From 4b12cdfcd78d3762769e64d439190f5914ed4075 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mms Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 21:51:03 +0200 Subject: feat: libraries --- content/blog/2024/libraries.md | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog/2024/libraries.md (limited to 'content/blog') diff --git a/content/blog/2024/libraries.md b/content/blog/2024/libraries.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..83dbc97 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2024/libraries.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ ++++ +title = "Libraries" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-05-21T21:50:00+02:00 +categories = ["blog"] +draft = false +weight = 2001 +abstract = "The coolest places out there" ++++ + +You may have noticed that I've added quite a lot of media reviews recently under the name of "brain rots". +Yup, I've returned to watching and reading fiction. + +But since space if not made of gum and book publishers are [at war](/blog/2024/book-size/) with the remaining shelf space I've still got, buying is not an option. +This led me back to an old friend of mine - library. +There's so much _magic_ involved in renting a book! + +It is fashionable to have house stuffed with art. +I fully get it - the only reason I have not bought many more bookcases is my wife. +I'd overflow the apartment with books, music and old games. +But I would not read all of that. +I am software engineer, and it allows me for a comfortable life. +Buying _full_ set of _Discworld_ is not out the question. +I won't have time to enjoy them, and before finishing I'd buy something else. + +In the same time library books have seen a lot. +They were touched by a lot of greasy fingers, seen a lot of toilets. +Just look at those two. +Both are still fully usable, despite the tired look. + +{{< img-c "lib1.JPEG" >}} +Lady of the Lake and The Heaven Makers. +I hate such oversized reissues as we have here, with Witcher. +{{< /img-c >}} + +{{< img-c "lib2.JPEG" >}} +They have seen better days +{{< /img-c >}} + +There is something beautiful that I am only just another person who can enjoy them. +It has a calming effect on me, which I desperately need. + +Now, I use a very small location of Krakow Library network. +I am mostly interested in SciFi[^fn:1] and the selection of "fantasy and scifi" is _very_ small. +We've got some great classics, but the likes of Dune or Hyperion are missing. +When I open online bookstore, the selection is overwhelming, even if Poland publishing stats are a joke. +Having a small set of books to choose from allows for discovery and randomness. +Now, I knew of _The Heaven Makers_, but most likely I would never bother in the vast sea of the greatest books ever. +Here? +Having it my hand? +Risking nothing? +It was an instant pick. + +Libraries have a distinct soul. +Slow, quiet, full of surprises. +We need to preserve them at all cost. + +{{< img-c "lib4.JPEG" >}} +And they come with their own badgadge of experience. +In Poland such stamps indicate when the books is to be returned. +{{< /img-c >}} + +[^fn:1]: with age comes acceptance. + I no longer read what I think I should enjoy, but rather what I will enjoy. -- cgit v1.2.3