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Musing Mondays (Dec. 15)
December 15th, 2008
Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post, hosted by Rebecca at Just One More Page, is about reading on the go…
I always like to have a book with me at all times – call it a nerdy grown-up security blanket – and rarely do I leave the house without slipping one into my bag (even if I KNOW I’m not going to have a chance to read it). Do you take a book with you? Do you take whatever book you’re currently reading, or do you have a special on-the-go book? And do you have a preference for a these types of book (paperback, hardback; short stories; poetry etc)?
My response…
- I take a book absolutely everywhere, even if I’m only gone for a few minutes. How do I know I’m not going to get stuck in traffic and need something to do? I make sure I have a big enough purse to fit a book at all times-lol. I also listen to audio books in the car but I am prone to forgetting to grab the audio book on my way out but not the paper version. I always have 3 or 4 books on the go so when I do go out I just make sure to grab the smallest, lightest one.
How about you, do you always have a book with you at all times too?
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absolutely! sometimes, i take more than one so i’ll have an option:) I am looking to get a nice big handbag that’ll hold a book as well.
“A nerdy grown-up security blanket”..perfectly put!
Me, too! Well, most of the time I remember to take a book. For those occasions that I think I’m just going to run somewhere and back but it turns out not to end up as expected, I have emergency books stashed in the car.
Me too. Too many times I’ve been stuck wainting with nothing to read. That makes me crazy.
I absolutely have a book with me at all times. I don’t discriminate,I take my book to work, on errands, even to my daughters games for half time.I never know when one of my students wont show up so if that happens I have a free block of time. (I’m a 1 on 1 reading tutor)
Before I buy a handbag I have to consider the size for a book to fit inside. All my purses can fit a book or two inside.
I always have my current read with me but there are times where I will cart around more than one book. I haul a laptop to and from my car so I have one of those “wheelie thingies” so it will hold a ton of books too. LOL.
I too always have my current read in my handbag. It’s odd, but I’m very particular about the handbag I carry–it has to be large enough to carry a decent-sized ARC or hardback, but not so large that it’s cumbersome while travelling around.
I always take a book with me too…lol
it’s a must!
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I always keep a book on hand too. You never know when you are going to be waiting.
Definitely! I can’t see leaving the house without an audio and a paper book.
Yep. My purse doesn’t feel like a purse without one!
I tried listening to an audio book one time but just couldn’t get into it…I guess I still prefer holding a book in hand.
me too! me tooo! i have books that fit my purse at all times… i dnt have… i go buy
i m yet to try audio books
Ramya, I have several big handbags now. When I go out I throw everything into one of them along with my book and I’m good to go. Oh, I took the moderation off because it seemed to be confusing some people and they’d comment several times because they weren’t seeing it.
Nymeth, books are a security blanket, aren’t they? I always feel more comfy if I have one close at hand.
Bookfool, what a good idea-keeping a book stashed in the car for emergencies. I may have to find one of my favorites and do that.
Mary, there’s nothing worse than being stuck with nothing to read and I hate reading magazines that who knows how many people have already pawed through.
Fe, you just never know when you’ll have a chance to read. I read whenever I sit down even it it’s 5 minutes. I drive everyone nuts doing it but I don’t care. And yes the purse must be able to fit a book.
Ti, that makes it a bit easier with your wheelie thing. Some of those hardback books can get pretty heavy to lug around.
Katherine, that’s the thing. There has to be a happy medium between fitting the book but not being too heavy or bulky. It’s a struggle finding the right bag sometimes.
Naida, Kalea kane, I agree
J.Kaye, I only listen to audios in the car or when I go to bed at night. Otherwise it’s a paper copy but I do feel lost if I forget the audio for the car. I need to buy myself one to keep in the car permanently.
Tink, I agree
It’s nice just to feel the bulk of the book in there. lol.
Melody, I’m the same way. I just mentioned to J.Kaye, I only listen to them in the car and at night. Otherwise my attention span for listening isn’t all that great. lol.
Veens, I’ve done that before if I did by chance forget a book, I’ve gone and bought one.
I take a book with me everywhere just in case. And whenever I forget is usually when I have time to read which drives me nuts
i was leaving for work in a hurry this morning and i forgot to get my book!!(eekkksss!!) for the first time, i sat in the shuttle not knowing what to do for the 40 to 50 minute commute! what would we do without books?? sigh!
Always! You just never know and what are you to do if there’s spare time and nothing to read. Yikes. My teens are the same way.
I definitely make sure I have a book for my work commute. I take an extra if it looks like I could finish the one I’m currently reading. Other than that, it depends on where I’m going. If I’m with my daughter, there’s no way I’ll have a chance to read. But I’ll take a book if we’ll be in the car for awhile or I’m going to a doctor’s appointment. I’ve learned the hard way that you never know how long you’ll be waiting and you don’t want to be bored!
–Anna
Diary of an Eccentric
I always have a copy or two of my book Across the Pond, one never knows when you might have a sale *grin*. Also I am starting to create (is that the right word) the next book and need to make sure I have the voice and the rhythm of the first book.