It's my Thingaversary . . . and I've forgotten the rules

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It's my Thingaversary . . . and I've forgotten the rules

1Meredy
nov 15, 2018, 1:31 pm

Seven years, and I haven't got it down yet. Arbiters and enforcers, please remind me. [trembling in fearful anticipation]

2pgmcc
nov 15, 2018, 1:38 pm

At seven years you start by squaring the number of years, squaring the result, adding your height in inches and adding two zeroes to the end. That will give you the number of books to be acquired.

HAPPY THINGAVERSARY!

YAY!

3Taphophile13
nov 15, 2018, 1:40 pm

I believe it's a book for each year plus one, so that would make eight books you need to acquire? When the number is a dozen or more that can get expensive. Maybe it's the number of books you need to read? Or at least add to your catalog? I'm sure an enforcer will be along shortly to set us straight. They can always sense weakness.

Anyway, Happy Thingaversary.

4hfglen
nov 15, 2018, 2:31 pm

>2 pgmcc: Inches, not centimetres?

>1 Meredy: Happy Thingaversary! And many more of them!

5reconditereader
nov 15, 2018, 3:25 pm

Happy Thingaversary! Many happy returns... to the bookshelf.

6suitable1
nov 15, 2018, 3:39 pm

>2 pgmcc:

What about the penalty for forgetting the rules?

7suitable1
nov 15, 2018, 3:40 pm

>1 Meredy:

Just be sure to have tea and cheese ready for the enforcers when they drop by.

8pgmcc
nov 15, 2018, 4:12 pm

>4 hfglen: Millimetres Hugh!

9pgmcc
nov 15, 2018, 4:13 pm

Square the total again...and again. Why not?

10Marissa_Doyle
nov 15, 2018, 5:30 pm

>9 pgmcc: I think there's some special multiplying factor for 7th Thingaversaries as well...

>7 suitable1: Wine and cheese...

11Meredy
nov 15, 2018, 7:08 pm

Whew. Thank goodness. It could have been so much worse. But luckily I've lost about an inch in height since I signed on, so that's all right.

Many thanks for the good wishes.

Also, now that I'm starting to remember, I think there's a multiplier for the credit I get when I reduce my inventory. And I did do that yesterday, by five units. So--divide by 625, right? Also don't we get credit for book bullets successfully delivered since the last observance?

Nice enforcers. [pat pat] Will it be brie or some nice Jarlsberg?

12hfglen
nov 16, 2018, 3:46 am

>10 Marissa_Doyle: Witblits, mampoer or any other kind of moonshine works a treat on enforcers, too.

13pgmcc
nov 16, 2018, 4:17 am

>10 Marissa_Doyle:

Marissa, you are correct. I was mistaken. One does not square the numbers for a 7th Thingaversary, but raise them to the power of 7. 7 is a magical number.

I wonder if there is enough space in California for Meredy to store all the books she has to acquire.

14Marissa_Doyle
nov 16, 2018, 7:56 am

>13 pgmcc: California's not a very good place for book storage just now. :( Happy Thingaversary, Meredy!

15MrsLee
nov 17, 2018, 11:18 am

>14 Marissa_Doyle: Amen to that.

>1 Meredy: Happy Thingaversary! So glad to have met with you in the pub, and even once in a real sort of pub! :)

16Narilka
nov 17, 2018, 9:20 pm

Happy Thingaversary!

17justjukka
nov 29, 2018, 6:00 pm

My 9th Thingaversary is tomorrow, and I haven't been here in forever. Life's been...interesting. Oddly enough, despite my absence, when I forget what I wanted to look up, I still start typing "librarything" into the URL field of my browser.

18pgmcc
nov 29, 2018, 6:03 pm

Happy Thingaversary

19Sakerfalcon
nov 30, 2018, 5:23 am

>17 justjukka: Happy Thingaversary! It's good to see you back here, however briefly.

20MrsLee
nov 30, 2018, 9:34 am

Happy Thingaversary! Hope you can celebrate with a good book. :)

21humouress
dec 2, 2018, 3:34 am

>1 Meredy: >17 justjukka: Happy Thingaversary!

>11 Meredy: I believe it's a penalty for book bullets delivered. Severity depending on who's hit.

>17 justjukka: Home is where the heart is.

22justjukka
Redigeret: dec 5, 2018, 9:55 pm

>19 Sakerfalcon: >21 humouress:  Thank you!  I've missed the community, so I hope I can remember to check in at least a couple of times a week.  I'm also thinking of putting in a username change...though I look back on some of my posts and cringe at the evidence of my past ignorance.

>20 MrsLee: I can't remember who recommended the Cadfael Chronicles to me, ages ago, but I've started a binge, and I'm currently reading Saint Peter's Fair.

23MrsLee
dec 6, 2018, 9:34 am

>22 justjukka: I don't know whether I recommended them to you then, but they are one of my favorite series! One of the select few to find permanent room on my shelves for rereading. Glad you are enjoying them. :)

24RowanTribe
dec 6, 2018, 2:46 pm

I love Cadfael so much. He's so soothing.

25Cynfelyn
nov 30, 2019, 7:05 am

>17 justjukka: Browsing LT Thingaversary threads, I came upon your message from a year and a day ago.

Happy Tenth Thingaversary, and congratulations on your Tenner medal.

26pgmcc
nov 30, 2019, 7:52 am

>17 justjukka: Yes, exactly what >25 Cynfelyn: said!

Happy Thingaversary plus one day.

27littlegeek
dec 2, 2019, 11:35 am

Wow, my 13th Thingaversary was Nov. 1. Time does fly.

28Meredy
dec 4, 2019, 12:14 pm

Oh, oh, oh, I missed again (gulp). I saw it coming, and then...it just...

Maybe because I've been absent so much, it's only half a year from the last one, in real time?

(Have some Witblits, and pass it.)

29suitable1
Redigeret: dec 4, 2019, 3:39 pm

>28 Meredy:

You are going to need a U-Haul truck!

30hfglen
dec 4, 2019, 3:47 pm

>28 Meredy: >29 suitable1: Or if Pete gets started calculating, a fleet of them!

31Marissa_Doyle
dec 4, 2019, 4:58 pm

>30 hfglen: There's always the "Evasive Measures" ploy*.

*Plying the Enforcers with cheese and wine

32pgmcc
dec 4, 2019, 5:18 pm

>28 Meredy:, >29 suitable1:, >30 hfglen:, >31 Marissa_Doyle:

I can hear you!

Has anyone got a set of Log tables? These numbers are getting very big.

33pgmcc
dec 4, 2019, 5:22 pm

>28 Meredy: Happy 8th Thingaversary. Well, happy 8th + 19 days Thingaversary.

Wow, 19 is a prime number. Prime numbers are so useful when creating really big numbers; they multiply in such an interesting fashion.

34-pilgrim-
jan 2, 2020, 3:38 am

Um.... *whispers*
My 1st Thingaversary crept by unnoticed last month.
I need advice on propitiating the Dragon...

35hfglen
jan 2, 2020, 5:08 am

>34 -pilgrim-: Buy two books (number of thingaversary +1). Lay in quantities of cheese and liquid refreshment for the enforcers. Enjoy reading!

36Sakerfalcon
jan 2, 2020, 6:19 am

And make sure you remember next year, as the penalties grow exponentially the higher your Thingaversary!

37MrsLee
jan 2, 2020, 9:51 am

>34 -pilgrim-: Mostly, set aside some enjoyable reading time for yourself. The enforcers can sense when you are reading happily and that should go some way to appeasing them.

38Sakerfalcon
maj 6, 2020, 10:51 am

It's my Thingaversary today! 11 years on LT have flown by. I've done my duty and bought a few kindle books (Practical magic, Middlegame, New class at Malory Towers, Tove Jansson life art words, A throne of swans) all of which are on sale. And a couple of print books are on order too.

39suitable1
maj 6, 2020, 11:01 am

>38 Sakerfalcon:

Happy Thingaversary!! You may wish to check the rules; I think that e-books only give half credit since they don't take any shelf space.

40Meredy
maj 6, 2020, 11:19 am

>38 Sakerfalcon: Happy 'versary. Put some candles on a cheesecake.

41pgmcc
maj 6, 2020, 11:23 am

>38 Sakerfalcon: Have a fantastic Thingaversary. Happy reading.

42pgmcc
maj 6, 2020, 11:30 am

>38 Sakerfalcon:
Speaking of buying books for your Thingaversary I see Robert Aickman's Cold Hand in Mine is selling at a particularly good price on Amazon today. Just saying.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-Hand-Mine-Robert-Aickman/dp/0571311741/ref=pd_rhf_...

