I wish I'd remember that quote when people ask to borrow books. The number of books I've lost because I was daft enough to lend them to an acquaintance. Most of the time I remember who I lent them to, even if they don't remember and can't find them, and I never see the book again - and consequently never see the acquaintance again either.
Unfortunately I can't for the life of me remember to whom I lent the book I wanted to re-read this week. I know somebody borrowed it. I even know when they borrowed it, (Christmas). But I haven't a clue who it was. Which is a right pain.
Because I was in an I-want-to-read-fantasy-novels mood last week. And because my friend Jane Fletcher was on my mind as I'd not long ago watched her get hitched. I decided to re-read The Wrong Trail Knife (re-published as Rangers at Roadsend) and then the next in chronological order The World Celaeno Chose (re-titled The Temple at Landfall when it was re-published for the US market).
I wanted to re-read the third one The Walls of Westernfort this week,, and then follow that up by re-reading Dynasty of Rogues.
That's when I remembered that I'd lent somebody The Walls of Westernfort and never got it back. Boy was I pissed off. Still am. I now have to buy another copy.
Mind you, at least it's only the first time I've had to do that for one of these books.
I've had to replace C J Cherryh's The Morgain Chronicles four times. And Modesty Blaise no less than six times!! You'd think I'd have learnt my lesson by now!!
Ze
- BtVS
- Part 8 of Bloodlines by EdenLeeRaven (BuffynFaith.Net).
Criminal Minds - Chapters 33 & 34 of Some Secrets are Worth Sharing by nepeace (Women in Kevlar).
- Round Two by author18 (Women in Kevlar).
- Chapter 71 of Lead the Way by Lady Rashida (Women in Kevlar).
- Chapter 72 of Lead the Way by Lady Rashida (Women in Kevlar).
Criminal Minds/X-Men Crossover - Danny Zuko Timestamp: La Jeunesse Triomphante by Alsike (C M Femslash).
DC Comics - Immunity by Salmon Pink (DCU Femslash).
Glee - Chapter 4 of Empire State of Mind by agentb81 (Girlslash).
- Chapter 5 of Empire State of Mind by agentb81 (Girlslash).
(The) Good Wife - When Opportunity Knocks by Susan P (Uncharted Territories).
Jennifer's Body - Part 1 of Love on the Run by fembuck (Girlslash).
Legend of the Seeker - Part 6 of Wildness by tequilajuju (LotS Femslash).
Merlin - The Language of Lovers by alice_vd (Ladies of Camelot).
Murder in Suburbia - Part 6 of Murder in Edwardian Suburbia by forgivemenot (Subtext in Suburbia).
Nikki & Nora - Part 2 of Round Robin by 1shinyboat, nemodoryismyido, & Pprbckwrtr (Ladycops).
Original - Lipstick on Her Collar by Sacchi Green (Her blog).
- Part 3 of Divergence by author18 (Girlslash).
- Part 13 of Bless You by Lois Kay (Royal Academy of Bards).
- I See You by Lady D (The Athenaeum).
- Chapter 1 of Resident Evil: Phoenix by Red Hope (Her website).
- Chapter 2 of Resident Evil: Phoenix by Red Hope (Her website).
Rizzoli & Isles- Chapters 1 to 4 of Blue by aturtleback (jane_maura ff).
- Internal Affairs by faithinthepoor (jane_maura ff).
- Cause of Death by faithinthepoor (jane_maura ff).
- Following Procedure by faithinthepoor (jane_maura ff).
- Margin of Error by faithinthepoor (jane_maura ff).
- The Golden Hour by faithinthepoor (jane_maura ff).
- Suspicious Circumstances by faithinthepoor (jane_maura ff).
- Chapter 2 of The Beautiful Lie by kd_williamson (jane_maura ff).
- Chapter 3 of The Beautiful Lie by kd_williamson (jane_maura ff).
- You Look Good in My Shirt by author18 (jane_maura ff).
- I Want To Wake Up Where You Are by eponinesghost (jane_maura ff).
- Sounds Perfect by ea_phoenix (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
- Part 2 of Flash Over by hazecop15 (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
- When She Loved Me by santittanyfan (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
- Chapter 6 of What We Were by marciavandecamp (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
- Chapters 10 & 11 of Jealousy by crackinois (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
- Balance of Power by anamatics (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
- Chapters 15 & 16 of Heat Wave by snuffnyc (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
- Missing by Clom (Clom n Dev's S-O-N Fanfiction).
Sarah Jane Adventures (Dr.Who)- I Don't Want This to Be Over by shoheen (the_second_time).
- Coming Back by kwanboa (the_second_time).
- Library by blackheart3110 (the_second_time).
Voyager- My Captain, My Mistress, My Love: Thirty Days by romansilence (Trek Femmeslash).
Warehouse 13- Lady Luck by fembuck (Girlslash).
- Do Want by fembuck (Girlslash).
- Fear Itself by fembuck (Girlslash).
Warehouse 13/Castle Crossover- There You Are by cdybedahl (AO3).
Xena Warrior Princess- Xena Warrior Princess Episode 17 Pt 2: The Ties That Bind by Bard (Royal Academy of Bards).
- The Old Woman by The Mighty Lu Bu (The Athenaeum).
- Part 8 of Birdie's Song X - Gone by Onesockbard (The Athenaeum).
- Beholding Heaven and Feeling Hell by the_girl_20 (Angie) (Her blog).
- Chapter 11 of The Warrior Gargoyle by Red Hope (Her website).
- Chapter 12 of The Warrior Gargoyle by Red Hope (Her website).
- Chapter 1 of Resident Evil: Phoenix by Red Hope (Her website).
2 comments:
E loaned a box of books to someone once. Didn't get any of them back. She won't be repeating that one again.
A whole box full?? Blimey. I'd have gone round with a baseball bat for a whole box full.
That's not just absent-mindedness - that's deliberate stealing. That sucks.
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