When kindle’s attack… at the moment I’m not getting much sleep, often going to bed quite late. To stop my brain from whirling so I can actually get some sleep I try and read a page or two of a book.
It usually works.
Because the rest of the household is asleep I often read on my Kindle Paperwhite, because I don’t need to have a light on to read. I guess my total exhaustion finally caught up!
Last night I started to read and the next thing I knew I woke with a fright when my Kindle landed splat! on my face, putting my tooth through my lip. With blood streaming I wished I hadn’t tried to consider everyone else and read one of my paperbacks – they don’t cause injury when you fall asleep reading them.
Has your device ever attacked you?
August 3, 2018 at 8:17 pm
Oh no!! That sounds horrible!! I’ve never fallen asleep and dropped a device on myself, but I have dropped devices on my face while using them in bed haha.
August 13, 2018 at 7:59 am
GF, how do you drop a device on your face if you weren’t falling asleep?
August 3, 2018 at 8:41 pm
Oh AJ! There’s a message here, you know that right? When your lip stops throbbing, you’ll figure it out.
August 13, 2018 at 7:59 am
Lol, I think you are right, Karen.
August 3, 2018 at 9:02 pm
Multiple times has my iPad (with Kindle and Kobo app) fallen on my face while I am sleeping…er…reading. Thankfully it is a mini-version, so no blood drawn (as yet!).
Now I place it on a stand beside me or on my stomach instead.
What is even more irksome to me is when I drift off with my finger on the “page” and I wake up to find I have scrolled to 7 chapters later (or earlier, depending). ARGH.
Deb
August 13, 2018 at 8:00 am
I haven’t scrolled forwards or backwards (yet). I think I’d prefer that to injury though!
August 4, 2018 at 12:11 am
If it weren’t so horrifying, it would be funny! I read with my Kindle app on my phone. Much lighter if it falls on me.
August 13, 2018 at 8:00 am
I tried using my phone and hated it (but I have a tiny phone). It’s still pretty funny, Jacqui 😉
August 4, 2018 at 1:46 am
One of these days it will. I can’t tell you how many times I start to drift off and the device wobbles in my hand. Wakes me up with a start. I can imagine the injury. I’m sorry. I hope it heals well.
August 13, 2018 at 8:02 am
Thanks, Liz. My lip is much better, although the cold weather hasn’t helped.
August 4, 2018 at 10:50 pm
Oh, this happens to me ALL the time! iPhone, book, iPad. Splat. though I haven’t caused a blood lip yet. Ouch!!!
August 13, 2018 at 8:02 am
Eleni, I’m so glad I’m not the only one =)