February 9, 2008
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... a confession.
I like listening to audiobooks on my iPod.Sometimes, I like to listen to erotica on my iPod.
Ross calls it 'girlie porn'.
I have an account at Audible.com. They sell ibooks (ebooks?) which you can download into iTunes for you iPod, or you can listen to it online via your 'library'.
So every ibook you purchase at Audible goes into your library.
When I was home at Christmas time I gave my parents an MP3 player each, and downloaded a couple of books from my Audible account to listen to. (Bill Bryson's 'Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid', Sara Gruen's 'Like Water for Elephants' and a few other things.)
At the time, I didn't realize it, but apparently I checked the 'remember my password' box on Audible, thus giving my parents full access to my Audible account. I didn't know this until I was talking to my father on the phone the other night and he said "is it OK for me to download those 'American' stories in your Audible library?"
... and not really knowing what he was talking about I said "sure." But as soon as I hung up the phone it dawned on me the 'American' stories on my iPod are the collection of 'Best of American Erotica' books I have (they come in years, so 'Best of American Erotica, 2006' and 'Best of American Erotica, 2001' etc. I have maybe 4 or 5 of them). I was MORTIFIED, but what could I do? Nothing.
So the next time I talk to my parents, my father says "Oh, I listened to one of those American books, it was really interesting."
I stammer. "Oh. Good." and quickly change the subject to the Audible book I'm listening to with Ross; Bill Bryson's 'A Short History of Nearly Everything.'
So. My father's birthday is coming up. Do I get him his very own subscription to Audible so that he has to log out of mine? ... or does anyone have an even more cunning plan?
(Preferably one in which I do not have to mention (or share) my erotica library to my parents?)
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Comments (12)
Well, if your parents didn't mind the erotica, then there wasn't any harm at all. But for a present, it would be nice to give him his own account so he can download what he likes too and not just rely on what you find. Of course he will still know your password unless you change your password after you give him his very own account. Sounds like he really likes it, so it would be the perfect gift! ...hugs
And something to think on.... i know it is hard for a child, no matter how old the child is, to think that their parents are sexual in any way. That is why you were mortified that he was able to listen to your erotica collection. Just because they are your parents don't mean that they don't enjoy stuff like that. Just remember that they had to be doing something in order for you to be on this earth! giggles....
Oh man, I canNOT stop laughing enough to comment. Is that mean of me? LOL.
@KameraSutra - and I called you friend!
I find this highly amusing... but only because it didn't happen to me
Your father might appreciate some "girlie porn" now and then LOL. I wonder if he had already downloaded it before he asked you if he could.. that would be even funnier... both of you pretending it didn't exist LOL
I've never listened to erotica. Do the narrators make the sensous scenes sound really sexy? Or do they narrate in more of a disinterested tone?
*snort*
Jp and I both had a good laugh. Change your password.
@notforprophet -
It depends which narrator you get. Some are really good, some are utterly and completely cringeworthy.
I actually have a copy of BAE kicking around here somewhere. It's not like kinky shag-rug tacky porn or anything; I actually found most of the stories to be pretty well-written & sophisticated. Maybe your dad is secretly impressed owith how "worldly" your literary tastes have become.....?!
@oxymephorous - become? LOL
hahhahaha >_<
@deevaa - i said "come", bahaha! snerk.
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