Ouch.

[tahnan]

You may think you love books. I mean, really love books. But do you love books enough to get the OED's entry for "biblophile" tattooed on your arm?

('cause I sure as hell don't)

Comments

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I think it'd totally depend on the book; if the right book asked me, I'd consider it.

[tahnan.livejournal.com]

I can't help feeling that, once the book asks, that's exactly the point at which you want to reevaluate your relationship with the book. If the book really loved you the way you love the book, would the book ask this of you?

[in-parentheses.livejournal.com]

...Is it wrong that I think that's kind of pretty? But holy crap, OW!

[bookishfellow.livejournal.com]

Poser. If she were really a bibliophile she'd've put the citation in proper MLA format. What's this (O.E.D.) nonsense?

[bookishfellow.livejournal.com]

Or is that a guy? I can't really tell.

[tahnan.livejournal.com]

Nope, it's a woman. I feel like, once you've gotten a tattoo that large along the inside of the arm, you're allowed to abbreviate the citation.

[lemurtanis.livejournal.com]

I'm now trying to remember why I've already seen that picture...was it linked from Copy, Right? Someone's livejournal?

[tahnan.livejournal.com]

The former--not just linked from, actually, but part of her story about the death of her friend.

[aspartaimee.livejournal.com]

i just sent a link to your blog to my friend at Oxford, who actually works on the OED.

[rubrick.livejournal.com]

I might do it if my arm were already a purple glowing alien-thing.