I don’t know about you, but I like to have a selection of reading materials in the bathroom. That’s probably more information than you wanted to know about me, but I’m telling you anyway. I keep a stack of Entertainment Weekly and Game Informer magazines there. (Probably time to weed out some of those.) But my latest discovery is a Star Trek: The Next Generation graphic novel. Its episodic format makes it the perfect bathroom reading. I couldn’t be happier.
Now with a post like this, I run the risk of someone taking my words out of context and mistakenly believing that I equate the content with the . . . er . . . occupation. Nope. What I am saying is a certain kind of reading is relaxing enough to warrant a spot in my bathroom. I think of it as comfort reading. Like comfort food. You just crave it.
So, what doesn’t make good bathroom reading, at least for me? Ignore what you see in the picture above. Longer, print novels or nonfiction books don’t work for me. I get too caught up in the story . . . or not sometimes.
If you’ve read this blog before, by now you might be thinking this is an analogy about writing. I’ll finally get to the meat of the post right about now. We should strive for the literary equivalent of comfort food—right??? Write what’s comfortable or comforting? That’s what I really mean, right?
I would never presume to tell you what to do. (Though, you should floss regularly.) I’m just saying this isn’t an elaborate analogy. This is just a post about the perfect bathroom reading. Now, isn’t this time well spent?
Gotta go. Thankfully, I have an Entertainment Weekly waiting. . . .
What constitutes the perfect bathroom reading for you?
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A novel, I think, but it must be interesting.
Ah. I see. But even the most interesting novel, and I have many on my bookshelves, can’t make the grade for me.
Bathroom reading…never really done that before. But I’m sure many guys’ choice of bathroom material is probably a bit…erotic, to say the least.
As soon as I published the post, I was afraid someone would think I meant that, but I assure you, I’m pretty middle grade in my thinking. 🙂 I was going to talk about number 1 and number 2, you know the usual euphemisms, but thought I’d already pushed the taste boundary significantly.
Lol, like people would read certain things during a number 1 and other things during a number 2?
Quite possibly. And I could say something about magazine piles, but that conjures up a whole different image.
Yeah…quite a different image
I would say novel ….
I dropped a novel in the tub once. That’s what I get for reading in the tub.
I drop novels in the tub on a regular basis … I’ve had to stop reading hardcovers in the bath because they get too heavy and I always drop them.
Another reason why magazines are the way to go. And yes, pun intended.
LOL, what a great post, L. Marie! Since you asked I have weekly newsmagazine and catalogs for the seat, and bring in a novel for bath time. 🙂
Catalogues!!!! Yes!! I forgot about those! They’re perfect! I’ll have to add some to the stack!
Heehee … and I actually understood the enthusiasm behind that! 🙂
This is hilarious, L. Marie! That photo cracked me up! 🙂 I try to switch it up with my bathroom reading. For the tub, it’s always a novel, even though, like you, I’ve dropped a few into the water.
LOL, I hope none have ever fallen in the toilet…ewww! I read in the bathroom too (novels), but it’s during a long hot bath 🙂
You’re braver than me, Melissa. I know my limitations!!!
I dropped a book in the bath too. Ruined it-it’s all warped and bent and out of shape now. (Yep-still not got rid of it).
Mine too!! I use it as a warning to myself in case I get ideas.
We always had National Geographic and Australian Geographic magazines in the bathroom. You could just flip through and look at the pictures if it was a, um, shorter visit, but there was plenty to read for longer ones, too.
I also used to have a subscription to National Geographic. If I still had it, I would definitely add it to the stack in the bathroom. Reader’s Digest also was a bathroom keeper.
Blogs are the best reading material when….in fact, I am…..as I read this! 😉
I need a smartphone. But then, I’d probably drop it in the toilet. So, maybe it’s best that I don’t have one. But it’s nice to know that a post of mine makes good reading in the bathroom. 🙂
LOL. 🙂
Okay, this is not what I expected to see in my reader. Yes, I’ve been out of the loop for a few days, but LOL! I love your blog! I love your serious but humorous take on life! You are so cool!
Thank you, Briana. I like to shake things up every now and then. Sometimes, I have to let my fifth grade self out.
Confession: I will read anything in the bathroom. ANYTHING. I have to be reading. I’ll read the backs of shampoo bottles if that’s all that’s available.
My preference is magazines for the can (lingering too long on the loo can cause injuries, so novels are dangerous), novels for the tub. My husband says I’m crazy for taking my kobo into the tub, but do far, so good… 🙂
Hmm, I usually just take in whatever I’m reading at the time. Or I play word games on my phone… damned addicting things.
I took my Nintendo DS, but I was terrified that I’d drop it in the toilet! So I agree, they are addicting.
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lol I don’t read in the bathroom. I’m more of a in and out as quickly as possible type of person. However if I must absolutely pick one I think it will be a magazine.
Good choice!! 🙂
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Thanks for the shout-out!
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