who here owns books?

[oats]

I see threads about posting pics of bank accounts, watches, how much you can bench, all sorts of transient shit, how many of you are rocking KNOWLEDGE?

[Witty]

This is my kinda thread.

My house is like a library, I will post pics asap.

[veritas]

I am willing to bet I win this.

It is a shallow victory in light of my adapting towards a minimalistic lifestyle.

[big baby]

my collection looks like that. I have a few more. but it seems your shelf extends to store more books that dont fit in the picture.

[oats]

this is all I have at my house, about 1/3 of my total library. The rest is at my parent's house, but my place is too small
The Mind Assassin I feel you - I try to keep tabs on my consumption and waste, but books are the exception. The only way they complicate my life is they take up physical space. Other than that, they help me simplify if anything.

[Fig]

I need more books :/

We have a new book shop that just came in though. Called slightly used books. It gives me hope.

Will post pics

[Eŋg]

that 1/3 is roughly equal to all the books i own right now. i need to steal more but all the ones i lend atm i have to give back.

nag champa ftw tho.

[veritas]

this is all I have at my house, about 1/3 of my total library. The rest is at my parent's house, but my place is too small
The Mind Assassin I feel you - I try to keep tabs on my consumption and waste, but books are the exception. The only way they complicate my life is they take up physical space. Other than that, they help me simplify if anything.

Agreed. We have to keep it real and determine their collectibility versus our need to propagate to others the fact that we have read them

[oats]

don't let your insecurity bubble up like that, V. you're better than that.

beyond that, I don't see them as being "collectible." Many books I'll buy, read once, and that's it. I'll either give them to others or, in some instances, they'll sit around and collect dust. my feeling is that I want to support the book industry one way or the other, so even if I buy a book that I only end up reading once, I've supported an industry that I feel good about.

[veritas]

don't let your insecurity bubble up like that, V. you're better than that.

beyond that, I don't see them as being "collectible." Many books I'll buy, read once, and that's it. I'll either give them to others or, in some instances, they'll sit around and collect dust. my feeling is that I want to support the book industry one way or the other, so even if I buy a book that I only end up reading once, I've supported an industry that I feel good about.

Idk man....you dont know me like I know me.

I like the fact that I can have a library of refrence material if needed. I also like the idea of supoorting the industry.

Still in yet, I think alot of folks use books to promulgate an image. Fair enough?

[oats]

I think that's fair. it's true for pretty much any physical possession or behavior. People who own New Era hats, guns, shop at Whole Foods, etc, all do these things to propagate an image.

in my defense: my house is too small to have people really come over and show off. but maybe I'm just trying to propagate a self-image for my personal sense of worth?

[veritas]

http://i62.tinypic.com/343mb1u.png

This is my bookcase in my last office. Picard ftw.

[veritas]

I think that's fair. it's true for pretty much any physical possession or behavior. People who own New Era hats, guns, shop at Whole Foods, etc, all do these things to propagate an image.

in my defense: my house is too small to have people really come over and show off. but maybe I'm just trying to propagate a self-image for my personal sense of worth?

I feel you. I would imagine to you like to be seen reading or walking with books to imply you read?

Probably a little. I think intellectualls initially want people to know. Like their form of sports or art.

We have to chasten ourselves of this I would say. I read for my imaginations stimulation. I read for the morphogenesis of my locus of control into a more internal state from an external one.

I guess we should always question our motives is all. Maybe we are the same. Maybe you are better.

[veritas]

For shadowboxing. Endurance and speed.

[Fig]

http://i.imgur.com/xpX1APF.jpg

The books with stickers on them belong to my world literature teacher, but I plan on buying all of them for myself. I already have an order for the essential rumi coming in and then probably the bhagaved gita. My collection is humble but growing.

[Fig]

My pictures are big

[Ghost1]

I have books

Lol

Because I'm not an animal

[uh-oh]

i have a kindle app on my phone.

you filthy cave people

[Certain]

i have a kindle app on my phone.

you filthy cave people

How the fuck can you afford a data plan?

[uh-oh]

How the fuck can you afford a data plan?

ting

what is a plan? its 2014 bro. you probably have a contract you cant get out of and a bookshelf with actual books on it.