43haydninvienna
maj 6, 2020, 1:39 pm

>38 Sakerfalcon: Happy Thingaversary!

44tardis
maj 6, 2020, 1:52 pm

Happy thingaversary!
I wish you all the best books!

45hfglen
maj 6, 2020, 1:58 pm

Happy Thingaversary!

46humouress
maj 6, 2020, 2:37 pm

Happy Thingaversary!

>39 suitable1: Oh hey! Do the enforcers come along with bookshelves and spare rooms to store the acquisitions?

47Cynfelyn
maj 6, 2020, 4:06 pm

>46 humouress: I'd be happy to put up with that bit of mission creep by the enforcers.

48NorthernStar
maj 6, 2020, 8:23 pm

Happy Thingaversary!

49Peace2
maj 7, 2020, 3:49 am

Congratulations on your Thingaversary - I hope your acquisitions bring you much enjoyment. Best wishes.

50clamairy
maj 7, 2020, 9:06 am

>38 Sakerfalcon: Congratulations!

Just ignore >39 suitable1: because all books (kindle files or otherwise) count as much as you want/need them to.

51humouress
maj 7, 2020, 10:26 am

>50 clamairy: Ooh; can we count e-books as double then?

52clamairy
maj 7, 2020, 10:39 am

>51 humouress: Yes. Whatever suits your purposes!

53pgmcc
maj 7, 2020, 11:07 am

Tut! Tut!

How standards have dropped.

54clamairy
maj 7, 2020, 6:32 pm

*pshaw*

We've always been flexible. ;o)

55jillmwo
Redigeret: maj 7, 2020, 7:51 pm

Happy Thingaversary, sakerfalcon! I would encourage expressions of your public support for those essential workers -- authors, publishers, online and offline booksellers, librarians, etc.. (Oh, and how could I forget to include the LT staffers among that list of essential personnel?

56suitable1
maj 7, 2020, 7:50 pm

Clam knows that the enforcers can't visit because of stay-at-home.

57Cynfelyn
maj 8, 2020, 1:35 am

>55 jillmwo: Hear! Hear! for the LT staff being essential workers. You've kept loads of members in isolation in their cabins without going cabin crazy.

58Sakerfalcon
maj 11, 2020, 7:43 am

>42 pgmcc: Thanks for the heads-up!

>46 humouress: I need a Tardis for all my books! The Enforcers are welcome if they can provide one!

>55 jillmwo: Hear, hear! I never want to live in a world without books.

Thank you all for the good wishes and suggestions. As soon as brick and mortar bookshops can open safely I will be first in line!

59jillmwo
maj 11, 2020, 5:08 pm

>56 suitable1: You're right!

60clamairy
maj 11, 2020, 9:15 pm

>56 suitable1: & >59 jillmwo: Can you hear me cackling?

(Truth is I've bought more books for my thingaversary this year than I remember ever having done before.)

61jillmwo
Redigeret: jun 28, 2020, 6:04 pm

My thingaversary is just in another weeThk or two. I can't remember how many years I have to start with but it might be 12 at this point. I need to do the square of that, right? And then add my height? Or is there a step in between that I've missed?

Will the enforcers allow a grace period, since delivery times across the board are being stretched. Can I get away with just a list of the titles I expect to collect? Or do I have to do more?

As a follow-up, here are some of the titles that i'm hoping will get to me eventually (don't know if you've noticed it but some publication dates have been pushed later into the fall):

The Empire of Gold S.A. Chakraborty
The Widening Stain W. Bolingbroke Johnson
Clutch of Constables by Ngaio Marsh

Further edited to add that it's more like 14 years apparently and my thingaversary is TOMORROW, not mid-July. I can feel the heavy breath of the enforcers on the back of my neck even as I type that.

62pgmcc
jun 28, 2020, 6:18 pm

>61 jillmwo:
You multiply the square of the number of years by your height in millimetres.

I am currently reading The Empire of Gold. Enjoying it so far.

63suitable1
jun 28, 2020, 10:23 pm

>61 jillmwo:

The enforcers are on lockdown with the rest of us so you have some grace time.

64clamairy
jun 29, 2020, 9:18 am

>61 jillmwo: Just acquire whatever books you want and worry about rationalizing it later.

65haydninvienna
jun 29, 2020, 10:55 am

>63 suitable1: Aren't the Enforcers an essential service?

66pgmcc
jun 29, 2020, 12:04 pm

>65 haydninvienna:
I hear they have special passes and cheese allowances.

67ScoLgo
jun 29, 2020, 1:01 pm

>62 pgmcc: "You multiply the square of the number of years by your height in millimetres."

It's not yet my Thingaversary but, when the next one arrives...

8 * 8 = 64 * 1,791mm = 114,624 books to acquire.

I'm gonna need a lot of cheese & wine to deal with this...

68pgmcc
jun 29, 2020, 1:23 pm

>67 ScoLgo: I see you have spotted the silver lining.

69reconditereader
jul 3, 2020, 2:38 pm

Today is my 13th Thingaversary! Wooooooooooooooooooo!

New books (some of which I have read and some not yet; some ebook and some physical):
The Art of Reading by Damon Young (very philosophical, slow going)
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher (excellent!)
Giant Days vol 13
Giant Days vol 12
Scarlett Undercover
Not Otherwise Specified
Iron Cast by Destiny Soria (recommended)
Check, Please! volume 1, by Ngozi Ukazu
Man-Eaters vol 3
A Picture of Murder
A Murderous Relation
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Cotillion by Georgette Heyer

and some I am waiting for by mail!

70pgmcc
jul 3, 2020, 3:29 pm

>69 reconditereader:

Happy Thingaversary!

71Ennas
jul 4, 2020, 8:03 am

Happy (belated) thingaversary everyone!

My thingaversary is in october and I have already begun shopping for it. 💪

72reconditereader
jul 4, 2020, 2:27 pm

>71 Ennas: Yes, I had collected these for several months beforehand. Once you start getting into the double digits...

73Ennas
Redigeret: jul 6, 2020, 6:22 am

>72 reconditereader: Indeed. October will be my 14th thingaversary. Some planning is necessary!

74NorthernStar
Redigeret: okt 29, 2020, 12:37 am

It's my 13th Thingaversary today. I have bought a number of books (especially ebooks) lately, and I think I got a little carried away.

75Taphophile13
okt 29, 2020, 12:45 am

>74 NorthernStar: Happy Thingaversary. And there's no such thing as too many books, only insufficient time.

76pgmcc
okt 29, 2020, 4:07 am

>74 NorthernStar: HAPPY THINGAVERSARY!

I think I got a little carried away.

The enforcers will be proud of you.

77Peace2
okt 29, 2020, 4:13 am

>75 Taphophile13: and too little space ... Although I seem to remember someone mentioning an infinite space type thing for book storage... I could do with some of that regardless of when my next Thingaversary is (2 and 1/2 months I think)

78clamairy
okt 29, 2020, 10:45 am

>69 reconditereader:, >73 Ennas: & >74 NorthernStar: Happy Thingaversaries! Celebrate in whatever ways make you happiest. 📚

79Taphophile13
okt 29, 2020, 11:08 am

>77 Peace2: Ah yes, the space time continuum. Never enough of either.

80reconditereader
okt 29, 2020, 11:20 am

Happy Thingaversary!

81tardis
okt 29, 2020, 2:44 pm

>74 NorthernStar: Hopefully the fact that you got carried away will help distract the enforcers because I didn't get carried away :)

Happy Thingaversary!

82pgmcc
okt 29, 2020, 3:00 pm

>81 tardis: You sound jealous that you were not carried away.

83tardis
okt 29, 2020, 3:04 pm

>82 pgmcc: Eh, there just weren't that many books I wanted enough to buy. Maybe that's what I'm jealous of :)

84pgmcc
okt 29, 2020, 3:24 pm

>83 tardis: Sure. That must be it.

:-)

85NorthernStar
okt 29, 2020, 7:56 pm

>83 tardis: but you have much better access to library books.

86clamairy
Redigeret: okt 29, 2020, 10:26 pm

>83 tardis: & >85 NorthernStar: You two end up sharing anything decent when you visit each other anyway!

I have to agree libraries make a huge difference. My book buying has dropped precipitously since I moved. This library has almost instant access to digital loans. Before I moved sometimes I waited so long that by the time a book showed up on my Kindle I couldn't remember why I requested it.

87humouress
okt 31, 2020, 10:16 am

Happy Thingaversary to all and sundry!

>74 NorthernStar: Wow! 13th Thingaversary and you got carried away?

