General Chat

[Karen]

After the rains, I am now weeding the yard. Cuts down on my reading time...

[Donald]

Am a writer/reader who just moved to Seattle about a month ago. Currently reading "Killer Hair" by Ellen Byerrum and 'The Goldfinch' by Donna Tartt, and have been a huge mystery fiction buff since being weaned on Agatha Christie when I discovered 'Murder on the Orient Express' at age twelve. Am a film JUNKIE, all kinds, just yesterday saw and loved the Korean suspense drama 'The Flu'. Also have a blog where I do mini-reviews of films for people "on the go" (www.sixtysecondcinema.blogspot.com), as well as am in my seventh year of keeping track of all new movies I see, making sure to watch at LEAST 50 news films/year (am up to 56 for 2014 already). Sorry to ramble, but you asked! =0)

[Donald]

Have heard a lot about "Suits" but haven't seen it yet; my tastes in TV are equally eclectic, yes; if you're on Pinterest, my TV and film boards on there are proof enough of that!

[Donald]

Jamie Lynn wrote: "Donald wrote: "Am a writer/reader who just moved to Seattle about a month ago. Currently reading "Killer Hair" by Ellen Byerrum and 'The Goldfinch' by Donna Tartt, and have been a huge mystery fic..."

DEFINITELY!

[Portia]

Spent the weekend putting in herbs and flowers. Tomatoes and basil must wait until the nights warm up so I've gotten back to reading Emma Donoghue's latest: Frog Music. I'm a third in and still not sure what I think of it. Nasty review of the book in Sunday's NYTimes Book Review. 500 negative words.

[Daniel]

So, I was reading the Huffington Post this morning and saw an article about a New York City book club that went topless to help make reading sexy.

Well, it worked!! But after a few glances and the lovely ladies, my eyes went to the book covers out of curiosity to see what they were reading. Lo and behold, I was thrilled that they were reading several Hard Case Crime Books, some of my favorite.

Maybe it's my, ahem, maturity that got me more excited about the books....haha.

in case you are interested, may be NSFW, so be careful:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05...

[Portia]

Janet wrote: "I don't have a big enough garden for growing vegetables, but hope to try growing some herbs and tomatoes in decent sized pots this year again. Hope your herbs turn out well, Portia."

Thanks for the good growing wishes, Janet. We don't plant veggies other than tomatoes, either. We found a couple of nice container plants along with different varieties of basil and some dill. Our perennials (oregano, thyme, parsley) didn't make it through this awful winter. Only the catnip did. It even spread into the planter for the tree rose! I have a pride of cats lining up at the window willing the "weed" to grow quickly ^^:-)

[Portia]

That's hysterical! Thanks, Janet :-)

[Daniel]

DianeAlice wrote: "Crikey Daniel! But where are the topless men? Perhaps you'd like to volunteer....;-)"

Haha, I just share the news, not make it!

Well, I do read topless at home. Thankfully, not too many people have to endure that, however.

[Daniel]

I was to busy not noticing that there no men, sorry! And they have great reading selections!!!

I don't think too many men read, much less hunky men.

[Daniel]

Jamie Lynn wrote: "Are we really so pathetic that it takes topless women to try to get people to read??? Oh that's just sad lol"

YES!

[Portia]

How about the Chippendale's calendar with a book suggestion for each month?

[Daniel]

Jamie Lynn wrote:

A dumbed down society needs sexual stimulatio..."

or just look at the pictures.

[Portia]

Do you mean something on the order of Fifty Shades of Grey?

[Daniel]

Jamie Lynn wrote:

Maybe they'll read the articles in playboy/playgirl."

ha...in the digital age, are they still being published???

[Daniel]

Janet wrote: "Jamie Lynn wrote: "Off topic, Monica Lewinski wrote a tell all book. There's NOTHING new to tell that could catch most people's interest! Now I have to go and drive my daughter to work! Enjoy your ..."

Fox news exclusive.....

[[deleted user]]

I spent the day taking care of my sister's cat and working on a final paper for my anthropology class. My sister's cat whose name is Harper is such a sweet and lovely kitty. That I didn't mind taking care of her and my sister thought it was so nice of me to do that. But no big deal and I got a lot of work done.

[Portia]

Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and I are the same age. wonder how often he needed a stunt person to do simple tasks for him? ;-)

[Portia]

I'll get back to you on that one, Janet :-)

[Daniel]

He was in a Criminal Minds episode I recently viewed, time has not been as kind to him as to Harrison Ford.

[Michael]

Janet wrote: "Daniel wrote: "He was in a Criminal Minds episode I recently viewed, time has not been as kind to him as to Harrison Ford."

