tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779912966265879051.post7909722979510443807..comments2024-01-22T13:12:43.711-06:00Comments on Elley the Book Otter: Discussion: Real life bookish friendsElley Otterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441675454627995780noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779912966265879051.post-21972760597933841352018-08-21T10:08:11.705-05:002018-08-21T10:08:11.705-05:00Your comment made me smile SO BIG. Like, THE BIGGE...Your comment made me smile SO BIG. Like, THE BIGGEST. <3 <3 <3 <3 You're my bestest book buddy too, Peekaboo! Also, I think we need another snarky book cover time. ALSO, fancasting The Hating Game since it's going to be a movie. ALSO, fancasting The Bridgertons books. Elley Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441675454627995780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779912966265879051.post-84254767110480486112018-08-21T10:06:45.696-05:002018-08-21T10:06:45.696-05:00I always mean to join one of the book clubs at my ...I always mean to join one of the book clubs at my local library, but the only one that meets in the evenings and not on a Tuesday night is the Mystery Book Club. (I'm not really into mysteries, and Tuesday night is my Dungeons & Dragons night, so of course I can't miss that.) <br /><br />I'm LOVING secret sister so far, though I think next time I need to sign up for the $25+ tier... I am apparently bad at reigning myself in when I get excited about gift giving, especially when it's related to books. Though I can count anything I make myself as a $0 item, right? ...Even if I spent $50 on materials for it? *shifty eyes*Elley Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441675454627995780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779912966265879051.post-79054749976435425732018-08-21T10:03:53.958-05:002018-08-21T10:03:53.958-05:00That's awesome!! In the department I used to w...That's awesome!! In the department I used to work in (which included all of 5 women at the time...) we had a small table in the center of our cubicles and we'd do a sort of "little free library" where people would bring in the books they were ready to set free into the wild, so it was a sort of take-a-book/leave-a-book deal going on. That was really neat. :) The group I work with now includes all sorts, and there are two other big Harry Potter nerds, a woman who reads historical romances, a guy who reads a lot of sci-fi/fantasy, and a woman who likes audiobooks about true crime. And yes, I do totally pry into peoples' reading preferences, LOL. What's nice about people who read genres outside your own preferred ones is that sometimes they'll be so passionate about a book, I'll give it a try even though it's not my preferred genre and SUDDENLY I LIKE COZY MYSTERIES, WHO KNOW? That's also how I discovered classic sci-fi (Philip K. Dick mostly, I'll be honest) and space opera!Elley Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441675454627995780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779912966265879051.post-76565557783675989462018-08-21T09:59:47.577-05:002018-08-21T09:59:47.577-05:00It can be hard to because people can have multiple...It can be hard to because people can have multiple usernames (and different avatars/user photos) across multiple platforms, so it can be hard to track interactions with one person. I try to use ElleyOtter wherever I can to be consistent, LOL. I am starting to recognize some names/faces as we interact more and more often. (I'll be honest, your pic with the aqua hair is what I recognize more than your name... if it just said "Laura Cookson" I'd be like "who?" but if it just had the little teal-haired userpic I'd be like "Oh the Boats girl! I like her!" LOLOLOLOL)Elley Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441675454627995780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779912966265879051.post-58849364115907757762018-08-21T09:57:21.520-05:002018-08-21T09:57:21.520-05:00Ugh, that sucks about your sort-of friend. And can...Ugh, that sucks about your sort-of friend. And can I just say, as a Christian, that isn't very Christ-like behavior... <br /><br />A world in which people just flat out don't read is just mind-blowing to me. I see stuff about people who say they don't read, but literally everyone in my family and circle of friends at least reads a few books a year, and the majority of them are voracious readers. I just had lunch with a guy friend the other day and it's the first time we hung out just the two of us. I don't always do the best in one-on-one interactions (especially with guys, for whatever reason) but we mostly talked about books for 2 hours, so it was fun. :) I guess thank goodness for the internet so those of you in bookish-friend-deserts can connect with like-minded booknerds! ;)Elley Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441675454627995780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779912966265879051.post-34307327499864885572018-08-20T19:43:57.677-05:002018-08-20T19:43:57.677-05:00As a librarian, I am basically surrounded by booki...As a librarian, I am basically surrounded by bookish folks of varying levels, but you are the one I a) care about the most, b) share the most taste with and c) have the most fun discussing books with. Ariel K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10901871036440863550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779912966265879051.post-69005286757986465812018-08-19T20:09:48.778-05:002018-08-19T20:09:48.778-05:00Ooh welcome to secret sister! I've been doing ...Ooh welcome to secret sister! I've been doing it for four or five rounds and I love it. That's great you have people in your real life that like to read. A lot of my friends enjoy reading but they don't read NEARLY as much as I do, so we don't tend to read the same things. LOL However, my sister really loves to read and we're in a library book club together so that's nice.<br /><br />-Lauren<br />www.shootingstarsmag.netShooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779912966265879051.post-85306161693796259862018-08-19T08:12:27.186-05:002018-08-19T08:12:27.186-05:00I have a mix of blogosphere friends - some read wh...I have a mix of blogosphere friends - some read what I read, others don't, but I just like reading their thoughts. I was really excited to discover some of the women I work with are readers. I have a little library in my bottom drawer, have done kindle lends with some, and even got three of them to sign up for a library card. It's been nice having IRL readers in my life again. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779912966265879051.post-80819015847093910592018-08-18T12:41:13.471-05:002018-08-18T12:41:13.471-05:00That's so amazing that you know so many bookis...That's so amazing that you know so many bookish people in real life! It must be great to have so many people to discuss books with, although it can be tricky if people have different tastes to you.<br />I know what you mean though about the online community sometimes seeming bit impersonal. Twitter does seem like the place to be to properly talk to people, although I've never been that good with Twitter...I do try though! <br />Great post! :)Laura Cooksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535393070248355283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779912966265879051.post-2147532836182617332018-08-18T09:06:12.377-05:002018-08-18T09:06:12.377-05:00It’s awesome that you have bookish friends in real...It’s awesome that you have bookish friends in real life. My family doesn’t read, and neither do my friends. I had one bookish friend in high school. I’m still Facebook friends with her, but she won’t speak to me anymore because her religious beliefs have become very extreme. She won’t interact with non-Christians unless she has to.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.com