Week 8: 2/16 - 2/22

[Ron]

Excellent, found a theater here in town that is showing the movie 'Origin' (the one based off Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents . Excited to watch it.

[Ron]

The audiobook of The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History has been released today so that means I'll be doing a read-along.

I can't do audio on their own otherwise I get distracted and lose my focus. At least by doing the read-along with the physical, it makes things easier.

[Vaish]

Ron wrote: "The audiobook of The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History has been released today so that means I'll be doing a read-along.

I can't do audio on their own otherwise I get distracted and lose my focus. At least by doing the read-along with the physical, it makes things easier."


Oh, I used to have that problem when I first started audiobooks. I used get easily distracted and not focus on what I was listening and I had to always go back.

[Carmen]

I thought for the longest time I couldn't do audiobooks. But then I figured out what to do to make them work for me. Occupy both brain halves at the same time (one side listens, the other colors/does a wordsearch/diamond painting/Calm Colors (game) etc etc). If I just have to sit and listen I could never!

[Vaish]

I got used to them by listening to them while doing mundane stuff like cleaning the dishes or doing laundry.. every day tasks…

[Carmen]

That works, too! I just don't do them often enough, and I listen mostly at night before bed :P

[Aquaria]

Question of the Week:
Have you read a book published in the past with limited/outdated technology that you felt still held up in our modern world with regard to characters, plot, etc.?

I've been reading two older mystery series, Peter Wimsey (Dorothy Sayers) and Roderick Alleyn (Ngaio Marsh). For the most part, they're holding up well despite the older technologies or lack of modern ones. In a way, the mysteries are more involved and fun for the lack of technology. You have to pay more attention to what everyone is saying, and keep track of who was supposedly where doing what when.

[Ron]

Woah, getting hit where I live with the smoke from the Texas Panhandle fires!

It's burned over 500,000 acres since yesterday and now the smoke is drifting towards where I'm at. No way am I going outside.

Stay safe Texans, and anyone else who is getting hit with the drifting smoke.

[Jennifer W]

I was wondering where you were in relation to the fires, Ron. Stay safe!

[Leona]

I saw the fires on FOX this morning. Stay safe. Prayers sent.

[Ron]

Jennifer W wrote: "I was wondering where you were in relation to the fires, Ron. Stay safe!"

Thanks. I won't give my exact location except to say that I'm getting the smoke from one direction or another. I checked the air quality index and it said it's at an unhealthy level.

If I go out I'm wearing my KN95 mask. There's no way I want to breathe in that stuff.

[Cornerofmadness]

Aquaria wrote: "Question of the Week:
Have you read a book published in the past with limited/outdated technology that you felt still held up in our modern world with regard to characters, plot, etc.?

I've been r..."

I love those old mysteries

[Ron]

So glad someone on here reminded me of the movie 'Origin' otherwise I would have forgotten about it. The movie, written and directed by Ava DuVernay is a movie based on the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents . In interviews I watched with her people told her a movie based on this book could not be done. They were wrong!

I saw the movie last night and I was absolutely floored. I felt things I did not think were possible. I got angry, sad, infuriated, just everything.

I can say with 100% certainty that out of all the movies in my life, this is the best one I've ever seen. If people ever ask me what my favorite movie is I'm going to say 'Origin' every time. It was just that good for me.

[Britany]

Jen wrote: "Happy birthday! Mine's today, so we're one day off from being birthday twins! :)"

AHHH happy Birthday Jen, my fellow Pisces friend!! 💖🎂

[Carmen]

Jennifer W wrote: "Carmen wrote: "Watched
Shameless season 1
I started season 2 last night and gonna continue after posting. Really loving this! Though there were some choices regarding Frank's storyline that really ..."

Okay I'm glad I waited with reading the spoiler, haha! I just finished the show and am so emotional.