[PancakeBrah]

uh oh drinkin that there coconut water on alpha brain while sending packages of white with stamps.com after training his mind on lumosity all while saving money every month with Ting

[uh-oh]

uh oh drinkin that there coconut water on alpha brain while sending packages of white with stamps.com after training his mind on lumosity all while saving money every month with Ting

lol word

im gonna get squarespace for my website when i can afford to have one tho. but other than that and ting i ain't down with it. i dont believe in nootropics or magic coffee or anything

[oats]

Just so happened to have a BBQ at my parents' tonight, so here's the remainder.

[Neighbor]

Between me & my girl, there's at least 200 books in my house/storage

[dead man]

damn oats. i gotta respect your lit game. +1 for shantaram and leaves of grass. we have lots of overlap in our collections i'd imagine.

[Hush]

...

[Hush]

Post pics later
I got a "few"

[timeless]

Daniel Quinn, Sebastian Junger, Philip Caputo and Hunter Thompson all day.

[Batty]

I used to run a library, so my book horde is pure insanity.

I also loathe store bought bookshelves, my shit is homemade.

Batty got that crazy dude library popping

[Eŋg]

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/Eng2489/IMG_0029_zpsf9a7eab3.jpg (http://s1178.photobucket.com/user/Eng2489/media/IMG_0029_zpsf9a7eab3.jpg.html)

still growing/poverty camera.

[Vulgar]

Tasty.

[Neighbor]

I have many leather bound books

My apartment smells of rich mahogany

[kannon]

Ive got probably 40-50 books. But I tend to sell/trade my books after I read them. There are some good used book stores near me, so I'll usually go down and just trade out my old books for new ones.

I have so many books on my "to-read" list, that I can't see myself re-reading half of the books I own any time soon.

I also own a Nook with a shit ton of epubs on it.

I'm currently reading The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson, and I'm slowly making my way through Game Of Thrones.

[Joe Metts]

I have like 5 books not including goosebumps.

[NYCSPITZ]

Respect gained for veritas...we all know your acumen necessitates at least 20 readings before you assimilate the info somewhat but at least you like to think you have an internal locus of control. Good shit Dr. Wayne Dyer acolyte.

[NYCSPITZ]

eng has the best one so far bc he goes to OXFORD

[NYCSPITZ]

sodomy and the pirate tradition wtf

[RD McFly]

kindle for the win...I always donate books that I've read and won't touch again.

Favorite right now is Ancient Flower of Life vol. 1 probably read that 3 times in the last year.

[veritas]

Respect gained for veritas...we all know your acumen necessitates at least 20 readings before you assimilate the info somewhat but at least you like to think you have an internal locus of control. Good shit Dr. Wayne Dyer acolyte.


Says the person calling himself a god....

[RD McFly]

Says the person calling himself a god....

Aren't you the guy that pretended to be some war hero, making incredulous claims?

[Eŋg]

Says the person calling himself a god....

...the GOOD.

[trap]

I usually do what kannon does, so here is what I have at the moment. Missing is the Joyce novel I'm currently reading.


http://i59.tinypic.com/15eb5ug.jpg

[Certain]

trapezoidal., I see that "MC's Act Like They Don't Know."

I have probably 40 books, almost all novels or sports non-fiction. I was a library rat as a youth.

[oats]

sodomy and the pirate tradition wtf

Lol don't front, you know you're interested.

In an airport right now and people all around me reading. And they say bound books are a thing of the past.

I got travel/light reading with me now: almost done Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris and then I got a book a former classmate of mine published called Miyuki on deck.

[veritas]

Aren't you the guy that pretended to be some war hero, making incredulous claims?

I never said I was a war hero, I said I was special forces, which I am.

[RD McFly]

I never said I was a war hero, I said I was special forces, which I am.

No. You are not.

[veritas]

No. You are not.

yes. I am.

[RD McFly]

yes. I am.

whatever you got to believe to validate your iLife broham.

[veritas]

whatever you got to believe to validate your iLife broham.

1. is it possible that there exists things you do not know about?

I am in the special forces.

[RD McFly]

1. is it possible that there exists things you do not know about?

I am in the special forces.

We already did this, you crook...I asked you simple, non-classified questions to authenticate your claims and you couldn't answer them. In fact everything you said pretty much smelled like bullshit. It's cool, you can continue to live this fraudulent life all you want..you can also pretend like you did not actually come out and own up to the fact you were lying but I'm not an idiot and I am entirely too knowledgeable on the subject to buy into the bullshit you're selling.

