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[Melindam]

My bottom line is, however, should any of you come across a POC book or page count book that fits and finishes before me, just kick my book out from the spots. If not, I promise to finish mine next week.

[Sammy]

Well, I suppose technically he does, because I work for him and he pays my wages, but...

Presents just don't really register as important with him (he wouldn't be upset if he didn't get any himself), so it's something I have long since resigned myself to.

But one year, when the kids were still young, our daughter got extremely upset when she realised there were no presents for mummy under the tree, so after that I started buying some stuff myself, so she wouldn't feel bad 😆

[Melindam]

Sammy wrote: "But one year, when the kids were still young, our daughter got extremely upset when she realised there were no presents for mummy under the tree, so after that I started buying some stuff myself, so she wouldn't feel bad 😆"

Awwww

Well, the year hubby had given me a the biggest, most unwieldy hairdryer imaginable for Christmas (at that time I had had short hair for years), which required at least 2 hands to hold, I decided to simply tell him what exactly I want for Xmas and that is that. 😆

[Sophie, The other one]

Bless your daughter Sammy! It's sweet that she noticed and cared.

And between you and MelM - this is why men are given explicit instructions so often. Not that I'm much better - it's Mr Sophie's birthday in 2 weeks and I'm struggling with ideas.

[Melindam]

I feel you, Sophie.

On one hand, I have it easy, because my husband likes when I am baking a cake for him (nothing fancy, he's the happiest with apple pie :), but otherwise it's very hard to buy him anything, so as I am telling him what I'd like, I'll just ask him about his wishes. Otherwise it would be just throwing money out of the window on presents he doesn't like ...

Practicality just suits us both. 😊

[Sophie, The other one]

I'm getting him a trolley to move camping equipment that he's asked for - explicit is the way to go,

[Melindam]

Sophie wrote: "I'm getting him a trolley to move camping equipment that he's asked for - explicit is the way to go,"



If he'd asked for it.... VOILA! 🤗

[Sammy]

Yeah, my husband is a giant pain to buy stuff for too. always says he has no idea. There are only so many guitars and amps I can get him before we're out of room! (which we really are! lol) So he usually gets booze.

As for people buying me stuff... every member of my family gets lists of books that I want. Different books on each list so I don't end up with multiple copies. Works a treat 😁

[Melindam]

Sounds great, Sammy!! :)

[Sammy]

Turns out the book I just finished has a POC tag, but only 6x *sigh*

[Sophie, The other one]

My current book has 19 pic tags.

[Melindam]

Sophie, if you finish before me, just push my book out.
I am still struggling with it b/c despite the great subject and thorough research, I think the author utterly fails to hold it all together in a cohesive and interesting way. It's so frustrating and sad.

[Sophie, The other one]

Poc even - auto correct strikes again

[Melindam]

I kept pushing myself to read it and still only managed to go from 10 to 20%.

[Sophie, The other one]

There are some books that just do that despite have great promise - makes them more disappointing somehow as I normally want to get through them despite not pulling together.

[Sammy]

If I had £1 for every time I'd come across a book like that, I'd be able to buy a lot of books! 😆

No fun though, and you're right, they're harder to just give up on.

[Melindam]

I wanted to get through the book before watching the movie, but I am not sure what to do. Hate to give it up, but it proves to be such a dampener on my reading mojo. I may just go with a chapter each day and finish when I finish.

[Cat]

black cover, right?

[Melindam]

looks black on my phone :)

[Sophie, The other one]

Hana Khan Carries On is finished. Doesn't meet the page count though so we'll still need a 350-450p to replace Hidden Figures.

[Sophie, The other one]

Oh and yes that's black

[Sammy]

Dang! My current books are 330 and 453!

[Sophie, The other one]

I have no idea what I'm picking up next so whatever it is may well fit.

[Melindam]

My Dangerous Liaison book fits the 350-450 count, but I will only finish it on 15 March to count for the UNO mini.

[Cat]

Melindam wrote: "My Dangerous Liaison book fits the 350-450 count, but I will only finish it on 15 March to count for the UNO mini."

tell us more about the UNO mini?! should I be reading an epistolary novel? or one in translation?!

