It's a Love / Hate Thing Discussion Thread

[Ava Catherine]

Some days are like that. lol

[jaxnsmom]

Amber wrote: "jaxnsmom wrote: "Off to bed now with my book, . I think it will fit a task, but I need to read it for a buddy read anyway."

How are you liking it? The Mr ju..."

It's very different. I think it's partly the Scottish setting and language. The characters are definitely not mainstream types, and quirky doesn't fit the tone of the book. I want to know what happens to them. How did the Mr come to choose this book?

Does anyone know what tabs and jellies are, in the drug world?

[Roz]

Hahahaha that's a question I'm not touching!! Anyone want to fess up to knowing drug slang?

[Travis]

jaxnsmom wrote: "Amber wrote: "jaxnsmom wrote: "Off to bed now with my book, . I think it will fit a task, but I need to read it for a buddy read anyway."

How are you liking ..."

Most likely slang in relation to meth

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I want to get my facts right before responding, but I have heard tabs before. I just am not keen to google it at work. I'll let you know after 5.

[Shannon]

jaxnsmom wrote: "Amber wrote: "jaxnsmom wrote: "Off to bed now with my book, . I think it will fit a task, but I need to read it for a buddy read anyway."

How are you liking ..."

Urban dictionaried it. Tabs are ecstacy and jellies are tranquilizers.

[jaxnsmom]

Thanks! She had already referred to E and meth, so I thought maybe tabs were pills of some kind, but jellies threw me :)

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Thanks Shannon. That was going to bug me for 3 hours otherwise. I thought I'd heard E referred to as tabs before, as they are little tablets. But you can't assume these things...

[jaxnsmom]

I finished the book they were mentioned in, The Death of Bees. Very compelling, once I reached a certain point I couldn't stop reading.

[Lisa]

I have finally finished my first book Birdsong. I loved it and gave it a 5 star rating. It's got such a meaningful story about love, loss, the horrors of the First World War and the strength of the human spirit and I am so glad that I finally got around to reading it.

Now I am moving onto my second book which is Splintered which I think will fit into the First Love task.

[Almeta]

'mornin' everyone.

[Sam]

And good afternoon everyone from this side of the world :-)

[Kat]

Morning, evening, afternoon to all :) It's very quiet in my office, I think it's a sign I should nick off home and read a bit ;)

[Sam]

Same here Kat! I'm wondering if I can go hide in a corner somewhere and get a spot of reading done ;-)

[Kat]

Sam wrote: "Same here Kat! I'm wondering if I can go hide in a corner somewhere and get a spot of reading done ;-)"

I should have done that several hours ago - people could always find me if they really wanted me!

[Sam]

Trouble is, if I hid in a corner I wouldn't want to be disturbed so I think the bosses might not be too impressed!

[Debra]

I'm back from radiation and have spent forever reading posts. Now it's the afternoon, already! Off to get some reading done!

GO LOVE STINKS!

[Cherie]

No place to hide at work for me. It is 10:48am PST here in Hillsboro, Oregon. I am pounding away at my keyboard and answering email. I got in an hour of reading before I came to work, but will not be able to get back to it until I get home. Hope everyone enjoys their day/evening reading!

[Debra]

Cherie wrote: "No place to hid at work for me. It is 10:48 PST here in Hillsboro, Oregon. I am pounding away at my keyboard and answering email. I got in an hour of reading before I came to work, but will not ..."

It's that four-letter word again, WORK! See ya when you get home.

[Beth]

Back from work for a couple hours then I'm seeing patients til 10. Hopefully I can stay awake reading now, but I'm not sure I'll be able to!

[Kat]

Debra wrote: "Cherie wrote: "No place to hid at work for me. It is 10:48 PST here in Hillsboro, Oregon. I am pounding away at my keyboard and answering email. I got in an hour of reading before I came to work..."

If only we could get paid to read - we'd all be rich!

[Roz]

I decided to take the day off today. Have an awful cold and didn't want to infect anyone, even though I probably caught it from someone at work. Just me, the dog, tea and books. Tomorrow my office is closed for a holiday (Lincoln's birthday) so I'll read all day tomorrow too. Poor me ;)

[Beth]

Roz wrote: "I decided to take the day off today. Have an awful cold and didn't want to infect anyone, even though I probably caught it from someone at work. Just me, the dog, tea and books. Tomorrow my office ..."

JEALOUS!

[Lara]

Good reading Beth!

Feel better Roz, and enjoy your reading time!

[Debra]

Roz wrote: "I decided to take the day off today. Have an awful cold and didn't want to infect anyone, even though I probably caught it from someone at work. Just me, the dog, tea and books. Tomorrow my office ..."

Somehow I'm not feeling TOO sorry for you. lol

[Ava Catherine]

Roz, I hope you feel better soon.

Here is a spot of tea and a flower for you. ; )

[Roz]

Thanks for the tea and flower, Connie. I think it's time for a hot toddie.
Beth, don't feel jealous. The reading is good as long as I can stay awake, but the sneezing and coughing is wicked.
Debra, I don't feel TOO sorry for me either, :D
I'm glad I still have homemade chicken soup left from Friday.

[Roz]

Lara wrote: "Good reading Beth!

