Exactly. The sex scenes are usually fairly boring and predictable. Usually involving some metaphor about sheathing swords, and almost inevitably using the word throbbing at least once per sex scene, and usually some time the day after.

I would feel sad for people who didn't understand when I said reading took me to those places,times, and I could experience them.

I didn't feel like a geek. I felt sorry for them.

Throbbing. Sheaths. All of the terms...

'She felt his manlyness, as he held her close. her: " But no, that must just be a natural reaction, not to me, he would never find me attractive, I am not his type...." him: 'Oh, I am bursting with passion for this woman, this creature, but, she is so fragile, so special. I can not do anything to harm her, I can never let her know my true feelings, I am a beast...."

Even if you don't read the back, you can always tell who the guy is going to be because the heroine always takes an instant dislike to him, then he decides he hates her too so he marries/ravishes/imprisons her to get even, and finds himself feeling an increasing tenderness or need for her, but she keeps fighting him until she feels a throbbing sensation in places she didn't know existed and soon finds she can't live without him. Then, if you're lucky and the novel hasn't ended yet, they unite against a common enemy, and then there's an epilogue 6-months to a few years later that shows them happily married.

So, we saw David Sedaris read tonight (for the 6th or 7th time). He's so blindingly funny when he reads he stuff I can't stop laughing. I actually snorted in Royce Hall I was laughing so hard.

He just got back from a 3 month fact finding visit to Japan and had read us some diary entires. Having been there ourselves recently, I was dying over his observations. Whenever I read or hear him I feel like he's living a similar life to our - but able to share it in a way in envy. I always related to his Paris stories, now he has Japan stories and, more recently in my own life, I feel like I've living The Santaland Diaries only retitled The PetSitting Diaries. God, I love that man!

We are a media intensive household - lots of books, DVDs, and CDs - oh so hard to part with any. We've done some book purging in the past, mostly paperbacks, but there are some we'll always retain - the art books, philosophy books, sex books, fairy tales, and favorite authors - though that changes over time.

DVDs snuck up on us - Videos were never a problem becasue the one's we wanted were $70 or more. DVDs are cheaper than CDs these days - go figure - but becasue of that we've established quite a collection of favorites.

CDs is a tough one for me - even though the first thing I do when I get a new CD is rip it and download it to my iPod, I still like having the physical object and can't get into buying an mp3s ( though I love surfing music in the old days of napster). Perhaps someday I'll give up my Luddite ways in that respect

You snort, too? It is sooo embarrassing but it only makes me laugh harder!!

bit torrent!

I haven't disposed of any of my cd's {although I would say some are missing :mad: } because I worry about what happens if I lose my computer data, etc.

After I buy some new music and have uploaded it, I also make cd's with my favorite of the new stuff mixed with others and rotate them in my car. I have to use one of those gadgets to use my ipod in the car so unless I am going for a long drive, I just use my cds'.

And, an update:

My computer is still making people sound like chipmunks.

My family has threatened me if I play any more Ricky Martin.
Which is funny because don't they know telling someone not to do something only makes them want to do it more???

Which reminds me I need to back my files up.

Most are mine, legally, while a few are borrowed. While they're still my pals *nods at Lisa & Chris* I should just go ahead and rip a few DVDs