I grew up in a small town where we couldn’t get new books. Yes, there was the school library, but I had read every single book in it.
I swear this is almost true.
There was also the Seniors Drop In Centre. Not only could you play shuffle board, snooker and steal a home made cookie or seven….
SIDE NOTE:
Why was it that your Mom’s Ginger Snap cookies never taste as good as the Cookie Ladies from the Drop In? Seriously, how did she make them so big? And crackly? And sugary? Andy why did it feel so good, yet so wrong to steal them?
See how food takes over my life?
I think I was talking about books.
Any who…
At The Drop In Centre, you could also borrow books or buy them for a dime, or something along those lines.
The Drop In Centre is where I would find tons of inappropriate books to read. Stuff about womens loins, which I was sure had something to do with porkchops.
It’s also where I found and devoured this gem about Vanna White…
I read it about twelve times, which I think was the age Drew Barrymore did cocaine for the first time. Poor little Drew Barrymore, like other little twelve year old girls she should have been thinking about Baby sitting and reading the most important series of books in the entire world…
And not to wish my children’s life away, but I look forward to telling Whirlwind and Baby Bot to meet Mommy and Daddy at 3 p.m. at ” The Book Store.”
I also look forward to buying Whirlwind the biography about The Wiggles and their addiction to meth, heroin, prescription pills and banging hookers.
Voted. And yeah, I like to read crap too. It’s a good habit though and easier on ones body then most other bad habits…
I lived on Sweet Valley High books. I wanted to be Elizabeth so badly.
I liked the covers on those books. I remember the font being very small and confusing. 🙂 You must be super duper smart.
Dammit. Someone already took my Sweet Valley High response.
voted… even though each vote puts you farther ahead of me… and am slowly and gently falling in love with you… not to be weird or anything, but damn girl.. you’s funny! Looking forward to meeting offline, and fingers crossed we are both as entertaining in person! jules n
Thanks Julie. Thanks for finally realizing how awesome I am. Sheesh.
Okay, those book covers just gave me a big-time flashback. I’m a teacher so I still see the BSC books in circulation, but I had forgotten all about Vanna and Drew…I owned both of those books! The Vanna one I purchased on one of our family’s annual Christmas holiday trips to the World’s Biggest Bookstore in Toronto. I think we have a lot in common. Though I don’t have long breasts. Just flat ones.
Flat and long are very similar. I vote you in my secret “Booby Club”.