Noted

As I 'm sure you can see from my What I'm Reading Now list, and my complete and utter random ramblings that I usually read several books at once.  Sometimes it is hard to keep certain detail that I want to put in the rambling in my head, so I have started carrying around a notebook to help me keep track.  Sometimes I write down a quote, sometimes it's a page number to go back an reread a scene, sometimes it is just something that strikes me in a certain way.  As I read through certain books sometimes they talk about things or events I want to look up later (I love that in a book), other times I just need to gush or vent.  In any case here are a few ways I can jot down my personal notes.

Shoulder Strap Notebook

This is perfect for when I am on the go and don't want to carry extra stuff around

Magic Notebooks

These Harry Potter inspired notebooks are great for jotting down magic discoveries

Quote Notebook

What better place to write down quotes then this little notebook?

Sherlock Notebook

Clues to whether this is a good book or not can go in here

Happily Ever After Notebook

This is a great place to write down all the Happily, or Not So Happily Ever Afters.

These notebooks are all wonderfully cool, wonderfully portable and hopefully soon to be wonderfully full on notes on all the wonderful books I'm gonna read (in case you were wondering, wonderful is the word of the day).  I have delusions that some day in the far distant future my extensive library will be unearthed, along with all of my babbling notes and they will think me some great literary critic...or laugh hysterically at my depraved ramblings.

Do you take notes on your books if you don't have too?  How awesome are e-readers for taking notes?  Am I taking my reading WAY too seriously? 

Clockwork Covers

Happy Birthday (a day late) to my wonderful Baby Sis!  Steampunk is a fast growing genre in everything from clothes, to music, even to books!  The following are some really awesome covers that highlight the Steampunk world.  (Please note, these are not necessarily books about Steampunk, that is for another post)

Clockwork Sketchbook

Steampunk Cover

Art Nouveau Steampunk

Steampunk Clock Notebook

Jules Verne Steampunk

Now I want to run out and buy all of these just to have them looking good on my bookshelves at home.  I hope these have inspired you to go find/make/explore your own version of Steampunk, especially of the literary variety!