Bookstore Games
When I would visit my town library many years ago I used to look at the space on the shelf where my book would be if I wrote a book.
Now that I have a book about to be shelved I like to play this game in bookstores. I'm always happy when I realize my book is eye-level or even the row below or above eye-level. But I get sad when I realize that my last name places me on the lowest shelf, because I never bend to check out the bottom row unless I'm specifically looking for something. I'm more likely to check out the top shelf (being on the tall side).
The other day in Borders I told my friend Maggie about this game and then we spied a computer terminal where you can look up books.
"Let's look for you!" she said.
I gamely clicked on and began typing.
"That's great but you misspelled your name," she said.
I looked up. She was right. I'd left the "h" out. I was Stepanie Gayle.
Damn I'm smooth sometimes.