Addiction...Need Help! - Page 2

Lima_dat · 03-07-2008, 03:29 PM

Good drug dealer's are hard to find, so I read instead. I think of e-book readers as really nice, expensive bongs. You can grow your own content from .txt, or buy it already grown and formatted. I don't have a problem, I can quit anytime I want. Really, I can. I promise.

Stephen King told me to blow up my TV, so now I can only watch tv on my computer if I download the show. It has to be something I really want to watch if I go through the trouble of downloading it.

MickeyC · 03-07-2008, 05:21 PM

Me too! I could quit anytime. Okay, okay, well, most anytime.

And I didn't buy an ebook reader so I could occasionally read at work while my boss thinks I'm just looking at a note book. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

TommyCooper · 03-16-2008, 04:20 PM

cassidym - I would only start to worry if, one day, you wake-up inside the storyline of one of your books and find you can't escape, especially if it's a book you borrowed and you're not really enjoying it. What's even worse, maybe you already exist in the storyline of a book you read in a previous life and don't even realise it - or perhaps that's not a bad thing if you are happy in the storyline you exist in. Perhaps the storyline of whatever book we are reading is our real existence - but only while we are reading the book. Perhaps every book is a parallel universe in which we actually exist and when we put down the book we do so to escape from our true existence. I wonder what happens if you start reading a book in the storyline of the book you are already reading and in which you exist - blimey.

What's that.....yeah okay, your turn on the joint.

Tommy

Patricia · 03-16-2008, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TommyCooper

cassidym - I would only start to worry if, one day, you wake-up inside the storyline of one of your books and find you can't escape
Tommy

Sounds like Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder.

TommyCooper · 03-16-2008, 05:51 PM

Patricia - you have the advantage, I'm afraid. I'm ashamed to say I've never heard of that author [ I know that is gaspingly awful to admit ] - mind you, I don't get out much

. I'm currently [re]reading Philip K. Dick's works, so that's probably having a profound influence on my thought processes. He was a bit mental - but I do love his tangential take on life and the simplicity of his writing. Which is just as well, because I'm a simple soul who is also probably a bit mental.

However, I will stay-back after school, do the lines and write an essay on this cheeky author who stole my idea, and whose story is probably not as good as the one I would have written.

Tommy

yvanleterrible · 03-16-2008, 06:12 PM

From what I've read of Dick's, it felt like heavy substance abuse. Very creative though!

'Sophie's World' Which I've read in French is totally different. Psychoses brought by extreme solitudes unbridled by social guidances. Extremely slow tiring read... to me that is.

tompe · 03-16-2008, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

'Sophie's World' Which I've read in French is totally different. Psychoses brought by extreme solitudes unbridled by social guidances. Extremely slow tiring read... to me that is.

I like Sophie's World a lot. It is basically a philosophy book written as a story and it succeed with illustration philosophical points in the story. I know that philosophy students that wanted to repeat for an exam in history of philosophy sometimes read that book. If you like philosophy it is great.

TommyCooper · 03-16-2008, 06:40 PM

yvan - indeed, Dick is very creative. I find the beauty of his writing, like many brilliant authors, is in its simplicity and the many themes which it explores. His writing is very direct and uncomplicated, while at the same time being subtle and mind stretching. I will look-up this philosophical Sophie thingamajig and tell what I think. However, I will have to admonish you for being a bit of 'une grande tete' for telling us you've read it in French

. However, if you are actually French then I congratulate you on your beautiful English - and you are forgiven.

Tommy

yvanleterrible · 03-16-2008, 08:06 PM

Thank you Tommy.
French Canadian of Ukrainian, Scottish, French, Spanish and Algonquin origin(s) and I pass. This is the "New World", all bastards are here...

Puddytat purr · 03-16-2008, 08:20 PM

*Stands up*
"Hi, my name is Sam and I'm an e-book addict."

I cannot remember a time when I haven't read, I read everyday - even if it's just a page! The books...they call to me...they keep me company at 3am when the insomnia is raging!

Besides, buying a book is cheaper than paying for a tattoo (which is my other habit!) - anyone any good at tattoos?

Oh wow, reading a good book while getting a tattoo done...I've just imagined heaven

yvanleterrible · 03-16-2008, 08:30 PM

You have painful passtimes Puddytat purr, and I'm not saying anything about the reading while being tatooed on unless it's one of the latest works written by Arthur C. Clarke.

TommyCooper · 03-16-2008, 09:48 PM

yvan - I love the French language. The movement of the lips is very sensuous. Also, I love the French-Canadienne accent. It always seems to me to be full of warmth and good-fellowship. My ancestry is very eclectic also, although probably not as worldy as yours. I do have Viking, Irish and Anglo-Saxon blood - indeed I am distantly related to George Stephenson of steamtrain fame. Although I do not claim to have any of his brains or aptitude for the mechanical. However, once when I had a flat tyre I did take the spare wheel out of the boot of my car - although somebody else did change the wheel I believe

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moz · 03-16-2008, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

I got a little problem... I often find myself driving

It's not that hard to stop, you just have to slowly wean yourself off it. Start by parking further and further from the shops (choose spots where parking is easy), then buy a bicycle and learn to ride it, then start riding. After a while you'll be able to sell your car and you'll have much more money to spend on books.

See, problem solved!

Puddytat purr · 03-17-2008, 07:32 AM

Ooooooooh that's a really good idea, especially as you can't now say that you need the car to get home all your books that you buy to feed your habit!

