Bookshelf Reorganization

As I was dusting this weekend I decided to give our bookshelf a bit of an update. Although working for four years at a movie store made me a tad anal about alphabetizing, I decided to go rogue and organize my book collection by color. Turns out my collection of bargain novels assembled from Borders, thrift stores and garage sales isn't nearly as colorful as it is fun to read, so the effect is more subtle than I had anticipated.

I'm still happy with the change, and it gave me a chance to rearrange the other bookends and bookcase staples such as my mannequin feet collection, glass head, my man's mini Hamlet collection, Van Gogh bust, creepy doll head, oven timer, gargoyle and orange bomb. My favorite pieces, however are reserved for the top of the shelf — particularly our fantastic Mr. Fox and Alaskan Squirrel w/nut.

Half of the people that we have over love our critters, and the other half (i.e. my family) is continually creeped out. I love taxidermy (good-condition taxidermy, if it's damaged then it's just gross) and have dreams of owning an entire menagerie one day. If anyone has a lead on a quality badger for sale, I know a girl.