Cynda Loves to Read (Retired Thread)

[Jamie]

Cynda wrote: "Updated Reading Possibilities

Kindle Unlimited

Being a Colorist
[bo..."

I need to get to Anya's Ghost someday..
Love your plan of books for this!

[Susy]

Cynda wrote: "Now Susy . . . . be thou careful with thy eyes! "

Thank you, Cynda, I definitely try to be! I curse the day I damaged my eye. And as you say, as one grows older…

Happy readathon! Just a little over 1 hour to go...

[Cynda]

Going down for a nap. Better to not get too tired. I am setting alarm for 2 full sleep cycles: 3.5 hours.

I'll be baaaack.

[Susy]

Sleep tight!
I'll be sleeping 1x 6hours (or at least, that's what I'm hoping lol)

[Ann A]

Susy wrote: "What’s this eye issue thing going around? I mean, I’ve been struggling with my left eye for over a year now (after having shoved my nail into my eye forcefully)"

OUCH, Susy!!!

[Ann A]

Cynda wrote: "What? you too! Some of us have to retain our eyesight!
My eyes are out of whack with my brain--caused by a long ago infection. So have to train brain and eyes to track together.

And my balance is..."

That's great that physical therapy and exercises will fix you up, Cynda! I've had good luck controlling a cornea problem with eye drops - until about five days ago :( Unfortunately, I'm travelling and can't get to the eye doctor for a couple of weeks. Luckily, the eye is not painful, just blurry and annoying.

Hope you had a good readathon! I'm already looking forward to the next one and being back on my game. Ha ha.

[Susy]

Hope you had a great readathon, Cynda! See you in April hopefully!

[Cynda]

Hi Ann. Hi Susy.

I have slept fitfully. Too tired. Now I think I can really sleep now. Then off to physical therapy tomorrow.

Take care your eyes, ladies. Ann I pray your eyes return to prefect selves asap. You too Susy. We three stand for eyes!

[Susy]

Cynda wrote: "Hi Ann. Hi Susy.

I have slept fitfully. Too tired. Now I think I can really sleep now. Then off to physical therapy tomorrow.

Take care your eyes, ladies. Ann I pray your eyes return to prefect s..."

💜

[Susan]

Cynda, it looks like you had a great readathon! See you next time!

[Cynda]

Thanks Reading Friends. You make all the difference.

The eye exercises are paying off. This Dewey's I met my reading goal of 700 pages.

Anya's Ghost 96 pages
The London Scene: Six Essays on London Life 96 pages
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories read 105 pages during readathon
Coraline 162 pages
The Heidi Chronicles 92 pages
Between the Lines 48 pages

Total: 727 pages

[Vanessa]

Cynda wrote: "Thanks Reading Friends. You make all the difference.

The eye exercises are paying off. This Dewey's I met my reading goal of 700 pages.

Anya's Ghost 96 pages
[book:The London Scene..."

That’s outstanding progress ! You will have finished all six before the new year
I had way too many interruptions to make any serious progress ,but I was still glad to have enough time to participate .

[Cynda]

Thanks Vanessa! I looked for your Blogless thread, but didn't find it. So I wish you wellhere. Hope to see you next year at Dewey:s :-)

[Cynda]

Since we are doing a pickup readathon, I want to read more fun stuff that is on my 2021 challenge lists.

[Cynda]

Deweys April 2022

Air Conditioning won't be replaces until May 3rd.
So cooler foods are in order.
Meals:
Making a crunchy asian salad:
https://www.budgetbytes.com/crunchy-a...
Topped with simple sauteed shrimp as the salad is flavorful
Go into grain (not flour) tortillas
Plus cold canned beans on side.
Staying Cool.

Snack
Pumpkin Shake with cinnamon and nutmeg--yummy

Treat
Probably a bag of Skittles.

Looking forward to seeing what others are thinking of eating.

[Susan]

Hope it stays cool while you’re waiting on the a/c, Cynda. That Asian salad with shrimp on tortillas sounds delicious! And so does that pumpkin shake

[Cynda]

Fortunately the air conditioner is not all the way out, that I live in an apartment with common areas, so if I need cooler, I just move into the building. Usually there is quiet corner or two.

[Susy]

Your cooler foods sound yummy, Cynda!
I'm having a beef teriyaki salad for dinner, and for lunch/snacks I have cheeses, humus, peppers, olives and baguettes! Of course I will be having some nuts&raisins and chocolate as well :D

[Ann A]

Crunchy Asian salad and a pumpkin shake - yum! Hope you have a great Readathon, Cynda. I'm sad I can't participate this time, but am already looking forward to October!

[Cynda]

Stop by friends to chat and discuss the hours I co-moderate: 8 & 23. Thinking up questions.
Thinking:
Hour 8: What book continues to speak to you even after you have long ago finished reading it?

Hour 23: What is it about Dewey's that attracted you and keeps you coming back?

Those good questions?

