Enough is Enough

So I'm kinda poor. Now, a college kid can say that and mean a few different things. Some of my friends have about $30 in their checking accounts and then their spent. I don't mean that. In fact I have quite a bit of money saved up by the standards of a twenty two year old. However, I owe more money to Taylor University than I currently have. My net worth is somewhere in the negatives.

And yet I live my life as if this wasn't true. I have probably spent more money this summer than I ever have in any other time in my life. Now part of this is probably because I've started paying car insurance, and gas has been a million billion dollars a gallon. Also I HAD to go sky-diving.

But you know a stupid place where I spend money? I buy books. And I haven't even READ all the books I HAVE yet. Not even close. And there's this thing called the library where they let you borrow books at a rate of zero dollars a day! Also, I used to buy video games, but I haven't even PLAYED (let alone beat) many of the games I have. I also buy CDs on occasion. And then when my birthday roles around I don't know what to tell people to get me because I already bought it. Then I tell my mom to cancel my birthday and she WONT because it would make HER sad so I have to pretend to want stuff I do NOT want and I smile a fake smile when I open my presents and I die a little inside.

So here is my proclamation. No more books. No more music. No more movies. No more video games. I am not buying ANY MORE...for ONE YEAR! Anyone is welcome to hold me accountable to this. In fact, the next book I will buy will be "A memory of Light" by Robert Jordan, which is scheduled to come out late 2009.

Just so everyone knows, however. I am still accepting donations to the Steven Conn Literary Fast in the form of actual books. I will accept used reading material in any condition, and I will accept it greatfully because books are like crack to me.