The first time it happened, I didn’t even notice. Something that had never really interested me before took away my sense of time and place. An unexpected journey caught me walking out my front door, unaware. Since then, I was enraptured and dying of thirst. I just blank out mesmerized by printed words on paper or a computer screen. My sense of adventure and need to learn still drive me. My girlfriend is very understanding. She can even joke if we are on the phone and I go silent, she asks what I’m reading. I’m so predictable. The only thing that I collect more of than books is ammo. I buy in bulk, practice is expensive.
Of course, seeing my girlfriend naked has the same effect but that’s not for public consumption. I just hope you have someone who has the same effect on you.
The New Word Wars 