Book retrieval
Mar. 10th, 2026 12:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beccaelizabethFrom a certain point of view, since my last entry, I have triumphed over the forces of gravity and geometry and slightly wonky shelving.
From another point of view I am a muppet who knocked a book down behind the book case and, after several not great ideas did not pan out, finally had to empty the shelves and try and lift the whole case out.
Which did not actually work.
So I have retrieved the book by tipping it as far out and forwards as it would deign to go and using the grabby stick.
I think the cover will even go flat again once I leave it under a bunch of other books for a while, which by this point is a best case scenario.
... it's fiiiiine, just believe it is a perfectly ordinary book that you wouldn't personally miss if it did that...
After a quick google, as it turns out, I could get a brand new copy right now for a maximum of £11
which next time I may try to search Before all the shenanigans.
... I think possibly I did the thing where I can see the next step to try and lose sight of if I personally at quarter to midnight need to try it.
*sigh*
Is okay, is all done now, bar the refilling...
From another point of view I am a muppet who knocked a book down behind the book case and, after several not great ideas did not pan out, finally had to empty the shelves and try and lift the whole case out.
Which did not actually work.
So I have retrieved the book by tipping it as far out and forwards as it would deign to go and using the grabby stick.
I think the cover will even go flat again once I leave it under a bunch of other books for a while, which by this point is a best case scenario.
... it's fiiiiine, just believe it is a perfectly ordinary book that you wouldn't personally miss if it did that...
After a quick google, as it turns out, I could get a brand new copy right now for a maximum of £11
which next time I may try to search Before all the shenanigans.
... I think possibly I did the thing where I can see the next step to try and lose sight of if I personally at quarter to midnight need to try it.
*sigh*
Is okay, is all done now, bar the refilling...
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Date: 2026-03-10 12:55 am (UTC)I haven't put the bottom shelf back yet though, I realised once again I Do Not Have To Do This At Midnight.
Only after reshelving everything by Seanan McGuire though...