Addiction...Need Help!

MickeyC · 02-10-2008, 08:43 AM

I got a little problem. It started a long time ago with me just trying it out of curiosity. But then, as time went by, I started doing it more and more. Now it’s out of control!

My ‘problem’ is with books. I find myself reading all the time. And, if I’m not reading, I’m thinking about reading; either about books I’ve read or which ones I plan to read next.

And here’s proof it’s out of control: I now often find myself driving home from work past bookstores THAT ARE NOT ON MY ROUTE!

What’s to become of me? Will I end up in some murky den surrounded by other book junkies all feeding their habit? Okay, I suppose the correct word isn’t ‘den’ but rather ‘library’ (or Borders, or Waldenbooks).

Do they have rehab for this?

I sure hope not!

Roy White · 02-10-2008, 11:19 AM

Welcome to our world. Its why this website exists! TV is only good for watching the Simpsons and shows about diving...

RWood · 02-10-2008, 11:27 AM

Yes, there is hope and you have already taken the first step.

You have realized that the old world as we knew it is fast slipping away. You drive new routes because your older dealers are disappearing. Bookstores are closing all the time with few if any new ones to replace them. The old smokey mucky dens of yesterday must now be reproduced in your own home. Your books will be fed to you from the vast cyberminds.

spooky69 · 02-11-2008, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy White

Welcome to our world. Its why this website exists! TV is only good for watching the Simpsons and shows about diving...

Meerkat Manor? The Adult [14-year-old] Swim time block on Cartoon Network also shows a few things that are worth watching for 12 minutes, though I always get them online (along with all my other shows). 30 Rock and The Office are two comedies shown back-to-back that (I think) are both currently funnier than The Simpsons. Don't get me wrong, I have almost completely stopped watching TV in the past year and don't even have one hooked up now, but since you obviously wouldn't claim to have explored the medium to completion, I don't think it's fair to throw out such an incendiary statement.

mores · 02-11-2008, 02:54 PM

As long as it does not hinder your job, I'd say that it's an addiction that's not bad for you. When you start reading instead of going to work, or you start leaving the trash lying around your house, turn messy etc. then you're in need of professional help.

MickeyC · 02-12-2008, 11:24 AM

Hmmm, I hadn't thought about reading instead of going to work. What a great idea! Ah, but then how would I pay for the books? Shoot.

If it wasn't for my wife, the house would be a mess. But, she either cleans it herself or, um, suggests I do it. So, no danger there.

joewandy · 02-12-2008, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

Ah, but then how would I pay for the books?

The Internet could give you more books than you can read in a lifetime

MickeyC · 02-14-2008, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joewandy

The Internet could give you more books than you can read in a lifetime

Hmmm, wish you hadn't mention that. Now I'll really start goofing off.

No, maybe not, cause I'll need the dough to buy the next ebook reader that comes out. Shoot

zelda_pinwheel · 02-14-2008, 02:21 PM

it's a cruel dilemma, isn't it...

vivaldirules · 02-14-2008, 03:15 PM

I think I have a similar problem just here at MR. Everyday I see the growing list of books uploaded some of which I know about but haven't read in a long time if ever and many I've never heard of but which sound really interesting. That usually starts me to think about what other books might be here and I look for those. Then I often find books missing in the collection and I start thinking about converting them to upload. And that's just the stuff published before 1923. I had no idea that my head would be thrown a century into the past when I bought this "modern" device.

"They tried to make me go to rehab I said no, no, no."

Lemurion · 02-14-2008, 08:01 PM

I have the same sort of addiction, unfortunately I am in the process of moving and it's showing its down-side. Because it's a short move (mile and a half) and we have plenty of time to do it we didn't hire movers and are doing everything in my half-ton Chevy. It will carry everything, just takes a few loads.

The sad thing was the almost full truckload of books -- which still hasn't emptied the old place.

This addiction is killing my back.

yvanleterrible · 02-14-2008, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy White

Welcome to our world. Its why this website exists! TV is only good for watching the Simpsons and shows about diving...

You did that on purpose didn't you?
You left out soccer, gaelic football and rugby.

If you've never seen a game of gaelic footbal you've never seen sports, that stuff is edge of the seat riveting action all the way through.

montsnmags · 02-15-2008, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

...
Do they have rehab for this?
...

Cassidym, I think you have to ask yourself a question:

"Am I appealing for help with a problem, or am I boasting about how large my "problem" is?"

I think we both know the answer the question, don't we?

Cheers,
Marc (about to give you some good Karma, in the hope that you spend it well, like on some more books

)

MickeyC · 02-15-2008, 12:47 PM

Am most definitely boasting.

In fact, a couple of years ago my wife made me haul all my books down to the condo library and it took about five trips with a large cart.

Roy White · 02-15-2008, 02:30 PM

Ivan. Yes that was a joke. There are lots of things on TV i like watching. I tried to pick 2 that were the dumbest, (Even though I like the Simpsons) for comedic effect and failed... o well...

Lost is intriguing even though the writers have created an impossible situation for themselves and cant possibly truly 'explain' all the idiosyncrasies of the island.

The office is very funny.

I watch CSI sometimes but the zooming closeups of maggots crawling in dead people totally gross me out.