Harrison Ford has been very lucky to be in the right place at the right ..."

Are they going to have rocket-propelled space walkers in the new Star Wars?

[Portia]

Michael wrote: "Janet wrote: "Daniel wrote: "He was in a Criminal Minds episode I recently viewed, time has not been as kind to him as to Harrison Ford."

Harrison Ford has been very lucky to be in the right place..."

Sky Walkers. Space Walkers. Sounds good to me ;-)

[[deleted user]]

Janet wrote: "What year are you at Uni, Janessa. Are you reading Anthropology? Such an interesting field."

I think I'm a sophomore not sure, my major is in theatre design. I took the anthropology class because I like learning about different people and cultures.

[Portia]

I've found that, given sufficient time, animals adjust to one another. The biggest challenge is getting us humans to give it the time it needs. We have two cats who hated each other and now sleep on the same bed. Opposite corners, but the same general space.

[Melissa]

I played with the cat, then sat in the sunshine and did my marketing.

[Portia]

Spaying and neutering are very, very important for lots of reasons. And I have had nasty male cats become sweet lap cats after their "procedure ". :-)

[Daniel]

I have one male and three females. The females hate each other and spread rumors behind each other's backs.

[Daniel]

Janet wrote: "Daniel wrote: "I have one male and three females. The females hate each other and spread rumors behind each other's backs."

Do you live with one wife/partner and 2 daughters, Daniel? Or maybe wif..."

Haha, you don't know my cats. They are the mean girls of cats. Actually, it is only one who really despises everyone else. Except me. She thinks, rightfully, that I am awesome.

[Daniel]

True story. Haha.

[Daniel]

Oh yeah. Mine see me in the kitchen and they starting pacing. Yelling. Because to them, the only reason I would be in the kitchen is to give them treats.

[[deleted user]]

My own cat Ziggy loves to eat and he lets everyone know when he eaten he comes up stairs announcing that the food was good or something. Any way he makes a lot of noise.

[Daniel]

My cats open doors but only the ones with latches. Their grubby paws can't work the knobs on other doors. Haha.

[Leigh]

Portia wrote: "Spaying and neutering are very, very important for lots of reasons. And I have had nasty male cats become sweet lap cats after their "procedure ". :-)"

THIS!!!!!!!!!!

I would love to get a dog but mine are all over 10 and I don't want to disturb my kids so I will wait. Though there are A LOT of dogs in the area and Miss Puddin' will turn her murderous rage on a whim. My boys are indoor only, except for when I take them for walks so they **** themselves anytime they see a dog.

[Portia]

Leigh, what means. "THIS!!!!!!"? ( I'm not very fluent in alpha speak :P. TNX, Portia

[Leigh]

Portia wrote: "Leigh, what means. "THIS!!!!!!"? ( I'm not very fluent in alpha speak :P. TNX, Portia"

I apologize. I just meant that I strongly agreed with your statement.

[Portia]

Please don't apologize for agreeing with me! :-). I thought that's what you meant. Just checking my vocabulary :)

[Leigh]

I need to remember to not to use so much slang.

[Daniel]

I an see them standing in each other's shoulders as they do this. Actually, two cats know how to do this. The other two will just stare at the door, as if trying to make it open by using the Force.

[Melissa]

Janet wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I played with the cat, then sat in the sunshine and did my marketing."

I love your bookshop. Lots of pretty secondhand bookshops around where I live also. I should take some phot..."
Thanks!

[Daniel]

Ha ha, yeah I love the cats trying to do that Jedi mind trick thing.

[Daniel]

Janet wrote: "So glad it is Friday. Went for a brief run in my new running shows, feeling like I was bouncing on air. Love the new shoes.

Watched "The Good Wife" and the "Big Bang Theory" episodes I had mis..."

what kind are they? And do you run a lot?

[Daniel]

LOL. True that.

[Daniel]

...and pervs will peruse the book for juicy bits.

[Daniel]

Has anyone ever read the Starr report? Very graphic and pornography for political wonks.

[Daniel]

Haha. I was full-on reading the damned thing. I had naughty parts ear-marked. Haha.

[Daniel]

Not sure I would watch the 50 Shades movie. There are better cheap thrills out there. Just saying.

[Daniel]

Haha. Yeah, I can imagine you might have been.

[Portia]

I wish you did, too, Jamie Lynn. I'd enjoy hearing what you think if Martin Freeman's northern Midwest accent. I really like him as an actor. I live his comic timing. I wonder how he does a NE PA accent ? ;-)

[Portia]

Who cares what ethnic Martin Freeman is?

[Leigh]

Janet wrote: "Another Mod must have deleted our posts about Monica Lewinski."

If it was inactive for 6 months it got deleted.