1Oct/080
BAFAB Week
Just a heads up that Buy A Friend A Book Week started today:
you can't buy your friend a book because it's their birthday or they just graduated or got engaged or had a baby or anything else. You have to give them a book for no good reason. In fact, this present out of the blue from you should shock the pants off of whomever you decide to give it to. And it'll make them happy.
I like.
Tagged as: bafab, reading
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