If I haven't mentioned it before, I am rather OCD about a few things in my life pertaining primarily to books and movies. I do not consider myself materialistic really, but when it comes to books and DVD I suppose I could be...
In short, I must possess them. I don't like borrowing books, although I love libraries for research and for the simple smell of old pages. I adore getting lost in the stacks. However, deep down inside I want to put the books on my shelves at home, almost as a badge - "I've read this".
DVDs are much the same; however, I generally do not buy new releases but "bargain hunt" with them. I enjoy diving headlong into the $5 bin at Wal*Mart. If a movie plays once a month on TNT or TBS or any other major network, chances are, I own it too. (And of course, I will only watch it when I stumble across it on TV, rather than actually pulling it off the shelf...)
This fact could explain why I have over 400 DVDs (alphabetized, no less) and four teeming bookshelves in my home...
And I do NOT like things on my books or DVDs - discount stickers, "Now a Major motion picture" notes...and if it is a book made into a movie, I would much rather have the edition without images from the film plastered all over the cover art. Today, I have been laboring to remove the sticky residue from a "Motion Picture" sticker from Julia Child's My Life In France. I just want the beautifully simple cover art featuring an adorable photo of Julia and Paul looking at each other...no gimmicks!!
Oh, and I often judge books by their covers...so sue me.
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