A Junky.. In Me

I'm a certified magazine addicts .... if there's an anonymous group caters to this.. I be right there holding tight to my magazines like its the last meal on earth.

Everytime I pass by the newstand, bookstores, anywhere there's magazine fresh from the publication houses.. my eyes will do a quick scan to see whats on the newstand...something about the glossy magazines cover and the bold printjob caught my eyes... I be dazed....my eyes glazing like I'm high on weed. (well uhh not that I have ever smoke one.. but thats the best high I can come up with...lol). My hand tenderly reach out... softly caressing it, as if its fragile upon contact. I read the coverpage with anticipation of what's held between the pages. At times, I swear I get a whiff of the fresh paper smell from the mill machine. I be all giggly.. only to catch myself looking around wonders, if anyone notice my high state of magazine euphoria.

I will pick my favourite magazine from the middle part of the stacks.. where the edge is not dented, wrinkled, bend over or have fingers mark all over it... upon inspection and paid my purchase, I can't wait to reach home so I could flip the pages and read the editorials... ooing and aahhing over beautiful fashion spreads or shaking my head over a disturbing article. Upon first reading, I have the bad habit of flipping back page to front...than I starts all over again.. only this time just like normal folks do.. reads from the first page....lol.

When I'm done... I toss the magazine to the side.. stacking on top of the other.. from old issues to the current. I can't throw away the old issues.. kept telling myself.. oh this is a good article.. going to read that again... and yet there it stays.. 6 months down the road.. unread for the 2nd time..

I need to stop being a magazine junky... it's not good for my pocket .... lol. There always the internet to google/yahoo/msn etc. for my reading pleasures... but its not the same as holding brand new magazine, the satisfaction it is yours.... arrgghhhh... I need help!!

This is much I will try to do... come 2007.. I, The Shy Giraffe (aka brownspot), hereby promise (ok I will try my darnest) to stop buying magazines. No matter how tempted I am, I will walk away with my head held high, my eyes focus ahead, even if cold sweat starts running down my forehead... I WILL NOT FORK OUT MONEY TO BUY MAGAZINES!!... HUUUH RAHHHH!!!! SIM PER FI!!