Stolen Valor Act is a serious offense, so keep this front online and make sure you do not benefit from these lies.

Cheers!

[Witty]

oh so srs.

[veritas]

We already did this, you crook...I asked you simple, non-classified questions to authenticate your claims and you couldn't answer them. In fact everything you said pretty much smelled like bullshit. It's cool, you can continue to live this fraudulent life all you want..you can also pretend like you did not actually come out and own up to the fact you were lying but I'm not an idiot and I am entirely too knowledgeable on the subject to buy into the bullshit you're selling.

Stolen Valor Act is a serious offense, so keep this front online and make sure you do not benefit from these lies.

Cheers!

dude , you are seriously dense. I never said I was a war hero, but I am a war hero. you jus
t don't g.et it.

[RD McFly]

dude , you are seriously dense. I never said I was a war hero, but I am a war hero. you jus
t don't g.et it.

Whatever you say bro, you already admitted previously that were not SF...you did so after plenty of back and forth on netcees years ago. You're a pog, pos joke of a human being that thinks pretending to be SF makes him cool. Nice try though, lame.

[Zen]

http://i62.tinypic.com/24mru4l.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/21dhf5y.jpg

My collection needs work, but this is what I have on hand.

[Zen]

Is Elvis Alive? Classic.

[veritas]

Whatever you say bro, you already admitted previously that were not SF...you did so after plenty of back and forth on netcees years ago. You're a pog, pos joke of a human being that thinks pretending to be SF makes him cool. Nice try though, lame.

is it possible that you just don't understand. I am not in the united states army. I admitted that, I was just messing with you. I am in the special forces though. Do you understand//?

[Fart]

i really need my physical book collection out of storage. right now my library looks like this.

http://www.mobileburn.com/media/samsung/galaxytab38/page_gtab38_lock.jpg

[kannon]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v187/kannon52/booksies_zps19d7a5dc.jpg

[Strikta]

I own books.

Any nigga round this joint don't own a god damn book need to be slapped tbh.

Smh.

[RD McFly]

is it possible that you just don't understand. I am not in the united states army. I admitted that, I was just messing with you. I am in the special forces though. Do you understand//?

That's not possible, pumpkin...but sure.

[veritas]

how many armies are there? how many worlds are there? cmon man.

I aint trolling you now. be for real...

[RD McFly]

I've trained with several NATO forces and even completed courses with the French Legionaires and Commandos.. Italy, Australia, Tajikistan, Kenya, Royal and UKSF..

I'd love to hear more about your fabricated service..care to share, carebear?

[oats]

Veritas, are you referring to your role in the Lord's Army?

[RD McFly]

Veritas, are you referring to your role in the Lord's Army?

lmao...oh man, probably.

[veritas]

Yes. In fact.....i am puzzled that u had not figured it out years ago. So i let u troll yourself.

Now years later are we well met? Or are we enemies?

[El Muffin]

Oh my fucking god.

Yet he still lives

For fucking shame

For

Fucking


Shame

[oats]

My understanding and appreciation of Veritas is a direct result of growing up in the church.

[veritas]

Oh my fucking god.

Yet he still lives

For fucking shame

For

Fucking


Shame

YOU ARE A COWARD, YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN THE FACE OF YOUR FATHER, AND YOU WERE BORN IN THE CRADLE OF BOYS. NOT MEN. DEPART.

[veritas]

My understanding and appreciation of Veritas is a direct result of growing up in the church.

You are like the hipster stifler. That's ok.

[RD McFly]

Please stop acting as though you have some mental edge on anyone. Your mind is diluted and the only coward here is you. It is shameful how much you crave attention...your insecurities cry through your nonsense on this website...they always have.

[El Muffin]

Shame

Spec ops jesus

Ohmyfuckinggodmysideshurt

[Diode]

YOU ARE A COWARD, YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN THE FACE OF YOUR FATHER, AND YOU WERE BORN IN THE CRADLE OF BOYS. NOT MEN. DEPART.

http://media-***he-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fb/bd/d5/fbbdd57df2247cd28e8dce9e7ac3d08c.jpg

[oats]

I got that iron sight sniper shot with the devil's fiery arrows

[El Muffin]

Rd hes bald at 23 n venting

God wai?

