Time Out

There's so much to do, yet so little time. These days I found out that I have so many neglected chores that I could only stare at them as they rot away. I found this out when I checked my email accounts. They were cluttered with life that just whizzed by. Some of them, including updates from various social networking sites, which normally I would have deleted upon reading were on my in box for several weeks now. Yet I still never found time to delete them. I wonder why.

That is not the end of the story.

I picked up some of my book keeping OC-ness when I started collecting books (that was grade 4 I think). I had the awareness to cover my books with plastic cover after reading them. So with that I had two on my things to do list. Read books and cover them. Unfortunately, I was only able to read and finish some and never cover them. Other books, I never get to finish at all. Adding to the humiliation was the fact that most of these books were the inspirational books I managed to grab. Here are some of these books:

1. Red Letter Questions - Got this from MV Doulos I managed to read the first few chapters but was not able to really finish the book. It was interesting though. Since I never got to finish it, I was not able to cover it as well.

2. Letters from a Skeptic - This one is really great. I managed to finish this and this was probably the reason why I never got to finish the book on top of this list. Still, I can't find the time to put a cover on it.

3. Disapointment with God - I'm currently reading this one, hence uncovered. This is one of Philip Yancy's great works.

4. Not Even A Hint - Joshua Harris's third book. Loved it and finished it. But I can't cover it since someone borrowed it before I even had the mind to.

5. Infinite Crisis - This one does not fall into the inspirational/religious category, but its a book none the less. It's one of DC Comics' famous story arcs that they produced with a novelization. I managed to find it at the most reasonable price at National Bookstore to boot. But I never got to finish this one. Bummer.

6. The Kitchen God's Wife - A work of Amy Tan, the author of the Joy Luck Club. I was supposed to read it. Really. But things got out of hand and I can't find the book anymore. I hope it wasn't turned into something else by our cats.

7. MEMORY - this one's a text book. One of the most interesting ones. Because of its nature, I guess I wouldn't be able to finish this, but I keep on returning to this book once in a while.

8. AAC - this one's the real gold in the booksale mine. I found it accidentally. Its a text book on AAC techniques. another text book = not able to finish in one sitting.

9. Lord Of the RIngs compiled edition - This is my second LOTR book. I was able to finish this one a long time ago, despite finishing the uncompiled ones. I was supposed to cover it last year but I ran out of plastic cover.

10. The Challenge -  This one is already covered but already in a bad condition. I acquired this from the black hole formerly called the YM HQ. It was about to be thrown away but I was able to save it. It's a dissertation of an Australian Seminary. Loved the topic, but can't digest.

11. The Social Cancer (2 copies) - Also known as Noli Me Tangere by Rizal. I enjoyed reading it in my spare time before we even discussed it in HS. The books were dilapidated and needed re-binding badly. My mom and dad initially owned these. They had two copies.

11 books but I wouldn't limit myself to just 11. There are others that are lost somewhere in my room. Which brings me to another task - cleaning my room. It's already a mess - a real mess. I need to clean the shelves. I just hope the termites won't get to those shelves first.

So what's the cause of all the chaos on books, emails, and my room? the answer is simple: Work. My work takes me away from doing these simple chores and the days I have reserved for a break were for making reports and making up for lost sleep.

Haaay!! It's back to the bunker for me...