Just make sure you put your reader somewhere safe while your pedalling

03-16-2008, 04:20 PM	#18
TommyCooper Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 563 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK Device: Rocket Reader, CyBook, Asus EEE PC	cassidym - I would only start to worry if, one day, you wake-up inside the storyline of one of your books and find you can't escape, especially if it's a book you borrowed and you're not really enjoying it. What's even worse, maybe you already exist in the storyline of a book you read in a previous life and don't even realise it - or perhaps that's not a bad thing if you are happy in the storyline you exist in. Perhaps the storyline of whatever book we are reading is our real existence - but only while we are reading the book. Perhaps every book is a parallel universe in which we actually exist and when we put down the book we do so to escape from our true existence. I wonder what happens if you start reading a book in the storyline of the book you are already reading and in which you exist - blimey. What's that.....yeah okay, your turn on the joint. Tommy Last edited by TommyCooper; 03-16-2008 at 04:22 PM. Reason: addition

03-16-2008, 06:40 PM	#23
TommyCooper Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 563 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK Device: Rocket Reader, CyBook, Asus EEE PC	yvan - indeed, Dick is very creative. I find the beauty of his writing, like many brilliant authors, is in its simplicity and the many themes which it explores. His writing is very direct and uncomplicated, while at the same time being subtle and mind stretching. I will look-up this philosophical Sophie thingamajig and tell what I think. However, I will have to admonish you for being a bit of 'une grande tete' for telling us you've read it in French . However, if you are actually French then I congratulate you on your beautiful English - and you are forgiven. Tommy Last edited by TommyCooper; 03-16-2008 at 06:44 PM.

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03-07-2008, 03:29 PM	#16
Lima_dat English ppl ride potatoe? Posts: 40 Karma: 674 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, TX Device: Kindle	Good drug dealer's are hard to find, so I read instead. I think of e-book readers as really nice, expensive bongs. You can grow your own content from .txt, or buy it already grown and formatted. I don't have a problem, I can quit anytime I want. Really, I can. I promise. Stephen King told me to blow up my TV, so now I can only watch tv on my computer if I download the show. It has to be something I really want to watch if I go through the trouble of downloading it.

03-07-2008, 05:21 PM	#17
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Me too! I could quit anytime. Okay, okay, well, most anytime. And I didn't buy an ebook reader so I could occasionally read at work while my boss thinks I'm just looking at a note book. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

03-16-2008, 05:51 PM	#20
TommyCooper Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 563 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK Device: Rocket Reader, CyBook, Asus EEE PC	Patricia - you have the advantage, I'm afraid. I'm ashamed to say I've never heard of that author [ I know that is gaspingly awful to admit ] - mind you, I don't get out much . I'm currently [re]reading Philip K. Dick's works, so that's probably having a profound influence on my thought processes. He was a bit mental - but I do love his tangential take on life and the simplicity of his writing. Which is just as well, because I'm a simple soul who is also probably a bit mental. However, I will stay-back after school, do the lines and write an essay on this cheeky author who stole my idea, and whose story is probably not as good as the one I would have written. Tommy

03-16-2008, 06:12 PM	#21
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	From what I've read of Dick's, it felt like heavy substance abuse. Very creative though! 'Sophie's World' Which I've read in French is totally different. Psychoses brought by extreme solitudes unbridled by social guidances. Extremely slow tiring read... to me that is.

03-16-2008, 08:06 PM	#24
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Thank you Tommy. French Canadian of Ukrainian, Scottish, French, Spanish and Algonquin origin(s) and I pass. This is the "New World", all bastards are here...

03-16-2008, 08:20 PM	#25
Puddytat purr Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 55 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Isle of Wight (that's the little speck at bottom of the UK map) Device: Bookeen Cybook	Stands up "Hi, my name is Sam and I'm an e-book addict." I cannot remember a time when I haven't read, I read everyday - even if it's just a page! The books...they call to me...they keep me company at 3am when the insomnia is raging! Besides, buying a book is cheaper than paying for a tattoo (which is my other habit!) - anyone any good at tattoos? Oh wow, reading a good book while getting a tattoo done...I've just imagined heaven

03-16-2008, 08:30 PM	#26
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	You have painful passtimes Puddytat purr, and I'm not saying anything about the reading while being tatooed on unless it's one of the latest works written by Arthur C. Clarke.

03-16-2008, 09:48 PM	#27
TommyCooper Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 563 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK Device: Rocket Reader, CyBook, Asus EEE PC	yvan - I love the French language. The movement of the lips is very sensuous. Also, I love the French-Canadienne accent. It always seems to me to be full of warmth and good-fellowship. My ancestry is very eclectic also, although probably not as worldy as yours. I do have Viking, Irish and Anglo-Saxon blood - indeed I am distantly related to George Stephenson of steamtrain fame. Although I do not claim to have any of his brains or aptitude for the mechanical. However, once when I had a flat tyre I did take the spare wheel out of the boot of my car - although somebody else did change the wheel I believe .

03-17-2008, 07:32 AM	#29
Puddytat purr Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 55 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Isle of Wight (that's the little speck at bottom of the UK map) Device: Bookeen Cybook	Ooooooooh that's a really good idea, especially as you can't now say that you need the car to get home all your books that you buy to feed your habit! Just make sure you put your reader somewhere safe while your pedalling

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