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Alondra
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Sep 22, 2013 12:03PM
3:01pm ET. Cleaning up my TBR from all the duplicates and giveaway books that will NOT be read. sometimes i just add books, because they look interesting; and then i reread the synopsis and change my mind.. :O
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Alondra wrote: "12:33pm ET. Lots of rain made for lots of reading. Finished The Black Echo and have found yet another series to get hooked on. I have drank much-needed coffee, but would have loved some breakfast..."
You will really like the Bosch series. It only gets better. Connelly is another one of my favorite authors, but I have fallen a few books behind on his stuff.
Victor wrote: "1:57 PM I am waiting for my Mom to finish getting ready. We are going to a party for a party LOL I made Pumpkin Pie bars to take over. Everyone is bringing something to eat. I hope to get some rea..."Pumpkin Pie bars sound awesome. I love pumpkin baked goods and pumpkin beer too. You shouldn't know about that since you are not of age yet ;-). I hope they are delicious. I'm going to have my wife bake up some Pumpkin chocolate brownies this week. I love pumpkin baking season.
Have fun at your party Victor.
Ella wrote: "Lisa...as long as he also bought a helmet and leather jacket for you to ride with him..forgive! :D"I think you are right, Ella - and he did. I would have preferred to spend the money on a fabulous train trip - but, I guess I'll adjust!
Thanks Chris:) I love all the pumpkin stuff that comes out this time of year. Yeah I don't know about pumpkin beer LOL I know there is apple beer though:) Also all the caramel food during the fall is good, too:)
Victor wrote: "I do the same thing Alonda LOL"great minds, think alike
Chris wrote: "You will really like the Bosch series. It only gets better. Connelly is another one of my favorite authors, but I have fallen a few books behind on his stuff. ..."
I think i will, too. if this first story is any indication, then i think this is my type of series. :)
OMG! Don't even want to think about this. It has been so long since I've cleared out all the giveaways I didn't win and other misc. stuff I really have no interest in. I try not to enter giveaways on books that I wouldn't read if I won, but at the same time, I wouldn't actually purchase some of them.
Katy wrote: "Lisa, Harley is the epitome of awesome. If he lets you ride with him, I agree: forgive. I LOVE the sound that a Harley makes, that throaty growl.... *shivers*8:13 a.m. EDT Looks like I'm caught u..."
Thanks Katy! I suppose I don't have much of a choice :) He's been telling me for 25 years that all he needs is a boat, a bike and a b____; and now he has all there, lol!
5:46 p.m. and I'm going to check on my son for a bit. He is starting to get a bit depressed over the car wreck and not being able to work. Gonna cheer him up a little.
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7:23 p.m. just got back from my son's and I plan on taking a shower and reading for a bit.
7:23 p.m. EDT Had a short nap. Dmitry brought me shrimp-fried rice last night, so didn't want to go to lunch. I hear him berating the dog. I guess the dog was suspicious of a bird or something... Cindy, depression is insidious. What works for me is to laugh. And laugh. And laugh some more. Read something funny, watch something funny, go to George Takei's Facebook page... It doesn't work every single time, sometimes only time will ease it, but it helps if I catch things early enough, like earlier this week. Hopefully you can cheer up your son.
He is a little better now. It helped to have some company. Thanks Katy!
I hope he's self-aware enough to ask for help if he needs it, Cindy. Sometimes we don't realize how bad things are until it's too late. *hugs*
That bites, man. I was stable on the meds I was on for a number of years, with a couple spots where I had higher pain levels for a month or so. I'd like to start doing massage therapy again, which has helped in the past, but first we have to manage to catch up with the rent and avoid being evicted...Have you tried going into a detox program? They have supportive medication that helps with the symptoms and long-term treatment programs to help continue that support.
Katy, I don't think it's too bad. It just seems more like he's bummed out more than anything. He's not sleeping all the time, isolating, or anything like that. I do plan to keep an eye on him for sure. Thanks for the concern. I love my friends on GR's!
I honest to God think that my pain is so bad at times that there's nothing that could help it. Last night was real bad.
Cindy wrote: "I honest to God think that my pain is so bad at times that there's nothing that could help it. Last night was real bad."I can relate. I'm so sorry. *hugs*
So glad we don't have to go through it alone. I do take comfort not in other people's suffering, but simply the fact that we support each other. Thanks Katy.
