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Grats, Sally!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Leonie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "An Announcement

It is with great pleasure that I would like to announce our newest moderator to the group - Sally906 (also known as Sally)

As you all know Mish has decided to step ..."

You'll need more than those wonderful books won't you? Or are you planning on buying some;)

[Vicki]

Congratulations, Sally!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Leonie wrote: "Sally906 wrote: So jealous of the snow you're going to get to see. Canada is on our bucket list :)

Safe trip. Hope you have enough books for the long haul there and back!

I have my kindle, Sally..."

Yayay! I missed that post somehow O_o!!! Finalizing the edits :D And of course you have lots on your kindle, if you're anything like me;) lol

[Vicki]

Bette wrote: "This morning, the moon is a weird apricot color; usually means a fire nearby:("

Take care and stay safe, Bette. According to the CFA FireReady app, there's currently 181 fires/incidents across Victoria. Fortunately, we haven't had any further outbreaks here.

[Leonie]

Brenda wrote: And of course you have lots on your kindle, if you're anything like me;) lol

Oh yes! Probably too many, but you know how it is, you really need to have good books when you're on holiday!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Leonie wrote: "Brenda wrote: And of course you have lots on your kindle, if you're anything like me;) lol

Oh yes! Probably too many, but you know how it is, you really need to have good books when you're on hol..."

Of course you do! For the first time ever I only took my kindle on our last holiday (cruise) and read 15 from it!!

[Kathryn]

Brenda wrote: "An Announcement

It is with great pleasure that I would like to announce our newest moderator to the group - Sally906 (also known as Sally)

As you all know Mish has decided to step down as moderat..."

Congratulations, Sally! Have fun finding your feet as a moderator and thanks again to the moderators for all they do - the seen and unseen work they put in to make this group fun!

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Good to have you aboard Sally

[Kathryn]

Bette wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Sitting sounds like a good plan to me, Bette! Are your visitors arriving soon? Or already here? You can have a Downton marathon while you ride ou the heat! (Not a great Australian w..."

Oh no, Bette…! I hope he was successful - you'll have to kick him out to sleep in the doghouse, if not!! Or feed him only bread and water for meals!

[Mish]

Brenda wrote: "An Announcement

It is with great pleasure that I would like to announce our newest moderator to the group - Sally906 (also known as Sally)

As you all know Mish has decided to step down as moderat..."

Yay Sally, it's great to have you with us :)

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "An Announcement

It is with great pleasure that I would like to announce our newest moderator to the group - Sally906 (also known as Sally)

As you all know Mish has decided to step down as moderat..."
Congratulations Sally. I'm sure you will do a great job as have others before you.

[Sharon]

Brenda wrote: "An Announcement

It is with great pleasure that I would like to announce our newest moderator to the group - Sally906 (also known as Sally)

As you all know Mish has decided to step down as moderat..."

Congratulations Sally :)

[Elaine]

I've just managed to convince my husband to let me use his work computer to catch up on news here on GR. Congratulations Sally and thanks for agreeing to take on the responsibility of keeping us in line, along with all the other lovely moderators in this group. I'm sure you'll do a fantastic job. As some of you know I'm on holidays here in Phillip Island Vic but am quite anxious about the fires back home and around most of the State ,as well as fires around other parts of Australia. I hope and pray that anyone affected stays safe and out of harms way. My daughter(19yrs) was unable to come away with us due to work commitments so am a bit worried about her. Fortunately she's staying with a friend. So our holiday is a bit bitter sweet but I'm still managing to relax and read which is nice. No cooking, no cleaning and no work which is bliss.

[Margaret]

Brenda wrote: "An Announcement

It is with great pleasure that I would like to announce our newest moderator to the group - Sally906 (also known as Sally)

As you all know Mish has decided to step down as moderat..."

Congratulations, Sally!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Elaine wrote: "I've just managed to convince my husband to let me use his work computer to catch up on news here on GR. Congratulations Sally and thanks for agreeing to take on the responsibility of keeping us in..."

Try not to worry too much Elaine. Hopefully all the fires will be extinguished pretty soon with the change that's supposed to be coming through either today or tomorrow. Have a lovely time:)

[Faye]

Congratulations Sally.

