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[Ana]

Kandice wrote: "I can read in a moving vehicle as well and always feel badly when people say they can't. What else are you supposed to do?!

Sorry about your book Ana. I've lost books before and it really is the p..."

I suppose there is always audiobooks eheh

[Melaslithos]

@Ana Regarding getting the book from a library, well, I live in China. And the book is in English. Outside of bestsellers or classics, it's pretty hard to put your hands on one. Otherwise, I would already have bought it back.

I might get the ebook version, but it might be stupid, it's hard for me to pay a high price for an intangible item such as an ebook (when I can pay a lot for a hard copy book).

And regarding reading in transport, it took me a while to get use to reading in cars especially. When I was a kid, I would always be sick (but still continue reading. Basically every trip, we had to stop several times for me to get sick because I wouldn't put down my book). Guess I just got immune to it after a while.

[Ana]

Ah, right, I had not considered that.
The ebook should be considerably cheaper than a new hard copy, right?
Have you looked it up on bookdepository? They are generally very cheap and free shipping, but takes a while to arrive.

[Leigh]

Andrew wrote: "Good morning all ye sugar tits!"

Ummmm....I'm not sure I appreciate being called that. I don't know how anyone else feels, but I prefer more flattering or neutral terms of endearment.

[Ana]

Not really, Andrew. I am pretty sure you have never seen anyone use that type of language right here, so I would appreciate it if you didn't. It's a matter of respect towards people who you don't really know that well and have not said they are ok with you calling them those names. I hope you understand.

[Ana]

Thank you for understanding!

[Kandice]

Morning everyone. Today is going to be along day. I work in the office with only one other person and this will be her third day in a row calling in sick and I am doing a big dinner for the school on Friday night, so am already swamped. Aaaaaargh!

[Katie]

hey Andrew how r u doing today?Andrew wrote: "It's my pleasure."

[Katie]

hey guess what?Andrew wrote: "I aim to pleasure people.:)"

[Sorobai]

I just happened to ear someone talk about reading inside a train! For me, trains are the best transportation to read. Specially when everybody are doing the same as you and keeping their mouths shout! lol Good day everybody!

[Ana]

Sorry to hear that Andrew, better luck next time.

Eheh Sorobai, never thought of it that way, everyone sitting near each other reading. I think it must be particularly funny when a person cannot help but gasp or smile or have other instinctive reactions to what they are reading :)

[Sorobai]

Yes, it happenned! About 4 or 5 people reading on a train, not a single sound besides the rolling forward of the train itself. It's heaven! But the contrary and most despleasant is when you get someone talking on the fone all way long or a group of animated friends after a meeting out. That's like hell and their words force their entry inside your head even if you closed all it's doors. Nock, nock, I had a wonderful lunch, the problem will be to diggest all this meat and beans! Other awfull thing is the displeasant sound of someone coughing and the eco it produces in everybody aboard, since like a malicious repetition everybody feels their duty to do the same thing. It's like a never ending of frighful displeasing sounds. And when you realise your reading is gone forever! But the wonder of wonders is when you find yourself riding a train all by yourself. It flys over the railways like a flying machine and you feel you are going to end at another planet. Which in fact you will!

[Anita]

Sorobai wrote: "Yes, it happenned! About 4 or 5 people reading on a train, not a single sound besides the rolling forward of the train itself. It's heaven! But the contrary and most despleasant is when you get som..."

I'm taking the train from Western Mass. to Washington DC in June, and can't wait to sit curled up with a good book. Love traveling by train!

[Sorobai]

I was refering to commuter trains. But if what you are going to catch is a long run train that's even more wonderful! Oh! The pleasants of traveling by train with a book! You read a bit, you put it on the bench besides you, you gaze out for a while, you pick up the book, you read another bit, you skim some pages you put in on your lap and gaze outside. You shut your eyes for a while, you pick up the book and read a few passages, you wonder it's meaning, you invent a meaning of your own. You put the book at your side, you get up and strech your limbs, you sit back up and curl in a confortable position, you pick up the book and open it wide in front of your face, you realise it's covering you from the sun and you lower it a little bit while reading some more, you look out, you look in, you read and you stop and you read again some more. Meanwhile you reach your destination and you wish you had decided to travel farther away so you could had finnished your book!

[Kandice]

I have only ridden a train a few times, and that was with small children, so no reading those times. :( What you are describing Sorobai, sounds absolutely lovely.

When we have log car rides, which is often (for soccer) my husband always drives and I feel rude to bury my nose in a book and not keep up conversation. Now that my children are all older I often let them sit in the front so I can bury myself in a book in the backseat with no guilt. They think I'm being nice, so it's a win-win.

[Kandice]

Andrew wrote: "I'm depressed. I didn't get the job I interviewed for. Well, maybe the next one will come through."

I'm sorry. Do you have any more lined up?

[Katie]

hey do u have messaging yet??Andrew wrote: "Yes. Three more lined up. Should hear from one of them soon. *fingers crossed*. I hate being idle."

[Katie]

Hi how r u? Been awhile. Where have u been lately??Andrew wrote: "Hi Katie."

