By: Blonde One
The Two Blondes are very good at games – both playing them and making up our own (remember the ‘minibus drive home/jelly baby game’?!, remember the ‘can you spot which item of outdoorsy clothing the Two Blondes are sneakily wearing?!) At work recently we have been playing a new kind of game. This time we are playing someone elses game: ‘shelfies’. We’ve mentioned before about the ‘selfie’ craze – taking a photo of yourself (this photo usually includes a fair amount of arm, as you hold out your phone to take it). The ‘shelfie’ is much better. It involves looking at a collection of photos of bookshelves and trying to guess who it belongs to. I have seen some pretty impressive books and bookcases. There have seen some that are so full of travel guides that I don’t know how the owner has time to read. I’ve seen some full of the Classics. There have been some so neat that I find it hard to believe that it actually gets used. I think I did quite well at guessing the owners and most people quite easily guessed mine.
Here it is …
It’s messy isn’t it?! Although I say most people guessed my bookcase, those same people said “it can’t possibly be ****’s (insert Blonde One real name), it’s far too messy!” It seems that I have a reputation for being a neat freak! My bookcase, it seems, is my one concession to messiness!
I now need to go and look up some books-if they are part of your bookcase they must be worth having!
That’s one of the best compliments I’ve ever had! I recommend anything by Hosseini. Thanks Rach. X
Cheers! I’ve read the kite runner and enjoyed it and have a thousand splendid suns waiting to be read. Currently reading Ben Fogles Accidental Adventurer! Any other recommendations greatly appreciated! X
Of course, I guessed Blonde One’s bookcase straight away. If you look closely enough you will see her MLT logbook. Only a couple of people at work have those and I am one of them! It couldn’t have been my bookcase because sooooo messy 🙂
I should be ashamed … but I’m not!!!
Maybe I should post a photo of my book shelf then yours will look neat and tidy in comparison!!!
One of my bookcases is behind the piano; another is behind the table in the bedroom; I can’t get at either without great removals; at least you can access your bookcase. I can get at the one in the sitting room and the one in the hall (if I leap over the vacuum cleaner) but the two in the spare bedroom are rather lost at the moment. I’ve just re-read all the science fiction collection from the one at the top of the stairs – donated many moons ago by B2Dad – great fun because some of the fictions are now facts.
Now that is interesting – Dad’s science fiction books are a part of my childhood memories!