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Jules, so good to hear you're improving.
Good news that you are feeling better Julie :)
Great to hear that your feeling much better and get your taste buds working soon 😊
Thanks 😊 for all the love everyone! Taste buds are improving thank goodness, and just waiting for my voice to catch up…I sound like a 🤷🏻♀️ I don’t know what! Otherwise I feel almost as good as gold. I’m supposed to give blood next week and now have to jump through hoops to be sure I’m still good for it. 🤞Now I’m thinking a bit straighter, I have a review to write ✍️😉
Jülie ☼♄ wrote: "Thanks 😊 for all the love everyone! Taste buds are improving thank goodness, and just waiting for my voice to catch up…I sound like a 🤷🏻♀️ I don’t know what! Otherwise I feel almost as good as gol..."Taste buds improving is the most important thing - means you can enjoy chocolate :)
Sharon Louise wrote: "Jülie ☼♄ wrote: "Thanks 😊 for all the love everyone! Taste buds are improving thank goodness, and just waiting for my voice to catch up…I sound like a 🤷🏻♀️ I don’t know what! Otherwise I feel al..."Lol Sharon I actually discovered an appetite for chocolate during my downtime and made a serious dent in the box of Cadbury Favourites meant for Halloween kids! 😜
Sorry Jools.. I haven't checked in I hope you are much better!Brenda - congrats!!
Sharon - I get the friend requests from guys without many friends/mainly women/no books, the pic is obviously grabbed from somehwere. I never let them in but I missed one.. straight away got the hello dear stupid message from Nigeria, flagged the account, they may have done something about it. Who knows. Delete block. Delete block!
Dale wrote: "Needing help here. Anyone out there suggest some ideas for an avid young reader who has enjoyed The Lightning Thief and others of Percy Jackson seriesLook Into My Eyes,..."Mmmm, my kids didn't last long after Percy Jackson etc.. I'm not sure I have any ideas. Indy loves Anh Do but it's too young for what you're looking for... good luck Dale!
I just found this, but you may have also already: https://www.tlbranson.com/books-like-....
Suz wrote: "Sorry Jools.. I haven't checked in I hope you are much better!Brenda - congrats!!
Sharon - I get the friend requests from guys without many friends/mainly women/no books, the pic is obviously gr..."
Have you noticed how they all have amazing jobs - airforce pilot, rocket engineer etc, but if they have any books listed (usually no more than 5 or 6) they're all YA or rom coms? I just click on ignore request now.
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Sharon - I get the friend requests from guys without many friends/mainly women/no books, the pic is ..."
My most common requests are all girls who look about twenty years old who joined Goodreads in October 2012. (I wonder why that month was so popular!) One today has read 45 books since then. And I had not read any of them.
Phrynne wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Sharon - I get the friend requests from guys without many friends/mainly women/no books, the pic is ..."
My most common requests are all girls who look about twenty years old who ..."
That's almost more weird! At least the men (or they could be women posing as men) seem to have an agenda - PM you first on GR to chat and then ask you to move to another messaging platform for some nefarious reason. They've usually just joined GR, have a smattering of friends (all women) and one or two random books.
Phrynne wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Sharon - I get the friend requests from guys without many friends/mainly women/no books, the pic is ..."
My most common requests are all girls who look about twenty years old who ..."
Yep, and as I mentioned before, being that exact month and year they joined, they must have all been 5 years old when they signed onto GR, lol. I hit the "ignore" button on them.
Suz wrote: "Dale wrote: "Needing help here. Anyone out there suggest some ideas for an avid young reader who has enjoyed The Lightning Thief and others of Percy Jackson seriesLook Into My Ey..."</i><i>Suz wrote: "Dale wrote: "Needing help here. Anyone out there suggest some ideas for an avid young reader who has enjoyed [book:The Lightning Thief and others of Percy Jackson series[book:Look Into My Ey..."
Thanks for that list. Will check some out.
Is anyone else watching ‘Stuff the British Stole’ on ABC TV? So interesting!
Last year when we were applying for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, I discovered that my passport was a year out of date (well, we weren't going anywhere, no need to even look at it). I have to say that the application for that card was completely painless.
Today, I did an online application to renew my passport. Verdict: again, surprisingly painless. Now to the Post Office with my money (the painful part) and some passport photos...
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So sorry to hear about your fight with Covid, and the bad luck in your personal life too Rowan. I hope picking up a book will help you feel more on top of things.
Hello once again - I haven't been on Goodreads regularly since COVID blew up as it led to an increase in work hours and job responsibilities, but I have lurking in the background for the past couple of months trying to get my reading mojo back! After two years or so of just work and home, I made the somewhat crazy decision to join a dance group with my sister this year, so I have been learning Polish folk dancing since February. There is going to be a huge festival at the end of this year in Sydney with art exhibitions, workshops, literary events, author talks, concerts and even performances (so those in Sydney could see me on stage!) There are many free events as well as ticketed.
