Confessions of a Bibliophile

 I love my job at the Barnes & Nobles / Starbucks Cafe . Although I'm a cafe server, trotting around in my green apron, serving coffee, and cleaning tables, I love the fact that I'm surrounded by my two most favorite things... books... and chocolate.  < And to kill any further fantasies you may have... I'm NOT a moe cafe server >

When I enter any bookstore, my heart palpitates and I get so stimulated and excited. As I look at all the books which surround me, I'm stricken with awe and excitement. But wait... it gets even better..

When I pick up a brand new hardcover, my fingers caress the texture of the pages as I open the book.  I bring it close to my face as I smell the ink and pages. My lips graze the cover of the book tasting its literary goodness. Finally, I open the book and its a feast for my eyes as they read everything on the pages.

It's easy to be intimate with books... right?

Okay... I'll admit it... I'm a bibliophile... >..>;;  The whole process of reading and books in general... can be in my eyes, an erotic experience... >.<

I'M NOT CREEPY!! KNOWLEDGE JUST TURNS ME ON!!

Consider this then... Yomiko Readman from Read or Die,  how she manages to be so attached and so close to her paper and books that... it's like a companion.... You could say that I'm a real life Yomiko, since I do sorta look like her  ( at least when I had long hair) and have similar likings as her..
I have to admit, this fixation towards books is slightly unhealthy. When I have money, the first thing I buy is books when I probably SHOULD buy a new pair of shoes or a shirt. But in the end, when I have a book... it's one of the ultimate pleasures a bibliophile could have. *_____*