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Thanks for that idea, I think I'll pass! But perhaps making giant bare feet out of clay or ballistic gel would be the way to go...
K.A. wrote: "Thanks for that idea, I think I'll pass! But perhaps making giant bare feet out of clay or ballistic gel would be the way to go..."Or using it to cover the bottoms of a pair of shoes you don't care about?
K.A. wrote: "Have now removed the remaining storm door and picked up a lot of the glass. I'm considering using left-over packing tape, weaving a mat from it, and covering part of the yard to see if I can pick u..."Duct tape, it seems to be the go to. LOL
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Wow, Bell, your replies now show up as 'reply from moderator' on the main page's thread topics lists. Can the rest of us get ones that say 'reply from minion' or some such?
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Well that's kind of cool. I feel even more godlike now. Think I'll go delete some posts now.
KIDDING
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So I turned on my laptop, signed in, posted the article, and burned my dinner.
Totally Goodreads fault.
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So I turned on my laptop, signed in, posted the article, and burned my dinner. Headlines: GOODREADS BURNED MY DINNER!
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When my gif won't play
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Can you now post as someone other than the moderator, though?
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Lady♥Belleza★✰ wrote: "Yes, yes i can."
Just a thought: I went to the trivia questions today. Been so busy trying to figure out all this Goodreads and Leafmarks stuff I havent had time to do them. Just my opinion but it seems impossible to follow the answers to the questions in the Goodreads format.
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Agreed. There is a way to make quizzes, but I don't know if one can do them in a discussion group.
Koren wrote: "Just a thought: I went to the trivia questions today. Been so busy trying to figure out all this Goodreads and Leafmarks stuff I havent had time to do them. Just my opinion but it seems impossible ..."It's not impossible, but very hard to follow. People try to answer without quoting the question they're answering. We had the same problem at Shelfari for that matter.
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Plays everywhere but here.
Did we stop doing the Author of the month?
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We are extending Feb author to March
Lady♥Belleza★✰ wrote: "SouthWestZippy wrote: "Did we stop doing the Author of the month?"We are extending Feb author to March"
Ok, thanks. Off to get lost, once again, in La La land.
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" I love the hat, it looks like the perfect winter wear"
Thanks.
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We are extending Feb author to March"
Ok, thanks. Off to get lost, once again, in La La land."
Changed the title of the discussion thread to indicate the above.
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I am reading
.I am having issues. I am almost done with it and I am not sure how I feel. I like it but hate it at the same time. Writing is so so but draws you in. It is a VERY depressing, almost dark. It gives you a look into real life issues of people lives that are living through what all this family is living through, this part I like. I just can't decide how many stars and what to say. UGGGG Anyone else come across this issue when done or reading a book?
I read a fair number of new, Indie and small-press books through the review group I'm involved with here. Sometimes I have a very hard time reviewing them. Here is an excerpt from a longer post made by author/editor Jay Howard:"If you are finding it difficult to write an objective review, try looking at the novel under these headings:
CHARACTERS:
STORY:
PACE AND STRUCTURE:
USE OF LANGUAGE:
NARRATIVE VOICE:
DIALOGUE:
SETTINGS:
THEMES:
Think long and hard about what you thought was well done, what needed more work. You may have hated one of the characters, but that must mean the character was well enough drawn for you to make that connection. A particular setting may have been so well drawn you want to visit there (or you feel your skin crawl at the thought of it). Mark each section out of 5, add up the scores and take the average (divide the sum of the scores by 8) and that, taken up or down to the nearest number, is your star rating.
In your comments, try and be positive and supportive, but above all be truthful. If some aspect particularly caught your attention, good or bad, try and find a good example to talk about. OK, this is heading more towards critique than review, but it clarifies things for you, the author and other readers of your review. If you have to give a 2* rating it’s good to see why you thought it was that bad. If you give a 5* rating the same applies. Justifications of your rating help both readers and the author. In time, with practice, it will also make you a better reviewer."
Maybe that will help - it has often helped me to look back on that post (there's a bunch more of it that is quite valuable, too).
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SouthWestZippy wrote: "I am reading .I am having issues. I am almost done with it and I am not sure how I feel. I like it but hate it at the same time. Writing is so so bu..."
