Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Getting Back On the Summer Reading Addiction Wagon

I can't believe it's June already. The past month was spent half in the US, half in the UK, but all deep in edits. It hasn't been anything like my childhood summers, where I'd check out a stack of library books and read them one after the other. FOR FUN. I miss those days. *sigh*

Heck, when I had the time to read for pleasure (which I hope to do again soon. Maybe? LOL), every single one of Buzzfeed's fun "25 Signs You're Addicted to Books" were true for me.

This summer's goal? Read. Write. Blog. For fun. (And, of course, edit. For a living.)

1. When you were little, books were your best friends in the world.

2. When you’re reading a good book, you forget to eat or sleep.

When you're reading a good book, you forget to eat or sleep.

3. Your ups and downs are completely dictated by the book you’re reading.

Your ups and downs are completely dictated by the book you're reading.

Sometimes there is yelling.

Sometimes there is yelling.

Sometimes it’s more subtle.

Sometimes it's more subtle.

4. You’ve been traumatized by things that “only” happened in books you read.

You've been traumatized by things that "only" happened in books you read.

5. The picture window in your wallet displays your library card instead of your driver’s license.

The picture window in your wallet displays your library card instead of your driver's license.

6. You think of colors in terms of Penguin classics.

You think of colors in terms of Penguin classics.

7. Rainy days > sunny days.

Rainy days > sunny days.

Although you do manage to get outside on a pretty day…

25 Signs You're Addicted To Books

8. This is all you think about when you picture your “dream home.”

This is all you think about when you picture your "dream home."

And your idea of a fun weekend is rearranging your library for the 100th time.

And your idea of a fun weekend is rearranging your library for the 100th time.
Source: santos  /  via: prettybooks.tumblr.com

9. Walking by a closed bookstore is torture.

25 Signs You're Addicted To Books

When they’re open, you’re incapable of going in without buying something.

When they're open, you're incapable of going in without buying something.
Source: reddit.com

You’ve even developed a crush on a bookstore employee based solely on their staff picks.

You've even developed a crush on a bookstore employee based solely on their staff picks.

10. Anytime you undertake any idea or project, the first step is to read a lot of books about it.

Anytime you undertake any idea or project, the first step is to read a lot of books about it.

You assume that a book can teach you anything.

You assume that a book can teach you anything .

11. You would never shame someone for reading.

You would never shame someone for reading.
Source: reddit.com

But you’re happy to shame them for not reading.

25 Signs You're Addicted To Books

12. When others come to you for advice, you just give them books to read.

When others come to you for advice, you just give them books to read.

13. When you go on vacation, your suitcase looks like this.

When you go on vacation, your suitcase looks like this.
Source: futuregirl

You’re not sure what people who go to the beach without a book even do there, to be honest.

You're not sure what people who go to the beach without a book even do there, to be honest.

14. TV is OK…sometimes.

25 Signs You're Addicted To Books

15. The stack of books by your bed resembles the beginning of a Jenga game.

The stack of books by your bed resembles the beginning of a Jenga game.

It’s a pressing concern in your life.

It's a pressing concern in your life.

16. The sexiest someone can look is when they’re holding a good book.

The sexiest someone can look is when they're holding a good book.

The bigger the book, the better.

The bigger the book, the better.

17. You make decisions about people based on the number of books they have.

You make decisions about people based on the number of books they have.

But books are better than having to deal with people, anyway.

25 Signs You're Addicted To Books

Yeah, you have your priorities straight.

Yeah, you have your priorities straight.

18. But when someone reads a book you recommend to them, your faith in humanity is completely restored.

But when someone reads a book you recommend to them, your faith in humanity is completely restored.

19. The book is always, always, always better.

The book is always, always, always better.

20. One of your life’s greatest pleasures is the smell of old books.

One of your life's greatest pleasures is the smell of old books.

21. Book violence concerns you greatly.

Book violence concerns you greatly.

You’re angry this picture didn’t come with a NSFLIFEwarning.

You're angry this picture didn't come with a NSF LIFE warning.

22. Sure, you work out!









You know that even reading itself can be exhausting.

You know that even reading itself can be exhausting.




23. You often have spats of, uh, “insomnia.”And sometimes it’s downright painful.

And when you do fall asleep, it’s often with a book still in your hands.

And when you do fall asleep, it's often with a book still in your hands.

24. Finishing a book you loved is like losing a best friend.

Finishing a book you loved is like losing a best friend.

25. When you’re between books, you feel lost.

When you're between books, you feel lost.

That is, until you open another.

That is, until you open another.

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