someone to play Centurion with me! Not only do I have the books, I have all the metal miniature tanks....; 5:11 PM, August 24, 2007
Anonymous said...: After looking at the photo and reading others' comments, two thoughts spring to mind:

Honey, have you seen my submachinegun?

and to paraphrase George Patton,

Tiny tanks, God help me I do love 'em so.; 6:13 PM, August 24, 2007
BobG said...: I turned a downstairs bedroom into a library, with shelves on all the walls. Still ran out of room.; 9:10 PM, August 24, 2007
PresterSean said...: Is that a Star Trek model of some Klingon ship I see behind the can of black powder?; 10:02 PM, August 24, 2007
Anonymous said...: We couldn't have afforded our book collection if we'd bought them at Half Price Books. The Friends of the Library store and small-town thrift shops are our haunts.; 10:35 PM, August 24, 2007
Cybrludite said...: I still need to rebuild my library. Probably will have to wait until I move out of this third-world hellhole. Moving is much easier when there isn't boxes upon boxes of books.; 6:51 AM, August 25, 2007
Anonymous said...: Ah, bibliomania. I know it well.

Speaking as a satisfied customer, I'd say you should check out www.librarything.com, as it's the neatest thing ever.

James; 10:18 AM, August 25, 2007
Billy Beck said...: I shot a photo like that a while back for someone in e-mail.

http://www.two--four.net/Closet/Bookshelf.jpg

I don't remember what Coulter was doing on that second shelf, but I must have had a momentary reason for it in the general flail of that particular case. (You're only seeing a bit less than half of it.)

I really need a peon who'll work for nothing-per-hour.; 10:52 PM, August 25, 2007