You all will be glad to know, by the bye, that "earworm" is gaining acceptance in published works. Next up: the dictionary.

Obladi, Oblada, Amygdala: Word as Earworm

eta: There. Fixed it meself. No big.

Nutty, I tried to fix your post to remove the trailing >, but I can't make it disappear. We'll have the code fixed soon.

George W Bush uses an iPod.

I'm going to guess he doesn't listen to the Air America Podcasts.

I think I'm with ita wrt people reading what I'm reading.

Not so much with books, mainly because I tend not to read books in a way that they can be easily co-opted. But if I'm reading the paper on the Commuter rail, where it's less easy to keep the page to yourself, and I sense someone trying to read it, my first impulse is to smack said person with the paper, 'cause, ya know, it's only 50 cents (or free, depending on the paper) - get your own fucking paper and stay out of my bubble. Especially if they notice I noticed and look away, and then try to sneak a peak again when I go back to reading.

That said, if I don't notice, more power to you. But if I notice? You've broken the bubble.

I'm going to guess he doesn't listen to the Air America Podcasts.

He listens to it while riding his bike. Maybe he listens to Air America as a way to motivate himself to ride harder.

I realize what I love reading the most on the train is specialized stuff -- people studying for a nursing test, or reading financial reports from their job, or whatever. It's the glimpse into other people's worlds that I love about living in the city.

I try and sneak reads in airplanes. But with the understanding that I'm smackable if caught. It's like Jesse said -- their work is alien and fascinating.

right. no need for twice.

I only try to sneak reads of magazines. anything else is too much of a commitment.

obsessively not doing work. I tried to give the work that I completed to others, but they were out of their offices.

I try and sneak reads in airplanes. But with the understanding that I'm smackable if caught. It's like Jesse said -- their work is alien and fascinating.

Does that include laptops? What you try to sneak read, I mean, not what you're smackable with.