Erin, I just tried to like your post.

I am known in my family for my love of reading in the tub. When I was a kid, I'd refill at least once. Bubble bath + book = heaven.

I had to buy a few library books in school due to bathtub related incidents.

I read in the tub almost every evening. Heaven.

One of the saddest parts of not having a functional tub is not being able to read in it every night!

I dislike tubs, unless they have jets and are deep enough to submerge to the neck. *Those* tubs are great. We stayed at a B&B once that had a old clawfoot tub, a relic, that was deep and wide and probably weighed half a ton, because the cast iron held the heat like whoa. That was the only non-hot tub tub experience I've liked. I'd love to try Japanese baths. Otherwise, the tub experience of music and candles and book...nah. Dry and snuggled on the sofa or in bed, reading by candlelight is better. And non-pruny!

I was so the surly, unfriendly, what's-wrong-with-her kid in a corner at family get-togethers. I listened hard trying to learn what they all were talking about, so I could possibly mimic them--but it made no sense! None of them were talking about anything in particular, and the conversations were non-linear! Chaos and upheaval and I'll just be in the corner with a book.

I was frequently forbidden from bringing books to family gatherings. My mother (the extrovert) was under the impression that without a book i'd actually talk to all the relatives instead of sitting in the corner reading. Boy was she wrong, I just had to find less interesting things to read at the destination.

This was so me.

Phone books can be surprisingly interesting reading. I was fascinated by the variant of names and the large clusters of similar names in areas. The business section often had amusing ads, and the general information section had fun information.

Surprising how any people were offended to realize I'd rather read the phone book than listen to Great Aunt Whozit discuss her gastric issues.

I'm not feeling very Christmassy either, but Mal's way into it, and the DH is playing Christmas music nonstop. Mal's favorite carol at the moment is "We Three Kings," about which he just said, "Wow, those Christians sure make good Christmas music!"

I'm not all that into Christmas, but I'm mixing a Christmas show at the moment so I'm kinda stuck with it.