Juicy_Tidbits- scarlet-letter - The Scarlet Letter

author:Justin "RFS" Bardin

 

         Somewhere out there in a grave is Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of this book. You can't even call this, a book. Yes, the book is a book indeed but it serves the same functions as Crystal Mines for the NES. I'd rather be using it to stabilize a wobbly table than read it.

         How boring of a book is this? Before we even get into that, what is it about? Hell, I don't know. My assignment sheet tells me I should be on Chapter 10 or something and I still have no real general idea what the hell is happening. Maybe I'm not inclined to reading, but that's a load of bull. There's a few interesting books that I read out my own free will.

         When I say it's boring, I mean it. Your mind will tend to wander about. Here's an example. The other day I started reading. I read no more than 2 sentences and I started thinking about chicken nuggets. I was simply scanning the words, but I thought I was reading. 20 minutes later I reach the end of the chapter and realize I have no friggin clue what just happened.

         Even more disturbing is the fact I was thinking of chicken nuggets for 20 minutes. Just tonight infact, I was reading, and I had the sudden urge to go look for my watch. My watch. Something I haven't worn in months. This book made me actually think about my watch, then seconds later I thought, "Hmmm, maybe I should go find that."

         I took about 10 minutes off of reading to go look around for it. I didn't find it of course, since it was probably misplaced the last time I wore it. We've read parts of the book in class too, and I have tendencies to stare at the wall, the cieling, and other things like posters. I've even tried counting the dots on the cieling tiles.

- Justin "RFS" Bardin