I have that problem when a book is mediocre. Like you said, you didnt love it didnt hate it. Then all I want to write for a review is 'It was just ok'.
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I just went through the folder and started a separate thread for each question. I think that might make it easier to keep track of questions and answers.
So, I watched this movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1787791/- Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles.
It isn't a crime movie, but nevertheless had elements of mystery, and I found it fairly compelling, in a weird way. It's a documentary about a young man who becomes intrigued, and then obsessed, with a series of mysterious tiles appearing in Philadelphia, buried in the pavement. The tiles reference Toynbee, 2001: A Space Odyssey, the planet Jupiter, and resurrecting the dead.
Eventually he discovers that the tiles have been appearing for more than 20 years, and that they are also to be found not only in Philly, but in other US cities and even South America. But who is placing them and why? He uncovers a series of clues that lead him and his friends around in circles. In the end, they are on the verge of identifying the individual responsible, and then...
But I don't want to spoil it. It's one of those slightly offbeat shows, for those of us who like slightly offbeat things.
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Proud of myself. I got the trivia question right that was on the radio yesterday. Who was the first person on the America's Most Wanted List?
Scroll down for answer.
John Dillenger.
Can't believe it. The PMTO coach said to be here at 8:30 instead of the usual 9 a.m. for coaching. I dragged myself out of bed half an hour early, got down to the boardroom and NOBODY. WAS. THERE. Not even the coach.
Ugh. Doesn't it make you feel like you've been left out of something?
Yes. Yes, it does.This has been quite a week. Yesterday, during an out-of-nowhere hailstorm with 45-mph winds, a guy got killed by a falling tree: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/fa...
His two passengers were barely scratched. This must have been a very nasty one; the sheriff was describing it on the radio and I've never heard him sound so shaken up.
Meanwhile, a train derailed a stone's throw from where I am sitting now, and a little south of where I live, a semi hit an overpass so hard that they shut down the highway for a few days until the bridge could be torn out completely.
Wow. Beware the Day After The Ides of March (it also happens to be my birthday, so there's that). The only disasters we saw during our morning hike were: lost sunglasses; lost iphone; and later, lost keys. It was a day to go missing, for objects.
K.A. wrote: "Huh - they extended it."Yes.
I mentioned a few weeks ago that our library was offering a free creative writing class. I went today. The weather wasnt the greatest so I almost talked myself out of it. I really enjoyed it but it wasnt real in-depth. Mostly the teacher would give some ideas and then we would have 5 minutes to write something. He was always complimentary to everyone but gave lots of tips. I really enjoyed it.
Sounds like fun! I've often found writing about a specific subject can stimulate creation in unexpected ways. And you can't beat free.
Sister In Law fell and broke her hip so I need to be ready for anything when she gets out of hospital. She is single and lives out of town and she is going to need help.My Mother(who has Alzheimer's) is being put into an assistant living place. Sister and I have done our best to take care of her but it has come that time when we just can't do it any more. She just has to many other heath problems to add to her Alzheimer's.
I am reading but it is not books. It is paper work, from Lawyers, Doctors,banks, assistant living homes and anyone else that feels the need to be into Mother's hand in her financial life during this transition.
Just wanted to let you know why I have not been around much.
Julie:You messaged me asking for me to add you as a friend. I don't get into that. I don't even do Facebook. :-) The only friend I have is Lady♥Belleza because she is the moderator and may need to message me to keep me in line. lol
So, to answer your question about Amazon Unlimited .... So far I have found enough books I want to feel good about the $10 per month. I am certainly getting my money's worth. My trouble is I also read books that aren't in the program so I am spending money on those too. The Crimes Canada series is good and the books are shortish (~150 pages each). I hope that answers your question. If not, don't hesitate to ask!
SouthWestZippy: I can relate. It was tough when we decided that my mother had to go to a nursing home. My sister and I felt guilty and relieved at the same time. However, in her case, she ended up enjoying it! She didn't think she would but she did. It was having more people around to talk to, etc. that she liked and she enjoyed those last years there. Hope it goes well for you.
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My Mother(who has Alzheimer..."
Thanks for the update. Will be sending good thoughts your way.
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SWZ: sorry to hear about your current family issues. Take care of yourself along the way & don't forget that you can't do everything and you need a break once in a while.
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