There aren't many bookshops here and most of those have a very small fiction section. Books Kinokuniya is my best option (although they've just closed a branch and are down to 3 now) but it's getting harder to find fantasy books that I want to buy. I could go with Kindle but I think my TBR percentage on my e-books is even higher than for my physical books.

>86 clamairy: True. I didn't used to be able to find a lot of LT BBs at my libraries but I asked my sis-in-law at the beginning of this year if I could borrow from her US library so that opened up my choices. I've found that this year (for some reason) my own libraries have a lot more choice anyway.

88MasonStewart
okt 31, 2020, 10:29 am

Denne bruger er blevet fjernet som værende spam.

89Barry
nov 19, 2020, 7:55 am

Not been around for a while, life taking up too much time, but just got a message to say I had an award for my 15th Thingaversary so I thought I'd swing by and say hi. Nice to see so many familiar names on here.

90pgmcc
nov 19, 2020, 8:06 am

>89 Barry: Happy Thingaversary!

91haydninvienna
nov 19, 2020, 8:06 am

Watch it, pgmcc will have the enforcers on you before you know it.

92hfglen
nov 19, 2020, 8:38 am

>89 Barry: Good to see you back! Happy Thingaversary, and beware of the enforcers.

93Barry
nov 19, 2020, 8:58 am

Thanks all. Enforcers? That's new. Do they have toasting forks?

94pgmcc
nov 19, 2020, 9:32 am

>93 Barry:
Do they have toasting forks?

No, but thank you for the idea.

95MrsLee
nov 19, 2020, 10:51 am

>93 Barry: Nice to see you! The secret is cheese. Lots of cheese. The enforser's resolve crumbles at a good blue cheese.

Enforcers are around to see that everyone celebrates their Thingaversary properly by buying, reading or cataloging books.

96Barry
nov 19, 2020, 11:14 am

I have been bad recently Mrs Lee but I did buy my son a book last week if that helps. I'd forgotten the love for cheese here. I actually had a bit of a cholesterol worry early this year and thought I'd be banned from the stuff but this being France I was just told to avoid hard cheeses as obviously a full no cheese ban would be unthinkable

97Maddz
Redigeret: nov 19, 2020, 12:55 pm

>93 Barry: And (unexpectedly) comfy cushions...

98NorthernStar
nov 19, 2020, 11:43 pm

>87 humouress: No bookstores here, so I have to either order online or get ebooks. There are only a few places to buy actual books; such as the grocery store (paperbacks), and the museum (local interest non-fiction). Therefore, most of my recent purchases were ebooks.

>89 Barry: congratulations on your 15th Thingaversary!

99jillmwo
nov 27, 2020, 6:10 pm

Do the enforcers track whether one has kept up with the cataloging end of things? This is not technically to do with my Thingaversary which was months back, but I'm feeling a tad uneasy.

I have inadvertently overlooked cataloging of books that have come into this house for possibly as long as eight months -- so for the duration of the pandemic in this country. Some things have been included in my library here; others have not. I am concerned that I might just have to go through all the 2020 orders from all the bookshops in order to get things up to date. Not to mention working out all the the titles that I might have purchased but subsequently passed on to my local Little Free Library. (You know, the little bird-house shelters with shelves where you pick up a book or leave a book as you may choose? And I think at least two boxes of books went off to a Goodwill when they lifted the initial lockdown.)

This is an awkward situation and I haven't the foggiest notion of the appropriate protocols. I mean, this may entail emptying the shelves entirely and beginning all over again.

100suitable1
nov 27, 2020, 7:49 pm

>99 jillmwo:

The enforcers are overworked already; they are mumbling about getting paid. You are on your own.

I would suggest getting a new home and checking the catalog as items are moved from A to B.

101humouress
nov 28, 2020, 12:38 am

... with room for more bookshelves. And a separate library.

102Sakerfalcon
nov 30, 2020, 6:22 am

>100 suitable1:, >101 humouress: I approve of this strategy.

103clamairy
dec 3, 2020, 9:34 pm

>89 Barry: Welcome back and congratulations!!! Celebrate with soft cheese and lots of wine! (Oddly, I would think soft cheese would be worse for the arteries, but there probably is no difference.)

104-pilgrim-
dec 24, 2020, 5:38 am

Ooops! I have just realised that my Thingaversary was 12 days ago. (Since I was only just getting back online at the time, I didn't notice. And yes, I know that is no excuse.)

Since I am unlikely to be able to get out today, and Tier 4 lockdown starts on Boxing Day, I am unlikely to be able to do anything to appease the Enforcers. (I cannot make online orders on borrowed tablet.)

I know no excuse will be adequate. But, on the plus side - they are not going to be able to get to me either!

Although what the accumulated penalty will be when this is over, I dread to think...

105Taphophile13
dec 24, 2020, 10:45 am

>104 -pilgrim-: Gah! Mine was on the 14th and I forgot. I've been spending most of my time in bed on the heating pad because my back and hip are acting up again. Finally had to resort to using a cane to shuffle around. I know the Enforcers won't care (they can be a heartless lot) but at least I have made a dent in my TBR pile. That should count for something, right? May have to consider the witness protection program.

Take care, -pilgrim- and be on the lookout for anyone unfamiliar. Don't let anyone in, masked or unmasked. The Enforcers are tricky and might try to sneak in.

106hfglen
dec 24, 2020, 12:50 pm

>105 Taphophile13: Unless he's a large gent in a red suit, with a long white beard, who says Ho Ho Ho a lot and comes bearing gifts.

107-pilgrim-
dec 24, 2020, 1:05 pm

>105 Taphophile13:, >106 hfglen: The burning question is, do you have a chimney Taphophile13?

Beware imposters. The Enforcers are extremely sneaky.

Cheery gentlemen in red were awaited 18 days ago. My hopes are now pinned on the old gentleman in blue.

Drat. I should not have said that. Do you think the Enforcers can impersonate Snow Maidens convincingly?

I am prepared. Mince pies at the ready!!

108MerryMary
dec 27, 2020, 4:27 pm

>107 -pilgrim-: "The burning question..." I see what you did there!

:-D

109pgmcc
dec 27, 2020, 4:53 pm

I noticed in the small print of the UK lockdown regulations that The Enforcers are considered Essential Workers and therefore their movement is not hindered by the restrictions. Be afraid! Be very afraid!

110clamairy
dec 27, 2020, 7:25 pm

111humouress
dec 27, 2020, 9:54 pm

>110 clamairy: Does that mean ... you're one of the enforcers? *trembles*

112Karlstar
mar 13, 2021, 12:21 pm

Forgot my thingaversary was March 6th. 14 years!

113-pilgrim-
mar 13, 2021, 12:35 pm

>112 Karlstar: Congratulations! You have a lot of shopping to do.

114haydninvienna
mar 13, 2021, 1:27 pm

115Meredy
Redigeret: mar 13, 2021, 2:10 pm

At what point do we pass the lower reverse-curve apex and have to divest of a formula-based number of books on our Thingaversary? I think I must nearly be there.

116pgmcc
mar 13, 2021, 2:12 pm

>112 Karlstar: Happy Thingaversary.

117pgmcc
mar 13, 2021, 2:14 pm

>115 Meredy: That is something that has crossed my mind recently. My concern is where these poor little books are going to be cared for.

118Meredy
mar 13, 2021, 4:02 pm

>117 pgmcc: I'm sure there are people in retirement facilities who have read every book in their modest libraries, probably most of them B-grade page-turner fiction, and would love to see some fresh arrivals. I used to attend a meeting in one of those communities, and one time I took along a shopping bag full of culled fiction--good stuff that I just wasn't going to read again. It was greeted with enthusiasm.

There's a donation box at the library, if they ever let us back in. Hospitals used to welcome used books. Some jails also accept book donations, although not the ones around here.

There's also neighborhood Little Free Libraries, Goodwill, and in some cases just a box at the curb that says "Free."

I used to sell some books on Amazon, but it was a net loss for me, so I gave it up.

119-pilgrim-
Redigeret: mar 13, 2021, 4:30 pm

>118 Meredy: The last few times that I have been in hospital, I have been horrified at how much the library facilities have run down since even 10 years ago.

So, I tried to donate the books that I had brought with me, and was told that they were not allowed to accept second-hand books. (I had been admitted after a fall, not with anything infectious.)

Hygiene considerations were cited as the reason for discontinuing hospital libraries in favour of over-bed individual TVs, which operate on a £10/day pay-to-view basis. Which are fine if you are in for an operation and will be home in a couple of days. But for elderly patients on long-stay wards, not so much.

I met a lot of very bored elderly ladies, whose bodies were failing (but not necessarily their minds). A TV programme requires concentration for a specified duration; with a book you can choose your own intervals.

So although book donations would probably be welcomed by the end-users, they may not be permitted to receive them.

