I successfully read while riding my bike, for almost a year.
Simon: I swear when it's appropriate. Kaylee: Simon, the whole point of swearing is that it ain't appropriate.
'Jaynestown'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
JZ - Sep 27, 2007 9:26:50 am PDT #4025 of 28222
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Scrappy - Sep 27, 2007 9:27:01 am PDT #4026 of 28222
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We have a basket that hooks onto the top tank of the toilet for magazines. Plus I take a bath almost every cool night (ultra dry skin--must get oil all over self--doctor's orders--lucky me!) and ALWAYS read in the tub. It's my most favorite thing.
amych - Sep 27, 2007 9:32:31 am PDT #4027 of 28222
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I tried to read while riding my bike.
I successfully read while riding my bike, for almost a year.
Suddenly, I fear for Matilda. The instinct to try it is obviously bred in the bone, but her chances of success are a toss-up.
Susan W. - Sep 27, 2007 9:34:34 am PDT #4028 of 28222
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I've been known to read while stopped at traffic lights.
My copy of the new Temeraire book was in Federal Way as of yesterday, which means it damn well better be at my house tonight.
Must stop pre-ordering books now that there's a B&N 10 minutes from my house.
lisah - Sep 27, 2007 9:36:21 am PDT #4029 of 28222
Punishingly Intricate
I read the paper as I walk the dog in the morning. Sometimes before it's fully light out so I'm reading by street lamp.
ETA AND it's a sucky paper!
askye - Sep 27, 2007 9:39:31 am PDT #4030 of 28222
Thrive to spite them
I read at stop lights too! Only long ones, though.
I have reading material in the bathroom, I don't have a magazine rack or anything, but I usually have something that I can look through.
Connie Neil - Sep 27, 2007 9:40:24 am PDT #4031 of 28222
brillig
I once saw two people reading Deathly Hallows as they walked in one day. This pleased me.
Kathy A - Sep 27, 2007 9:52:04 am PDT #4032 of 28222
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I've been known to read while stopped at traffic lights.
And this is unusual? Doesn't everybody? You have to have some reading material in the car, otherwise you have nothing to do when the freight train goes by except listen to the radio or count railcars (which I've done).
Polter-Cow - Sep 27, 2007 9:53:14 am PDT #4033 of 28222
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I can't read in thirty-second bursts, though.
Susan W. - Sep 27, 2007 9:53:18 am PDT #4034 of 28222
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Well, I almost never have to wait for trains where I live, so usually I don't have to stop for more than a minute or two tops.