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I'll my hair out trying to get all my course work done and I can't find time to play with the "complain department gang."This weekend: Read The Tamer Tamed; or, The Woman's Prize
Read The Conquistadors
Finish a presentation on the law banning headscarves in French schools
Finish a paper on pre-invasion Latin America
oh it just never ends.
Rick wrote: "I'll my hair out trying to get all my course work done and I can't find time to play with the "complain department gang."This weekend: Read The Tamer Tamed; or, The Woman's Prize
Read The Conquis..."
and what have I accomplised this week.....a lot of nothing.
Eric Alan wrote: "...there was no sudden influx of a veritable horde of viewers…"Most author/bloggers rarely write more than 2 or 3 paragraphs in their blogs. Your blog covers much more than the ordinary and feels like a personal conversation with the reader since you don't hold anything back. And stories too.
Sadly it contains no
As a resident of the City of New York I can't help but complain about terrorism on this day—the 12th anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Center with the loss of almost 3,000 lives. I keep thinking of the people who knew they had no way of escaping death but had time to call their wives, or husbands, girlfriends, or boyfriends to say their final goodbyes.
I'm upset and saddened that I watched this as it happened and still see it in my head like it was yesterday. This will be something that I'll never be able to forget.
I remember that day:( Horrible what some will do to others.
It was one of those moments that remains with you forever- I also remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when the planes crashed into the towers. I was at work in a hospital in Philadelphia when I saw a patient watching the TV with a shocked expression when I looked over and saw the towers burning. Everyone on the floor just stared transfixed as we couldn't comprehend the horror of what was unfolding...
I had just got back to our Thalamus Publishing office after lunch, walked in and there three editors were glued to a Mac screen. I was walking from home when the first plane went in but arrived a few minutes before the second. We did no more work that day… I'm sure few anywhere did, unless in Afghanistan in the AQ HQ.
I went to work, but everyone was in such a daze I don't think we got much done. I do remember going back again and again to listen to the radio reports, it was just so, so unreal and frightening.
I still remember my location when I heard of Kennedy's assassination: in a basement theatre in college, rehearsing a play called "The Royal Family." Ditto, 9-11. My partner and I had just moved into our new home, cable had just been hooked up to the new "big" screen (for that time), and though we were in the midst of lifting/hauling/unpacking/moving around, we flipped it on. We were both in the room at that moment. Everything came to a standstill and except for necessities (potty breaks for us or the animals, food that could be eaten in front of the TV) we stayed there all day. And for the next couple of days very little "moving in" got done while we watched the aftermath unfold.
I hadn't really remembered all that until this thread started.
Let's hope never again.
Eric
I was home (I'm "homemaker"). Saw the news after the first plane and thought I was watching a movie. Not long after I figured out it was real the second plane hit while I was watching. Then I talked to hubby who was on detail an hour away and no access to tv. I gave him and the guys with him updates on what I was seeing. It was scary and hard. Hubby was still on reserve status for the military so it was possibly he would go fight. He didn't which I'm grateful for, he was an MP and they have seen a lot of action in the fighting:(
Tj wrote: "I was home (I'm "homemaker"). Saw the news after the first plane and thought I was watching a movie. Not long after I figured out it was real the second plane hit while I was watching. Then I t..."Thanks Tj. Any word on whether or not you will be moving? I would hate to see you separated from your handsome son and glorious grandson.
Not at this time. Luckily for me Hubby's promotional packet, which is what they use for any transfers, isn't up to date and he is waiting to do that until some changes that take effect in February. So luckily no move right now but he is looking to still move north when he can. He is tired of dealing with what he must here, in attitudes and environment. So I have a stay;)
I feel like such a dork! My hand has broken out,eczema. It looked so horrible the last time I had to cover it up so people wouldn't think I had some contagious illness. It's back again and I have it covered so the flippin' meds don't get all over everything:( Fricken stuff!
Tj wrote: "I feel like such a dork! My hand has broken out,eczema. It looked so horrible the last time I had to cover it up so people wouldn't think I had some contagious illness. It's back again and I hav..."I am PO'd that you keep on having troubles with your health. Sorry Tj :(
I'm angry that an Amazon Vice President made a statement in an interview to "We look at Goodreads as a customer experience problem."I'm complaining because I don't know how Goodreads will change now that Amazon has built GR int9 the Kindle as a feature. Here is something from the Paperwhite Kindle ad on Amazon:
"Share with Friends on Goodreads
COMING SOON—Find your next favorite book. Now the world's largest e-reading community can connect with the world's largest community of book lovers. Join over 20 million other readers and see what your friends are reading, share highlights, and rate the books you read with Goodreads on Kindle."
Now that Goodreads is being built into Kindles I think the time has come to expect some changes.
I read an article that didn't sit well with me:
Peter Larsen, vice president of product management at Kindle, walked through the new Paperwhite.
[Goodreads integration] will probably show the synergy between social and shopping. Amazon bought Goodreads earlier this year, but today Goodreads lives in a separate place---a PC or a phone. With the new Kindle software, Goodreads reviews, recommendations, friends and followers are all integrated as you're reading. Larsen's walkthrough showed a deep integration that will be useful.