I wondered if it was appropriate for me to make a thread (and where the best place for it would be) or provide links to the festival here as I'm trying to help generate interest from the general public to attend. If one of the mods could direct me, that would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
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Seeing as your dance festival has nothing to do with reading, I'd suggest you put it in the Just For Fun folder. Good luck and have lots of fun 😁
Diana wrote: "Is anyone else watching ‘Stuff the British Stole’ on ABC TV? So interesting!"A young friend of ours was the cinematographer 😊😊😊 And did some of the direction. I have not yet seen it, but it's on my list to stream.
Rowan wrote: "Jülie ☼♄ wrote: "Thanks 😊 for all the love everyone! Taste buds are improving thank goodness, and just waiting for my voice to catch up…I sound like a 🤷🏻♀️ I don’t know what! Otherwise I feel al..."Sounds like Covid is really rearing its ugly head again :( Sorry you are having such a miserable week :(
Rowan wrote: "Jülie ☼♄ wrote: "Thanks 😊 for all the love everyone! Taste buds are improving thank goodness, and just waiting for my voice to catch up…I sound like a 🤷🏻♀️ I don’t know what! Otherwise I feel al..."Hi Rowan, sorry to hear you are going through a rough time and especially with covid as well! I hope it all turns out well for you. It’s funny you mention your booster because one of the things that convinced me to get tested was that I had developed symptoms the same as I had with my reaction to my last booster..only heightened! Plus my sense of taste was diminishing day by day…also I couldn’t read, I had really serious brain fog where I just couldn’t make sense of things…quite weird. I’ve now tested negative twice but still have a lingering cough and my voice still hasn’t come back fully..still quite croaky! It’s about three weeks now. But I feel otherwise ok. 🤞 You take care 🤗
Brenda wrote: "Rowan wrote: "Jülie ☼♄ wrote: "Thanks 😊 for all the love everyone! Taste buds are improving thank goodness, and just waiting for my voice to catch up…I sound like a 🤷🏻♀️ I don’t know what! Other..."Thank you, Brenda. I miss reading and don't know whether it's the Covid brain fog impacting it, or just trouble focusing due to a wandering mind at the moment. Hopefully I'll be back on track soon :)
Sharon Louise wrote: "Rowan wrote: "Jülie ☼♄ wrote: "Thanks 😊 for all the love everyone! Taste buds are improving thank goodness, and just waiting for my voice to catch up…I sound like a 🤷🏻♀️ I don’t know what! Other..."Thank you, Sharon. Definitely seems like there's another Covid wave at the moment. People seem to be going down everywhere!
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Could be a combination of both Rowan. You'll come good, be patient with yourself.
Jülie ☼♄ wrote: "Rowan wrote: "Jülie ☼♄ wrote: "Thanks 😊 for all the love everyone! Taste buds are improving thank goodness, and just waiting for my voice to catch up…I sound like a 🤷🏻♀️ I don’t know what! Other..."I'm so glad you're feeling okay now, Julie! I hope those remaining symptoms disappear soon too. Your story was interesting and sounds similar to mine. I dismissed my initial symptoms due them being like side effects to the vaccination I had earlier that day! Tomorrow will be 1 week for me. Here's hoping the rest of 2022 is nicer for us Haha I appreciate your kind words.
I do hope that you are feeling better Rowan
Thank you very much, Helen and Sharon.
That's bad luck getting it so soon after your booster Rowan. Hope you're back on your feet soon and the after effects don't linger too long.
Huge CONGRATS to Brenda on the stellar reading challenge!!Commiserations to those suffering (recovering, I hope!) from bl**dy Covid!
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Anyone else having problems with BorrowBox? Not with the app, but with getting books into Adobe Digital Editions. I keep getting error messages. I tried reauthorizing my Adobe DE, but that hasn’t helped. I’ve also tried borrowing a few other books, and the same thing happens.
It resolved itself after a few days. According to Adobe forum chatter over a number of years, this problem occurs randomly and occasionally and Adobe is not interested in doing anything about it. I’m glad it’s fixed because I was worried I would miss out on the reserved book I’d been waiting months for!
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Andrea wrote: "It resolved itself after a few days. According to Adobe forum chatter over a number of years, this problem occurs randomly and occasionally and Adobe is not interested in doing anything about it. ..."
Whew!
I have just reached my Goodreads challenge of reading 220 books :)
Well done, Helen. 220 books is a great achievement 👏👏
Sharon wrote: "Well done, Helen. 220 books is a great achievement 👏👏"Thanks Sharon, I do love reading :)
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Helen wrote: "I have just reached my Goodreads challenge of reading 220 books :)"Well done Helen! An impressive number!
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Congrats Helen! Great achievement :)
Brenda wrote: "Helen wrote: "I have just reached my Goodreads challenge of reading 220 books :)"Congrats Helen! Great achievement :)"
Thanks Brenda :)
Congratulations Helen, and you've still got 5 weeks to go!
Thanks Carolyn and yes I did it early this year
Helen wrote: "I have just reached my Goodreads challenge of reading 220 books :)"Congrats Helen. Well done.
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So glad you're on the mend. And were able to have the antivax pills! My sister-in-law is the only one I know who's had them and she's 82. She said they worked miracles too :)