Tonight at work I made an announcement for our DVD sale and said,
"Why read the book when you can watch the movie??...."
This man approached me after I had explained the sale and said, "You shouldn't say that with children in the building...they don't want to read as it is." I couldn't tell if he was joking. I think I was hoping he was joking because it was such a ridiculous statement. I said to him, "Um, I disagree." and then I smiled because while he was a total douche bag, I didn't want to deal with getting into a debate with him.
Two things:
1) Why knock movies? In my opinion, saying that movies can't be as worthy as books is like saying music is not as worthy as a book and that is just NOT TRUE.
2) Did this man really think that my one sentence was going to cause every child in the building to throw down their books and stage a protest against reading?
When I was little I used to save my allowance to buy books. I read because I enjoyed it and not because some stranger told me it was cool. This man was a tool and I hope his grandchildren are illiterate*.
*Not really. But I do hope they become filmmakers**.
**I'm having an imagination problem lately. Like, where my imagination is on fire! Nick was playing me music earlier and I created an entire horror movie in my head. <3!
XO,
SVR
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Friday, July 03, 2009
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Well Read
This is a book meme. What follows are six random bookish things about me!
1. If I don't like a book, I don't trudge through it. It's a waste of time for me. Maybe that's why I rarely finished books for school.
2. I prefer to watch the movie before I read the book if possible. That way, I won't be disappointed that they left stuff out and instead will be excited to get even more out of the story!
3. I.Love.Judy.Blume.
4. I hated To Kill A Mockingbird.
5. I have a list of books I want to write the screenplays for.
6. I think bookmarks are stupid and a waste of money.
And the rules are...
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on the blog.
3. Write six random bookish things about yourself.
4. Tag sixish people at the end of your post. (Kristabella and Anna, via email)
5. Let each person know he or she has been tagged.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.
1. If I don't like a book, I don't trudge through it. It's a waste of time for me. Maybe that's why I rarely finished books for school.
2. I prefer to watch the movie before I read the book if possible. That way, I won't be disappointed that they left stuff out and instead will be excited to get even more out of the story!
3. I.Love.Judy.Blume.
4. I hated To Kill A Mockingbird.
5. I have a list of books I want to write the screenplays for.
6. I think bookmarks are stupid and a waste of money.
And the rules are...
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on the blog.
3. Write six random bookish things about yourself.
4. Tag sixish people at the end of your post. (Kristabella and Anna, via email)
5. Let each person know he or she has been tagged.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.
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