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[Brenda]

I've been in the office over an hour. Sigh. So much to do, so little time!

[Brenda]

MY ALLERGIES ARE KILLING ME TODAY! ARGH! I'm so tired of sneezing! I would hate to think what it would be like if I DIDN'T take a Claritin daily! I think I'll have to double up for a few days. I was told the corn is tasselling, which is just a form of grass. Great!!!! Ugh!

[[deleted user]]

Allergies bite Brenda. I have those too. Sorry to hear they are giving you fits today.

[GeneralTHC]

I'm just totally out of control. My "reading schedule" is way out of whack and I have fell so behind. You think that would keep me from reading but nope. Here we go, lol.

[Brittany]

Fixing pork chops, macaroni & cheese, biscuits, and baked asparagus for dinner... and my son is filling up on bread. He's a picky eater, and too impatient.

[Brittany]

Chuck: Same here! I'm behind, too. I was pulling at least two a week and now I'm lucky if I finish one in a week. I've slowed down like crazy, and it blows. I'm just too tired anymore...

[Adam]

Brittany wrote: "Chuck: Same here! I'm behind, too. I was pulling at least two a week and now I'm lucky if I finish one in a week. I've slowed down like crazy, and it blows. I'm just too tired anymore..."

Brittany, that's a perfect pace for this group. You are in the right place.

[Addy]

Finished one book last night and one this morning. Woohoo! I have to say The Summer I Died was awesome if u have the stomach for it! My parents came over for dinner, thank god, cuz the kids were driving me crazy. My youngest one had too many blueberries if u know what I mean...it was a mess! Anywho, they left me some wine so maybe I'll cozy up with it and another book:)

[Rick]

Brittany wrote: "Fixing pork chops, macaroni & cheese, biscuits, and baked asparagus for dinner... and my son is filling up on bread. He's a picky eater, and too impatient."

Macaroni & Cheese, biscuits and pork chops? Yikes, what time is dinner??

[GeneralTHC]

Brittany wrote: "Chuck: Same here! I'm behind, too. I was pulling at least two a week and now I'm lucky if I finish one in a week. I've slowed down like crazy, and it blows. I'm just too tired anymore..."

I know what you mean. I've been on a pretty good streak myself. I am at 101 novels on the year. I have to hit at least 20 books a month now to feel like I've been doing any real reading.

[☆Joycedale☆]

my husband hates when I read that much lol

[Adam]

Enjoying some down time. Playing pool in the garage with my honey.

[[deleted user]]

Is she whipping your butt again Adam? HeHe

[Brenda]

Just home from seeing R.I.P.D. I enjoyed that one a lot. Reminded me of Men In Black. I just needed a good no-brainer, and that one certainly fit the bill! Time for bed now. 6am comes early. But at least TOMORROW'S FRIDAY!!!

[Adam]

Actually, Cindy, I've got her 4-0 right now.

[Evans]

Falling face first into bed...goodnight goodreads friends! Zzzzzz.....

[Brittany]

Rick: They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach... or however that goes.

Chuck: 101 just this year?! Holy crap! I'm lucky if I get five in a month, which is my main goal. I used to -- before my wonderful munchkin came into this world -- crank out about 10-15 a month. Now I'm just overwhelmed with all the books I have. Most of which I have read before but it's been so long that I FORGET which ones I have and haven't read, lol.

[GeneralTHC]

Brittany wrote: "Rick: They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach... or however that goes.

Chuck: 101 just this year?! Holy crap! I'm lucky if I get five in a month, which is my main goal. I used to ..."

Yeah, since January 1st.I look to add 5-6 more over the next few days. It would be a bit higher but I started abandoning books this year. Also I have a slew of books half read that I took off my currently reading shelf to finish at a later time. Goodreads is cool because when I add each one of those half-read books back to my currently reading shelf it will start from my last update. But yeah, 101 from start to finish this year. I know several people that are around the 200 mark, though.

[Rick]

Chuck wrote: "Brittany wrote: "Rick: They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach... or however that goes.

