The Christmas of 2005 was my absolute favorite for two reasons:
- We got a puppy (I’ll save that story for another post).
- That was the Christmas I received the Scholastic Book of Firsts.
That’s right, if I hadn’t gotten a REAL LIVE puppy, my favorite gift would have been a book. Now, some of you are probably thinking ‘wow, this chick’s a dork’ (just wait until I describe the book and how obsessed with it I became). Others might be thinking ‘one of her favorite gifts was a book?!? Her family must have sucked at gift-giving’ (and you’d be wrong, I got a puppy remember?). And lastly some of you are likely thinking ‘that’s awesome, I love books’ (props to you guys but you’re probably going to migrate to the ‘wow this chick’s a dork’ group shortly).
So back to the actual book. Like the title says, the Scholastic Book of Firsts is just that – a book of firsts. It had historical firsts, adventurous firsts, inventive firsts, and so on. I absolutely loved it. Time and time again I read that book until I could practically recite all two-hundred-plus pages worth of facts.
I’m sure I drove all of my friends and family completely nuts. I would often just spout out random firsts facts at the most unexpected times. Some of the more notable ones were that President Jimmy Carter was the first President to be born in a hospital and that the microwave was invented by an accidental discovery in the year 1946.
Alright so I was (and perhaps still am) a massive dork. But I adored that book. Even now I enjoy hearing the occasional interesting fact. For some reason I think they’re fun. They’re literally fun facts. So I guess that’s one (among many) of the things that made me a weird kid. And yes, I am still quite weird now. But seeing as these days people are more into showing off their individuality, I think I’ll go ahead and embrace it.
If you’re intrigued by this post and looking forward to what I’ll write about in the future, you can expect a new post every Saturday. Also, if you feel inclined, feel free to leave a comment below about what you think, or if you had any strange quirks as a kid. Thanks for all your support and I hope you’ll come back next week. Stay Amazing!
Source:
Buckley, Jim. Scholastic Book of Firsts. June. 2005. Scholastic Reference; English Language Edition.