Where's the Most Extreme Place You've Done It? - Page 5

Sweetpea · 07-20-2010, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by m-reader

Problem I have with reading/listening to books is keeping in sync.
Now I drive everywhere I go (they don't do public transport much here), but I still prefer listening to podcasts of my favourite radio shows from Australia than listening to audio books.

Different books

m-reader · 07-20-2010, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Different books

Maggie Leung · 07-20-2010, 03:55 AM

Wonder whether there's any chance Amazon will sync Kindle books with Audible books. I would love that.

EowynCarter · 07-20-2010, 04:06 AM

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Here's a question - what the heck were you doing taking the Kindle with you on a job interview?? I

I do carry my opus in job interviews. Hey, what do you do in the metro to get to the job interview ? Reading of course.

mike_bike_kite · 07-20-2010, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by foreverjuly

Of ALL of the stories people have described here, this is the only one in which I would say...WHY WERE YOU READING??? That sounds incredibly beautiful. Maybe it would get a little bit old, but from where I'm sitting I could never imagine getting tired of it. Thanks for sharing!

It was incredibly beautiful - there were 3 volcanoes poking through a sea of cloud. Each one was active. Each one was spewing stuff into the sky and had streams of lava pouring down the side. But after four hours of staring at the same (beautiful) thing I found I needed to get back to my book. I did keep some of the lava that fell nearby and still have a piece on my mantelpiece.

Sweetpea · 07-20-2010, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by EowynCarter

I do carry my opus in job interviews. Hey, what do you do in the metro to get to the job interview ? Reading of course.

Now you mention it, I did read while on a job interview. I had to talk to these two persons first, and then to these other two. And in between I had to wait a bit.

Logseman · 07-20-2010, 07:37 AM

Not too extreme, but I've unpacked my MM and started reading while donating blood. The process is short and easy, but it still gives time for some lovely Chejov in between.

BTW, I'd like to advocate blood donations, whatever your blood type is. They're the easiest way to help others who really really need help!

Prash · 07-20-2010, 07:41 AM

Not really extreme, but they do count I guess

During the check-in at an airport, I was held back from boarding the plane as my backpack set the alarm off when it was under the scanner. I was held back and was made to wait when they rechecked my bag, and I was frisked thrice. I was reading on my iPaq 3650 (got it from Ricky ) the whole time. And I missed the flight too, thanks to a screwdriver in my bag which took a long time to be found. Had to read as it was the ending of a book and was thrilling.
Again, at a job interview. Finished the written test, didnt know if I had cleared it, instead I sat down to read as the results were going to be announced 15 minutes later. At the end, when the results were out, everyone ran to check them out. I simply continued the reading and finally when I saw the results after 15 minutes found out I was through.
This time I was getting bashed by my mother for some stupid thing I had done. Mother was really angry and was yelling at the top of her voice. And I was pretending to be looking down in shame, but actually was busy reading. It was extreme on a personal basis.

m-reader · 07-20-2010, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Logseman

Not too extreme, but I've unpacked my MM and started reading while donating blood. The process is short and easy, but it still gives time for some lovely Chejov in between.

BTW, I'd like to advocate blood donations, whatever your blood type is. They're the easiest way to help others who really really need help!

I support this! I've been a B- donor in Australia for a number or years.
E-book reading never worked me while donating. People always talk to you about 'whatchyadoing', so no time to read

bjones6416 · 07-20-2010, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

I wouldn't actually have read if I thought the fire was serious.

I was just in the middle of an "unputdownable" book and I initially thought the alarm was a drill.

And now we all want to know what book is that "unputdownable." Share. :-)

Muse101 · 07-20-2010, 05:31 PM

I literally do not leave home without my sony reader in my bag. Though sometimes I think I over do it, like these examples....

Not exactly extreme but I do kindda regret some of them:

- On a gondola in Venice
- While going up the stairs of the Eiffel Tower
- In the London Eye
- On a gorgeous Maldives Beach......

Kindda makes me annoyed that I wasn't enjoying what was right in front of me.

kovidgoyal · 07-20-2010, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

And now we all want to know what book is that "unputdownable." Share. :-)

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

foreverjuly · 07-20-2010, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mike_bike_kite

It was incredibly beautiful - there were 3 volcanoes poking through a sea of cloud. Each one was active. Each one was spewing stuff into the sky and had streams of lava pouring down the side. But after four hours of staring at the same (beautiful) thing I found I needed to get back to my book. I did keep some of the lava that fell nearby and still have a piece on my mantelpiece.

If you've put up pics somewhere, I'd love to see them. I've dragged a camera along for a few trips and it's great to play travel photographer. Definitely shoot me a link by PM if you don't feel like sharing publicly.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33851077@N04/

AprilHare · 07-20-2010, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by afa

Here's a question - what the heck were you doing taking the Kindle with you on a job interview?? I would venture that perhaps reading the Kindle did, in fact, contribute to your not getting the job. Were you also chewing a gum and wearing a branded T-shirt that said "don't give a fcuk"?

Umm... in the toilet...

Unfortunately, it does result in my spending an inordinate amount of time in there...

I've taken my Sony Reader on interview before - and introduced it to the interviewer. (Reduces your nerves to have something read while waiting too!)

bjones6416 · 07-20-2010, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

I loved that book! It's on my reader, too. (And in my Calibre library, of course.) :-)

It's supposed to eventually be a trilogy, I think.

07-20-2010, 07:41 AM	#68
Prash Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 387 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bangalore, India Device: K3W, LG OG-E970, Utopia Apad	Not really extreme, but they do count I guess During the check-in at an airport, I was held back from boarding the plane as my backpack set the alarm off when it was under the scanner. I was held back and was made to wait when they rechecked my bag, and I was frisked thrice. I was reading on my iPaq 3650 (got it from Ricky ) the whole time. And I missed the flight too, thanks to a screwdriver in my bag which took a long time to be found. Had to read as it was the ending of a book and was thrilling. Again, at a job interview. Finished the written test, didnt know if I had cleared it, instead I sat down to read as the results were going to be announced 15 minutes later. At the end, when the results were out, everyone ran to check them out. I simply continued the reading and finally when I saw the results after 15 minutes found out I was through. This time I was getting bashed by my mother for some stupid thing I had done. Mother was really angry and was yelling at the top of her voice. And I was pretending to be looking down in shame, but actually was busy reading. It was extreme on a personal basis. Last edited by Prash; 07-20-2010 at 10:45 AM. Reason: typo

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07-20-2010, 03:55 AM	#63
Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	Wonder whether there's any chance Amazon will sync Kindle books with Audible books. I would love that.

07-20-2010, 07:37 AM	#67
Logseman Orisa Posts: 2,001 Karma: 1035571 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Device: Onyx Poke 5	Not too extreme, but I've unpacked my MM and started reading while donating blood. The process is short and easy, but it still gives time for some lovely Chejov in between. BTW, I'd like to advocate blood donations, whatever your blood type is. They're the easiest way to help others who really really need help!

07-20-2010, 05:31 PM	#71
Muse101 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: On the surface of Jupiter Device: Sony Ebook Reader prs-505	I literally do not leave home without my sony reader in my bag. Though sometimes I think I over do it, like these examples.... Not exactly extreme but I do kindda regret some of them: - On a gondola in Venice - While going up the stairs of the Eiffel Tower - In the London Eye - On a gorgeous Maldives Beach...... Kindda makes me annoyed that I wasn't enjoying what was right in front of me.