For all the bookworms out there!! June 2, 2010

I realized that in my previous post I was talking about my ADD and then stated that I had read quite a few books since I have been liberated from school. And you may be thinking that this doesn’t make sense… Kinda like “If she has it so bad, how can she sit down and read like she does?” Yeah, I know. But here’s the thing, I love reading! In general, I would rather read than watch TV, I used to bring books with me to friends houses and when they were watching TV I would be reading. Yup. I am a SUPER nerd. And I mean super nerd. Did you ever know a kid that used to have hide her reading habits from her parents?? And no, I was not reading smut/trashy books that I was worried about getting caught reading, it was because I used (and still often do) stay up all night reading. Mmmhm. My parents would get upset with me for staying up way past my bedtime reading. My parents used to ask me to stop reading, and would get upset by the amount that I read at night.

So I did what every kid would do- I swiped a flashlight and batteries. Then I would take a blanket and put it along the bottom of my bedroom door to prevent any light from escaping. But no, that wasn’t enough, I would take my pillow into my closet (thankfully, I have a large walk-in closet at home- has come in handy through the years) and another blanket and read in my closet with the flashlight. Please note, I am the type that can’t do something and get away with it, so I have grown to be cautious if I have to break rules, so to ensure I didn’t get caught- as if blocking the bedroom door, shutting myself in my closet (on the same wall as the door so light from it would have been hard to see), but I would also shove some form of clothing to block the crack at the bottom of the door. Yeah, I told you I am a nerd. But yes… I do digress.

I love to read. I love books. And most of the books that I own, I have re-read multiple times. I see them in the same light that I would see a favorite movie. People watch their favorite movies over and over again, so that they can quote them. Why are books any different? Seriously, I never understood why people think it is odd that I re-read my books. I do read quickly, and I do read more than one book at a time. In that sense they are kind of like TV to me. If I am reading a book for the first time, and I am enjoying it, but it reaches a section that I find kinda blah, I will put it down, and start a new one. Then when that ones bores me, I will go back to the previous book and resume reading it. And in this manner, I often flip back and forth between books. I would compare this to watching two things on TV. You watch one show until the commercials come on (the part I find boring) and then you switch it to another show and watch that one until the commercials come again (this books gets boring/at least boring enough to make me switch back to the other one, or I get curious about what will happen in the other one) and this will continue until I finish the books, or until I decide that the book I am trying to read sucks, and at that point I will stop- See side note** And also while I am either flipping between books, or being monogamous with my book (as in no other books are in the picture at the same time) I frequently read while “watching” TV (don’t watch much, but I can give general overview of what is going on) or while listening to music. So while I am reading, I am still all over the place in my own way.

**Side note: For some reason, this also seems to agitate others when they hear this. I get the, “You read all that, and then you don’t care to see how it ends?” Nope, I sure don’t! I once attempted to read Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, got over 3/4 of the way done with it, and I literally couldn’t force myself to read any more, I loathed it, so I just stopped reading it. This was on a beach trip and everyone I went with couldn’t seem to get over the facts that:

1. I could read so much and then just stop (that book is well over 1000 pages)

2.  Didn’t like the book

3. Could read that much of a book and just stop reading it and not finish it

But again, if a show sucks, you will change the channel and not finish it! I mean c’mon! And again, I have gone on a tangent. But yes. That is how I can read so many books while I am unable to remember to do simple tasks and lose my car key and purse on a daily basis due to my lack of attention. So yeah- that’s how I do it Still doubt my issues?? LOL

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