Amazon has integrated Goodreads as a top menu choice next to home and the shopping cart with a simple G. In other words, you can go from friend recommendation to review to purchase in a few seconds."
"We look at Goodreads as a customer experience problem to solve. People love Goodreads, but today it's in two different places," said Larsen. Goodreads continues to run independently like Zappos, but the integration makes reading much more social."
It's too soon to know if the changes will be beneficial or detrimental so I can't get too concerned right at the moment… but the future?
PLEASE NOTE the Complaint Department has a section for discussion about Goodreads.To discuss concerns about Goodreads intergation into Kindle hardware and chatting about what this may mean please go to:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
YET ANOTHER NOTE:The entire article that is reference in Boyd message 5318 can be viewed at:
http://www.zdnet.com/amazons-new-kind...
Here is part of an illustration from Boys of Disco City
.This is just a cut out of the top of a drawing in the book. I cannot show the bottom of the drawing because the Rules say pictures of guys who are naked below the waist can't be posted, but here's a hint: they're making love or at least lust.
Tomorrow Sept 16th is the LAST DAY for entries to our contest to win a softcover book of Boys of Disco City. See our Contest section on the Complaint Department homepage.
I'm pissed that I haven't had much time to complain in here. I've been stressed and a lot of crap is going on...and I've needed my venting time..:
I'm grumbling that we've missed you Hilary. I hope those Navy wives who think they're equal to their husband's rank aren't still being a pain in the butt.
Lol....that's a common occurrence around here. One of my friend's husbands just got promoted, and she only calls when she needs a babysitter or to borrow money. A group of random people I barely know and only met at one group dinner decided they don't like me for some reason and got bitchy on Facebook. And most everyone else I avoid if I can....but the main crap going on is one of the sailor's faults. My best friend's (and one of only friends) husband kicked her out of their house, cut off her access to their accounts, has been cheating on her, and she's five months pregnant with their second kid and on bed rest. It's been nuts around here. I need less drama and more sleep. :-/
We have a The Complaint Department book random drawing contest to win a copy of the 208 page paperback book Boys of Disco City by Zack was won by GABBO .
Congratulations. Please send me a message with your mailing address so I can mail the book to you.
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I feel sorry for you, Gabbo… but then, I suppose, you asked for it!
Hilary wrote: "Lol....that's a common occurrence around here. One of my friend's husbands just got promoted, and she only calls when she needs a babysitter or to borrow money. A group of random people I barely kn..."I'm sorry to hear about your friend. What a cad!
Waiting to see how the military will treat my brother in law. He had abrasion surgery for his uncontrollable heartbeat and flutter. Military doesn't always care for it's soldiers like it should. He is enlisted to retirement but they can still medically discharge him. We have to wait and see. I feel horrible for my sister having gone through this stress with her husband's health and now his job. He isn't very old either. Their kids have been reacting too. I guess I should be happy he is at one of the military's better hospitals. The military is very difficult!
Tj wrote: "Waiting to see how the military will treat my brother in law. He had abrasion surgery for his uncontrollable heartbeat and flutter. Military doesn't always care for it's soldiers like it should. ..."I commiserate with you as I have heard from patients VA medical care for veterans has gone downhill in the past decade.
Free PreviewI need to complain that author Roger Kean is making it difficult for readers to resist previewing his most recent historical novel of adventure, war and romance by offering the prologue and the first four chapters of his epic novel Gregory's Story.
Download the prologue and first four chapters of the five-star reviewed Gregory's Story in .mobi (Kindle) and .ePub through Reckless Books at this link:
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I need to complain about people who say something offensive and when you call them on it they turn on around and blame you. And when you try to be nice and offer an apology for offending them they accept it and don't offer an apology to you, the person who was truly offended in the first place! And that no one else is standing up and saying they were just as offended as me!And to TJ, I hope your brother in law can get what he needs. My father and fiancee are both Veterans and the medical services they get are very shoddy.
Zack wrote: "I feel sorry for you, Gabbo… but then, I suppose, you asked for it!"Yes Gabbo, Zack is right (because Zack is always right!)
After you read Zack's Boys of Vice City, Boys of Disco City, Boys of Two Cities, and Boys of the Fast Lane the long awaited fifth book might be ready for you since rumor has it Zack is working on it now.
Zack (aka Oliver Frey) has had his great output of fantastic artwork documented by a fellow by the name of Roger Kean who published The Fantasy Art Of Oliver Frey so you'll need that. After your buy these your collection will be missing a huge treasure if you don't order Zack the Art and the most amazing scifi full-color 50 page historic achievement in comics The Terminal Man and then complete your collection with Blood and Lust, Raw Recruits and The Warrior's Boy.
By this time your copies of the finest,sexiest gay comics ever produced: Bike Boy, Bike Boy Rides Again and Hot For Boys: The Sexy Adventures Of Rogue will be getting well worn from constant reading and you need to buy new copies.
We addict you. The first one is free then once you are hooked on Zack you must buy them all or go through a hellish withdrawal from the worldwide celebrated artist who has become a living legend!
