I tapped when I should have turned!

I don’t know if I’m alone on this, if I’m the one and only person out there that is dork enough to have done this but – I’m in the mood for confession – I tried to tap my book to turn the page today.
No, not my ipad, my book.
Yep, there I was, not paying attention and I just oh-so-casually tapped my index finger on my page and then … waited. I can’t tell you exactly how long it was before my brain kicked into gear – I mean, we’re talking seconds not minutes here, people – but still, there was a definite pause before I blinked, let my eyes dart from side to side self consciously to ensure there were no witnesses, then quickly turned the page.
In my defense, I’ve been reading a lot on my ipad recently, but still I felt like a total idiot! And this got me thinking … can I be trusted in public?
Can you imagine if you walked past someone reading a paperback and there they were trying to tap the thing as if it were a touchscreen – the crazy alarms would definitely start ringing, right?
Okay, time to ask the hard question … Am I the only one who has ever tapped instead of turned? Please tell me I am not!
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Published on November 21, 2011 01:04
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message 1: by Kelly (new)

Kelly haha i think you might be alone on this one! I've never tapped my book.. but i have looked for the pages to turn on my ipad (i dont read from there very often because of this) it was a total blonde moment!


message 2: by Jessica (new)

Jessica Shirvington Kelly wrote: "haha i think you might be alone on this one! I've never tapped my book.. but i have looked for the pages to turn on my ipad (i dont read from there very often because of this) it was a total blonde..."

Lol! Looking for pages to turn on your ipad is the same - just reversed! I haven't done that yet ... but give me time! :)


message 3: by Katherine (new)

Katherine I must admit, I haven't tapped pages to turn but I have double tapped words to bring up the dictionary - in a normal book! Glad I'm not the only one getting a little lost in the story I forget what I'm holding!


message 4: by Jessica (new)

Jessica Shirvington Katherine wrote: "I must admit, I haven't tapped pages to turn but I have double tapped words to bring up the dictionary - in a normal book! Glad I'm not the only one getting a little lost in the story I forget what..."

Hi Katherine, I'd say that falls into the family of tapping errors! Ha! I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one - I've been starting to develop a complex... x


message 5: by Cellina (new)

Cellina That's so funny, sorry, but I have to laugh. I don't believe in electronics books, I am too old fashioned (i'm only 34) but I have to be able to touch and turn the pages. But if it makes you feel better I did have atotal blank in year 12 doing an assignment and had to ask my mum how to spell 'it' of all words. Now that is dorky :)


message 6: by Jessica (new)

Jessica Shirvington Cellina wrote: "That's so funny, sorry, but I have to laugh. I don't believe in electronics books, I am too old fashioned (i'm only 34) but I have to be able to touch and turn the pages. But if it makes you feel..."

Hey Cellina, That's okay - you can laugh! I've been laughing at myself, too! I was kind of anti the ebook for a while but the thing is - they are so convenient. When I'm reading a series and it is late at night, sometimes I just simply have to have the next book - with ebook, I can! But on the whole, I still prefer to hold the real thing! By the way ... I bet you have never forgotten how to spell 'it' again! We're all allowed a few 'dork' moments! :)


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