Feel better Roz, and enjoy your reading time!"

Thanks, Lara

[Almeta]

Roz wrote: "I'm glad I still have homemade chicken soup left from Friday. ..."

The perfect medicine.

Feel Better.

[Cherie]

I probably should have reported in when I got home from work, but now I am going to bed. I stopped to pick up dinner on the way home, sat at the table eating and reading, and just posted my 2nd book Everything Beautiful Began After into the reporting thread. I am still thinking about it. I don't think I am going to start on my 3rd book tonight. I am tired.

[Cherie]

I hope AmyK feels feels better tomorrow. She was so miserable when I talked to her on the phone this afternoon. I am a bad mom. All I wanted to do was go home from work and read, read, read. I could have gone to the store and gotten her some chicken soup.

[Lara]

After all my reading on the weekend, I didn't get anything read yesterday. Work and family got in the way. Hopefully I'll get some in tonight though.

[Alexandra]

After I did a little bit of reading while I am officially at work (it´s Jane Austen so you could also regard it as further education, right?), I am looking forward to going home soon, having dinner and then a nice long bath with a book. I´ve told my husband already that he can not expect me to keep him much company until the 16th... :-).

[Janice, Moderator]

Feel better soon Amy!

[Almeta]

[Alexandra]

Good Morning to you and good afternoon from my side of the world. Have a great day!!

Amy, I hope that you´re feeling better today.

[Almeta]

Roz and AmyK you need a Hot Toddy?

[Sam]

Almeta wrote: "Roz and AmyK you need a Hot Toddy?

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Now how good does that look!!!

[AmyK]

Cherie wrote: "I hope AmyK feels feels better tomorrow. She was so miserable when I talked to her on the phone this afternoon. I am a bad mom. All I wanted to do was go home from work and read, read, read. I ..."

Is there a special brand of chicken soup that will make me STOP SNEEZING? (hmm..... if i drink enough hot toddies, maybe I won't care)
Thank you everyone, wish I could say I felt tons better this morning, but It would be a gross exaggeration. Apparently there is a shortage of "let mommy sleep on the couch and be good" days in our household today as well, so I am up and off to the drugstore to find the most maximum strength cold medicine to get me through the day with my relentless 3 year old.
I have managed 2 books already, and am working on number 3 in between sneezes :)

Have a great reading day everyone!

[jaxnsmom]

Cherie wrote: "I probably should have reported in when I got home from work, but now I am going to bed. I stopped to pick up dinner on the way home, sat at the table eating and reading, and just posted my 2nd bo..."

I know what you mean about Everything Beautiful Began After. There were times I couldn't decide if I liked it or not, but it made me think so much that I loved it. And I thought the writing was beautiful.

[Roz]

It's noon. I think that's late enough to start the hot toddies.
Luckily I have another day off (Lincoln, bless his soul)so I'm going to be reading. And the husband is off in Syracuse on a convention until Thursday.
I've still got homemade chicken soup in the fridge, so if you want to come by, Amy, please do, but I think the cross-country commute would be a killer.
I'm off to the drugstore for more lozenges, cold-eeze, a decongestant and tissues. Then the library to pick up a couple of books I have my eye on, then home to bed (with a toddy).

Feel better, Amy. They say that nose flushing stuff works, but it just sounds gross to me.

[jaxnsmom]

Feel better Amy!! Now you can guilt your mom into taking care of you instead of reading :)

Lara - Real life doesn't understand that reading should be a priority! The only reason I got anything read was because I can listen to books at work.

Alexandra - I think Jane Austen counts as educational :)

Good morning Almeta, although going on afternoon now :) I'm not sick but I'll take one of those hot toddies!

Gaeta - Post anywhere! We'll find you whenever you get lost :)

[jaxnsmom]

Roz - do you get Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays off? I'm jealous you're off, but I'd rather be well, so I'll suffer going to work :)

[Shirley]

AmyK wrote: "Cherie wrote: "I hope AmyK feels feels better tomorrow. She was so miserable when I talked to her on the phone this afternoon. I am a bad mom. All I wanted to do was go home from work and read, ..."

Try a nettie pot.

[Beth]

Sneaking a little reading in between sessions today and a job interview later, then I'll read during daughter's swim lesson...

[AmyK]

Shirley wrote: "Try a nettie pot"

I have one, used it a couple times so far. It works better when my nose isn't completely stuffed up, but it does help with the sneezing some.

[Snoozie Suzie]

What's a nettie pot?

[Cherie]

jaxnsmom wrote: "Cherie wrote: "I probably should have reported in when I got home from work, but now I am going to bed. I stopped to pick up dinner on the way home, sat at the table eating and reading, and just p..."

I know. I really did like the writing. It was beautiful in places. How can one not like "Love is like life only longer"?

[Almeta]

I hope this poem has the same effect on you as it did on me - then my re-typing it will be worth the effort. Walk with Me by the Water - worth the read...
A BEAUTIFUL POEM ABOUT GROWING OLDER:

Shit...I forgot the words.

[Shirley]

Snoozie Suzie wrote: "What's a nettie pot?"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_ir...


correct spelling is neti pot

tap water is always used with caution and I would use boiled and cooled.