Dream Within

I got a call from the employment office lady today. She said that she had called to the library but she didn't yet know if I could get there or not. She said that there's these umm... things (I really don't know what they are in English xD) going on, anyway, the point is that if some of the library's workers gets fired, it means also no trainees there. :/ I don't quite understand why they can take trainee if they all can KEEP their jobs but not when someones goes. I don't know about this kind of things at all. xD Social studies lessons were boooring as you know...
  So, the lady asked me if I wanted to wait and know if I get there or not or think of another place right away. I answered that I'd like to get to the library if I just can, so she said that it should be clear in the end of the month or so and she told me to come meet her 3rd September (unless she calls me before that). I'm free for a couple of weeks then. xD Besides, that means I'm able to watch world championships athletics. ^^ They are held in Osaka this year! :D
  Hanne also told me today that the art teacher had asked about me and when she heard that I didn't go to any school yet she asked Hanne if I had a job. Hanne said no since she didn't know about me trying to get to the library and the teacher said she will keep me in mind if she needs assistant again sometime! ^^ Of course I can't do that if I go to work but it was nice to know anyway she would be willing to take me there again. :D Another thing Hanne told me: her biology/geography teacher (who was also my teacher) keeps calling her Katja. xD I'm remembered, lol.

Drawing is so fun, I was drawing a lot today. I should scan some new pics (like lovely pic of Hikaru and Miyuki, H. has cat ears/tail and M. bunny ears/tail. :D) but the scanner is a bitch as always and I should install the drivers again or something to get it scan. -__-
  But, I'm off to play Trickster. :D

More memes... very funny one, stolen from

kainoliero

For a change, book meme, stolen from

rosabel

Hardback, trade paperback or mass market paperback?
Hmm, I seriously don't know. Hardcovers are more enduring but paperbacks are more convenient to keep in hand and read... So both. xD

Barnes & Noble or Borders?
No such things here.

Bookmark or dog-ear?
Always bookmark, never ever dog-earing! Remember that if I ever l lend you a book!

Amazon or brick and mortar?
Suomalainen Kirjakauppa. And random sale bookstores which I loooove. You can get loads of great books with little money in those!

Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random?
I arrange my books by size and series and by my liking of the books. I have three shelves in my bookshelf (too little for me!!!), on the first shelf (counting from up to down) are biggest books (not by the thickness but by the height of the book) and also my favourites. Middle shelf is for middle height books, here are some of my favourites, like Tolkien's books but less than on first one. Last shelf is for great paperbacks (like Rei Shimuras and Memoirs of Geisha) and manga/manhwa. I have other manga in the bookshelf except Inuyasha, which takes too much space when there are 22 books currently and number is rising. I've yet to think any good place for Inus, I need good place for them.
  Yeah, and series are naturally in one place but if I have books by same author but which aren't from same series, they may not be in the same shelf, it depends on the height of the book. ^^

Keep, throw away, or sell?
Keep, always keep! If I don't like some book, it can hidden in the attic or storehouse etc. but I won't sell/throw my books away. Only books which I haven't kept are Barbie and other children's picturebooks. I have my horse books and everything. You never know if you one day want to re-read some old book. :)

Keep dust jacket or toss it?
Keep, why would you want to keep your books looking boring and throw those away?

Read with dust jacket or remove it?
Remove it, put it wait on shelf and put back after finishing the book. I don't want to ruin the paper covers, I want my books look good. And it's annoying to read with the dust jacket on, it slips all the time.

Short story or novel?
I read more novels but short stories are nice too. I'd go for novels though.

Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
Exposure: never read either of them. xD Except a bit of Potter. But, I don't like Potter that much (movies are alright, third was even good but I don't like Harry. And I just don't care for Potter scene very much). For Lemony Snicket, I don't know much about that, so can't say.

Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
When tired, I don't read one chapter at time or something like that.

"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"?
Hmm, maybe I'd go for "dark and stormy night".

Buy or borrow?
I'd like to get good books as my own but books are quite expensive, so I usually borrow from library. Actually, ideal thing: I read the book borrowed from library, then if it's good, buy it.

New or used?
New, others haven't ruined them yet. xD I could buy used too, if it was in good shape or if it was some book that's hard to get or very old. For example, I'd buy Watership Down new or used or whatever, as long as it still had all pages and covers. ^^ 

Buying choice: book reviews, recommendations, or browse?
Recommendations, I think. I could get some interesting looking book too, even if I hadn't ever heard of it. But usually I buy books that I've already read by borrowing or just if they are interesting for some reason.

Tidy ending or cliffhanger?
Everything is okay, it depends on a book. I liked open ending of Twilight (by Stephanie Meyer) even though it just left me waiting for more which can be also annoying. But usually tidy endings are good I think.

Morning reading, afternoon reading, or nighttime reading?
All time reading! xD Any time of the day is fine for me. ^^ I like reading before going to bed, that's at least one time in a day when I get reading a book. But usually I read lots of during the day too.

Stand-alone or series?
Hmm... I usually read series, since fantasy books are many times written in epic and big sagas or trilogies etc. But both are fine.

Favorite series?
Oooh, which I should pick? At least Rei Shimura mysteries by Sujata Massey. And from fantasy stuff, at least R.A. Salvatore's and Elaine Cunningham's series. And... Artemis Fowl... Can't think of anything else now. xD

Favorite children's book?
What's counted as children's book here? xD Dunno...

Favorite YA book?
Does that mean young adult? Or what? *blush* Does Artemis Fowl go to this series? If does, then that. Or if it goes to children's book, then put it there and leave this open. xD I'm bad at judging who should read which book. 

Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?
Lol, not easy question... I could name almost any fantasy book and most of my friends wouldn't have heard of it, probably. Or then I could name some Finnish book but I read very little Finnish books... I don't know. :S

Favorite books of all time?
Well, my all time favourites are for example Tolkien's books, or Watership Down by Richard Adams. At least I understood this that which books I've loved for long and still love... Besides, I'm too lazy to think of which kind of books where in and when. xD

What are you reading right now?
Elaine Cunningham's Daughter of the Drow. Forgotten Realms stuff. ^^ Drows, yay!

What are you reading next?
The second part for that book.

Favorite book to recommend to an eleven-year-old?
Umm... Artemis Fowl or something... Or steal some book from my little sister's (she's 15 years old) bookshelf and give that one. xD

Favorite book to reread?
Any good book. Especially after long time, any even a bit entertaining book is great. :D But Tolkien's books, Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, Watership Down (which reminds me, I haven't read it in ages, sniff sniff)....

Do you ever smell books?
Rarely on purpose.

Do you ever read Primary source documents?
Nope.

Wheee, it was nice to fill. ^^ It didn't have any questions of the bad books you've read though. I think there could've been questions like "Is there a book you never finished?" or "Is the a genre you dislike?" etc. But good this way too. :)

See ya!