Book lists. Where to begin? And Why?

There are probably really good applications for LibraryThing, and I'm trying to keep a good attitude here, but I guess I'm just not social enough to care about what other people have in their personal libraries. Either that, or I'm missing the point entirely. I did complile a list on LibraryThing of some of my favorite children's classics in my personal library, but to be limited to 200 entries really put a damper on things. My quilt book library alone exceeds 200 volumes. Then there are the art books, the history books, the nature guides, the gardening books, devotional and inspirational collections, and of course, the children's classics. I could spend a very long time cataloging my entire home library, and for what? I know what's there if I want it, and I don't much care about editions or publishers. I missed the point of LibraryThing, didn't I?

Flick'ring Through China

I returned yesterday from a wonderful, whirlwind tour of eastern China, and guess what? After three days, my camera died! I was at the mercy of my fellow travelers for photos. Enter Flickr. I suddenly had at my fingertips, a whole range of photos taken by a multitude of tourists taken in the same places I visited. I browsed through a couple hundred photos of Beijing and Suzhou for starters and selected several to my favorites list. I now have those missing pictures of Starbucks in the Forbidden City and the leaning tower of Tiger Hill that I thought would be lost forever. Thank goodness for other peoples' vacation photos. Was this a timely lesson, or what?!?