120Cynfelyn
mar 13, 2021, 5:03 pm

>112 Karlstar: "Forgot my thingaversary was March 6th. 14 years!"

Me too, sort of. I forgot to mark the anniversary of my thingaversary, February 29th. As long as I remember in three year's time.

121Karlstar
mar 13, 2021, 10:33 pm

>118 Meredy: I hadn't thought of retirement facilities, though at the moment I can't visit one to ask. I did manage to get rid of 3 duplicate books recently at a bookstore for a small price. I will work on adding to my collection and stop slacking!

122clamairy
mar 14, 2021, 8:22 pm

>111 humouress: Nope.

Sweet cheeses my 15th is coming up!
:o)

123pgmcc
apr 6, 2021, 4:09 am

For once I have remembered my Thingaversary on my Thingaversary. Today is the 15th anniversary of my joining LibraryThing. I just did a quick check and it appears I have catalogued 23 new book acquisitions since January 1st, and that is without having catalogued three books that I received last week and not counting the Raymond Chandler books that I catalogued last week but have had in the house for years. I feel safe from the enforcers.

Of course, if I am running at approximately 25 new books a quarter I will soon need to clear another room to make space for more bookcases.

124Meredy
apr 6, 2021, 1:40 pm

Congratulations, Peter! Your presence is one of the joys of LibraryThing.

On which anniversary do we start cataloguing the books that go out? I think I need to mark that one.

125pgmcc
apr 6, 2021, 2:11 pm

>124 Meredy:
You are most kind. I regard you to be a joy of LT. Your commentary on books and your six-word reviews bring pleasure and inspiration.

I think the tag, “re-homed”, is what you are looking for.

126haydninvienna
apr 6, 2021, 2:39 pm

>123 pgmcc: Congratulations, Peter! And what >124 Meredy: said.

127pgmcc
apr 6, 2021, 3:14 pm

>126 haydninvienna: Thank you, Richard. What >125 pgmcc: said minus the six-word reviews and re-homing.

128Karlstar
apr 6, 2021, 11:08 pm

>123 pgmcc: Congrats!

129pgmcc
apr 7, 2021, 1:34 am

>128 Karlstar: Thank you!

130Marissa_Doyle
apr 7, 2021, 2:28 pm

>123 pgmcc: You may not be in the clear. I hear that new requirements might be out soon, and you know how the Enforcers like to back-date things...

131MrsLee
apr 7, 2021, 4:34 pm

>123 pgmcc: Congratulations! You might be ok with the enforcers, but I recommend getting in a supply of cheese just in case.

132pgmcc
apr 7, 2021, 4:48 pm

>131 MrsLee: Thank you!

In relation to cheese, our stocks are quite good at the moment. They could possibly influence a troop of enforcers.

133clamairy
apr 9, 2021, 4:28 pm

>123 pgmcc: Add my hearty congratulations to the pile!!!

I am not far behind you. My 15th is in a couple of weeks. I too have been indulging. (In my case it's the padding of the Kindle, with a few Audible books thrown in as well.)

134pgmcc
apr 9, 2021, 5:02 pm

>133 clamairy: Thank you, Clare.

I have to confess that several of my titles are of the virtual sort too.

135humouress
apr 9, 2021, 11:16 pm

But the cheese ... do we have to give it up to the enforcers?

136MrsLee
apr 10, 2021, 12:45 am

>135 humouress: The trick is, get in a lot of lovely cheese, using the possibility of a visit from the enforcers as a reason. Then, in case they do show up, be sure to have several names of people who forgot to prepare for their Thingaversary ready to show them so they will be distracted and go after those people. Then you can have all the cheese.

It's not as though I've done this before. Honestly.

137MrAndrew
apr 10, 2021, 4:59 am

The old cheese switcheroo. That takes me back to my grifting days.

138pgmcc
apr 10, 2021, 5:28 am

>136 MrsLee:

Note to self: October 12th.

139Cynfelyn
apr 10, 2021, 5:51 am

>136 MrsLee: All well and good in normal times, but in these present Covid After Times, if the enforcers do visit they may have to quarantine with you for fourteen days before moving on (rules may vary according to jurisdiction).

The solution : lay in even more cheese.

140humouress
apr 10, 2021, 6:47 am

>136 MrsLee: So ... it wasn't you who dobbed me in?

141-pilgrim-
apr 10, 2021, 6:51 am

>140 humouress: Do the enforcers pay their stool-pidgeons in cheese?

142humouress
apr 10, 2021, 6:56 am

>141 -pilgrim-: Hmmmm ...

143MrsLee
apr 10, 2021, 6:40 pm

>140 humouress: Who, me?

>138 pgmcc: Nothing to see here, move along.

>139 Cynfelyn: lol, more cheese is always the answer, unless it is 42.

144humouress
apr 11, 2021, 3:17 am

>138 pgmcc: >143 MrsLee: OH! Oh, I see.

Hmmmm.....

145clamairy
apr 27, 2021, 9:32 am

15 years for me, today!
w00t!

146haydninvienna
apr 27, 2021, 9:35 am

>145 clamairy: Congratulations!

147clamairy
apr 27, 2021, 9:49 am

>146 haydninvienna: Thank you! I've been on a book buying spree the likes of which I haven't allowed myself to indulge in for years, if ever. (Thanks in no small part to Christmas gift cards!)

148pgmcc
apr 27, 2021, 10:21 am

>145 clamairy: Congratulations! I hope you are enjoying your book buying spree. Details to follow, I hope.

149Marissa_Doyle
apr 27, 2021, 10:31 am

>145 clamairy: Did the Enforcers bring you a cheesecake to celebrate?

150-pilgrim-
apr 27, 2021, 10:53 am

>145 clamairy: Congratulations!

And I second Peter's request for details of purchases.

151Sakerfalcon
apr 27, 2021, 11:33 am

>145 clamairy: Happy Thingaversary! I too look forward to hearing the details of your purchases.

152NorthernStar
apr 27, 2021, 11:41 am

>145 clamairy: Happy Thingaversary! A milestone like 15 years calls for some extra indulgences (in the form of books, of course). I, too, look forward to the details.

153haydninvienna
apr 27, 2021, 11:54 am

Joining the clamour for details of the acquisitions. I thought you would have had the cheesecake to pay off the enforcers (unless the number of books you bought involves higher mathematics--see Infinity and the Mind by Rudy Rücker for details).

154Busifer
apr 27, 2021, 1:18 pm

Oh wow, time flies! Happy Thingaversary, clamairy!
(My 15th is on September 20, later this year. I remember having to justify socializing with people that I never had met in real life: nowadays the world look quite different and very few even bats an eye at it.)

155Meredy
apr 27, 2021, 1:24 pm

>145 clamairy: Many boisterous hurrahs! I'm so glad you're here and thankful for your steady, hospitable presence. I can hardly think of LT apart from the GD.

156clamairy
Redigeret: apr 27, 2021, 7:49 pm

Thank you all for your kind words.

I have lots cheese but no cheesecake. Too many carbs! There's no need to buy off anyone, though. I just counted a total of at least 40 ebooks, audio books and physical books acquired since January 1st. I'm not listing them. LOL What I might do is tag them all, and I can just share the tag.

Edited to add:

Here's the tag: https://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?tag=15th+Thingaversary&view=clamair...

There were 41, but admittedly a handful were free from Tor or Amazon. Still, I am NOT done yet! I have a great big fat Amazon gift card from my birthday I haven't even started on.

157humouress
apr 28, 2021, 12:38 am

Happy 15th Thingaversary!

>156 clamairy: Um ... I only see one book (so far). Better fill it up quick, before the enforcers get here.

158MrAndrew
apr 28, 2021, 6:43 am

Ahhh, the 15th Anniversary. Also known as The Cheese Anniversary. Not to be confused with the 14th Anniversary, which is The Cheese Anniversary. Or the 13th Anniversary, which is of course The Dark Cheese Anniversary. Or the 12th Anniversary, which is The Cheese Anniversary. Or the 11th Anniversary, which is The Kong Anniversary. Or the 10th Anniversary, which is The Cheese Anniversary. Or the 9th Anniversary, which is...

159clamairy
Redigeret: apr 28, 2021, 7:44 am

>157 humouress: Thank you.
Umm, when I click on the link to the tag it shows 41 books.

>158 MrAndrew: AKA The Cheesaversaries.

160pgmcc
apr 28, 2021, 7:49 am

>159 clamairy: I only see one book.

I am sure there is some logical, system related issue at play here. I am sure no one is even thinking of fooling the enforcers. It would take a lot of cheese to get away with that.

161MrAndrew
apr 28, 2021, 8:46 am

All the cheese, in fact.