Chuck: 101 just this year?! Holy crap! I'm lucky if I get five in a month, which is my main..."

You guys are putting me to shame. I'm not a fast reader, and have to admit, it's taking more effort than I thought to cut out that TV time for better quality reading time.

[☆Joycedale☆]

I'm sitting on porch with coffee watching it rain. I'm in the middle of 3 ya series and I'm waiting on my library to get the next one in each from other branches. so I thought I would go through my to read list and compare it to what my library has in stock since I have nothing to read :(

[Adam]

Work, work, work. Come on 5:00. I need the weekend right now!

[[deleted user]]

Rick wrote: "Chuck wrote: "Brittany wrote: "Rick: They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach... or however that goes.

Chuck: 101 just this year?! Holy crap! I'm lucky if I get five in a month, wh..."

Don't worry Rick. It is currently taking me about five weeks to read a 400 page book. Guess I found an appropriate name for the group huh?

[[deleted user]]

OK, here are my plans for tonight. I have to leave in about an hour and a half. I'm gonna read a bit out of Showdown, Flowers in the Attic, and start the Memphis Three book. Plan to read late tonight when I get home. Hopefully, I won't need any pain meds tonight.

[GeneralTHC]

Catching up on the group, and I'm hopefully about to do some good reading myself.

[Lina]

Just got home fron a party! Going to bed now and will hopefully wake up headache free

[Rick]

Well, it's Friday night at 8:30pm here in Contoocook, NH, and I plan on spending the entire day tomorrow doing nothing but reading! "Best laid plans", I know, but I'm going to give it a serious try. Cindy, I hate to even tell you how long it took me to finish Ulysses. Chuck and Diane are burning through that, compared to how long it took me:X

[Adam]

Writing!

[Brittany]

Cindy & Rick: Don't feel discouraged, it took me five months to finish Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.

[GeneralTHC]

Rick wrote: "Well, it's Friday night at 8:30pm here in Contoocook, NH, and I plan on spending the entire day tomorrow doing nothing but reading! "Best laid plans", I know, but I'm going to give it a serious try..."

LOL. I'm hoping to finish it by Nov. And I thought INFINITE JEST was tough! IJ reads like a pop-fiction book after ULYSSES. haha

[[deleted user]]

11:37 p.m. and I'm over two hours late taking my meds. Just got home and want to read for a while, but I really need to take my medications, AS PRESCRIBED, for them to do any good. If I get sleepy within the next hour, I apologize. Following drs. orders is hard sometimes. I want to do it my way :(

[Rick]

Cindy wrote: "11:37 p.m. and I'm over two hours late taking my meds. Just got home and want to read for a while, but I really need to take my medications, AS PRESCRIBED, for them to do any good. If I get sleepy ..."

But if you don't take the medication, I'm betting you're not going to feel like reading anyway. If you fall asleep, you probably need it! Relax and attack again in the morning!

[Rick]

Chuck wrote: "Rick wrote: "Well, it's Friday night at 8:30pm here in Contoocook, NH, and I plan on spending the entire day tomorrow doing nothing but reading! "Best laid plans", I know, but I'm going to give it ..."

On the upside, after you've finished this, you just know there is probably never going to be anything out there that is as difficult to tackle again! Plus it's a good reason to read fluff for a while.

[Addy]

Went out with my best girlfriend tonight and we had a blast. Got home too late so no reading tonight:(

[GeneralTHC]

I don't what made me think of this all of a sudden, but I want a Rubik's cube, lol. That was the thing when I was a little kid. I just now found out there are all kinds of cubes now. Check some of this stuff out:

http://www.mefferts.com/products/inde...

[☆Joycedale☆]

going to head the library because an hr after I left it yesterday they called to say they had gotten my book requests in lol

[[deleted user]]

Chuck wrote: "I don't what made me think of this all of a sudden, but I want a Rubik's cube, lol. That was the thing when I was a little kid. I just now found out there are all kinds of cubes now. Check some of ..."

I absolutely loved the Rubik's cube when I was a pre-teen.