We are so proud and honored that Zack is a member of the Complaint Department .
ps: Once again I remind everyone to take a look at this magnificent website: http://www.zack-art.com Ages 18 and over only please.
I want to moan and even gibber (at the gibbous moon) because I've be be-Googled. All I did was go searching for compact toilets to fit the soon-to-be-rebuilt utility range of my house. Now, wherever I go, even on Goodreads, all I see are advertisements for sodding chunder-boxes. Bugger off, Google – and bring back Britain's 150-year Ordance Survey tradition for road coloring on your maps…Sorry, non-Facebookers: https://www.facebook.com/googlemapsuk...
I am http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Eric-the-bloggist, a/k/a Eric-the-Weird, but not enough experience yet for the designation of Eric-the-blogmeister
Eric Alan wrote: "I am pleased annoyed, upset, and distressed about letting you know there are a couple of new items at the blog.http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/.... "
You need to come to GRIPS with your NIPS. :)
I need to complain that not enough people of the Catholic faith are going to know and accept that on Thursday 19th of September Pope Francis said in an interview that the Catholic church should not "interfere spiritually" with the lives of gays and lesbians.SOURCE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09...
He said quite a bit more, but I suppose bigots in all religions will reject it it as "papal whimsey" .
I must bemoan the fact that no one seems to remember that it is Unification Day!That's right it is officially Unification Day in the 'Verse. So I hope you have a "happy" Unification Day.
We should all remember what it cost to "unified" under the totalitarian rule of the Alliance.
Remember Serenity Valley!
Rick wrote: "I must bemoan the fact that no one seems to remember that it is Unification Day!That's right it is officially Unification Day in the 'Verse. So I hope you have a "happy" Unification Day.
We shoul..."
Shiny.
Rick wrote: "I must bemoan the fact that no one seems to remember that it is Unification Day!That's right it is officially Unification Day in the 'Verse. So I hope you have a "happy" Unification Day.
We shoul..."
Uh, lost in translation here.
This all has a scifi/fantasy sound to it, but it's beyond my comprehension.
Eric-the-bemildred
Eric Alan wrote: "Uh, lost in translation here.This all has a scifi/fantasy sound to it, but it's beyond my comprehension.
Eric-the-bemildred"
He's referring to Joss Whedon's most excellent Firefly & Serenity .
Still stunned and appalled after Pope comment about church not interfering with spiritually of gays and lesbians. How far we have come yet the journey has just begun.As a youth in the 50s homosexuals were powerful evil creatures who would capture my young body and corrupt me in unimaginable ways.
Now so much closer to being welcome by the vast majority
Rich wrote: "As a youth in the 50s homosexuals were powerful evil creatures who would capture my young body and corrupt me in unimaginable ways."Sorry to say this was true Only if you were lucky.
>grin<
Thanks Rich for your perspective and support.
One of the reasons the Complaint Department exists is to provide support for our fellow members. Complaint Department is proud to have many fine authors and among them is Roger Kean. Roger needs our help to gain wider exposure in the M/M Romance Group winning Book of the Month for his approximately 145,000 word epic novel of war and love Gregory's Story.
Roger will make himself available daily to respond to comments and questions about the book if it is voted to be the winner of the M/M Romance Group Book of the Month Poll so I encourage you to vote for this 5 star rated book to benefit all.
If you are a member of the M/M Romance group vote for Gregory's Story go to this link to vote:
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To help you decide if you want to read Gregory's Story, a FREE PREVIEW is available with part of the prologue and the first four chapters of the book. You may download the free preview in Kindle or EPUB format at this link:
http://recklessbooks.co.uk/#/gregorys...
Gregory's Story is an exciting historical adventure with a fast moving plot and the love story of two young men who grew up together but are of different cultures. They go from friends to lovers to life partners during a time when it was almost impossible to live as a gay couple, 1890 during the British Mahdist Wars in North Africa. There are many surprises and most definitely a happily every after.
Please also ask your friends to vote for Gregory's Story because we really need to go all out on this! It cannot happen unless you make it happen so every effort you make to get votes is sincerely appreciated.
Vote now: http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/90...
Thank you for your support of your fellow members of the Complaint Department!
I have to complain that I don't have the words to say how grateful I am to those who have voted for Gregory's Story so far. Thank you Anthony, Andrea, Paul, Kevin, Helle, Mike, Macky, Monika, Averin, Gabbo, Casey, Ije, Zach, Danny, Elizabetta, Kathleen, Tj, Lori, Macky, Rick, Akhil, Eric Alan, Karl and Anil. Did I miss anyone?Your support is truly appreciated! It's such a great book as some of you already know :)
I'm complaining because I had a flat and when the spare tire was put on it turned out to be flat too.
I'm complaining because Preston's spare tyre was flat as well as his flat tyre. That's really sucky. I don't mean actually sucking a tyre of course... Not recommended!
Preston wrote: "I'm complaining because I had a flat and when the spare tire was put on it turned out to be flat too."Oh, that is bad, Preston:(
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In fact I'm so bespattered, I'll damn well post the same thing under Author Promotions, so there!