10 Years After

One That Got Away

Over the weekend I bought some books. Roughly, all told, one hundred dollars worth of books. Most of them were either literary criticism or linguistic books. I bought a novel by Umberto Eco as well as his dialogue and a book on semiotic theory by him. I also picked up Appalachian Speech. This curious little book was recommended to me by my Dialectology professor. He had mentioned in class that it was out of print and that he had bid up to $30 for it, but didn't get it. I picked it up without much of a thought. Later Saturday night I realized what I had picked up and went back Sunday to get the second copy the bookstore had. They were only two bucks a piece and in mint condition. After Intro to Linguistis I dropped by my Dialectology professor's office and gave him the second copy. He offered to pay but I resisted. He's a great professor. Very intriguing and interesting. The other books will take some time to sift though, but I am content.
The saddest part of buying all those books is that now my workplace is changing their rules to ban books. It was very strange. Apparently we can zone out in front of a television, but books are too distracting. Luckily I managed to talk them out of an all out ban to just not allowed during "peak hours." Still, it'll be hard to resist.