May 20 2008
oh hey, guess what?
Chicken butt.
Man, you always fall for that.
Anyway, hi. How are things? I am conducting a study. It will be important and groundbreaking and people all over the world will weep with uncontrollable joy at its brilliance. Or something. But for reals, y’all, I am conducting a study, and unlike the study I was going to do about sex, I am actually going to send out the surveys and compile the data. And make graphs! Graphs were specifically requested! Because see, you guys, this study isn’t even for my blog, no, it’s for another blog, a blog about books and stuff, like, you know. So anyway, my study is about reading for pleasure: do you do it? And if so, what do you read? All porn? I thought so, you perv.
Right. It’s going to be interesting, I think. Really. I am curious about these things. So much so that last night, maybe around 1 a.m., so I guess it was this morning if you want to get all technical about it, I was in bed, but not even remotely asleep because sleep is for pansies, and I thought, “I should conduct a study of reading habits!”
And here we are.
If you would like to participate (and of course you would, because the only people who wouldn’t like to participate are the kinds of people who drown kittens in a dingy bathtub in their basement), please leave a comment below. I will be in touch. (Also if you would like to rope in your friends, that would be cool — I have to have 100 people participate. And I obviously don’t have 100 friends. Sigh.)
Thanks, my lovelies! Mwah!
Edited to add: You do not have to be into books and reading to participate. You can be into books and reading, or you can totally not be into books and reading. Either is fine. Really.
54 Responses to “oh hey, guess what?”
reading, I does it!
count me in.
Put me down! I can also get my sister to take it.
me too
I read lots of books, but mostly before they’re published, so they’re really just Word documents. I read lots of Word documents. Broken ones, that need fixing.
I technically can read, so count me in.
Also, I can advertise if you like. I do that.
I is a reeder…sine me up! (Seriously…I’ll help out)
I read a bunch… feel free to include me!
I’m gonna be pretty busy retrieving my dead kitties out of the bathtub, but I guess I can find time to do the survey.
I’m in
Shuah!
Thanks you guys.
Once I get to the magic number of 100 and close sign ups, I’ll send out the survey to the email address you used when you commented. And yes, tell your friends and family and their friends and family and send them here.
Cheers!
I hope that’ll happen by the weekend.
count me in too!
I will participate! But we never did do that sex survey, did we? Because if it counts, I would almost always rather talk about sex than books. Except for with my parents.
I read! And I like surveys.
oh oh pick me pick me!
yes, i am not above doing surveys about reading to avoid having to do the readings i’m actually supposed to be doing.
i like kitties.
I am into both books and reading, which makes me both awesome and efficient.
So, ask away, homegirl. Ask your worst.
*puts hand in air*
Count me in. . .
Me too…
So…purely hypothetical question…if one did participate in the survey, would that mean I’d have to stop drowning the kittens? Because, you know, old habits…
Ah, what the hell, I am carpe-ing the diem. Sign me up!
Yay!
As for kitten drowning cessation, I am not here to tell you what you can or cannot do in your spare time.
I’m game. I’ll see if I can send a few others your way, too.
Always glad to help out.
I want to be in the study!
Is there still time to get in on the fun?
Books! And a survey! Count me in.
you are so popular. I hate books but love surveys. And Pringles. And Snickers. And Neil Diamond. So I totally want to do the survey.
i’m a sucker for a survey, even when i am not one bit knowledgeable about the subject. i do like books with pikchurs, though, so count me in.
Yay for surveys! I’m in. Although you may be very surprised to learn what kind of books I read for “pleasure”. Ahem.
I would like to play! Please include me, too!
I am a lover of books and graphs! I especially love books about graphs and also graphs about books, so this is my kind of survey. Count me in as well.
Oooh oooh!!! Over here! Pick me, pick me!
I’m in! I loooove to read plus I work in a bookstore. I’m perfect for this!
Thanks you guys. Yay!
Yes please.
Also, I heard there will be donuts?
Count me in! I love reading AND I love filling out surveys.
I’m game, bring it on.
Always willing to be a statistic.
/Raises hand.
I’m in.
Srah told me to come over and volunteer and I am obeying.
Even though I don’t read nearly as quickly and as much as I should what with being a college professor and all, I’d be happy to do the survey..(doing surveys about reading is probably one of the many reasons I don’t read as much as I should but what the hey…–bring it on!!)
I don’t get the chance to read *or* drown kittens nearly as much as I used to, but you may as well count me in, too! I’da be happy to help!
I’ll play. But no making fun of me when I tell you the nerdy shit I read for fun…
As a researcher, I’m all about good survey karma, so sign me up!
me me me!
Okay, surveys have been sent. If you did not receive one, let me know.
I would love to help if you still need people!
Am I too late to play?
Count me in too.. should be fun! Woot Woot..!
Hi! You full up? If not, then…
i’ll do it. hooray for literacy!
[…] Hi. Remember when I asked if you’d participate in a survey about reading? Well, unlike the time I asked you to participate in a survey about sex and then I got lazy and never wrote the surveys, I did send out the surveys and most of you responded to them. And then I made some charts and graphs. For real. […]
Go ahead and add me to the participants. This sounds cool. Way better than sex…? Uh, mayb that was overstated. Anywho, count me in.