I don't know about you, but I take a book with me wherever I go. You never know if you're going to get stuck in traffic, or have to wait in the car while hubby runs in the store to get a bag of ice -- or something like that. Rather than being bored, carrying a book with you means you have your entertainment at your fingertips 24/7.
Until you leave your book someplace you can't get back to for a few days.
I visited a friend over the weekend, and of course I took my current read with me. (
All Mortal Flesh by
Julia Spencer-Fleming.) Wow--I'm really enjoying this book (which is the 5th in the series). But things were rushed at the last minute. Not only did I forget the book, but I forgot my hat. I have three of them, so I can live without it for a week. But I WANT MY BOOK! I want to know what happens with Clare and Russ. I want to know who murdered Russ's wife. I was halfway through the book, and intended to finish the book in one BIG read so I can jump into Julia's next book, already sitting at the top of my TO BE READ pile. (
I shall Not Want.)
But nooooooo! I had to leave it behind on the countertop. Why didn't I put the book with my purse? I had to have my purse to leave. That's where I keep my car keys. But nooooooooo! It was on the countertop and my purse was on the couch.
The book will still be there when I return this weekend. But I want to read it NOW.
(Does that ever happen to you?)
I always carry a book with me - especially when meeting with friends who have a history of being late. Instead of being cranky by the time they finally arrive, I'm lost in my book and in a good mood! I can't say I've ever left a book where I couldn't get to it, but there's a first time for everything!
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..."does that ever happen to you?" Well, it used to, all the time. I solved it by getting an Astak EZ Reader (ebook reading device). Now I can carry a whole library's worth of books with me in one small package that fits in my purse, and I will never be held hostage by the old magazines in a waiting room again! It goes everywhere with me, it's the perfect size for my purse, and not only do I always have a book with me, I always have something I'm in the mood to read with me - a 2 gig SD card holds a LOT of books!
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