Several reasons I’m depressed:
1. My life is not exciting like Bella's, the protagonist, who is in love with a vampire. [Although I did get bit today by my 1-year-old when I released the chicken nugget too slowly into her mouth full of teeth.]
2. It’s fun to look forward, throughout the day, to moments of free time when I can pick up the book. When the book’s over, life seems slow and dull.
3. I read the last two books in the last 48 hours. Translation: my children, husband, hygiene, good sleeping and eating habits got ignored.
What have I gained by hauling through these books?
- A long year to wait for the next one.
- No fights with Kim about whose turn it is to read the books I convinced Mom to fund.
- Sleep deprivation
- At least 5 pounds from munching on crud instead of making healthy snacks and dinners
- A mistrust in my ability to make good decisions (i.e.—reading past 2:00am for the third night in one week is not a good idea).
Moderation in all things. So easy to say, so hard to do. Especially when fantasty fiction is involved.
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Okay, I admit I stayed up till 2:30 last night reading the second one. How DUMB!!! Adam still hasn't asked what time I went to bed so I'm trying to be extra chipper. And this is very bad news- I thought it was a trilogy. It doesn't end after book 3?!?!?!? ARRRR, so stupid.
Janel - Okay, so I may have to read these books. Perhaps the vampire theme explains why they have the power to suck everyone into them. I love your blog! I miss you and it's such a great way to pretend you're still only a few hundred feet away from me.
Just so you know, I'm getting better. I only stayed up till 12:30 to finish the third one. Although I did kind of kill the day by reading through ALL of it. Free at last (for a few days, anyway)!
Danielle-
Well at least I can take some comfort in knowing that I'm not alone in my reading addiction! And also, it seems to be a genetic trait (disposition? defect?). I definitely feel less guilt now. : )
I guess I have the record. I only read from the second book until about midnight last night, and I'm still not done. But, that's what happens when you have 8:00 church. :( I guess I envy all of you married women who don't have to put off good reading for the sake of homework. Don't worry, though. I'll get through them. Just wait and see.
Kim,
We married women who you envy don't have to put off reading for homework, but we do have to put it off for child rearing, which is a 24/7 job, which is why we're forced to read between 10pm-2am. Count your blessings: Danielle and I are not competing for those books, and you get free reign...even before midnight.
oi, I tried to warn you. Poor Lar- after I finished reading them I was so needy for affection and kept asking him dumb questions like: "If I died would you be so upset that you would let vampires kill you?" Or, "How much do you love me?" "Are you sure you love me more then anything?" :) He was a good sport through it all, and I have decided after obsessing over these books in all thoughts and feeling super unbalanced in my life (please see my post accordingly), that I cannot let myself read the 4th one and go through such a vicious cycle again. We'll see how my resolve goes when it actually comes out though...
Okay, fine, I have to rescind my earlier comment and confess-- I stayed up until 1:00 Saturday night finishing New Moon. And, now I'm 133 pages into Eclipse. So much for self discipline . . .
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