[Kelley]

Cynda wrote: "Deweys April 2022

Air Conditioning won't be replaces until May 3rd.."

i feel you on that! I had one of my AC units replaced three years ago (if i didn't know better I'd think from the looks of it that it was older than I am! LOL) and I had the second one replaced a couple weeks ago. I live in TX so functional AC is a necessity. I intentionally did mine early so I could get it done before temperatures amped up and everyone was clamoring for AC repairs and replacements.

[Cynda]

Kelley, that is a good idea. I am glad my elderly parents do that and now my brother will call for them. I live in an apartment, so getting heard can be difficult. . . .I soldier on. I like the location, so I don't leave, not yet.

The temps are not bad yet, and only in hottest part of day does it bother me. . . .

[Cynda]

My Reading List

Hope to Finish
* The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
* The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl



Hope to Read

* Burning Secret by Stefan Zweig
* Art Matters by Neil Gaiman
* Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin

[LuLu]

Interesting Reading List, looks like a good time.

[Cynda]

Thanks LuLu! Looked for your Or the Blogless thread. Do you have one? Maybe I missed it. I will look again.

[Susan]

Cynda, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory is one of my favorite reads. Enjoy your reading time!

[Susy]

Cynda wrote: "Stop by friends to chat and discuss the hours I co-moderate: 8 & 23. Thinking up questions.
Thinking:
Hour 8: What book continues to speak to you even after you have long ago finished reading it?

..."

Sounds to me like great questions!

[Cynda]

Thanks Susy! I will go go with these then.

[Lamilla]

I see The Haunting of Hill House mentioned a lot recently! Hope you'll enjoy it

[Cynda]

It's spooky. . . . .Thanks Lamilla :-)

[Cynda]

Time to catch some zzzzzs. And catch up with the party about Hour 2. See you then!

[Susy]

Sleep tight!

[Cynda]

So far I have read

* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by
Roald Dahl
* The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
* Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World by Neil Gaiman

[Cynda]

After my maybe 4-hour nap,
I will back, hoping to read some of the following

tree book The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
audiobook Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
ebook The Burning Secret by Stefan Zweig
ebook The Night Telephone by Greta Gorsuch
Comic Jane by Aline Brosh McKenna
Comic Hasib and the Queen of Serpents: A Tale of a Thousand and One Nights by David B.

[Susan]

I thought The Bloody Chamber was amazing, and I want to read The Haunting of Hill House sometime — you can’t go wrong with Shirley Jackson! Looks like you have more good reading ahead. Hope the temps haven’t been too hot. Read on!

[Beth]

I loved The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories too! I think my favorite was the title story, or maybe "The Tiger's Bride."

I liked The Haunting of Hill House but I don't really remember it, I read it so long ago.

[Cynda]

Hey Susan and Beth.
All the stories in The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories were goid, and some were eye popping good. The retelling of Little Red Riding Hood "The Werewolf" had an unexpected twist. Oooh noooo 😉

[Susy]

Nice going, Cynda!

[Susan]

Cynda, I hope you are back to reading after your nap! I'm calling it quits for the readathon. It looks like you've had a good one so far.

[Cynda]

Thanks Dust and Susan. Slept only 1 hour. Oh my. Am cod moderating hour 23 in just 4 hours, so might as well stay awake. Wish me luck!

[Cynda]

Read
* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by.Roald Dahl
* The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
* Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World by Neil Gaiman
* Hasib and the Queen of Serpents: A Tale of a Thousand and One Nights by David B.
* The Burning Secret by Stefan Zweig

Reading
* The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 120 pages of 182
* abridged audio version Tales of the City 25%

Read


Reading

[Cynda]

Thank you reading friends for making this another enjoyable 24 hours. Many blessings.

. . . . .Just past halfway through Hour 23. Exhausted. To bed. To bed.

[Lena]

Cynda wrote: "Read
* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by.Roald Dahl
* The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
* [book:Art Matters: Beca..."

FANTASTIC JOB!!

[Lamilla]

Great list! Have a good night sleep, Cynda

[Susan]

Great reading! Enjoy your sleep, and see you next time, I hope

[Vanessa]

Cynda wrote: "Thank you reading friends for making this another enjoyable 24 hours. Many blessings.

. . . . .Just past halfway through Hour 23. Exhausted. To bed. To bed."

I just woke up 30 minutes ago . Wimped out at 12:30am .
Blessings returned . Pleasant dreams Cynda . You did an all nighter 💪

[Susy]

Great job, Cynda! See you in August hopefully!

[Cynda]

You can count on it! Susy, I come by tomorrow to leave final comments on friends' threads. See you then.

[Cynda]

My 2022 On Goodreads Update:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ann A]

Cynda wrote: "Read
* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by.Roald Dahl
* The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
* [book:Art Matters: Beca..."

It looks like you had an awesome readathon, Cynda! I think I may add Roald Dahl myself next time. It would be fun to have a children's book or two in my stack. I'm pretty sure I read "The Haunting of Hill House" during a readathon. I'm a big Shirley Jackson fan.

Hopefully, you are well rested by now! If you're like me, readathons make you want to read even more. I guess that's what addiction is all about - ha ha. See you next time!