tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post532166830255963928..comments2023-11-05T04:12:25.787-05:00Comments on Everything's Novel: You Know You're A Reader When . . .Kelly Simmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000890535930589183noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-6869170028224194412012-03-09T01:40:31.442-05:002012-03-09T01:40:31.442-05:00... you have two full walls of shelves in your hom...... you have two full walls of shelves in your home office, and still not enough room for your books.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487464497446199247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-14350177083780333242012-03-05T13:24:56.417-05:002012-03-05T13:24:56.417-05:00I just moved into a new home in FL.
My wife's ...I just moved into a new home in FL.<br />My wife's first comment was to agree to have wall inserts converted to book shelves for my "old" book collection! <br />God, but I have the best wife in the world!!!<br />Paul Swanson<br />Land O Lake, FLSwanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18435156761182483439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-12221471863322383072012-03-04T11:36:03.328-05:002012-03-04T11:36:03.328-05:00Great post! I nodded in agreement to each one!
Yo...Great post! I nodded in agreement to each one!<br /><br />You know you're a reader when the first question upon meeting a stranger is "What is the last book you read?"Literary Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15245180773168090487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-59439555139548278932012-03-03T19:52:20.934-05:002012-03-03T19:52:20.934-05:00Great post. The best non-fiction book I have read...Great post. The best non-fiction book I have read for years was Better http://caroleschatter.blogspot.co.nz/2011/11/better-by-atul-gawande.htmlCarolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985978221627051493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-6762937420375081122012-03-02T15:28:53.014-05:002012-03-02T15:28:53.014-05:00Love this! I read in the bathtub--the only thing I...Love this! I read in the bathtub--the only thing I love more than a great read is a good long soak, and if I have both at the same time it's a perfect day--so I can add to #6: the contents of your shampoo in all their full scientific glory.<br /><br />Cocamphocarboxyglycinate-propionate, anyone?Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-48246642723461406262012-03-02T15:26:00.764-05:002012-03-02T15:26:00.764-05:00Whenever I visit a friend, I do go right to the bo...Whenever I visit a friend, I do go right to the bookshelf!Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-67625468269092712652012-03-02T15:11:02.422-05:002012-03-02T15:11:02.422-05:00Oh God, you guys, I love your additions!Oh God, you guys, I love your additions!Kelly Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000890535930589183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-58176076119395554122012-03-02T13:36:35.730-05:002012-03-02T13:36:35.730-05:00Your dog is named after a character from Shakespea...Your dog is named after a character from Shakespeare...Get away from my plate, Othello! (Okay, he had that name when we rescued him, but we've kept it.)<br /><br />You know when Hogwarts was founded but have never heard of Daniel Radcliffe.Clay - The Debut Novel Experimenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11167505193668176064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-89373546508159167102012-03-02T13:24:50.080-05:002012-03-02T13:24:50.080-05:00I had to laugh at the "judge your dates by th...I had to laugh at the "judge your dates by their bookshelves" one! Because when I was dating (via online dating services) I would always scroll down to the "What are you reading?" question. My husband was one of the few whose answer was not "Mostly magazines" "only work stuff" or "nothing". I tossed a lot of candidates that way! :-)Kerry Ganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885773176914239663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-73872027072191713532012-03-02T12:45:00.312-05:002012-03-02T12:45:00.312-05:00Kelly says we should join in the confessional. I a...Kelly says we should join in the confessional. I agree that a little group therapy is in order<br />;-)<br /><br />You know you're a reader when...<br />...your master bathroom is mistaken for a bookstore - and you don't even HAVE constipation problems.<br /><br />...your Direct TV dish went out in the last storm - two months ago - and you just noticed it yesterday.<br /><br />...when you describe your dates to friends, you use characters from novels instead of famous actors or models.<br /><br />...you become sexually aroused at the smell of old wood-pulp paper and printer's ink.<br /><br />...you finally hit the powerball lottery - but after one trip to Barnes & Noble you're poor again.<br /><br />...you go to the movies just to see how bad they butcher the original book.<br /><br />...your idea of Hell would be spending eternity forced to read every novel written in text-speak and Twitter typos.(WTF? OMFG!)<br /><br />...actual fights have ensued in your home due to your child, roommate, or spouse having the nerve to talk while you're trying to read.<br /><br />...your idea of "foreplay porn" is warming up with a bodice-ripping Harlequin Romance.<br /><br />...not only do you know what prepositions, common splices, and run-on sentences are - you can actually spot them!<br /><br />...and finally, you know you're a reader when...<br /><br />...you've ever gotten 2nd degree burns on one side of your body from not turning over while reading at the beach!Himmmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123719610603609406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-35943046193605095552012-03-02T12:39:08.936-05:002012-03-02T12:39:08.936-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Himmmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123719610603609406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-65573252032330752972012-03-02T11:00:17.971-05:002012-03-02T11:00:17.971-05:00When you fall over a flight of stairs because you ...When you fall over a flight of stairs because you won't drop the Kindle to grab the rail as you're going down. I had a black and blue arse for a month but not a scratch on the Kindle. Yesssss!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-65022461174786399442012-03-02T10:47:24.388-05:002012-03-02T10:47:24.388-05:00Beth, your nodding is adding.
But I would prefer c...Beth, your nodding is adding.<br />But I would prefer clapping.Kelly Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000890535930589183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-25980183178163269852012-03-02T09:27:42.125-05:002012-03-02T09:27:42.125-05:00not adding, just nodding.not adding, just nodding.Beth Kepharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236487532413398431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392022655503457856.post-53415741749562472152012-03-02T09:04:04.823-05:002012-03-02T09:04:04.823-05:00....when your nightstand is full of books, magazin.......when your nightstand is full of books, magazines, sections of newspapers you keep meaning to read, and post-its used for bookmarks.Gerri Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110109363631843941noreply@blogger.com