Everybody loves Raymond re runs are always a short brain vacation.

I dont enjoy hardly any reality TV shows or the greed based shows (Everybody wants to be a milionaire smarter than a 5th grader stuff. Although I dont condemn those or look down on anyone who likes that particular brand of Soda Pop.)

There are other shows on TV I watch...

Reading remains my pastime of choice when I'm home in the evenings. Golf and Skiing are great. Diving is supreme! Riding Motersickles in good weather is up there in the top ten. Fly fishing is engrossing. Hiking and shooting 22's in the woods is pretty cool.

I could go on and on as a great Hedonist who specializes in finding interesting and fun stuff to do.

then there's the biggie of all time... (I think everyone knows what I mean here... heh heh!)

I've always wanted to climb Mt. Everest and hang gilde!

But reading will do for those Evenings at home before I go to bed.

02-10-2008, 08:43 AM	#1
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Addiction...Need Help! I got a little problem. It started a long time ago with me just trying it out of curiosity. But then, as time went by, I started doing it more and more. Now it’s out of control! My ‘problem’ is with books. I find myself reading all the time. And, if I’m not reading, I’m thinking about reading; either about books I’ve read or which ones I plan to read next. And here’s proof it’s out of control: I now often find myself driving home from work past bookstores THAT ARE NOT ON MY ROUTE! What’s to become of me? Will I end up in some murky den surrounded by other book junkies all feeding their habit? Okay, I suppose the correct word isn’t ‘den’ but rather ‘library’ (or Borders, or Waldenbooks). Do they have rehab for this? I sure hope not!

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02-10-2008, 11:19 AM	#2
Roy White Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 7696 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Turner, Oregon Device: Sony Reader	Welcome to our world. Its why this website exists! TV is only good for watching the Simpsons and shows about diving...

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RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Yes, there is hope and you have already taken the first step. You have realized that the old world as we knew it is fast slipping away. You drive new routes because your older dealers are disappearing. Bookstores are closing all the time with few if any new ones to replace them. The old smokey mucky dens of yesterday must now be reproduced in your own home. Your books will be fed to you from the vast cyberminds.

02-11-2008, 02:54 PM	#5
mores Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 102419 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: iPhone	As long as it does not hinder your job, I'd say that it's an addiction that's not bad for you. When you start reading instead of going to work, or you start leaving the trash lying around your house, turn messy etc. then you're in need of professional help.

02-12-2008, 11:24 AM	#6
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hmmm, I hadn't thought about reading instead of going to work. What a great idea! Ah, but then how would I pay for the books? Shoot. If it wasn't for my wife, the house would be a mess. But, she either cleans it herself or, um, suggests I do it. So, no danger there.

02-14-2008, 02:21 PM	#9
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	it's a cruel dilemma, isn't it...

02-14-2008, 03:15 PM	#10
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	I think I have a similar problem just here at MR. Everyday I see the growing list of books uploaded some of which I know about but haven't read in a long time if ever and many I've never heard of but which sound really interesting. That usually starts me to think about what other books might be here and I look for those. Then I often find books missing in the collection and I start thinking about converting them to upload. And that's just the stuff published before 1923. I had no idea that my head would be thrown a century into the past when I bought this "modern" device. "They tried to make me go to rehab I said no, no, no."

02-14-2008, 08:01 PM	#11
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	I have the same sort of addiction, unfortunately I am in the process of moving and it's showing its down-side. Because it's a short move (mile and a half) and we have plenty of time to do it we didn't hire movers and are doing everything in my half-ton Chevy. It will carry everything, just takes a few loads. The sad thing was the almost full truckload of books -- which still hasn't emptied the old place. This addiction is killing my back.

02-15-2008, 12:47 PM	#14
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Am most definitely boasting. In fact, a couple of years ago my wife made me haul all my books down to the condo library and it took about five trips with a large cart.

02-15-2008, 02:30 PM	#15
Roy White Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 7696 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Turner, Oregon Device: Sony Reader	Ivan. Yes that was a joke. There are lots of things on TV i like watching. I tried to pick 2 that were the dumbest, (Even though I like the Simpsons) for comedic effect and failed... o well... Lost is intriguing even though the writers have created an impossible situation for themselves and cant possibly truly 'explain' all the idiosyncrasies of the island. The office is very funny. I watch CSI sometimes but the zooming closeups of maggots crawling in dead people totally gross me out. Everybody loves Raymond re runs are always a short brain vacation. I dont enjoy hardly any reality TV shows or the greed based shows (Everybody wants to be a milionaire smarter than a 5th grader stuff. Although I dont condemn those or look down on anyone who likes that particular brand of Soda Pop.) There are other shows on TV I watch... Reading remains my pastime of choice when I'm home in the evenings. Golf and Skiing are great. Diving is supreme! Riding Motersickles in good weather is up there in the top ten. Fly fishing is engrossing. Hiking and shooting 22's in the woods is pretty cool. I could go on and on as a great Hedonist who specializes in finding interesting and fun stuff to do. then there's the biggie of all time... (I think everyone knows what I mean here... heh heh!) I've always wanted to climb Mt. Everest and hang gilde! But reading will do for those Evenings at home before I go to bed.

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