My name is Derek, and I'm a recovering American Studies Major.....
I say embrace LA (Literature Abuse, not Los Angeles)! Reading is good for you! People can be mean. Books, never! I have stacks and stacks of books, and couldn't imagine not having them. So many books, so little time!
I'm much too far-gone now to ever get clean now. I think I crossed the line when I read Virginia Woolf's Orlando backwards to write a paper on its symbolism. There's no coming back from a dose like that!
However, it could be worse: for a semester or two, I actually considered going into film studies. Thankfully, that was too "out there", even for me.
Sad thing is, I regularly carry a book around when I hang out with friends, in case things get dull. A normal paperback I can usually fit into my baggier jeans pockets. I think thats the actual reason I never finished Infinite Jest -- there was no discrete way of carrying it around with me. Plus, you know, it's HEAVY.
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My name is Derek, and I'm a recovering American Studies Major.....
I say embrace LA (Literature Abuse, not Los Angeles)! Reading is good for you! People can be mean. Books, never! I have stacks and stacks of books, and couldn't imagine not having them. So many books, so little time!
Remember Bill, denial is underrated!
I'm much too far-gone now to ever get clean now. I think I crossed the line when I read Virginia Woolf's Orlando backwards to write a paper on its symbolism. There's no coming back from a dose like that!
However, it could be worse: for a semester or two, I actually considered going into film studies. Thankfully, that was too "out there", even for me.
Sad thing is, I regularly carry a book around when I hang out with friends, in case things get dull. A normal paperback I can usually fit into my baggier jeans pockets. I think thats the actual reason I never finished Infinite Jest -- there was no discrete way of carrying it around with me. Plus, you know, it's HEAVY.
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