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 VIDEO GAMES

that's right, video games. The most awesome thing since... Well, they're just the most awesome thing ever. I love them, you love them and if you don't, there's something wrong with you. (for those who don't understand jokes, just...(sigh) Seriously?)

__** No, seriously though. This is about books. **__  For those of you who thought it really was about video games, I'm sorry. I don't blame you, I love video games too, but hey there are good things about books. if your X box 360 or PS3 or even your computer is stuffing up or if your stuck on a really hard level or something like that (don't get me started on Nintendo and all it's... stuff) just turn it off for a while, sit down and get a good book to read. 2nd from left:Nintendo-don't get me started...

I'm going to make this short and simple (unlike Michael's page, which is full of.. information). What this page is really about is to help you with your reading (not that I'm making fun of you... Please don't hurt me!). And this is what you should expect:

**__Random Example title in bold and underlined and a bit bigger than the rest of it's paragraph__** some random description/sub-heading about the title a load of words which may or may not be relevant in any way to the title, regardless of any promises, vows, swears (especially swears, because they're rude), or anything stating otherwise. Bla bla derp bla Lol Omg BBQ Derp Derpee derp derp :) Immah firin mah lazor shoop da woop etc. etc. etc.

__** 1.How I describe myself as a reader? **__ Pretty self-explanatory really. I like books that are funny, so, inevitably, they are fiction. some of my favourite books are: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, Dan Brown's books (eg. Angels and Demons, the Da Vinci code ), the Ranger's Apprentice series, the Artemis Fowl series (yes, i know. I read too many series), and many others. I read a lot of the time, morning, night and in between, I'm probably reading, but sometimes, I can't find any more interesting books, at which point in time I can rely on my trusty Xbox 360 (Yay). But seriously though, i read books a bit too much, and you shouldn't worry if other people read faster than you, it's not a contest (I suddenly remember how many adults who have said that now...) seriously (on ten). Most all of the books i like are fiction, most are fantasy (like Eragon and Twilight), but a few are thrillers or something (like Deception Point and Digital Fortress, which are both Dan Brown books). I don't really mind much about where I'm reading (unless it's a field of landmines or a battlefield in the middle of WW3), but my 'ideal reading space' would have to have a nice comfy chair or sofa in front of a fire so that i can throw the book in when I'm finished, because I'm just crazy that way (another joke, except i do like fires...).

Basically, about your inner voice and it's ("Inner Dangers")... Well it's point really.  above: what shouldn't happen (in your head, that is, especially when reading. In real life though...)
 * __ 2.What happens in your head as you read? __**

I know that you might want to say, "**I** don't have an inner voice when i read" or something like that, but don't worry, it won't make you crazy (unless if it starts telling you to do things and you think that maybe you should go jump into a volcano or go to the top of a good vantage point with loads of supplies and ammo and start sniping people and lobbing grenades with a tennis racquet, because that's what we call a schizophrenic). It's important to know what you're thinking to yourself (because smart people are crazy too) when you read so you don't run into any problems. I have an inner voice (several actually, it's just this one seems to be a bit louder, smarter, no to mention saner than the others) which says some weird stuff sometimes but when I'm actually concentrating on what I'm reading it seems to be more more relative to what i was thinking (or is it the other way round?). So when you read, you should probably thinking about what you're reading (what my teacher calls an inner conversation, but it's one step from a conversation to an argument, and then when you lose an argument with yourself, you're in some serious... trouble) for example if you're reading something that you thought would happen then you might think "i knew that would happen" and then the voice says"no you didn't" and then you end up in the loony bin. Usually if i think about what I'm thinking i just get confused so i put down "tracks of my thinking" (which makes me laugh because they call it a 'train of thought'.), which was ms. Cooney's (better known as the 'Cooney-nator', infamous for teaching students to death with high tech gadgets like the 'Book of Eternity' which never finishes)idea. So you write what you're thinking on sticky notes, for example, if you're thinking about whether or not to get Mass Effect 2 or Call of Duty you should probably try to remember to STAY ON TASK!!!!! ANGRY FAIC >:( and write "getting distracted" (though it might be the boring book's fault, but you share the blame for not getting an interesting book). I also get distracted a lot and that's why i keep putting all these random stuff in brackets, even some of the sentences get off topic (I'll deal with you guys later...). left: what you should be thinking __**3.Some of the strategies I use when meaning breaks down**__ When you get a problem in a book, don't just plow on, use one of these strategies: PROBLEM: you getting distracted, either by friends or noise etc. SOLUTION: try to move somewhere else quiet and free of the aforementioned distractions. PROBLEM: the book you are reading bores you. SOLUTION: Get a different book

PROBLEM: you do not understand what a word means. SOLUTION I: get a dictionary and swallow it to absorb it's powers like Kirby (And no, I'm not serious, I just came back from camp which is full of sarcastic people which has affected me, bout if you don't know what to do with a dictionary by now...) SOLUTION II: check it's context and see if you can approximate an answer from that (only for people too lazy to check the dictionary and is not recommended or if it's nearly obvious)

These are only a few strategies and If there are any more problems that you have when you read you can feel free to add them to that discussion tab in the top of the page (i think that's what it's for...). Some examples of these strategies in action: Say if you're reading ("if you're reading..."), a book, for example, Artemis Fowl (in which the main character uses lots of big words), with a __**big**__ word like... Haemoglobin (also spelled Hemoglobin) and the sentence was " He already had a smaller than average percentage of **__Hemoglobin__** and couldn't afford to lose more" or something like that you could probably only tell that the word is a noun which is important to the human body. So then you'd have to check the dictionary or the internet. then you'd find out, that you were right in thinking that it's an important thing in the human body, but you'd also find out it's found in your blood and helps you absorb oxygen, it also absorbs carbon monoxide easier than oxygen, which is why you shouldn't inhale it or you'll die (Yay). Anyway, that's what i did when reading most of my books. The other problem I had the most was that i got distracted a lot, especially during wide reading, which is when i see more friends while I'm reading, and is in the library which is surprisingly noisy. Of course, i couldn't use the preferred method of moving somewhere else, so i managed to just put up with the distractions, and just carry on reading my book. right: This is DISTRACTING!
 * __4.Examples__**

Basically a walkthrough for books! If you want advice you have come to the right place. So for you guys who don't want to read because you think it's 'gay' or something like that, let me tell you, the only books that are gay are for girls, you know, the ones with pink covers and pictures of stars and stuff like that, and for girls who don't want to read (surely a minority i ask myself, but the answer is "Don't call me Shirley") then i have no idea why, (probably) because i really haven't gotten that far yet, maybe for the same reasons? Anyway some books are actually pretty good, you seriously should give them a try, at least after you've been playing your Xbox 360/PS3 for 6 hours. If you need any suggestions for books to read, or would like to provide one, or really just anything, then you can post it in the discussion tab-thingy and (your post will mean a lot to me and could you please hold while you listen to some song that was popular in the middle ages) I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible. It's been fun (sorta) helping you guys with your reading and hope you liked my page. See ya!
 * __ 5. Some Hint & Tips __**

Now it's time for what you've all been waiting for... That's right VIDEO GAMES!!!!

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