2009 is gone, 2010 here we come!!Another year and another lazy book blogger looks back and realizes he hasn't done much blogging lately... oh well. This post is just to wish my fellow book lovers a happy new year! Back when I had spare time on my hands I had grand thoughts about all the year end posts I was going to write (top 10’s, the year in review, the year by the numbers, what I’m looking forward to in 2010, etc.), but 2009 has ended a lot busier than it began, so this is it... however, I can, thanks to the wonder that is LibraryThing, quickly share what I added to my ever growing (and mostly unread) accumulation of books this year - as long as I didn’t miss anything, it looks like 251 books were added to my shelves and storage boxes in 2009 - there were books that left my possession as well (donations and sold), but I did not keep any kind of count of those, just deleted them from the database. Next year I plan on keeping better track of everything (let's call it a resolution) and figuring out the true cost of what I buy - the majority of the books bought in 2009 were purchased at book sales for little money (plus a few freebies from friends, lovers, and the postman), so I’d be slightly surprised if my total spend was over $1,000 (not counting the signed limited edition of Stephen King’s Under the Dome and a couple other bigger purchases). With any luck I'll be back up and book blogging within a few months - and I'm really looking forward to it -- I have read lots of good books this year that I haven't had a chance to mention here (plus there are a whole lot of good looking books on my to read pile - which is bound to get bigger soon as I start cashing in my Christmas gift cards) and there are always lots of book buying experiences and other bookish things I want to talk about. OK, that’s enough rambling. Have a great year!!!