162pgmcc
apr 28, 2021, 8:53 am

>161 MrAndrew: I think you are correct.

163clamairy
Redigeret: apr 28, 2021, 9:39 am

&$#@!

You're just going to have to look in my catalog like a bunch of stalkers. At some point I'll try to grab a screen shot of the covers. If I try to use list view it won't fit on the screen.

164Cynfelyn
apr 28, 2021, 9:49 am

>163 clamairy: I'm getting 41 books, from Andrzej Sapkowski to Mariah Stewart. I think these others are suffering hallucinations, probably brought on by too much cheese.

165pgmcc
Redigeret: apr 28, 2021, 12:25 pm

>163 clamairy: Mystery solved!

I looked at your link again and it shows two books when collections is set to "Your library". When you set it to "Kindle" it shows up 32 books, 7 in "Audio" and when you set it at "All Collections" it shows 41 books.

I knew no one was trying to fool the enforcers.

166clamairy
Redigeret: apr 28, 2021, 10:13 am

>164 Cynfelyn: Thank you. Too much pilfered cheese, no doubt.

I always keep mine set to all collections unless I'm searching one segment in particular.

>165 pgmcc: Hmm. I'm going to have to look more closely. There should only be 32 Kindle...

167-pilgrim-
apr 28, 2021, 10:48 am

>164 Cynfelyn: Certainly not! Cheese deficiency is almost certainly the issue.

168NorthernStar
apr 28, 2021, 2:26 pm

>165 pgmcc: I just figured that out! Now I see 41

169MrAndrew
apr 29, 2021, 4:44 am

>163 clamairy: You're just going to have to look in my catalog like a bunch of stalkers.

Is that the collective noun for stalkers? Sounds very botanical. I would have gone with a "perve of stalkers", or a "huddle of stalkers", or maybe a "lurk of stalkers".

170-pilgrim-
apr 29, 2021, 6:01 am

>169 MrAndrew: How about a following of stalkers?

171MrAndrew
apr 29, 2021, 6:28 am

or a shadowing?

172-pilgrim-
apr 30, 2021, 4:40 am

>171 MrAndrew: Excellent choice. We should make it official.

173MrAndrew
apr 30, 2021, 6:11 am

Let's put it to a vote. Everyone who agrees, rustle your bushes.

174humouress
apr 30, 2021, 6:30 am



Bunch of stalk(er)s works too. Just sayin'.

175pgmcc
apr 30, 2021, 6:50 am

Following the horticultural approach of clamairy and humouress we could also consider bouquet and bucket. Hyacinth would be pleased to invite the stalkers to one of her elite, candlelight suppers.

176Taphophile13
apr 30, 2021, 11:31 am

a creep of stalkers

177pgmcc
apr 30, 2021, 12:05 pm

>176 Taphophile13:
Very apropos.

178-pilgrim-
apr 30, 2021, 1:08 pm

>176 Taphophile13: That's a bit harsh on the lads who stalk deer in the Highlands!

179pgmcc
apr 30, 2021, 1:11 pm

>178 -pilgrim-: They would be creeping up on the deer.

180Taphophile13
apr 30, 2021, 1:53 pm

>178 -pilgrim-: That would be a sherlock of deerstalkers.

181-pilgrim-
apr 30, 2021, 1:56 pm

>180 Taphophile13: But... but... but... Sherlock is ENGLISH !!!!
*splutters incoherently*

182reconditereader
jul 4, 2021, 7:08 pm

Yesterday was my 14th Thingaversary. I have a huge stack of books from the library!

183Meredy
jul 4, 2021, 7:12 pm

>182 reconditereader: Congratulations! That huge stack is exponential, I hope. No traction there for the enforcers. Otherwise the multiples-of-seven thing could be downright dangerous.

184Karlstar
jul 4, 2021, 10:15 pm

185reconditereader
jul 4, 2021, 11:33 pm

>183 Meredy: It seems to be an ever-growing stack, somehow!

186humouress
jul 4, 2021, 11:35 pm

>185 reconditereader: Never happens to me.

Wait - do library books count? Or only after the 10th Thingaversary?

187MrsLee
jul 5, 2021, 5:27 pm

>182 reconditereader: Happy Thingaversary! May your reading bring pleasure and may you continue to join us for many years to come. :)

188-pilgrim-
jul 5, 2021, 6:18 pm

>182 reconditereader: Enjoy your guilt-free book accumulation - Happy Thingaversary!

189clamairy
jul 5, 2021, 9:04 pm

>182 reconditereader: Happy Thingaversary! Enjoy the book stacks!

190humouress
jul 22, 2021, 8:03 am

So I have a Thingaversary question. I ... um ... had a book splurge and some of my books were delivered today (yippee!) so I'm going to say I mean, they'll definitely count towards my Thingaversary (good catch there) which is just under a fortnight away. But can I read any of them before the actual date?

191Taphophile13
jul 22, 2021, 8:37 am

>190 humouress: I would think it would be more than acceptable to start now. It shows that you are embracing the rules and eager to observe your Thingaversary properly. The Enforcers should approve of such dedication.

Happy Thingaversary to all who are celebrating this month.

192humouress
jul 22, 2021, 8:41 am

>191 Taphophile13: Phew! Thanks.

193tardis
Redigeret: sep 27, 2021, 11:41 pm

My 16th Thingaversary is coming up in 6 days! I won't buy 17 books to completely satisfy the enforcers but I hope they won't be too harsh. I have started acquisitions, though.

I will count two books that arrived very recently:
1. When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire
2. Scandal in Babylon by Barbara Hambly.

Also, today I walked over to pick up a special order at a local bookstore and ended up buying two more books there and one at a used book store that I passed on the way home. So:

3. What's the Matter with Mary Jane? by Candas Jane Dorsey. So new that the touchstone isn't working yet. I will try to fix it later :)
4. Plants of Alberta : Trees, Shrubs, Wildflowers, Ferns, Aquatic Plants & Grasses by France Royer and Richard Dickinson.
5. The Midnight Bargain by C. L. Polk.
6. In the Company of Others by Julie E. Czerneda.

It is possible that I will not acquire any others, although I do have some pre-orders that are due to arrive in October and November.

194humouress
sep 28, 2021, 12:09 am

>193 tardis: *gasp of horrified anticipation*

195Taphophile13
sep 28, 2021, 12:12 am

>193 tardis: An excellent start. The October and November arrivals should certainly count and I seem to remember MrsLee once said that the Enforcers could be bribed distracted with wine and cheese should that become necessary. So I think you're good.

196tardis
sep 28, 2021, 12:31 am

>195 Taphophile13: There are 5 on order, but that makes 11 books which is quite a lot. Perhaps the Enforcers would be satisfied if I promise to read a few more off Mount TBR to round off the numbers. And give them cheese, of course.

197Taphophile13
sep 28, 2021, 12:34 am

>196 tardis: Oh, yes. Besides a 1 and a 7 sometimes look alike, especially if you are near-sighted.

198AHS-Wolfy
sep 28, 2021, 6:57 am

I think the acquired books for Thingaversaries should be like a woman's birthday and stop counting when you reach a certain point.

199Cynfelyn
sep 28, 2021, 8:24 am

>198 AHS-Wolfy: I think the acquired books for Thingaversaries should be like a woman's birthday and stop counting when you reach a certain point.

Says the man with fiver, tenner and fifteener meals to his name. It's a classic "rice and chessboard" situation, albeit without the doubling.

200AHS-Wolfy
sep 28, 2021, 12:36 pm

>199 Cynfelyn: Says the man with fiver, tenner and fifteener meals to his name.

Says the man facing a 16th thingaversary in January who already has tbr shelves filled with more than 500 books.

201pgmcc
sep 28, 2021, 1:34 pm

Takes note of post >200 AHS-Wolfy:.

202tardis
sep 28, 2021, 3:58 pm

I need to subtract one of the above - It's true that I didn't have a copy of In the Company of Others, but mainly because I read it a while back and didn't like it so I got rid of mine. Sigh...

203clamairy
sep 28, 2021, 5:04 pm

>193 tardis: Contrary to the scuttlebutt in the pub it's my understanding that the enforcers want you to be happy with whatever books you manage to acquire. No pressure. (Unless you want an excuse to splurge.)

A most Happy Thingaversary to you!

204Cynfelyn
sep 28, 2021, 6:41 pm

>200 AHS-Wolfy: >199 Cynfelyn: Cynfelyn: Says the man with fiver, tenner and fifteener meals to his name.

Recte "medals". My ancient computer and its lazy letters. Fiver, tenner and fifteener meals would presumably involve increasing quantities of cheese to fend off the enforcers.