It's a damn shame to. I was under the opinion that methadone clinics were originally supposed to help people get off other drugs. It would appear that it has become nothing but a money-maker and they have no intention of helping anyone get off drugs at all. It's like they want you to become dependent on methadone for the rest of your life. Such a shame.
10:30 p.m. and I'm going to bed. Hurting really bad tonight. Sorry but I couldn't finish the book I wanted to finish tonight. Talk to you good folks tomorrow sometime.
10:33 PM. We're just now eating dinner, and it feels sooooo good to sit down. We ran around to some woodworking stores for Mark, then came home. I read for a bit while Mark went to buy his new jointer. We bought him a new oscillating sander for his birthday, so I think his pre-birthday weekend has been successful. After he got home with the 250 lb jointer, I helped unload it, then offered to help clean and organize his messy shop. Three hours later, it looks great and everything is in it's place. We sat down for a few minutes, put a frozen lasagna in the oven, then got a shower. We were too tired and dirty to even consider going out to dinner or picking something up. Haha! I'm tired, but I want some water because I feel a little dehydrated, and to read more. The Body is really good so far. :)
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Cindy sorry to hear you are in so much pain. Hopefully some rest will make you feel a little better.
As far as addictions to pain meds go I don't know about accept for the fact that my mom was addicted to meds in a bad way because of her quack doctor who should have been shot. Since they distorted her perception so much it has thwarted me from ever wanting to take anything. I probably never will either. Hope y'all can find a way to make things work better for you.
Kathryn I am glad to hear y'all had a good 'pre-birthday' for mark. Sounds like you had a very busy day!
Janie, which pain meds can cause dependency, not everyone is addicted to them. Addicts take them to "get high". Those who are dependent take them as prescribed to keep their pain down. I'm quite bothered by the stigma attached to it because we don't say diabetics are "addicted" to insulin, so why is that stigma attached to chronic pain patients? Nothing against you, it's just one of my normal rants...Cindy, I use this stuff called Sore No More. It works REALLY WELL for sore muscles and joint pain, and the big tubs of it aren't too expensive. You should try some, it's awesome.
4:52 a.m. EDT Up from a nap, dozed off and on starting around 10. I have some editing to do this week! A new client with an epic fantasy, so it should be fun!
652am and I am waiting on my seaplane flight to St. Croix, need to do some work at our office over there today to finalize our merger next week. Don't laugh but when I land I am starting my day with a breakfast meeting at IHOP. I love IHOP and we don't have one here on St. Thomas. LOL
Mmm....IHOP sounds yummy right now.....
All this talk about pain and depression and drug dependence has really hit home with me. I have both chronic pain and chronic depression and insomnia from some pretty intense medical problems. I have been on meds for a long time and my conditions are progressive, which means they are EXPECTED to get worse over time, and I would be a wreck without my meds. I don't think you can judge other people's pain levels or the amount of pain you think they "should" be able to live with. Life has to have meaning for you and each person has to decide how to find that. I agree with Katy's analogy to insulin--a diabetic isn't addicted to insulin, why should people who take pain/depression meds for real problems be called addicts?
10:24 AM. Good morning, GR! Making us a small breakfast. It's kind of like day one of Mark's vacation. We don't have too much planned for today, as of yet. He is outside doing some wood work, so after I cook breakfast, I think I'm going to read for a bit. :)
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Katy if you go back and I read I said I don't know about pain meds. I did not say my mom was addicted to Pain meds, they were not for pain, they were supposedly to help her with other issues (head and stomach) because her doctor was too lazy to check into other possible causes. But I must say I think that I would know my mom was an addict and she was for 20 or more years. She was a totally different person when she was taking them and cause many issues for her girls and our Dad. All I was saying is that I find myself not taking medication because of what we were subjected to growing up. I know you said it was nothing against me, but it felt otherwise. My intentions were not to hurt anyone only to share a bit of my life.
Chuck wrote: "Terri wrote: "why should people who take pain/depression/insomnia meds for real problems be called addicts? "What's the big deal about being an addict? Addicts are real people with problems, whic..."
For myself my selfish addiction to Air has lead to countless problems whilst bathing.
My apologies, Janie. It's just one of my things that I always am carrying on about.Terri, so sorry to hear that you're also dealing with this.
