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[Lina]

02:02 in the morning. Discussing theatre and acting with someone who seriously does not have a clue. And with me being a theatre student and all, he pretty much doesn't even understand that he's getting burned badly. He's being to subjective. "If you don't like a Doll's House it's going to suck either way if it's a professional performance or an amateur performance." And I'm just. No.

[Addy]

Had a great night. Just me and my kindle:) TTFN!

[Evans]

have a good night, everyone. Been making some progress on my buddy read of CHOIR OF ILL CHILDREN, and had a fun evening with the family at Wild Wings Cafe, where my kids essentially took over the karaoke operation and brought the house down. Who knew I had such extroverted children. When they all got up onstage to sing and dance GANGNAM STYLE, a whole other threshold over self-confidence had been crossed. They had a dozen people on stage with them dancing along before the were done. Haven't laughed that hard in a while!

[Ice]

At work for the past hour and waiting for back up to finish, yesterday was the hottest day of the year, today God is playing his drum kit.

[GeneralTHC]

Cindy wrote: "8:00 p.m. and I think I'm gonna take a break for a little while so I can watch an episode or two of Star Trek Enterprise with my honey. Would like to be in bed by 11:00 p.m. tonight. Must stop sitt..."

No doubt, Cindy. You can't be doing that; it has a way of a catching up with you.

[[deleted user]]

4:47 p.m. and I'm not feeling well at all. Was OK at work. Don't know what happened there. Anyway, I'm gonna make an attempt to read for a bit, but I might end up just going to bed.

[GeneralTHC]

Cindy wrote: "4:47 p.m. and I'm not feeling well at all. Was OK at work. Don't know what happened there. Anyway, I'm gonna make an attempt to read for a bit, but I might end up just going to bed."

When I used to read paper books I'd read until I dozed off and dropped the book. Then, I knew it was time to call it a night.

[Addy]

Hope u feel better Cindy:) Not feeling that great myself. Gonna hit the hay, but wanted to leave with a ?, mostly because I'm just curious. Does anyone often read with a spouse or a close friend on occasion? I was thinking that would be kinda neat, but mine doesn't like to read. Go figure. Night all:)

[Addy]

Chuck, I do that myself, except I wake up when the phone slaps me in the face...lol.

[Evans]

Feel better Cindy! I came home this afternoon feeling blase myself, managed to catch a nap and second wind. Finished up A CHOIR OF ILL CHILDREN. Good book, but not horror and definitely not for everybody.

[GeneralTHC]

Addy wrote: "Chuck, I do that myself, except I wake up when the phone slaps me in the face...lol."

I know the feeling, lol.

[Evans]

Addy wrote: "Hope u feel better Cindy:) Not feeling that great myself. Gonna hit the hay, but wanted to leave with a ?, mostly because I'm just curious. Does anyone often read with a spouse or a close friend on..."

I read with my kids sometimes, sitting side by side on the couch, them with their books and me with mine, but my wife doesn't enjoy reading much.

I know. Go figure.

[Rick]

Addy wrote: "Hope u feel better Cindy:) Not feeling that great myself. Gonna hit the hay, but wanted to leave with a ?, mostly because I'm just curious. Does anyone often read with a spouse or a close friend on..."

My wife and I used to take turns reading to each other. She insisted on reading Little House on the Prairie books, and that was also the only reason I ever heard the first Harry Potter book (yes, I'm the one who hasn't read, or seen the movies, of Harry Potter). It was also interesting to read Legion by William Peter Blatty, and The Poet by Michael Connelly. Gives you a different perspective on some of the darker books.

[Courtney]

My older son sometimes sits beside me and reads, but my younger son is just learning to read (although he loves being read to), and my husband rarely reads :/

Rick, I've never read Harry Potter either. There was actually a discussion about this on the SK group awhile back, and there are a few of us!

[Adam]

Cindy, hope you are feeling better. Implemented your edits last night - all of which were necessary fixes.. Thanks again. A little tweaking and it will be ready for birth! As for what I am up to? Work, work, work.

[Addy]

Thanks for the input guys. I really hope one of my sons, if not both, catch the reading bug from me. Right now they are little, but my 4 yr old likes to help me find scary books and likes to be read to:) Evans, do any of ur family members enjoy what u write or helps with the writing process?

[Sharon]

Addy wrote: "Chuck, I do that myself, except I wake up when the phone slaps me in the face...lol."
Lol...when I bought my tablet, I tried a few out in the shop to see which would hurt less when it hit me in the face... the Samsung won!...I also have a pillow on the floor beside the bed...we have hard floors and the tablet has hit the deck a couple of times when I fell asleep reading!