[Cat]

I can put Ivan into the page count @432 pages, finished 7 Mar

[Cat]

Sophie wrote: "Hana Khan Carries On is finished. Doesn't meet the page count though so we'll still need a 350-450p to replace Hidden Figures."

did you enjoy? I quite like her books

[Cat]

what?! I've been 2 days without spotting the SP UNO mini?! good grief, what is my book-challenge life coming to?!

[Sammy]

I've done fork all reading so far today, as we had someone in replacing the windows in the kitchen this morning, and hubby and son are currently collaborating loudly on a work project, so I'm out of luck, lol.
And I have appointments tomorrow and Wednesday that will eat into my reading time too.

*sulk*

[Melindam]

Cat wrote: "I can put Ivan into the page count @432 pages, finished 7 Mar"

Do it, Cat. ;)

[Melindam]

Cat wrote: "what?! I've been 2 days without spotting the SP UNO mini?! good grief, what is my book-challenge life coming to?!"

Oh dear! THAT is serious!!

[Sammy]

This is the downside to not captaining... No advance peek at minis! 😢

[Melindam]

Sammy wrote: "This is the downside to not captaining... No advance peek at minis! 😢"

It will be published in a day or 2, depending on E's RL. It's her "baby". :)

[Sammy]

I can be patient. Honest!

*buys "how to be patient" book*

[Melindam]

:D

[Melindam]

and the March mini has been officially released. ;)

[Sammy]

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[Sammy]

Lots of ideas already! 😁

[Sammy]

Just starting another 700+, in case something pops up in the next couple of days 😉

[Sonia]

Hey you all.

I'm still alive.

Although the week I was supposed to take off, was turned into 3 days off instead.

And I'm still working today to balance it.

And I'll be off the record doing stuff tomorrow.

What irks me is that it isn't even my project. But, I was glad I could help. Poor QA engineer is still a junior... this project from hell is so twisted, that it would make a nun turn to drink. Anywoo. After it, the kid will turn into a hell of a QA. But. He needed the help. And the ton of pep talks I gave it.

LOL

Tomorrow I shall discover what is this thing called book and reading. You all speak of such unknown things.

[Sammy]

Good for you for being there for your co-worker. Just don't overdo it, because you need Sonia time too! 😉

[Sonia]

Okay, so, the book I managed to finish on sunday for the final round of the spelling team challenge was 270 pages, so I filled in that spot.

Next I'll see what book I can fit on the amusement park one. Or maybe the witches one. One of them shall be read in the next few days. I'm still a bit wonky from all the stress/pressure.

So I might choose to play a few games to decompress instead.

[Melindam]

Do werewolves count as "undead"?

(I know I'm pushing it, sorry, but am listening a set of lectures called Wolves and Werewolves in History and Popular Culture.)

[Sammy]

Sonia wrote: "Okay, so, the book I managed to finish on sunday for the final round of the spelling team challenge was 270 pages, so I filled in that spot.

Next I'll see what book I can fit on the amusement park..."

At least you have an excuse for being wonky. For some of us, that's our default setting 😆

[Sammy]

Melindam wrote: "Do werewolves count as "undead"?

(I know I'm pushing it, sorry, but am listening a set of lectures called Wolves and Werewolves in History and Popular Culture.)"

Werewolves tend to be very much alive.

Vampires are undead. Zombies are the walking dead. Mummies could be argued to be either, depending on the book and how they're portrayed.
My personal idea of undead: Technically dead, but still corporeal, animated and capable of (relatively) rational thought.

[Melindam]

Sammy wrote: "Werewolves tend to be very much alive.

Vampires are undead. Zombies are the walking dead. Mummies could be argued to be either, depending on the book and how they're portrayed.
My personal idea of undead: Technically dead, but still corporeal, animated and capable of (relatively) rational thought."
..."

🥰 Thank you, Resident Expert on Critters. 🥰

[Sammy]

Other undead creatures include Liches, ghouls, draugr and some people include ghosts/spirits/banshees, etc. (personally I would class them as dead, rather than undead, but opinions vary, lol.)

[Sammy]

Frankenstein's monster, definitely undead, lol.

[Cat]

oooh! found an orange cover read by Richard Armitage - perfect for UNO!

[Melindam]

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