I pray n pray n pray n no hair will grow



Lol ill leave this fgt alone.

[veritas]

Please stop acting as though you have some mental edge on anyone. Your mind is diluted and the only coward here is you. It is shameful how much you crave attention...your insecurities cry through your nonsense on this website...they always have.

Dude I was gonna let u make it but now no.

1st off you look like the gay love baby of Joe meets and strikta. 2nd your whole rap crew look like frail faggots, so good job at being the bear of the crew. 3rd your music sucks...you look and sound like big smo on that hick hop a and e show.

Come at me. Get a real job.

[El Muffin]

Oh you really did him in there guy

Stick a fork in em

[veritas]

Chill out Co sign carlisle. Olé .

[RD McFly]

Dude I was gonna let u make it but now no.

1st off you look like the gay love baby of Joe meets and strikta. 2nd your whole rap crew look like frail faggots, so good job at being the bear of the crew. 3rd your music sucks...you look and sound like big smo on that hick hop a and e show.

Come at me. Get a real job.

https://soundcloud.com/mystamic/pmg-legend-rd-mcfly
https://soundcloud.com/contactrd

Yeah, I'm so terrible! Killer, I got over a decade of government employment to include 3 combat tours and a Bronze Star. I own my house and two whips; got a bad Italian wife with two Master's Degrees and a beautiful daughter - and I'm not even 30, yet. Homie I'm happy and I'm winning at life over here. You've been trolling on this website to the point of sadness for how long? I am going to pray for you, though, since you use your religion as a poor excuse for your human behavior. You do need Jesus; and humble ass whoopin'.

[Masaii]

If you ladies will excuse yourselves ill get back to the topic at hand here.

My book collection is just starting atm.
Ice station and scarecrow (matthew riley)
Dantes inferno (damte alighieri)
The road and blood meridian (cormac mccarthy)

Im into more graphic novels tho;
A complete sin city collection 1-7
Watchmen
V for vendetta
Daredevil - father
Tron

So much more i want to get/read but finding the time seems to be the issue atm.

[RD McFly]

If you ladies will excuse yourselves ill get back to the topic at hand here.

My book collection is just starting atm.
Ice station and scarecrow (matthew riley)
Dantes inferno (damte alighieri)
The road and blood meridian (cormac mccarthy)

Im into more graphic novels tho;
A complete sin city collection 1-7
Watchmen
Daredevil - father
Tron

So much more i want to get/read but finding the time seems to be the issue atm.

I love graphic novels and comic books of course

[Masaii]

I love graphic novels and comic books of course

What you got bro? Im so happy I just completed my sin city collection. One of the greats tbh.

[El Muffin]

I.know this is cliche

Just finished salems lot by.king

Loved it. Needs a modern screen adaptation

[RD McFly]

What you got bro? Im so happy I just completed my sin city collection. One of the greats tbh.

I have a few batman, Watchmen, V for Vendetta, astonishing xmen, superman red sun, a couple league of extrodinary gentlemen...

comics I have dwindled down to just my favorite batmans. I try to donate the ones I won't read more then once.

[Batty]

If you ladies will excuse yourselves ill get back to the topic at hand here.

My book collection is just starting atm.
Ice station and scarecrow (matthew riley)
Dantes inferno (damte alighieri)
The road and blood meridian (cormac mccarthy)

Im into more graphic novels tho;
A complete sin city collection 1-7
Watchmen
V for vendetta
Daredevil - father
Tron

So much more i want to get/read but finding the time seems to be the issue atm.



Batman: Killing Joke is a must-own. Trust me, this is the Joker in his prime doing shit.

Also, must definitely grab up them Marvel Zombies, that shit is raw.

[veritas]

https://soundcloud.com/mystamic/pmg-legend-rd-mcfly
https://soundcloud.com/contactrd

Yeah, I'm so terrible! Killer, I got over a decade of government employment to include 3 combat tours and a Bronze Star. I own my house and two whips; got a bad Italian wife with two Master's Degrees and a beautiful daughter - and I'm not even 30, yet. Homie I'm happy and I'm winning at life over here. You've been trolling on this website to the point of sadness for how long? I am going to pray for you, though, since you use your religion as a poor excuse for your human behavior. You do need Jesus; and humble ass whoopin'.

