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dream_labyrinthI was one of over 100000 people at the book fair this weekend (actually, I think I was two, as I have been there both Saturday and Sunday).
Saturday was hell, way too many people cramped in between the booksellers, not enough time to really look around and only made bearable by a few cool people.
The comic and anime fair had a larger area this year and there were a lot of girls dressed as their favorite anime characters. There also were some gorgeous looking goth girls. Is there are rule that you can only be a goth girl if you have a figure like Venus herself?
Saturday afternoon I went to meet my grandma and stayed quite a while with her, she was kinda depressed and I cheered her up.
Then in the evening I met some former fellow students which was interesting. Looks like there aren't many of us already working. One of the gals even started studying something else while looking for a job.
Sunday I went to Leipzig again and looted the booksellers. I got about 12 free copies of books for the library, and met some publishers that are important for us. Personal contact is really important in this business, I might even get the books for less even though that is not actually allowed. (in Germany, books have fixed prices but if the publisher decides to cheat himself - and the bookstores - who am I to complain.)
I left for Hammelburg much later than expected and got to bed late, I am really tired today and my shoulders are sore from carrying heavy bags of books and book catalogues.
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Saturday was hell, way too many people cramped in between the booksellers, not enough time to really look around and only made bearable by a few cool people.
The comic and anime fair had a larger area this year and there were a lot of girls dressed as their favorite anime characters. There also were some gorgeous looking goth girls. Is there are rule that you can only be a goth girl if you have a figure like Venus herself?
Saturday afternoon I went to meet my grandma and stayed quite a while with her, she was kinda depressed and I cheered her up.
Then in the evening I met some former fellow students which was interesting. Looks like there aren't many of us already working. One of the gals even started studying something else while looking for a job.
Sunday I went to Leipzig again and looted the booksellers. I got about 12 free copies of books for the library, and met some publishers that are important for us. Personal contact is really important in this business, I might even get the books for less even though that is not actually allowed. (in Germany, books have fixed prices but if the publisher decides to cheat himself - and the bookstores - who am I to complain.)
I left for Hammelburg much later than expected and got to bed late, I am really tired today and my shoulders are sore from carrying heavy bags of books and book catalogues.
tuva send me a beautiful card that really made my day! Thanks a lot!!
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Date: 2005-03-21 07:43 am (UTC)I like crime stories, so I read Martha Grimes, Henning Mankell, Donna Leon or Minette Walters.
For light reading with a bit of a historical background I take Georgette Heyer. Very interesting in that area is also "Desirée" by Annemarie Selinko.
But I think you aren't all that fond of history, are you?
Maybe Noah Gordon could be something for you. Or Isabelle Allende.
And of course there's always Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. And Terry Pratchett's Disc World novels.