205MrsLee
sep 28, 2021, 7:46 pm

>204 Cynfelyn: I thought you were referring to a coffee, a fast food meal and a diner. ;)

206MrAndrew
sep 28, 2021, 7:50 pm

>204 Cynfelyn: Kilograms or pounds?

207Ennas
okt 12, 2021, 3:07 am

I became a fifteener yesterday!

208pgmcc
okt 12, 2021, 3:25 am

>207 Ennas:
Happy Thingaversary!

209-pilgrim-
okt 12, 2021, 4:26 am

>207 Ennas: Congratulations on your Thingaversary!

210Ennas
Redigeret: okt 12, 2021, 5:51 am

Thanks!

Do I need to buy 15+1 books now? Would reading 15+1 books do, too? 🤔

211hfglen
okt 12, 2021, 5:54 am

>207 Ennas: Veels geluk!

212-pilgrim-
Redigeret: okt 12, 2021, 8:22 am

>210 Ennas: This is an excuse for the guilt-free purchase of 16 books.

I do not remember anyone ever stating over what time period... 😉

213humouress
okt 12, 2021, 8:24 am

Congratulations!?

214MrsLee
okt 12, 2021, 9:02 am

>207 Ennas: Congratulations! Happy Thingaversary!

Today is my fifteenth Thingaversary. :) So far, I have purchased eleven books this year, and six sets of lovely bookends. Yesterday (a day off) I spent time reading one of them. As with all Anniversaries, the more years they occur, the less intense the celebrations become. A sort of mellow happiness takes us through the years. Contentment, peace and the confidence of knowing where we are loved.

215pgmcc
okt 12, 2021, 9:12 am

>214 MrsLee:
Happy Thingaversary. I wish you peace, quiet and a good book.

216clamairy
okt 12, 2021, 10:21 am

>207 Ennas: Happy fifteenth! You can celebrate however you wish.

>214 MrsLee: Happy fifteenth to you as well, my friend! What a lovely sentiment.

217hfglen
okt 12, 2021, 10:33 am

>214 MrsLee: Happy Thingaversary to you, too!

218-pilgrim-
okt 12, 2021, 11:35 am

>214 MrsLee: A happy Thingaversary to you too.

219reconditereader
okt 12, 2021, 11:39 am

Beauty!

220haydninvienna
okt 12, 2021, 11:53 am

>207 Ennas: Congratulations!

>214 MrsLee: What Peter said, but 16 good books, not just one. I wonder if 1 set bookends = 2 books … ?

221humouress
okt 12, 2021, 12:12 pm

>214 MrsLee: Ooh - may we see pictures of the bookends? These days I find myself having to collect bookends - oddly enough. But the only ones I can find (that aren't exorbitantly expensive) are basic metal ones.

222MrsLee
okt 12, 2021, 7:00 pm

>221 humouress: LOL, these are pretty basic black metal metal. They have silhouettes of trees carved in them, reasonably priced on Amazon. I wanted them flat because that way I can put books almost to the edge of my hanging shelves. Will try to remember to post pictures later.

223Ennas
okt 13, 2021, 3:51 am

Happy thingaversary, MrsLee!

With sturdy bookends, you can have your books a little OVER the end of your bookshelf. ;)

224Maddz
okt 13, 2021, 7:47 am

>220 haydninvienna: Or 4 books in my case: The owls have it

225Sakerfalcon
okt 13, 2021, 8:00 am

>207 Ennas:, >214 MrsLee: Happy Thingaversaries to you both! May you celebrate with lots of books and the time to read them!

226-pilgrim-
okt 13, 2021, 8:32 am

>224 Maddz: I love them!

227MrsLee
Redigeret: okt 13, 2021, 9:56 am

Here are the two sets of bookends I purchased. I took some "action" photos of them on my bookshelves, but of course they turned sideways when I tried to upload them to LT. I don't have time or patience to work that sh*t out. (Sorry, stuff like that is so frustrating to me) So if you want a kink in your neck, you can look in my member gallery and see them.

228Ennas
okt 13, 2021, 12:27 pm

Oooh, nice! Perfect for dead-tree books!

229Maddz
okt 13, 2021, 12:54 pm

>226 -pilgrim-: They were my late great-aunt's; one of the things I made sure Mum got from the estate sale in the 1970s, and I've kept them ever since. They're showing their age - the right hand one had woodworm (the drum of lindane in Mum's garage dealt with that, and the left hand one the owl and the upright book are loose.

230Maddz
okt 13, 2021, 12:57 pm

>227 MrsLee: Before uploading, open them in a previewer and rotate them 360 degrees and save. That fixes the weird rotation issue. The owls were snapped on my phone, Airdropped to the MacBook, rotated in Preview before uploading to my junk drawer.

231humouress
okt 13, 2021, 2:01 pm

>224 Maddz: >227 MrsLee: Very nice, thank you. And happy Thingaversary!

232MrsLee
okt 13, 2021, 5:12 pm

>230 Maddz: Love the owls, by the way. I appreciate your advice, but it is like Greek to me. I have no idea what a previewer is, unless we are talking about movies at the theater. I took these on my Samsung phone, emailed them to my HP (I think) laptop, downloaded them, resized them, even moved them into a file. I went back into that file and rotated the picture, then uploaded them again with the exact same result. That's when the expletives took over and I decided life is too short. ;)

233haydninvienna
okt 13, 2021, 8:46 pm

>230 Maddz: I use that method as well, but it doesn’t always work. I liked the owls too but you have an interesting selection of titles there.

234Maddz
okt 14, 2021, 1:24 am

>233 haydninvienna: Most, but not all, are in my Other Fiction collection, and that bookcase is only part-catalogued. The Mailer isn't - it was a book that came from Poole when we cleared Mum's house; I think it was one of my father's. The Masefields, the Melvilles and the Millards ($ westerns) are. The old Penguins are de Maupassant in my Literature collection.

I really must go through the sitting room bookcases - the SF/F/W collections have been gone through several times since we moved, and Paul's books have been merged with mine. We haven't done that for general fiction, non-fiction and literature, and there's a bunch of Paul's non-fiction in the spare room.

235Maddz
okt 14, 2021, 1:27 am

>232 MrsLee:, >233 haydninvienna: You have to remember to save the pic after rotating. That seems to make the orientation stick.

236humouress
Redigeret: okt 14, 2021, 2:28 am

>235 Maddz: I tried rotating 360º in edit and saving, but that didn't work so I tried rotating 270º but that still came out in the same orientation in my gallery. At which point I gave up and posted the picture as it is and let everyone else work out how to look at it. (Sorry!)

237Maddz
okt 14, 2021, 3:09 am

>236 humouress: Weird! It seems to work for me - photo taken on iPhone or iPad, Airdropped to MacBook, opened, rotated then saved in Preview, uploaded to LT.

If you're on Windows, try opening in Paint or whatever freebie comes with Windows and doing the same. I don't know if Graphic Converter is available for Windows; I use that on my Macs (it's nag ware). I can't test that workflow - my only working Windows machine is the work laptop and I have to email pics to that (like I have to email files to the Mac if I want to print them) - everything is locked down and print is disabled for W@H.

I seem to recall the issue is that the picture metadata isn't parsing correctly on LT when the picture is taken on an iOS (or other mobile) device, and the open, rotate, save process changes the metadata so it can be parsed correctly. I suspect it's to do with the orientation of the mobile device - the metadata is using the standard orientation of the device instead of the orientation used to take the picture.

I am guessing your picture above was taken with your device held in landscape mode - and your device would normally be held as though the right-hand side of the picture was the bottom of the device (rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise). If you take the picture with the device held as if you were making a call or the home button at the bottom, does the picture still upload rotated if you do a straight upload?

It might be interesting to test this - hold your device as though it's the factory setting (portrait, with the home button at the bottom for a tablet, or as if you are making a call on a phone), take a picture, rotate 90 degrees clockwise, take picture and so on...

238haydninvienna
okt 14, 2021, 3:50 am

>232 MrsLee: >236 humouress: >237 Maddz: My method, as I said above, is exactly what Maddz suggested (including saving—except that it's usually an iMac rather than a MacBook) but, as humouress suggests, the resulting photo still ends up sideways when posted on LT. I have tried opening the photo on the iMac in a photo editing program and fiddling with it a bit but even that doesn't always work. I must say that i have no pretensions to any expertise in graphics or photo editing.

The experiment suggested in the last para of >237 Maddz: would be interesting and I might actually try it, but not right now.

