GEEK ALERT: This is my Playbill with Anthony Rapp's autograph. I'm perturbed because it got a little wet so there are creases. I collect playbills and have developed weird little habits as far as caring for them. Dame Edna asked us during her Royal Tour why we even read it...there's nothing in it, that's why they're free. But I never have the whole cast sign the front; I save it for the lead actors. I keep all my Playbills in a binder or frame those from my favorite shows. I keep all my ticket stubs and staple it inside. (If I have a picture of the marquee then the ticket stub might go on the photo album.) I read half of the articles before the show starts then read the other half during intermission. It pains me to see those sad, unwanted playbills lying on the floor after the show. (especially wrinkled or folded ones) It was interesting that when I was blog-hopping from my sister's website tonight, I found this entry on book care. Good to know I am not alone. My book etiquette? I only open books a hair. I almost never make my books lie flat or put a book face-down. It disturbs me to see so many creases on the book spine or have pages falling out.
I never dog-ear the page corners. I have lots of bookmarks, mostly paper but my sister gave me a couple of those pretty metal ones.
I always write my name on the title page and on one of the blank pages at the back. I have a compulsion to write my name probably stemming from schooldays when you had to write it on testpapers. Otherwise I do not write anything else. I used to highlight textbooks in college but I am deeply remorseful now.
I don't like putting books on the floor. They are on bookshelves or stashed away.
Like my sisters, I've taken to removing the dust jacket of a hardcover book while reading it. Growing up in the Philippines, I always loved buying the new textbooks for the schoolyear, wrapping them in plastic. I actually wish those covers were available here.
My name is Lani and I might be a bookaholic.
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Oh, thanks for the link back! You're Lynn's sister? :D
How do the metal bookmarks compare to paper ones? I'm curious, I haven't bought any of those because I feel it will be too thick to use on a book.
Yes....I too feel your pain everytime I see a lonely Playbill lying on the floor with it's guts open and people just step on them :(
Yes Angela, I'm Lynn's older sister. I have my reservations about the metal bookmarks because they leave indentations on the pages sometimes. (horror of horrors!)
Eeep, I thought so. I was also concerned about the spine. I bought this cute rubberized string bookmark a while ago, but it remains a "vanity" bookmark and not really used cause I was afraid of damaging the spine or accidentally marring the pages, too.
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