[Brenda]

I like the hard cover I have for my Kindle. I can lay on my side and set it up like a tent next to me, and just reach out and touch the screen to turn pages. That way I don't have too much worry about it falling - on my face or on the floor! Ingenuity!! LOL!

[Sharon]

good idea Brenda...I can do the same with my tablet cover :-)

[GeneralTHC]

Rick wrote: "... yes, I'm the one who hasn't read, or seen the movies, of Harry Potter"

I didn't get around to HP until very recently. As a matter of fact, I'm still reading the first book.

[Addy]

So here's my 5 seconds of gripe time. I'm getting ready to go to my house church which was suppose to be a family thing and now my husband has bailed...for good. I'm just going with my son now:( Also I think my son put soap on my toothbrush and I now have a soapy aftertaste. Really hoping to get some major reading in tonight!

[[deleted user]]

4:03 p.m. and I just got home from the hospital. I have been dealing with a LOT of pain in my hip, leg, and foot on the left side of my body for a couple of months now. Told my family Dr. that my body really hurts and he gave me Naproxen 500 mg. That helped for a little while, but then I just started trying to deal with the pain on my own again. Well, today my body finally decided that I wasn't going to ignore the pain any longer. My left leg just gave out at work not once, but twice. Since my Dr. is not open today, I went to the E.R. Told the Dr. that the pain wakes me up from a dead sleep five or six times a night. She said she is surprised that I sleep at all. Diagnosis - Degenerative Joint Disease A.K.A. severe arthritis in my hip and lower spine. Was told that it can become debilitating to the point I won't be able to work. WTF!! Told to be off from work the rest of the day today and tomorrow. Sorry for the rant, but I'm most fearful of the day I lose my independence and this just scares me a bit.

[Adam]

Cindy wrote: "4:03 p.m. and I just got home from the hospital. I have been dealing with a LOT of pain in my hip, leg, and foot on the left side of my body for a couple of months now. Told my family Dr. that my b..."

So sorry to hear about this, Cindy. I have been dealing with DDD in my neck for several years. It was caused by a rather traumatic car accident. I have also been advised that eventually I will be reduced to living on disability, so I can understand what you are going through. They told me surgery might fix it, but you can imagine the words neck and surgery don't mix well with me. But sometimes I am reduced to agonizing and spewing profanity at the pain, especially when I am at work (in a cubicle at a computer) or writing (which is pretty much the same situation). Hang in there.

[Brittany]

It's 4:24pm and I have had the laziest of lazy days. Felt amazing. Don't get many days like this when my son is nonstop going.

[[deleted user]]

Adam wrote: "Cindy wrote: "4:03 p.m. and I just got home from the hospital. I have been dealing with a LOT of pain in my hip, leg, and foot on the left side of my body for a couple of months now. Told my family..."

Thanks Adam for listening to my rant and being a good friend. Sorry you are going through this as well. Yes, she mentioned surgery, but I have not insurance. Just plan on taking it one day at a time AND following directions for once. I'm gonna listen to the Dr. and do as told.

[☆Joycedale☆]

Addy wrote: "So here's my 5 seconds of gripe time. I'm getting ready to go to my house church which was suppose to be a family thing and now my husband has bailed...for good. I'm just going with my son now:( Al..."

Wow that sounds like a rough day. hope it gets better

[☆Joycedale☆]

Cindy wrote: "Adam wrote: "Cindy wrote: "4:03 p.m. and I just got home from the hospital. I have been dealing with a LOT of pain in my hip, leg, and foot on the left side of my body for a couple of months now. T..."

That sounds really bad. hope they're able to control your pain

[[deleted user]]

Thanks Joycedale! I'll just have to see what the family doc has to say in the morning and go from there.

Addy - I am so sorry the family time didn't work out. Family time is extremely important to me. On the flip side, and I apologize in advance. It took my mind off my own physical pain for a few minutes thinking about soap on a toothbrush. Now I'm gonna be cautious anytime the grandkids have been over to visit.

[GeneralTHC]

I just about broke my neck in a car wreck a year ago. I broke my back in two places just right below it, T1 and T3, I think they said. It healed on its own without surgery and I have been fine for the most part but lately it's been bothering me pretty bad. It mainly hurts in my shoulder/neck area. When I did it, though, it hurt in my chest.

[[deleted user]]

Ouch!

[Adam]

Chuck, in the same accident where my neck got messed up, I also managed to break my L1. That is the bottommost vertebra (sp?). It healed on its own, too. The neck, that's a different story. It feels like someone jammed a bunch of broken glass inside my spine. My wife has begun to call me Mr. Wonder because I spend so much time rolling my neck from side to side.

