Comments | kiyoshi_05: Kicked the habit?

kiyoshi_05

Kicked the habit?

Dec 21, 2006 15:30

Hi, my name is Colin, and I used to be a manga junkie. I've been clean now for 2 months. I'd spend anywhere from $100 to $200 a month on books. The last splurge I went on cost me over $300. Since then I haven't even walked into a bookstore. However, the other day I received a gift card for Barnes & Noble (thanks Myles) and I can feel my ( Read more... )

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imani_cpe December 21 2006, 20:40:35 UTC

Have you considered science fiction?

nidoking December 21 2006, 20:49:43 UTC

This is why it doesn't pay to try to quit. You're going to come back, and it's going to be expensive to catch up on what you missed. What you need to do is give up buying the first books of new series if you really need to cut down. Or get a higher-paying job so you can afford to keep up with the habit, like I did.

Then again, my spending comes from anime and games as well as manga. You might well have more than me if you're spending that much just on manga every week.

opendash December 22 2006, 00:33:49 UTC

Wait, you're coming in this weekend, and I don't get to see you buy 2ft. stacks of manga at B&N?

/cry

Someone take pictures...

You might remember me... anonymous December 26 2006, 03:16:38 UTC

...as that single senior ME from around the hall in your RPG group.

But now I've leveled myself up to an engaged RHIT graduate as of this fine Christmas morning.

Congratulations to me!

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-Keith A. Atkinson

P.S.: You can email me at MYRHITUSERID@gmail.com. It may take awhile for a response, FYI.

consumer whore anonymous February 15 2007, 01:05:24 UTC

I'm suprised you haven't updated this since your shopping spree. Remember, you have a witness!