> I love Post-Its, but I don't generally use bookmarks. If I do, it's a piece of paper that I find on my desk. Usually I just open the book and know where I was last reading. And this leads to Weird Ellmyruh Quirk #487: I hate creasing the spines of paperback books. Even though I've read most of my paperbacks multiple times, most of their spines are in perfect condition.

If that's a weird quirk then I must be weird and quirky. :-) I can't stand it when I see people laying paperbacks face down and open. They don't have hard covers but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be taken care of just as much.

I use Post-its for marking my place when I read my textbooks. I'll put the sticky side on the last page I have to read. It'll be on the right side of the page so that I can fold the rest of the Post-it over to the current page. I've found it helps me to know how much I have left to read - in addition to the previously mentioned Post-it benefits.

Ga" 'Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.' "halia