239MrsLee
okt 14, 2021, 9:42 am

>236 humouress: & >238 haydninvienna: It's nice to not be alone. :)

240NorthernStar
okt 28, 2021, 12:26 am

My 14th Thingaversary is October 28 - either today or tomorrow, depending on your time zone. I've gone a bit overboard on book-buying lately, so I've easily met my suggested number, but in my own defense most of them are ebooks, and they were mostly on sale or inexpensive. Anyway, thanks tardis, for getting me hooked!

241clamairy
okt 28, 2021, 8:58 am

>240 NorthernStar: Happy 14th! We're glad you're here.

Yes, those ebooks on sale make acquisitions so much easier. Cheaper than greeting cards these days!

242pgmcc
okt 28, 2021, 9:30 am

>240 NorthernStar: Happy Thingaversary. The e-books are dangerous. I discovered another two today that I have not catalogued.

243-pilgrim-
okt 28, 2021, 10:18 am

>242 pgmcc: Particularly the free ones...

>240 NorthernStar: Happy Thingaversary!! Many happy hours reading of the day to you!

244Karlstar
okt 29, 2021, 11:15 pm

>240 NorthernStar: Happy Thingaversary, and to Mrs. Lee, Ennas and others I've missed.

245NorthernStar
okt 30, 2021, 11:48 pm

Thank you all for the Thingaversary wishes. Had a lovely day, except not as much reading as I would like. I used it as a good excuse to buy more books, though!

246Cynfelyn
feb 27, 2022, 5:18 pm

It's my 3,650th Thing-unaversary tomorrow - I think - inasmuch as it will be the last day of my tenth year on LibraryThing.

However, as I joined on 29 Feb. 2012, it won't be my third Thingaversary for another two years. So apologies to anyone who thinks this message is OT.

And a Happy Thing-unaversary to anyone else having a significant Thing-unaversary!

247pgmcc
feb 27, 2022, 5:32 pm

>246 Cynfelyn:
Happy Thingaversary.

248-pilgrim-
feb 27, 2022, 5:41 pm

>246 Cynfelyn: Happy Unthingaversary!

249jillmwo
feb 27, 2022, 6:53 pm

>246 Cynfelyn: Make the most of this important anniversary. Visit your local library as well as your local book shop. Build TBR piles that are ambitious in their outlook and pay attention to the reviews being posted here. (Because, here in the Pub, we'll help you build those TBR piles even higher!)

250clamairy
feb 27, 2022, 7:15 pm

>246 Cynfelyn: Happy Thingy! Hope you celebrate in style. Let us know if you end up with a book pile worthy of your unusual status.

251Karlstar
Redigeret: mar 7, 2022, 4:44 pm

15 years yesterday! I did buy 4 books last week, does that count? Edited, I forgot one.

252Marissa_Doyle
mar 7, 2022, 3:07 pm

>251 Karlstar: Well, it counts a little bit...

Happy Thingaversary!

253clamairy
mar 7, 2022, 6:41 pm

>251 Karlstar: Everything and anything you want to count will count.
Happiest of Thingaversaries to you!

254humouress
mar 7, 2022, 10:55 pm

>246 Cynfelyn: Very sneaky. I wonder what the enforcers have to say about that? Happy unThingaversary!

>251 Karlstar: Happy 15th!

255Sakerfalcon
mar 8, 2022, 10:58 am

Happy Thingaversary! Hope you find a suitable way to celebrate!

256Karlstar
mar 8, 2022, 1:17 pm

>252 Marissa_Doyle: >253 clamairy: >254 humouress: >255 Sakerfalcon: Thank you! I will have to choose the 'best' book from my TBR pile to celebrate.

257pgmcc
mar 8, 2022, 2:31 pm

>251 Karlstar:
Happy Thingaversary. You are lucky the enforcers are not around. They would be using exponential growth equations to calculate the number of books you need to be compliant with their Thingaversary celebration guidelines.
Of course, cheese and wine can be used to avert their wrath. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and fruit juices work too.

258humouress
mar 8, 2022, 10:00 pm

>257 pgmcc: And you know all this because ….? *peers suspiciously*

259Karlstar
mar 8, 2022, 10:40 pm

>257 pgmcc: Its going to have to be cheese, wine or hot chocolate (not together!). I don't like coffee and fruit juice and tea are what I have every day anyway. I may have to find a new (to me) used bookstore this weekend.

260pgmcc
mar 8, 2022, 11:38 pm

>258 humouress:
My client pleads The Fifth.

261Karlstar
apr 25, 2022, 12:26 pm

Just pointing out that this thread is here, for the, you know, folks that need enforcing.

262jillmwo
apr 25, 2022, 6:08 pm

>261 Karlstar: Don't know if anyone has noticed but there's not been nearly as much cheese or wine provided to the Enforcers in recent months. (see #257 above).

263Karlstar
apr 25, 2022, 7:57 pm

>262 jillmwo: Ooops, was I supposed to provide cheese and wine?

264clamairy
Redigeret: apr 26, 2022, 4:58 pm

265hfglen
apr 26, 2022, 3:50 pm

If all else fails, and the enforcers move like greased lightning, we could send them here. The ticket price works out at about $19/person.

266Cynfelyn
maj 4, 2022, 10:18 am

Meanwhile in a far distant reality, far, far away, I've just been reminded of the date!

Happy Star Wars Day.

May the Fourth be with you …

267Volt875
maj 4, 2022, 1:32 pm

>266 Cynfelyn: The fourth will be with you, always.

268reconditereader
jul 4, 2022, 2:20 pm

I got my Fifteener Badge! Good thing I've gotten a lot of books lately, too.

269clamairy
jul 4, 2022, 10:54 pm

>268 reconditereader: Happy 15th Thingaversary! Enjoy your celebratory books.

270Karlstar
jul 4, 2022, 10:57 pm

>268 reconditereader: Congrats on 15 years!

271humouress
jul 5, 2022, 3:05 am

>268 reconditereader: Congratulations!

272Sakerfalcon
Redigeret: jul 5, 2022, 4:53 am

>268 reconditereader: Congratulations! Here's to the next 15!

273pgmcc
jul 6, 2022, 8:51 am

>268 reconditereader:
Congratulations.

274Karlstar
apr 23, 2023, 2:31 pm

Shoot! My thingaversary was Mar 6 and I completely forgot. 16 years!

275reconditereader
apr 23, 2023, 2:44 pm

>274 Karlstar: Happy merry thingaversary!

276clamairy
apr 23, 2023, 2:58 pm

Happy Belated 16th!
Mine is in a couple of days.

277pgmcc
Redigeret: apr 23, 2023, 4:54 pm

>274 Karlstar:
Belated Happy Thingaversary.

Interesting point; I misspelled Thingaversary and the system prompted me with the correct spelling of the word. “Thingaversary” is now a word in the lexicon of whatever spell-checker was running when I wrote this post.

It does, of course, still underline it in red.

278clamairy
Redigeret: apr 23, 2023, 4:04 pm

>277 pgmcc: Ha! I have also noticed that LibraryThing pops up for me as a suggestion when I'm posting.

Your spell checker missed 'pist.' One step forward, one step back.

279pgmcc
apr 23, 2023, 4:54 pm

>278 clamairy:
Thank you!

280Karlstar
Redigeret: apr 23, 2023, 5:02 pm

>277 pgmcc: That may explain how I actually managed to get Thingaversary right.

281jillmwo
apr 24, 2023, 5:02 pm

>274 Karlstar: Happy belated Thingaversary! I hope you manage to find a way to acquire some new books. (Or for that matter, some second-hand books.)

282tardis
okt 5, 2023, 11:59 am

I missed my 18th Thingaversary! It was 2 days ago. I haven't had time to celebrate anyway - too much to do in the garden and with the harvest. The weather could take a nosedive into winter at any time, so I need to get it done while I can.

I haven't acquired the traditional 18+1 books, and I likely won't, but there are some exciting releases in October and November (new Murderbot! New St Mary's! and more!) so I feel I'm keeping my end up by buying those.

283pgmcc
okt 5, 2023, 1:10 pm

>282 tardis:
Belated Happy Thingaverssry!

284MrsLee
okt 5, 2023, 1:42 pm

>282 tardis: Thanks for the reminder! Happy Thingaversary! Mine is on the 12th.

I am not worried about the requirements (benefits) for new books. Checking just Amazon, I see that between ebooks, audio, and paper, I have purchased 34 books this year. That isn't counting all the used books I've purchased here and there.

My wish for my celebration is to have the brain power and stamina to read on that day.

285clamairy
Redigeret: okt 5, 2023, 1:48 pm

>282 tardis: Happy Belated Thingaversary! I no longer worry about appeasing the acquisition gods. Just do what makes you happy.

>284 MrsLee: Happy Early Thingaversary to you!

