Bookworm

There are times when I feel I act like a normal person and do normal things.  And then there are the times when I know that I am a crazy nerd.  Sometimes these "nerd moments" catch me by surprise because it never occurred to me that other people don't do some of these things.  I had a moment such as this yesterday.

I am a total and hopeless bookwork and bibliophile.  Books are my one true love in this world.  I have amassed a fairly decent collection over the last few years and have completely run out of space on my one bookshelf; this is even with the books stacked two rows deep and sideways on top of each other.  Since I would be mortified if my bookshelf broke, I decided it was time to temporarily store away some of my books that I don't read as often.  Although this was a painful process, I managed to to put a way a good stack, leaving my bookshelf unbroken and with a little more room for future additions. 

After I had this stack of books to put in storage, I pulled out my computer so that I could document what books were where.  As I was doing this, my brother walked in the room and immediately began to tease me.  Apparently, as I was informed, it is not a common practice to catalog one's book collection and to label them with a label maker (with my name on the front inside cover).  This second thing is really just a formality as no one besides myself is allowed to remove any of my books from the house.  I was unaware that other people did not take the same care and organization with their books!

I explained the system to my brother, who just laughed and told me I was a nerd.  I then proceeded to show him that I had to keep it organized so I could keep everything in line with my book list.  This is a particular pride of mine.  It is close to 15 pages now of book titles, organized by subject, predicted cost and immediate desirability, that I want to buy/own for my own personal collection.  This presentation was also met with laughter and a smile. 

Moments like these remind me how very different I am from most people in the world.