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Ratz wrote: "Happy weekend everyone!Have some virtual cookies guys! :D
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Dalu wrote: "Ratz wrote: "Happy weekend everyone!Have some virtual cookies guys! :D
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yummmm"
thank you
I could do with some of those cookies now - I'm starving! x_x
Every time I check in on this feed (get it, hilarious I know) there are more cookies being shared! Did everyone have a good weekend? I had a works event that wasn't much fun on Saturday night and it made me miss Dr Who - must catch up with that episode now! Other that that my Sunday was quiet. Can't quite believe May is approaching.....and so many April books to finish first, haha.
Pink wrote: "Every time I check in on this feed (get it, hilarious I know) there are more cookies being shared! Did everyone have a good weekend? I had a works event that wasn't much fun on Saturday night and..."
Rain, and then some more rain, and then it rained.
Rained out the ballgame, rained out the chruch picnic.
All I could do was sit around and read.
I love rain.
Haha, that made me smile Michael, glad you saw the positive in a rainy weekend :)
Pink wrote: "Every time I check in on this feed (get it, hilarious I know) there are more cookies being shared! Did everyone have a good weekend? I had a works event that wasn't much fun on Saturday night and..."
< I am so excited for May to come... yea... My youngest daughter Shanowa is graduating high school on my birthday!!!!! its the best gift ever... yea... and last year my son graduated on May 11th.. it was my birthday too.... so giddy I can't quit smiling
Michael wrote: "Pink wrote: "Every time I check in on this feed (get it, hilarious I know) there are more cookies being shared! Did everyone have a good weekend? I had a works event that wasn't much fun on Satur..."
I love slow gentle rain IF I do not have to be driving in it
Oh May sounds exciting for you Denisa, what a nice birthday gift! Unfortunately for my daughter May means the start of GCSE exams all the way through to June, but then she'd finished with high school. No birthdays or any events next month either...I might have to think of something!
Pink wrote: "Oh May sounds exciting for you Denisa, what a nice birthday gift! Unfortunately for my daughter May means the start of GCSE exams all the way through to June, but then she'd finished with high scho..."that is how this month is... nothing major or big... but sometimes that is nice too..
Today is William's Shakespeare's birthday.... and the day he passed on..
Thou know'st 'tis common; all that lives must die,Passing through nature to eternity.
Chloe wrote: "Thou know'st 'tis common; all that lives must die,Passing through nature to eternity."
yes... wish I could have met him though.. just once
hahahah hmmm wonder what he would have thought of our society today?
There's lots of people I'd like to ask that question to....
Chloe wrote: "There's lots of people I'd like to ask that question to...."heheeh... yes... me too...
I'm back! Had to take a break from the group for a little while, but now I have returned to enjoy 'all sorts' of interesting things.
Cheers!!
Cheers!!
Kyle~Special K~Rebel Leader~ wrote: "I'm back! Had to take a break from the group for a little while, but now I have returned to enjoy 'all sorts' of interesting things.Cheers!!"
EI! :-D Kyle your back! Everybody's been looking for you. You've been missed around here hahahaha....
Hey Ratz! I've missed you all as well. :)
Chloe wrote: "Thou know'st 'tis common; all that lives must die,Passing through nature to eternity."
Ah! Hamlet. This is my favourite Shakespearean play.
That's a great sentiment. I like the one circulating on my local radio station right now:
Live each day like Maury just told you it's NOT YOUR BABY!
Superficial, I know, but funny! And, if you really think about it, true!
yess !that's really true :)) , iy's our thought and maybe cake has a role in this too ;)
That is a wonderful sentiment. Goes great with Boston Cream Pie!:XD
Hello.... wanted to say hi... I have been out of sorts.... Living in Oklahoma we have had some very stressful moments. For the time being we are all okay. Tonight brings more storms...My daughter lives in Moore, OK but she is fine... she is one of the few without destruction... but seeing it all does something to you also....
Sending hugs...
OMG DeNisa!!! Hugs and love and well wishes from Boise!!!
Kat wrote: "OMG DeNisa!!! Hugs and love and well wishes from Boise!!!"thanks Kat.... very much appreciated.Cross your fingers we are going through more tonight
Fingers crossed for you, DeNisa. Be safe.
Kyle wrote: "Fingers crossed for you, DeNisa. Be safe."thanks Kyle,....
My thoughts and prayers are with you, DeNisa.
Kyle wrote: "My thoughts and prayers are with you, DeNisa."thank you Kyle that means alot....
I don't know if any of you are on Twitter, or if anyone follows baseball stars, but Jose Canseco is having one doozy of a day. He's being accused of rape, clearly by someone he knows(or has at least been acquainted with), but the ridiculous thing is: he's tweeting about it! Right now!
Not only did he tweet about the cops coming to his door and what he was being accused of, but now, as retaliation, he's posting pictures of the girl, her full phone number AND where she works!
I hope for both their sakes, he's innocent of rape, but he could use some lessons in CLASS.
@JoseCanseco is his twitter handle.
Ya do know, they DO NOT get paid fa their smarts, darling! It's enough they have to be out there, in the hot sun, swingin' the lumber, see? It's all pah-pective,ya hear?
Ask the former, all-wise mgr of the Red Sox, Joe Morgan! He made me SEE how very nuanced and complexed this whole topic can truly get!
Nap time: zzzz...
