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May 03, 2014 02:13AM
I kept checking their twitter feed to see if they had made any progress getting it back on, haha!
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Sarah wrote: "Goodreads was totally offline for hours yesterday, nobody could get on, and there's nothing you can do about it if it happens again.You can check their twitter feed here though - https://twitter...."
Thanks! At least that way I can know if it's just me or everybody xD
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Heyy!How´s everyone? There are not many school days left and I´m super excited!
Great! And u?
U are pretty lucky!. My academy has 7 more months to go.
But me and my friends bought the books: Game of thrones S1 & Divergent #1) These books are great. At the beginning of game of thrones it was so written that u can actually imagine what u are reading and it was so nice. I started reading once alone at 7 O clock and Slept at 5:30. I didn't even regard it becease the story was so addictive! When i finished chapter 3, I felt like a real night-guard :p. For divergent 1 i didn't start fully with this book but as soon i finish GOT S1 then i start with it. So how was you day and which books do u like?.
U are pretty lucky!. My academy has 7 more months to go.
But me and my friends bought the books: Game of thrones S1 & Divergent #1) These books are great. At the beginning of game of thrones it was so written that u can actually imagine what u are reading and it was so nice. I started reading once alone at 7 O clock and Slept at 5:30. I didn't even regard it becease the story was so addictive! When i finished chapter 3, I felt like a real night-guard :p. For divergent 1 i didn't start fully with this book but as soon i finish GOT S1 then i start with it. So how was you day and which books do u like?.
Really? I heard that A song of Ice and fire is really boring and too descriptive?
Currently i'm reading GOT S1. This book is very addictive and ongoing this is what i like that u have a long way to go before u finish.
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See you all next week ☺ Happy Reading!
Have a great holiday Sarah! Take care. :)And good luck, Abbie! Haha.
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Mei wrote: "Have a great holiday Sarah! Take care. :)And good luck, Abbie! Haha."
Haha! :)
Sarah wrote: "Thanks mei, fingers crossed for reasonable weather!"Hopefully the weather stays like it's been the past few days!
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Working with one eye on the news... The bus drivers are on strike (no one expected it, as it was unannounced), and now the subway workers are threatening to go on strike as well...(for a bit of context, I'm in São Paulo, Brazil)
Have a great holiday Sarah!As for me, I am sweating buckets! Humidity is 62%, which means I don't have to do anything at all to sweat! Gah, I wish it was winter!
Tatiana wrote: "Working with one eye on the news... The bus drivers are on strike (no one expected it, as it was unannounced), and now the subway workers are threatening to go on strike as well...(for a bit of c..."
I'm not familiar with Brazil, but are those the major forms of travel for most people? That could cause a huge headache!
It already did yesterday...Because no buses were running, everyone who relies on public transportation to get to and from work turned to the subway as an alternative to get home. As a result, some of the stations got so crowded they had to be closed for security reasons.
Also because of the bus strike, traffic jam broke a record (in Brazil São Paulo is famous for its traffic jams), and reached a total of 260 km. Some people had to wait until 10 pm to be able to get home, while other walked for over 2 hours.
To be honest, I think it's partially because of the World Cup: as we are so close to it, they know the government will have to yield to their demands, as they can't have that sort of thing happening during the Cup.
That sounds like a right pain, Tatiana! :(
It is... At least, my hotel is not far from the office, and that means that, if need be, I can walk back.But for a lot of other people, that's not the case, they really need the buses to get to work or home (yesterday, 300 thousand people were affected by the strike)
Hi Tatiana, hope you stay safe. What are the people demanding? I am a little curious.
If I understood correctly, there is a group of drivers and fare collectors that were not happy with the salary negotiation between their unions and the companies that manage the bus service. This group went on strike and was preventing all other drivers from taking the buses out of the garages.To make a long story short, they weren't happy with the 10% salary increase they got (they want 20%, it seems).
Apparently, the strike is over (for now)
Tatiana wrote: "If I understood correctly, there is a group of drivers and fare collectors that were not happy with the salary negotiation between their unions and the companies that manage the bus service. This g..."So, did the drivers get what they want? Or did the police get involved?
No, they didn't (don't think they will either), and the police didn't get involved in the strike, but they had to intervene in the subway stations, to manage the crowd of furious passengers. They also had to ensure the safety of the few drivers who chose to work.
Tatiana wrote: "No, they didn't (don't think they will either), and the police didn't get involved in the strike, but they had to intervene in the subway stations, to manage the crowd of furious passengers. They a..."I don't understand how the strike is over if they didn't get what they want and the police didn't get involved also does that mean there's a possibility that this will happen again?
It ended because a court judge said that they had to go back to work, as the strike was illegal (if they didn't, they could be fired).As for it happening again, it most definitely will, as there are strikes at least once a year, it's almost a tradition, really.
I made a mistake last night: watched Maleficent...
It was awful! As soon as the movie started, I was sure it was going to be a bad movie. Should have walked out and watched X-Men again LOLMaleficent has so many issues! The acting was terrible, and the portrayal of the characters even more so (I wanted to slap Aurora several times)
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Yikes!! and I thought Maleficent was going to be awesome, since Jolie is in it........ :'(
Visually, the movie is stunning (with the exception of the three faeries that raise Aurora, they were just weird). But the rest of it was a disaster...
Just sorted out my book shelves on goodreads
Ariel wrote: "Happy birthday to me! :)"Happy birthday. :)
Ariel wrote: "Happy birthday to me! :)"Happy Birthday Ariel! :)
So I'm so frustrated right now. I depend too much on my phone. :/ And now it's locked.(my younger siblings did something weird idk)I reset the password so it'll go on my email. But i can't remember the password there also. Yup, silly me.Now, I can't even remember my password on NetGalley and Edelweiss. Ahhhhhh noooooooooooo
Do you guys also just let your phones remember your password? No. Don't be like me. -_-
That's the end of my sad story. Lol
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Yes. Thanks Sarah. Agh I wish I don't have to make another account. I have to start at the beginning again. Not getting approvals from big publishers. :/
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I did. But then I also couldn't remember my alternate email address lol. Now, I'm trying all the passwords that I had used. *fingers crossed*
Yaay I opened my Edelweiss account! And just requested a bunch of books. Oh dear.
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any of you following #YesAllWomen on twitter?
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as far as I know, a journalist wrote an open letter to all of her male friends explaining our daily fears about sexual harassment is response to the Elliot Rodger's manifesto. Now everyone is sharing their experiences and what they want to change under the hashtag #YesAllWomen .
I've seen that tag a lot on tumblr. The original poster deleted her account because she was getting harassed, didn't she?
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