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lørdag 18. april 2015

50 signs you're addicted to reading

Hei og god lørdag! Eg har vore ein tur på handel i dag, og kom heim med litt diverse nytt. Ingen nye bøker, men gjekk og plukka på biblioteket og det er minst like kjekt. I går kveld rota eg meg inn på Pinterest, og der kjem eg nesten ikkje ut igjen. Uansett så fant eg dette biletet til venstre, og eg syns det var ei så kul liste at den må på bloggen. Original liste (med bilder) finner du HER.

1. You find yourself dropping character names into everyday conversation as if they're your friends.

2. You regularly say no to social engagements to read.

3. You've spent hours in a bookstore.

4. You are a member of two or more book clubs.

5. You're supertired at work because you stayed up way too late reading just one more chapter, and then another.

6. You're always making your partner or your friends crazy by reading aloud lines from the book you're reading.

7. You can't wait for the weekend to have two days of uninterrupted reading time.

8. You look forward to long flights because you can get some good reading in.

9. You get more than a little defensive of your favourite authors.

10. You lug around paperback and hardcover books in your purse all day.

11. Reading causes you to miss your bus stop on a regular basis.

12. You've been late to work to finish a book.

13. You've slept on the couch to keep reading when your boyfriend wants to go to bed.

14. You know the book will be better than the movie before it's out.

15. You bring books to parties.

16. You've read more books than seen movies in the last month.

17. You've sunk into a state of depression after finishing a really good book (also called a "book hangover").

18. You avoid going to lunch with your co-workers so you can read while you eat instead.

19. You've ended friendships over book disagreements.

20. There are literally piles of books in every room of your house.

21. You bring home way more library books than you can actually read before they're due.

22. You spend a majority of your vacation time reading, and that includes your honeymoon.

23. You will kick someone out of book club if they don't read the book.

24. You've made your love of reading permanent.

25. Your Pinterest boards are basically a visual library.

26. You always have at least two books ready to read once you finish one.

27. You get excited when a book you love is over 1'000 pages because you know it will last longer.

28. You don't want to reread books because they won't count toward your Goodreads goal.

29. Almost every day you think at one point "I'd rather be reading."

30. You literally wear your love of reading.

31. You start to ration your reading when a book you love nears the end.

32. You email publishers asking for advance copies of books.

33. You read in the car even if you get carsick.

34. Your friends know which bookstore is your favourite because you spend so much time there.

35. You spend more time on Goodreads than Facebook.

36. You won't give up your seat on the subway because you can't read if you're standing in a packed train.

37. You put your Kindle in a Ziplocked bag so you can read it in the bath/swimming pool on vacation.

38. When the ending of a book is bad, you take it really personally.

39. You know that ebooks will never replace real books.

40. Sometimes you sound like a broken record trying to convince your friends to read your favorite book.

41. Nothing beats when the books you've been dying to read are in stock at the library.

42. You will literally forget to eat, sleep, and breathe when you get to the climax of a book.

43. People try to tell you to "get out more." They just don't understand.

44. You have multiple editions and versions of your favorite books.

45. Your second-favorite activity after reading is organizing your bookshelves.

46. You ALWAYS have a book on you ... just in case.

47. Reading while walking has caused some near disasters.

48. You've yelled at loved ones for bothering you while you were reading.

49. You've definitely fallen in love with characters in a book before.

50. When you complain about your arms being sore, people assume you've been working out. But you know the truth.

Grovt sett var det 7-8 stykker som ikkje passa på meg, men elles er det ganske avhengig stemning her. Korleis ligger det an med deg?

XOXO

6 kommentarer:

  1. Mange av disse stemte VELDIG på meg. Var kanskje noen som ikke stemte, som nr. 19 for eksempel. Har ennå ikke gått så drastisk til verk. Hadde ikke hatt så mange venner, siden mange snakker nedsettende om bøkene jeg elsker. De forstår seg rett og slett ikke på bøker. Nr. 40 stemmer veldig på meg når det gjelder vennene mine. De er ikke fullt så glad i å lese som meg ( mange av dem leser aldri og noen leser kanskje en bok i måneden), men likevel prøver jeg å få de til å lese spesielle bøker jeg har lest og som jeg elsker. Jeg synes de går klipp av så mye, men de synes tydeligvis ikke det. Jeg er en av de som fint kunne finne på å ta med bøker på fest, men der synes tydeligvis andre at grensen går. Noe som kanskje er årsaken til at jeg går ut en gang i året he he.

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    1. Eg hadde heller ikkje hatt så mange venner, for mange av vennene mine leser ikkje det same som meg :-)

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  2. Heldigvis stemte ikke alle på meg, men en god del. Vi er heldige vi som har denne verdenen å boltre oss i :)

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    1. Det er igrunnen veldig greit at ikkje alt stemmer :-)

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  3. Det var godt det var noen som ikke stemte på meg :-)

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    1. Eg syns igrunnen det var ei lukka at ikkje alt stemte på meg heller :-)

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