You know you're addicted to LV when...

Post by **hugh** » April 3rd, 2008, 4:42 pm

smoke free for 40 days, one day at a time

new quitting method, every time you feel the urge, record a chapter!

Jc · Post by Jc » April 11th, 2008, 2:05 pm

... when you hallucinate having listened to the book when you've actually read it. And when it gets serious, you'd swear you remember a particular reader / voice reading it.

( I'd swear I've listened to "the time machine", then I see the thread in Readers Wanted...

)

Post by **Kikisaulite** » April 11th, 2008, 2:23 pm

Jc wrote:... when you hallucinate having listened to the book when you've actually read it. And when it gets serious, you'd swear you remember a particular reader / voice reading it.

( I'd swear I've listened to "the time machine", then I see the thread in Readers Wanted... )

That happens with me also. I quess I am also addicted.

Hokuspokus · Post by **Hokuspokus** » April 14th, 2008, 11:18 am

... when you have a bad cold and your first thought is not: "I can't go to work and earn money. " and not: "I can't go to that invitation I was looking forward to for weeks." but "Oh, I will not be able to record for days!"

... when you go to the next room to fetch your cigarettes but have a short look to the forum instead and completely forget about your cigarettes.

... when this computer in the other room is on most of the day so you can have a quick look to the forum every now and then.

PaulW · Post by **PaulW** » April 14th, 2008, 12:32 pm

...when you're listening to a commercially-produced audio book and start searching Project Guenberg for the text so you can proof against it...and then realize that it's still under copyright.

Starlite · Post by **Starlite** » April 14th, 2008, 2:38 pm

Oh Paul I can totally relate! I listened to an excerpt of a commercial audio book and was comparing the reader to our readers. She really was NOT that good!! I much preferred many of OUR readers!

Esther

PaulW · Post by **PaulW** » April 14th, 2008, 3:50 pm

Starlite wrote:Oh Paul I can totally relate! I listened to an excerpt of a commercial audio book and was comparing the reader to our readers. She really was NOT that good!! I much preferred many of OUR readers!

Esther

The best reader I have ever heard (and I've listened to a LOT of readers since starting to lose my vision) is George Guidall-Shapiro (better known as just George Guidall...a professional reader, and one of the most prolific professional readers around). I have heard many readers who are very close to him...ano more than half of those are from LV! And I, too, have heard professional readers who I will not purchase another book read by them, regardless of how badly I want to listen to it. WHO SAYS YOU HVE TO BE A PROFESSIONAL READER TO READ PROFESSIONAL QUALITY WORK?????

Lemme at 'em, lemme at 'em, I'll larn 'em a thing er three!!!

Post by **hugh** » April 14th, 2008, 3:59 pm

... when you go to the next room to fetch your cigarettes but have a short look to the forum instead and completely forget about your cigarettes.

ha!

musicmaiden · Post by **musicmaiden** » April 14th, 2008, 7:24 pm

Bigbuckhunter wrote:I know this is a old thread, but,

You know your addicted to Librivox when,

Your 6 year old brother comes up to your sister while she's PL'ing, and says, "This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit Librivox.org" (or, maybe my brother's addicted)

. . . when your brother's first post says that you're addicted to LibriVox. And when on his first post he knows what 'PL' means.

. . . when you're posting on the basement computer, and you notice your brother is logged in on the upstairs computer.

. . . when there are 4 kids listening to 4 different LV books in 1 house.

Shurtagal · Post by **Shurtagal** » April 14th, 2008, 8:22 pm

Musicmaiden/Buckhunter - thats kul, wonderful little family addiction your cultivating there

BrianaBird · Post by **BrianaBird** » April 15th, 2008, 10:14 am

I wish that kind of book bonding happened in my house - all my little brother and sister care about is hunting, fishing, and trucks. -_-;

...when you have dreams of recording, and suddenly other LV voices come in and scream, "YOU'RE NOT DOING IT RIGHT!!!!"

Seriously, I woke up sweating at 4 this morning.

Post by **hugh** » April 15th, 2008, 10:51 am

that's a real nightmare ... don't worry no one will ever say that to you in real life... !

musicmaiden · Post by **musicmaiden** » April 15th, 2008, 11:21 am

Briana, my brother is actually very similar to yours: hunting, fishing . . . and LibriVox!

genecode · Post by **genecode** » April 17th, 2008, 11:27 pm

I guess I am addicted to Lv....
I feel *guilty*when I had time and access to the Internet but don't check on this forum for more than two days...

Hokuspokus · Post by **Hokuspokus** » April 18th, 2008, 1:52 am

genecode wrote:I guess I am addicted to Lv....
I feel *guilty*when I had time and access to the Internet but don't check on this forum for more than two days...

No, I'm sorry Vivian. You are not jet addicted.
You wouldn't feel guilty. You would check.

But you are on the best way.