[Rick]

Yikes! I can't believe you guys have had these injuries. This is starting to sound like that scene in Jaws, where Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfus and Robert Shaw are sitting around comparing injuries of increasing severity. Only worse. They were having beer while doing it, it sounds like you guys could use some too!

[[deleted user]]

Attempting to read for a bit, but the pain meds are making it a little hard. Still, I would rather be in less pain and worry about catching up on reading later if need be.

[Brittany]

Worst I've had done was brain surgery...

[Adam]

My attempt to put the finishing touches on a new story is a total fail. I can't seem to focus when there is no peace and quiet in my house. I guess a beer does sound rather tempting right now. Hopefully I can finish up this weekend if I can find a hole to crawl in.

[GeneralTHC]

Adam wrote: "Chuck, in the same accident where my neck got messed up, I also managed to break my L1. That is the bottommost vertebra (sp?). It healed on its own, too. The neck, that's a different story. It feel..."

Oh man, that sounds awful--sorry to hear that Adam.

Most of my pain is in my shoulder and sometimes the side of my neck sort of tingles. But you know sometimes I go quite a while and forget I was ever injured. Then there are days like the last few where it really bothers me if I sit like in the same position at a desk too long or whatnot. Maybe I'll get to where I can predict rain, haha.

It's amazing how the human body is so resilient and yet so fragile.

[Adam]

Yes, Chuck. The Grand Design seems inherently flawed in my perspective.

[GeneralTHC]

Rick wrote: "Yikes! I can't believe you guys have had these injuries. This is starting to sound like that scene in Jaws, where Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfus and Robert Shaw are sitting around comparing injuries..."

ROTFL!

[Addy]

Cindy, I'm glad I could take ur mind off the pain...even for a few minutes:) Hang in there! I just got back and am going to try to read, though I just feel exhausted. We'll see how far I get...

[Evans]

Sorry to hear everyone is falling apart! Feel better, all. : )

If it makes you feel better, you can gawk at me as I wallow in the throes of severe book addiction. Latest additions (four of these were only 98 cents each, which made me happy!):

[Adam]

Evans wrote: "Sorry to hear everyone is falling apart! Feel better, all. : )

If it makes you feel better, you can gawk at me as I wallow in the throes of severe book addiction. Latest additions (four of these ..."

I got The Once And Future King the other day. Oh! Boy's Life is amazing! And you got Offspring! Man, good haul, bro.

[Adam]

Adam wrote: "Evans wrote: "Sorry to hear everyone is falling apart! Feel better, all. : )

If it makes you feel better, you can gawk at me as I wallow in the throes of severe book addiction. Latest additions (..."

I've had that edition of Night Shift since the eighties.

[Addy]

Glad I'm not the only one with a book addiction...im sure my husband is getting annoyed at the space they are starting to take over...lol.

[Patrick]

Feel better Cindy! Hate to hear that. Hopefully they gave you some decent meds this time.

[Lina]

Currently unpacking and syncing my iPhone 5! SO HAPPY! I got two books in the mail as well today (which nearly makes me just as happy). Have a lovely day :D

[Rick]

Addy wrote: "Glad I'm not the only one with a book addiction...im sure my husband is getting annoyed at the space they are starting to take over...lol."

I think the thing to do is point out to your husband that if your books are placed in cases along the outside walls, it will increase your insulation value, and cut down on energy costs, thus making it energy efficient and cost effective to buy more books!

[[deleted user]]

7:57 a.m. and I woke up feeling refreshed and rested. OMG, I should have gone to the doctor sooner! First time in over two months I've woken up feeling rested. Getting ready to follow directions and follow-up with family doctor. A funny note - I fell asleep last night and stayed logged into GR's all night :)

[Brenda]

Rick wrote: "Addy wrote: "Glad I'm not the only one with a book addiction...im sure my husband is getting annoyed at the space they are starting to take over...lol."

I think the thing to do is point out to you..."

Wow, Rick! You're awesome! What a great thought!

[Adam]

Cindy wrote: "7:57 a.m. and I woke up feeling refreshed and rested. OMG, I should have gone to the doctor sooner! First time in over two months I've woken up feeling rested. Getting ready to follow directions an..."

Glad to hear it, Cindy.

[Addy]

Yes. Rick, I will have to pitch that! Great idea:)

Cindy, so glad u r feeling better and back in the game!

Right now I'm enjoying some coffee while my husband is making us breakfast:)