Chuck, my problem is that it's a stigma. If the medication is for a legitimate condition, why should people be called addicts for needing the medication to be able to enjoy a decent quality of life? I hope that I'll be strong enough to continue without the meds, but I do remember how bad things used to be before I started with the clinic, and... I had to admit I'm more than a little scared that I won't be able to handle it. I lost several jobs over the years due to my "attitude problem" because the pain made me grouchy.
Sean: LOL A much-needed burst of levity, thanks.
Lee: I also love IHOP. I love their iced coffee. Mmmmm. I drank myself sick on that stuff the first time I had it. I have learned to moderate myself now so that doesn't happen again.
11:55 a.m. EDT OMG, the book I just edited was SO MUCH FUN! Things like this make my life so worth living :-) I can't wait to let y'all know when it is available, it was a middle-grade epic fantasy and just a hoot to read. I tore through it in about 7 hours and now it's time to go back to reading... :-)
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My mom had head issues and stomach issues and her doctor threw her on these 2 meds rather than trying figure out what else could be causing issues. One for 'stomach issues" that in turn caused headaches. We started calling it an addiction when she would have to go to the hospital and have her stomach pumped out. The times that she was straight were becoming less and less and yes she was officially 'high' during the times she was taking these meds. These were not taken as a daily dosage like pain meds are. These she would take when she would claim her stomach was bothering her. The doctor told her she had a nervous stomach? Last time I knew that was called butterflies. This was not like ok take them and sleep it off. She would take them and her whole mind was altered. It was like a week long drunk. And we took a lot growing up from being berated, saying home from school, to being physically abused just for trying to keep our mother safe while dad had to work. My dad had a lot of health issues too, but he always saw to mom first. Finally her quack retired and left medicine and it ended a long nightmare for all of us. Anyway because of the all of this I don't take many medications because it quite simply put, scares me, it is a psychological issue and I really can't help it. I am sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings. It was really not my intention.
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Glad to hear you are enjoying it and can't put it down, Janie! It is my favorite King book next to The Shining. :)
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Being modly-like, hehe..: If you all want to talk about this apparently sensitive subject, you have my permission to create a thread or have me create a thread to talk about it. I just don't want people's feelings to get hurt, people to get offended, etc. I hope you all understand my concern for respect. Thank you!! :)
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I think if we have a separate thread it needs to be a 'rant or rave' thread and not a 'specific subject' thread so then we can share our thoughts with other people without a ton of different threads going.
Janie, that's basically what I meant. I didn't think about a ranting and raving section, so good idea! I agree this is a book group and it should be that way. :)
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4:14 p.m. EDT Well that was a bummer of a book. Gheesh. Let's see if this next one is any better... I'm basically just going through my NetGalley books from oldest outstanding and moving forward, so I've hit some I've had for a VERY long time... O.o
4:30 p.m. and I'm reading for 30 minutes and then I must go and run some errands. Will be home earlier tonight and plan to finish A Conspiracy of Paper.
4:34pm est Still at work. Counting down the minutes until 5pm.
Veronica wrote: "4:34pm est Still at work. Counting down the minutes until 5pm."
You're almost there. Might be time for a restroom break! HeHe
You're almost there. Might be time for a restroom break! HeHe
Yup!! Since I don't smoke, can't take a smoke break
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5:08 PM. About 45 minutes from our destination. We decided to check out a new state park and enjoy the beautiful weather. I've read a bit in the car, but someone has a tendency to turn up the radio when I start to read. We stopped for a fried pie, and my sugar-free peach pie was delicious. Mark had a coconut one, which wasn't sugar free. Lol. Guess I will get back to reading!
5:09PM I'm on cloud 9 and it doesn't even matter that I am working at my horrible job tonight. I just got an advanced readers copy of Jeffery Deaver's new book The October List, which comes out Oct 1. Plus, while I was home on my lunch the mailman dropped off my copy of Doctor sleep a day early. Now the horrible decision as to what to read. Best dilemma ever.
Chris wrote: "5:09PM I'm on cloud 9 and it doesn't even matter that I am working at my horrible job tonight. I just got an advanced readers copy of Jeffery Deaver's new book The October List, which comes out Oct..."Mine will download tomorrow. I dont know if I am going to jump right in to read it though
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