Gloomcookie! I'm so glad you're here. I was just coming in to tell you about the Children's Book Recycling Center. While they have lots of younger stuff, they usually have a fair amount of Middle school/YA that they can't offload because most people who apply work with younger kids.

I still plan on going through my classroom library and sorting and getting rid of books. My goal is by Feb. 1. So, I should have stuff for you then.

Awesome! Thanks so much, Kat!

Also, my mom got into a car accident (when she was in a parking lot of course) in my miata. How will this fuck up MY insurance?

Just learned that the power has been out at home for a number of hours.

My poor, eternally connected housemate has apparently used up all of his battery power and is now forced to read, like, books, on paper!

I guess I'll stay here instead of leaving early.

How will this fuck up MY insurance?

I think if it causes your rate to go way up, you can get it back down by signing a form stating your mother is not allowed to drive your car (and therefore is not covered by your insurance). At least I saw one insurance company in California that had that option.

My poor, eternally connected housemate has apparently used up all of his battery power and is now forced to read, like, books, on paper!

Good gods! It's like living in the Twentieth Century!

Hmmmm, just started off my weekend with a two hour nap.

Actually, that should probably go on her insurance, Kat. Mine at least travels with the driver, not the car, even though it identifies the car for making-up-fees purposes.

I'm pretty sure car insurance follows the car, not the driver, usually.

Huh. For some reason, I always thought the onus was first on the insured driver, and then on the insured car.

eta: but then, I came from a state with such lax insurance reqs at the time, odds were that most of the other drivers and cars were uninsured and it could be a nightmare. So I'm probably a bad source.