[Kandice]

I think Andrew must not have messaging yet, because I sen thim one...O_o

[Katie]

Ok that's cool

[Kandice]

Andrew wrote: "I can't receive any messages. I have 12 that I can't get to. I wrote GR and they were of no help."

Did you forget you password?

[Katie]

That's what my question is. Also I kind of just wanted to talk to Drew for nowAndrew wrote: "I can't receive any messages. I have 12 that I can't get to. I wrote GR and they were of no help."

[Katie]

that sucks lol so how has ur week gone?Andrew wrote: "Yes I did forget my password. GR told me how to reset it but it's not working."

[Kandice]

Katie wrote: "That's what my question is. Also I kind of just wanted to talk to Drew for nowAndrew wrote: "I can't receive any messages. I have 12 that I can't get to. I wrote GR and they were of no help.""

I'm sorry, but did you mean you would rather I not comment on this thread at the moment, or that's why you asked him if he had messaging yet?

[Katie]

good I hope u feel better! So what r ur plans for the weekend?Andrew wrote: "It sucks big time, yeah. I've been sick all week. I still am not feeling well.

How's your week been, Katie?"

[Katie]

Kind ofKandice wrote: "Katie wrote: "That's what my question is. Also I kind of just wanted to talk to Drew for nowAndrew wrote: "I can't receive any messages. I have 12 that I can't get to. I wrote GR and they were of n..."

[Katie]

Kind ofKandice wrote: "Katie wrote: "That's what my question is. Also I kind of just wanted to talk to Drew for nowAndrew wrote: "I can't receive any messages. I have 12 that I can't get to. I wrote GR and they were of n..."

[Kandice]

I will stay off the thread, at your request, but moving forward, this is a "public" discussion. I understand Andrew doesn't have private messaging at the moment, but there are many other options for a "private" discussion. You can comment on his status, thus making it a conversation between you and him, or the two of you can exchange email addresses.

Barring those two options you can start a new Private, Invitation only group and invite Andrew.

[Sorobai]

You can find heaven inside a train, but better yet is to find yourself!

[Ana]

I completely agree Sorobai, and people seem to talk extra loud while on the phone without realizing it, it's so annoying!!

[Sorobai]

I don't mind people chatting around, because when I open a book I go inside another reality and I just forget everything around me. But there is a limit and that's your ears health. It's hard to feel confortable either reading or not when there's someone screaming at your ears! Some people think they are heavy metal singers and they scream to their phones like they would scream to a microfone. Why the hell are you screaming so loud at the machine, I can't even understand what you are saying! At those times I just close the book and appreciate this funny thing: a person discussing alone, like a madman arguing against himself and geting mad by his own incompreension! That's the funny part that saves the day, I mean the trip home!

[Ana]

Yeah, I agree. It's especially annoying when they don't even position their phone properly, are basically covering the mike with their cheek or hand, so instead of fixing it they shout louder... Funny but annoying when you are trying to get immersed in a good book. I wish I could focus effortlessly but noise really distracts me.

[Sorobai]

You must train your mind to concentrate and then you feel you are pulled in. Off course a good book helps with this!

[Kandice]

Hope you feel better Andrew. I have a sore throat and hope that's all it is!

[Katie]

Feel better all both of u! Today during study hall was crazy there almost was a fist fight

[Katie]

if u say so. A girl came in there started cussing out a girl in my study halls that girl that came in isn't even in my study hall at all she was crazy. I got scared for the other girlAndrew wrote: "THX, Katie. Things got out of hand did they?"

[Kandice]

Thanks guys. I'm off to work (I'd rather snuggle up and read The Troop) with cough drops and tea.

[Ana]

The weekend is here, yay!
How are you all doing? All ye sick folks, feeling any better?

[Kandice]

Hello! My throat is killing me, but thank goodness I have no fever. I am cooking and hosting a Mexican themed dinner for our Torah School families tonight at work, so can NOT get really sick until tomorrow.

I hope everyone has nice weekend plans.

[Ana]

Ouch, really hope you get better soon! Hosting a dinner party feeling sick must be exhausting.

[Kandice]

I'm a little too excited to be exhausted at the moment, but tomorrow I plan to relax and read! All day if I can. ;)

[Ana]

Sounds like a great plan :)

[Kandice]

My dinner last night was a huge success, thank goodness! Today I plan on reading between loads of laundry and tonight is the final night of my children's musical, so a big group of us are going. It's been a busy week!

[Ana]

Busy weekend too, I see! Hope you feel better by now.

[Kandice]

My throat still hurts, but nothing else. I don't have fever either which is good because I work tomorrow and the rest of the week and can't really afford a day off this coming week.The end of the school year is just too busy.

I cannot wait for summer when I work only 5 days a week. It'll feel like vacation!

[Ana]

Hmm weird concept :P

[Kandice]

Hello Andrew!

[Kandice]

I'm at work and just checking this here and there. I wasn't ignoring you!

Did you hear back about your interview/application?

[Sorobai]

I got an infection and my reading slowed down... I wonder if I will make the 2015 goal final... errrr... :(

[Ana]

Ouch, hope you get better soon! And I am sure you will, there's still plenty of months till the year as over and you can grab some shorter books ;)