Dude. All that may be true. But you ain't gonna whoop nothing because I am right and you are wrong. I am not trolling. I just let u troll yourself. You are fronting in your music as is your posse. I use that term losely. You are see thru and phoni. Delsuional even. Continue at your own risk strikta-metts.

edit: which one of those Latina boriqua s on your songs picture is your wife? Which one is your daighter?

[El Muffin]

Wow. Just wow.

[RD McFly]

Dude. All that may be true. But you ain't gonna whoop nothing because I am right and you are wrong. I am not trolling. I just let u troll yourself. You are fronting in your music as is your posse. I use that term losely. You are see thru and phoni. Delsuional even. Continue at your own risk strikta-metts.

edit: which one of those Latina boriqua s on your songs picture is your wife? Which one is your daighter?

you are so corny it's alarming.

[veritas]

Wrong you are. Would you care to engage me in war or depart amicably. Choose wisely Ray.

[RD McFly]

We are covered that you are too much a coward to go to war.

[veritas]

We are covered that you are too much a coward to go to war.

Wrong.

You are phoni. You go to the kush mountains to fight terrorism then make pop songs talking about smoking kush to support said terrorists. Fall on your sword.

[RD McFly]

Wrong.

You are phoni. You go to the kush mountains to fight terrorism then make pop songs talking about smoking kush to support said terrorists. Fall on your sword.

absolute fail...

[veritas]

Nah wigga: it ain't. You are a thirty year old state janitor who was once honorable and now sells his soul to make shifty music about evil which will only hurt the children you swore to protect.

This is too real for your fake mind Ray. Fall back or I will hurt you.

[RD McFly]

lmao...you're starting to bore me with how much you are fabricating nonsense to make you feel better about your own pathetic life. State janitor slayed me, though...you fail because you are supposed to. I'm actually out in my community helping kids and volunteering. You talk a big game but you are not about this life. Don't call people fake and phoney unless it is your goal to be a hypocrite. Your life is laughable.

[veritas]

Dude....Once more.

You are 30 years old and rapping about smoking kush and sipping lean.

Kush comes from the Kush mountains in afghanistan.

So are you a terrorist killer or a terrorist supporter?

Regardless you are a confused wigger who sounds like detour and looks like strikta and Joe meets combined somehow Ray.

you don't know who you are. You help the kids? Really? Well don't let them listen to your shitty evil music you soulless toad.

Confirm or deny?

[RD McFly]

If you said anything accurate or true, I would totally be willing go back and forth with you but you aren't so I am going to have to disengage from your sad, pathetic act. You are a troll, who's worth is measured is piss stains...you have no accomplishments worth mentioning and your mere is existence is proof that god makes mistakes. In real life, you cross the street when you see a threat ahead.

You have my pity, Veritas.

[veritas]

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

YOUR LIFE IS TROLLING YOU. not I Ray.

you fought terrorism now you support it. Or maybe you don't really and are just fronting like you do to sellrecords.

Congrats on losing your soul u chubby-faced redneck.

go ahead and ignore me. I am right.

VERIZON WINS.

[El Muffin]

Coz rapping= Hezbollah

[veritas]

Co-sign Carlisle to thread. ^

[RD McFly]

"wigga" or redneck? You can't even decide on an approach to trolling...sad life, little man.

[El Muffin]

Cosign Carlisle signing in

Duck dynasty calls people redneck

Legitimate

[veritas]

Hick hop. Fair enough big smo?

Once again...I am not trolling you. Life is trolling you be you are lying to yourself. so...do you smoke kush and sip lean in real life?

[PancakeBrah]

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=21063e5199&view=fimg&th=14795581655099fd&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=1475304345126830080-local0&safe=1&attbid=ANGjdJ8Tp_bNpaDOV0MGl3j0353Gyyo13_B4fCwhID1-CzOBHi2QMQlB_jfWfTuejWffFt3dbxlOP1TwUN_iF6v4yCOPc_ 8PZeZW-L8dNNEH_hV5jS4ML4mT_0wqByQ&ats=1406959940439&rm=14795581655099fd&zw&sz=w1342-h547

Top shelf is me. Bottom 2/3 is a mix of me and my brother.

Have some in storage and other places, etc. Currently reading Eugenides 'Marriage Plot' and have Franzen's 'Strong Motion' and two other novels I'm too drunk to remember to read.