"Whutcha Readin' For?"

I meant for my first entry on here to be angry and sarcastic, not boring and informative. I’ll try harder next time.

I have been reading more than ever lately. Along with new books, I’ve been rereading books that I previously read and loved. I wish I started reading my books with a highlighter long ago. It’s quite frustrating to me when I can’t quite remember a great idea or line from a book, with no way to find it short of reading the entire book over for that one thing on that one page. Now it’s easy. Like Mr. Butcher, I also spent a number of years surrounded by books. Through the years, I came across many interesting books, and I would always write the title and ISBN on a post-it and stick it in my wallet. Every couple of months, I would just throw the post-its away, because, like most of you, I’m lazy with certain things. I always wished that there was an electronic way to keep track of the books I’d read and the books I would eventually like to read. I also tried to get my friends to all read and discuss the same book, but it would never work. Strangely enough, I was the only one who would actually read the shit they picked, and I was always the busiest of the group. I then thought that it would be nice if the organizational tool would somehow give me the chance to talk to other people who might happen to be reading the same book as me at a given time. Many virgins and goats later, my wish was granted. I came across a site called Goodreads.com. Basically, it’s myspace for book lovers. It goes beyond what I wanted as well. You can write reviews on books and even publish your own, right through the site. I also like that you can only post one picture at a time, meaning that it’s actually about the books and what people write and not about how attractive you think you are. The site also has a place for published authors, so if you’re obsessed with, say, Danielle Steel or whomever, you can look to see what they’re reading. I haven’t explored the site fully, but I must say that it beats the hell out of myspace and facebook in my eyes.

Have fun quadrupling your daily caloric intake.