My interest in things Anglo-Saxon continues apace. I finished the Earle book today, and also read a translation of Gildas (On the Ruin of Britain) by Michael Winterbottom -- although I admit I skipped over the large chunks which are just mish-mashes of Biblical quotes. The bit about the Five Tyrants was neat, though; I took copious notes.

I still have no idea where this focus came from or what's driving it, but I'm enjoying the experience.

coffeeandink has a very tidy list of books she owns which she hasn't yet read, organised by the year in which she bought them. It's an appealing meme, but would require such a massive amount of data entry on my part that I'm unlikely to get it done this month. I do know, though, that I have 450 (+/- 50) science fiction & fantasy books I haven't read -- because I did at one point put all of those into a spreadsheet, ages ago -- and many more in the history/biography/fiction shelves out in the living room. And the young adult section -- how could I forget my copious unread YA novels?

My guess is about 1200 total unread books that I own right now. Most of them are probably from 1997, because Earl and I spent a lot of our time going to bookstores; bad for my wallet, good for my bookshelves. Now I go to the library and check out 20 books at a go, and goodness I'm glad this meme doesn't count library books.

Having roughly identified the number of unread books in the house, I now find myself considering how to reduce this number. Shall I go through my shelves in alphabetical order? Spin around in circles and see what I end up pointing at? Roll a 1200-sided die? Suggestions are eagerly sought!

(Why, yes, I do like making plans. And lists. I really like lists.)