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How do normal people do it, then?
I am getting rather sick of a certain comment.
It keeps happening, every day, while I'm in the kitchen at work, waiting for my tea to brew, or standing in the lift, waiting to reach my floor, or sitting at my desk, waiting for my computer to turn on*.
Inevitably, I'll have someone look over and say:
"Must be a good book."
...because I'm reading a book. While doing something else. *gasps*
Seriously, how do normal people read books? Do they pick up the book, carry it (still closed) over to a chair, sit down, open the book, read it in an engrossed fashion, and then close it, stand up, and resume their lives?
I don't. I carry a book in one hand. It's a simple way to relieve boredom while, for instance, waiting for tea to brew. Or while stuck in a lift with people I don't know.
How is this worth commenting on?
* (Ten minutes to start! That's just not right.)
It keeps happening, every day, while I'm in the kitchen at work, waiting for my tea to brew, or standing in the lift, waiting to reach my floor, or sitting at my desk, waiting for my computer to turn on*.
Inevitably, I'll have someone look over and say:
"Must be a good book."
...because I'm reading a book. While doing something else. *gasps*
Seriously, how do normal people read books? Do they pick up the book, carry it (still closed) over to a chair, sit down, open the book, read it in an engrossed fashion, and then close it, stand up, and resume their lives?
I don't. I carry a book in one hand. It's a simple way to relieve boredom while, for instance, waiting for tea to brew. Or while stuck in a lift with people I don't know.
How is this worth commenting on?
* (Ten minutes to start! That's just not right.)
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Plus, I'd end up sitting there for as long as it took to finish the thing, instead of remembering to actually do stuff in between chapters...
*awes at you*
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LOL! I've become so engrossed in what I'm reading that I have done exactly that. Not just with books, but with fanfic too.
But for the most part, I'll read a chapter or two, then set whatever I'm reading aside for later when I have time.