[[deleted user]]

Sorry folks, gotta call it a night. I did get some reading done tonight. Really need to take meds now and make an attempt at going to bed. Have a great night everyone!

[Michelle]

We went to a food truck event at our zoo tonight. Great food! About 9 different trucks were there from around Florida.

[GeneralTHC]

Cindy wrote: "Sorry folks, gotta call it a night. I did get some reading done tonight. Really need to take meds now and make an attempt at going to bed. Have a great night everyone!"

Sweet dreams, mon amie .

[Addy]

Another busy day and bought myself a brand new bike! Can't wait to try it out on the bike trail.

[Courtney]

Home from a busy weekend. We went on a little road trip, visited my grandmother, who my youngest has never met (she's 95). We stayed in a hotel (a first for my boys), and went to ride Thomas the Train. They loved it. We came home yesterday afternoon.

Now just having a coffee before I face the mountain of laundry that awaits.

[[deleted user]]

I need to get laundry done today also Courtney. Catching up on some post, just read around 35 pages or so in Flowers in the Attic, and plan to read for another hour or so before I venture out of the house for the day. Beautiful day here. Lower 70's F.

[☆Joycedale☆]

Courtney wrote: "Home from a busy weekend. We went on a little road trip, visited my grandmother, who my youngest has never met (she's 95). We stayed in a hotel (a first for my boys), and went to ride Thomas the Tr..."

Is that worth it? my 4 yr old is obsessed with thomas and the closest it comes here is 350 miles away. its not till September but its the weekend he turns 5 so were thinking of doin that instead of a party.

[Brenda]

Catching up on Under the Dome - I was 3 episodes behind. I love my DVR!

[Courtney]

Joycedale wrote: "Courtney wrote: "Home from a busy weekend. We went on a little road trip, visited my grandmother, who my youngest has never met (she's 95). We stayed in a hotel (a first for my boys), and went to r..."

My boys loved it. Was it worth it? Ehh, well my boys would say yes. It was $25/person, so $100 for the four of us to go, plus all of the eating out, the hotel, the three-hour drive each way... Not a cheap night away, but it was a lot of fun.

The $25 included a ride on Thomas (which was like a half hour long, I was impressed), and tons of activities - there was face-painting, a petting zoo, lots of crafts, a couple of bouncy castles, and a bunch of other stuff. I'm sure your boy would love it, especially if he is a huge Thomas fan :)

[Evans]

Under the Dome seems pretty good so far, but I like the new Bates Motel series better. Personally, I think Under the Dome should have gone with some "less pretty more gritty" casting choices, but as it is, seems on par with the better King miniseries. I can't help thinking I would be a lot more engaged with it if I hadn't read the book.

[Brenda]

I read the book, back when it first came out. I'm enjoying the series. But yes, I really enjoy Bates Motel. Although it's a real mindf*&^ to think that it's supposed to be the story of how Norman became like he was, so it is from way back, yet everyone has cell phones. Weird. LOL!

[Lori]

Evans wrote: "Under the Dome seems pretty good so far, but I like the new Bates Motel series better. Personally, I think Under the Dome should have gone with some "less pretty more gritty" casting choices, but ..."

I am still a couple of episodes behind (watching on my kindle fire). I really expected junior to be different, but I do enjoy the show. although I do miss some of the characters and relationships in the book. The old hippie guy/young chick who adopted the kids/ Barbie already being established in the town/ Rusty being at the hospital / the chick with little walter?....I find myself keep expecting them to appear.

[Lori]

Brenda wrote: "I read the book, back when it first came out. I'm enjoying the series. But yes, I really enjoy Bates Motel. Although it's a real mindf*&^ to think that it's supposed to be the story of how Norman b..."

I loved Bates Motel too. I kept getting confused with the time frame at the beginning, because mom dressed old-fashioned and they drove an old car. Kept getting whiplash when new technology would show up.

[GeneralTHC]

Bates Motel , huh? This is the first I've heard of it, apart from Psycho, of course.