286tardis
okt 5, 2023, 2:16 pm

>284 MrsLee: Good point - between Amazon, used book stores, library book sales and gifts, I've acquired upwards of 80 books this year so far, and more to come. I don't think any enforcer could complain about that! Also, come to think about it, there were a few books I added, but then deleted after reading as they didn't fit into the permanent collection.

MrsLee, I hope you do have what you need for an enjoyable reading day on the 12th!

Now I must go back to figuring out what to do with the huge bowl of tomatillos that I picked yesterday, not to mention all the green tomatoes...

287humouress
okt 5, 2023, 4:24 pm

Happy Thingaversaries all round!

What I want to know (and haven't been able to discover) is how the Thingaversary rule came about and who came up with it. Does anyone have any idea?

288pgmcc
okt 5, 2023, 5:10 pm

>287 humouress:
No comment!

289jillmwo
okt 5, 2023, 7:18 pm

>286 tardis: That degree of accumulation sounds familiar. I am expecting a "slew" of books over the next few days. I don't think the enforcers have any reason to be hovering. (And I didn't even have the excuse of a Thingaversary!!)

290Meredy
okt 5, 2023, 7:25 pm

>287 humouress: I think it's a law of nature.

291NorthernStar
okt 5, 2023, 8:26 pm

>282 tardis: Happy belated Thingaversary! My 16th is coming up in 23 days. (Oct. 28)

292Karlstar
okt 5, 2023, 9:51 pm

>282 tardis: Congratulations!

293humouress
okt 6, 2023, 12:20 am

>288 pgmcc: And I'm hoping that the person who came up with it might give us a modified version now we're all in the high teens and fast approaching twenty.

294Cynfelyn
okt 6, 2023, 4:11 am

>293 humouress: "... now we're all in the high teens and fast approaching twenty."

Speak for yourself. With my Thingaversary on the 29th of February, next year will be my third.

295pgmcc
Redigeret: okt 6, 2023, 5:54 am

>293 humouress:
Perhaps a modified version might include an inverse relationship so that the penalty reward involves an exponential growth in book numbers the shorter your time on LT. :-)

296Bookmarque
okt 6, 2023, 7:48 am

I missed mine back in July completely. I think I remembered in August or something, but since books come in a regular stream, I think the authorities are appeased,

297humouress
okt 6, 2023, 9:27 am

>294 Cynfelyn: Good strategy. Too late for me now.

298Karlstar
okt 6, 2023, 10:16 am

>295 pgmcc: I like this idea, but what would be your starting point? LT is what, 17 years old now?

299clamairy
okt 6, 2023, 12:45 pm

>298 Karlstar: At least 18! Or tardis used her Tardis to join before it was created...

300humouress
okt 6, 2023, 2:43 pm

>299 clamairy: Well, Tim joined in August 2005.

301clamairy
Redigeret: okt 6, 2023, 3:00 pm

>300 humouress: I did remember that it was relatively new when I joined Spring of 2006. In fact when I joined there was no message board system. It was purely a cataloging site.

302MrsLee
okt 6, 2023, 6:59 pm

>299 clamairy: I think 18 is the oldest (except maybe for Tim and some of the original few?) This will be my 17th, and I know I was a year late to the party, having started at Shelfari.

>298 Karlstar: My husband's grandmother would either reverse the numbers of her age, or add them together when she didn't care for reality, so 94 would become either 49 or 13, depending on her mood. So my year could be 8, 71 is unthinkable.

303Ennas
okt 7, 2023, 3:26 am

My 17th thingaversary is next week. I agree that it's time to change the rules a little. :)

304clamairy
Redigeret: okt 7, 2023, 8:46 am

So there never really were rules. They weren't even guidelines. It was just an excuse for people who really wanted acquire or buy a bunch of books to do just that. (Or to perhaps use an excuse for those who had to explain to a spouse or loved one why they came home from the bookshop/booksale with a box.)

This past Thingaversary I made a donation to my local library instead buying even more books for my Kindle. I think I have at least 300 books on there I have yet to read, maybe more. Not to mention the 1,500+ in my house that I have yet to read.

So here's the new 'rule' that I propose. Do whatever makes you happiest for your Thingiversary.

305pgmcc
okt 7, 2023, 9:09 am

>304 clamairy:
You're giving away all the secrets. People will be thinking we made it up as we went along.

Love the new ‘RULE”. I think this is one that may make The Enforcers redundant. What are they going to do now to source their cheese rations?

306Cynfelyn
okt 7, 2023, 9:20 am

>304 clamairy: "... an excuse for those who had to explain to a spouse or loved one why they came home from the bookshop/booksale with a box".

See Tom Gauld's cartoon in today's Guardian.

307Ennas
Redigeret: okt 7, 2023, 9:26 am

>304 clamairy: What?? Does that mean there are no enforcers either? I'm shocked. SHOCKED, I tell you!

>306 Cynfelyn: Love it! 😆

308jillmwo
Redigeret: okt 7, 2023, 9:48 am

>306 Cynfelyn:. The cartoon is brilliant!! (Although I do feel "seen".) Thanks so much for drawing attention to it.

>304 clamairy: and >305 pgmcc:: And I agree that the new RULE is the right way to move forward. Just for the record, I never came home with a WHOLE box of books. I snuck them in the door two or three at a time and flattered myself that the spouse wouldn't be paying attention. This bit of mental gymnastics has proven faulty.

That said, I think we might still need to find a new occupation (or purpose in life) for the Enforcers.

309clamairy
okt 7, 2023, 10:30 am

310Karlstar
okt 7, 2023, 11:58 am

311MrsLee
okt 7, 2023, 12:22 pm

>306 Cynfelyn: LOL, thanks for that, but I'm not showing my husband.

312pgmcc
okt 7, 2023, 12:51 pm

>306 Cynfelyn:
Spot on!

I can pretend my hearing aids are faulty and give myself a degree of plausible deniability when I only hear what I want to hear.

313humouress
okt 7, 2023, 2:13 pm

>304 clamairy: We need an excuse? Oh - for the spouse.

>306 Cynfelyn: I think we've had that conversation in our house. Pretty much exactly.

314Sakerfalcon
okt 9, 2023, 8:38 am

>306 Cynfelyn: My colleague sent me that and asked "Is this you talking to yourself?"!!

315Cynfelyn
Redigeret: okt 10, 2023, 5:29 pm

>302 MrsLee: For what it's worth, LT's second ever work, Hoofdstukken uit de geschiedenis van het Europese privaatrecht, was added by '0000ff' on 2005-09-23, the day they opened the account. I guess 0000ff is a staff account, and it was only ever used once again, in August 2007.

It would be interesting to know what LT work no. 1 was, because 'Chapters from the history of European private law' certainly doesn't. (URL auto-complete means I can't get the URL to stick on https://www.librarything.com/work/1 ).

316ScoLgo
okt 10, 2023, 5:13 pm

>315 Cynfelyn: I believe you can click on any work on LT, then simply change the number after "/work/" in the URL to point to a specific entry...

https://www.librarything.com/work/1
https://www.librarything.com/work/2

The first link changes the work number for some reason while the 2nd link does not. I don't know why that is, but I do recall the first link being the correct answer to the 'find the first work' clue in the most recent LT treasure hunt.

317Ennas
okt 11, 2023, 4:54 am

It's my 17th thingaversary today! Who wants some virtual coffee? Tea? Anything else? A virtual tompoes? ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tompouce )

318pgmcc
okt 11, 2023, 6:23 am

>317 Ennas:
Happy Thingaversary

319Sakerfalcon
okt 11, 2023, 8:26 am

>317 Ennas: Happy Thingaversary! I hope you enjoy celebrating! Let us know if you acquire any books!

320clamairy
okt 11, 2023, 9:16 am

>317 Ennas: Happy Thingaversary! That looks detectible. I will have one now, and take another for later.

321jillmwo
okt 11, 2023, 9:54 am

>317 Ennas: I'm very glad that the link in your post included instructions on how one eats a tompouce. It can be a bit of a challenge for the uninitiated. Happy thingaversary with hopes for many more to come here in the Pub.

322Ennas
okt 11, 2023, 10:09 am

>321 jillmwo: Yes, eating a tompoes (without launching custard all over the place and yourself) can be a challenge! We start learning early, though, so most Dutch people are experts. The Best Way is often discussed while eating one. :D

323MrsLee
okt 11, 2023, 2:51 pm

>320 clamairy: *snerk* I like the typo in your post.

>317 Ennas: Happy Thingaversary! I would love to have one of those!

324clamairy
Redigeret: okt 11, 2023, 8:20 pm

>323 MrsLee: Bwaahaahaa... I'm going to leave it.