I love the ‘Careful, or you’ll end up in my novel’ thingummy…I want one.

I have a shirt that says “There’s no such thing as too many books” but that’s about all…

The library and the bookstore sell nice cloth bags with names of authors all over them, but in some attempt at patriotism they’re all Canadian people who I’ve never heard of before. Sigh.

I have a bookbag that’s like Pip’s shirt. *fetches it* Alright, I have it here beside me, it’s green and white a cheap bag. Well, it’s mostly white one side it says “BOOKS by state of bliss” and on one side it has in green “Hours fly. Flowers die.” and in blue “I object to that remark very strongly” which I spelled remark wrong by mistake, it had in red “When she told a story, she rolled her eyes and waved her head and was very dramatic”. On the bottom it has “don’t I just wish I was big enough to punch your head” and on the other end “going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more then standing in your garage makes you a car”. So that’s all one side and the bottom, the center of the other side has on the top above a pocket “Owan ~ Sesquipedalian” further down in red “and I was the lion you do not remember” and in black “which demonstrates the sad poverty of the English launguage” on the side is “Father! Can I box him!” I didn’t have room for “Please” I also have in black “But ignorance here is less than bliss”.

It’s got to handles one has “Because I could not stop for death he kindly stopped for me, the carriage held but ourselves and Immortality” on the other side of this handle is in red “We read to know we are not alone — C. S. Lewis” the other handle has “newsboys” on it and the words “Say you need love”.

There’s also a pocket on the inside of it that has some of my favorite names on it: Stephen Black, Dunstan, Clemence, Istra, Duncan, Peter, Carman, Dagmar, Henri, Erik.

I’m sure that made no sense; but there you have it.

It’s G. K. Chesterton.

Haha, I like that quote too. So fitting.

Owan, that bag sounds fabulously cool. Particularly the “Stephen Black” and “Istra” and “Father, can I box him?” parts.

Does Goodreads count as an item of book material? It is a most excellent website.

Alyosha – 2 days ago  » 

Owan, that bag sounds fabulously cool. Particularly the “Stephen Black” and “Istra” and “Father, can I box him?” parts.

Thanks, Alyosha! I got my first complement on the bag yesterday, I was in the library and some random girl asked if the “Because I could not wait for death…” part was Emily Dickinson, said she loved that poem.