Denisa wrote: "Hello.... wanted to say hi... I have been out of sorts.... Living in Oklahoma we have had some very stressful moments. For the time being we are all okay. Tonight brings more storms...My daughter ..."
Denisa, just saw your post. Hope everything is good with you. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family
So I've been unable to forget about a book I read a few months ago. It has a sequel coming out soon and I'd love to read it, but for the life of me I cannot remember the name of the first book! Maybe you guys can help me find the title? Here's a little description:There's girl and her friend that just graduated high school and are on their school Europe trip. They get invited to a Shakespeare street play and sneak away from their planned activity to go. The main character catches the eye of the guy playing a lead role, and then sees him on the train to her friend's house in London. The students on the school were unable to go to Paris for their trip, and that was one place the main character really wanted to see. The boy from the play, his name is Wilhelm,offers to take her to France for a day. She agrees, having been told many times to let loose and have fun. The day turns into a few days as Wilhelm and the girl find their way through Paris. The two seem to fall in love. After the girl sleeps with Wilhelm, she wakes up to find him gone. Brokenhearted and in a city she doesn't know, with barely any money, she calls the woman who led her school trip She gets picked up and taken to her friend She goes home and tells her overbearing parents nothing about the trip to Paris. About a year later, she decides she needs to find Wilhelm and find out what happened. She saves her money, takes French lessons, and sets out for Paris once again. Having little luck there, she goes to Wilhelm's friend in the city, where she is told to look for him in Amsterdam. She goes there and looks and looks until finally finding an ex girlfriend of Wilhelm. It seems like a dead end. She goes to a Shakespeare play with her friend from the hostel. In it, there is Wilhelm. She tries to go to him after the show, but sees him with another girl. Later she summons the courage to go to his house. He opens the door, and shock registers on his face.
I'm not sure if this was a part of the book or the "teaser" for the second book, but the girl finds out that Wilhelm went to get the two of them breakfast and ran into a group of guys that Wilhelm and the main character had had problems with before. He was injured badly and taken to the hospital with partial amnesia. By the time he got out, Th main character was long gone.
If anyone has any information that would help me find the title of this book, please let me know. Your help is very greatly appreciated!
Lindsay wrote: "So I've been unable to forget about a book I read a few months ago. It has a sequel coming out soon and I'd love to read it, but for the life of me I cannot remember the name of the first book! May..."Hi Lindsay, do you remember any more specific details like names of other characters, where the main character is from, stuff like that? When it was published, roughly?
If you can think of more keywords, you can try the google advanced book search: http://www.google.com/advanced_book_s...
This link is to a group on goodreads that specializes in finding books: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...
If you post your query there you'd probably have more luck.
Hey everyone,I just stumbled across this thread and thought it might be the perfect place to pose a question I have. For those who own eReaders/tablets, what do you usually use them for? Do you use them mainly for free books, discounted books (ones you don't want to pay full price for), or all books in general? The reason I ask is because I own a Kindle and I'm torn between purchasing physical copies vs eBooks. I love having a bookshelf full of books, but I also love reading on my kindle. What's your opinion?
If you feel like voting, heres the poll: http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/85547
Hey Steve,I have owned my kindle for 3 years now and before I had it I was a hardcover only kind of guy. I swore I would never get an ereader because it wouldn't feel the same as a regular book. After constant suggestions from my friend I bought a kindle, and to this day it is one of the most precious items I own. It is just like reading a regular book (assuming you get a regular kindle not the ones with the LCD screen) but more convenient and easier to use. I have so many books on my kindle both read and books I still have to read and it is easy to read more than one book at a time. Also you can bring the kindle almost anywhere and read whenever you want. The best thing is that purchasing the books is so EASY!!! You can purchase them from home with only one click and you get them I'm seconds.
Cg
Being very much a Luddite, I am loath to use an ereader. I tried my wife's Nook, and was not that much impressed. In fact, the bright screen gave me a headache. However, the fact that there are so many books available at no or little cost, and I don't have to physically track down the ones I want to read, I am willing to investigate this medium further. So I would appreciate any info on which ereader would be the best to purchase. Thank you all in advance for helping me out.
Michael,If you get the kindle that only costs about 80$ it doesn't have the LED screen and does not have light. It is almost like reading a newspaper or a regular book. I also get headaches reading screens that are lit, but the regular kindle is not at all like that. I hope this helps!
Cg
Cesar wrote: "Michael,If you get the kindle that only costs about 80$ it doesn't have the LED screen and does not have light. It is almost like reading a newspaper or a regular book. I also get headaches readi..."
Thank you. I will check this out. This sounds like what I am looking for.
You're very welcome. Also, I forgot to mention that since this kindle does not have light, you cannot read it in the dark like other ereaders. There are however, kindle cases that come with a little light attached at the top in case you want to read in the dark.
Thanks for the replies! Michael, I have the Kindle Keyboard and I really do love it. The color of the screen, combined with E-ink, makes you believe your reading from an actual book page.
Ceasar, do you still purchase physical copies of books you really enjoyed or are you strictly eBook only now?
I am actually strictly ebooks now. They are stored in an amazon database too so if something happens to your kindle, you don't lose your book you simply redownload to whatever new device you get next. I also know how you feel because when it comes to music albums if its something I really like ill download the iTunes digital album but ill also buy the physical cd just because you get that feeling that you have the piece of art from your favorite artists.
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Have some virtual cookies guys! :D
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"mmmmmmmmmmmmm" think I will take a few