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[danuv]

I've been depressed all day and so I'm viewing everything in the most negative light possible or maybe everything is negative and so I'm depressed. It's more likely to be the first since I've been fighting the inclination to curl up and give in to this mood for days. I still fought it today but just haven't been quite as successful.

Right now I'm reading The Short Life and Long Times of Mrs. Beeton and am enjoying it very much. Of course this means I had to go and order a copy of Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management and a shiny new copy just would not do. Luckily I managed to find a reprint from the 1930's in pretty good condition on ebay for just about the price I'd put aside for a new pair of sneakers and a new old book is way more fun than a pair of shoes anyway.

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[adric]

Erasmus did NOT write "When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left over, I buy food and clothing." What he actually wrote was: "I have turned my entire attention to Greek. The first thing I shall do, as soon as the money arrives, is to buy some Greek authors; after that, I shall buy clothes." It's from a letter to Jacob Batt dated April 12, 1500.

S'what I get for looking up a quote on Wikipedia