Delusions of Grandeur

• iRead

  Posted: June 22, 2008, 7:44 am by chi

  soundtrak: feist :: intuition

  i read. i like to read alot. anything with words, i devour. short stories, magazine articles, newspapers.
  this hunger was cultivated when i was in grade school. my parents encouraged me to read, but from what i can remember, i would love to go to the public library and just check out a huge stack of books (i could not leave a book behind that i thought interesting) that i would finish in a week. i think it was also a thirst for knowledge; my vocabulary increased with every book finished. i would learn new facts and new ideas, new ways to do things. i reveled in it.
  of course now, my reading pace has decreased; i have so much to do and science articles to read, that it takes me, on average, a month to get through a book. my comprehension has developed and deepened, which just comes with age, i think. but i love getting lost in a story or an idea; i just can’t do that with tv or movies. i also have this thing about reading on paper vs. the computer screen; i prefer the magazine to the online version. but i think i’ll leave that post for later.

  i updated my bookself page. i just now realized that i misspelled the word ‘bookshelf’ (i’m a notorious misspeller), but looking at the definition of ’self’, i think it’s most appropriate:

  Main Entry: self
  Function: noun
  Inflected Form(s): plural selves \ˈselvz, Southern also ˈsevz\
  Date: 13th century

  1 a: the entire person of an individual b: the realization or embodiment of an abstraction
  2 a (1): an individual’s typical character or behavior (2): an individual’s temporary behavior or character b: a person in prime condition
  3: the union of elements (as body, emotions, thoughts, and sensations) that constitute the individuality and identity of a person
  4: personal interest or advantage

  books make up who i am; i would not be the same person if not for the books i’ve read. biographies, fiction, articles. everything.
  as i was compiling the list of books read, i surprised myself with how many books i have read (and how many i own; in the above picture, there are books hidden behind those books in the front). i have placed a self memorandum on purchasing from amazon (even though i have books in my cart just waiting to be checked out) until i make a decent dent in the unread books that are on my shelves. so here’s to a summer of reading. salut!

  peace.

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