[Sally906]

Thanks everyone. I have huge shoes to fill and if I am half as good I'll be happy :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "Thanks everyone. I have huge shoes to fill and if I am half as good I'll be happy :)"

I think you'll be great Sally!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Sally906 wrote: "Thanks everyone. I have huge shoes to fill and if I am half as good I'll be happy :)"

You gave me a mental picture there of you just filling one shoe.
Congrats Sally.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

That sounds wrong now I read it back - you know what I mean? Half as good? One shoe? I meant to be funny. Think I had better go to bed.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "That sounds wrong now I read it back - you know what I mean? Half as good? One shoe? I meant to be funny. Think I had better go to bed."

Just so you know it worked....I laughed when I read it:)

[Sally906]

Phrynne wrote: "That sounds wrong now I read it back - you know what I mean? Half as good? One shoe? I meant to be funny. Think I had better go to bed."
LOL! Knew what you meant and had a good chuckle.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

:)

[Yan]

I enjoyed reading The Book Thief but just going by memory the story is pretty mundane (for Nazi Germany) but in a good way.

Wonder if the ending is that same.

Did anyone ask Markus if The Book Thief was based on his mum's life?

[Yan]

Man, I'm pretty on fence about that ending.

Thought it kinda of a good way to show what a country is like at war but kinda of an emotional manipulative cop-out.

[★ Jess]

Brenda wrote: "★ Jess wrote: "GOT A FIRST ROUND UNI OFFER WOOOO"

Congratulations Jess! What course are you going to be doing?"

Double degree of law/international relations :) or law/marketing. I still have time to play around with that second subject.

[Faye]

Congratulations Jess, well done my daughter just got a first round offer as well, yippee!

[Leonie]

About to hop on the plane for cooler climates! See you all in three weeks! (Unless there's good wifi :)

[Dale]

Have fun Leonie

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "Just got back from watching The Book Thief on the big screen. For anyone who is umming and arring about if they should see it or not i'd say go see it. It has a lighter tone than the book and ofcou..."

Wow so wonderful for you to meet him Michael. Glad you enjoyed the movie too.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

★ Jess wrote: "Brenda wrote: "★ Jess wrote: "GOT A FIRST ROUND UNI OFFER WOOOO"

Congratulations Jess! What course are you going to be doing?"

Double degree of law/international relations :) or law/marketing. I..."

Wow, well done! Sounds scary;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Leonie wrote: "About to hop on the plane for cooler climates! See you all in three weeks! (Unless there's good wifi :)"

Enjoy!!!

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

So that was my longest shift ever. Phone line was out, and so by extension, our internet, check-in, wi-fi, public PCs, photocopier and catalog were all offline as well.

Had one asshole come in and after being told our public PCs and internet were down he swore at us and said "Well I hope you'll be donating your pay back to the government then you lazy prick", to which I replied "It isn't our fault that the phoneline is down. You could always borrow a book sir, that's pretty much all we can do today. And borrowing books is the traditional use for libraries" (I impress myself sometimes) and he called me an insolent little shit and told my manager on me.

After he left my manager said he couldn't care less what the dude thought. Love my work sometimes. But jesus christ that was a slooooooooooooooooooow 3 hours.

[★ Jess]

Tell me about it. So many rude people at work today. I've been told on to the manager before, but I find she often just doesn't care.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Liam wrote: "So that was my longest shift ever. Phone line was out, and so by extension, our internet, check-in, wi-fi, public PCs, photocopier and catalog were all offline as well.

Had one asshole come in and..."

Oh you poor thing Liam! Truly, some people are amazing!! So glad your manager was on your side:)

[Sally906]

Before places like Goodreads and the commencement of my blog all my read books were recorded on a spreadsheet. I have been slowly transferring them over here to goodreads. Have finally almost finished 2008 records then I just have 2009 to do and I'll be up to date! Phew!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "Before places like Goodreads and the commencement of my blog all my read books were recorded on a spreadsheet. I have been slowly transferring them over here to goodreads. Have finally almost finis..."

Wow, what a big job! Good luck with that;)

[Samantha]

Hey all,

I was wondering if anyone is a member of Book crossing. I have registered a few books on there, but need to think of places to leave them where they won't be damaged :)

[Samantha]

The weather today has been Divine. Not as hot as Adelaide this last week but not far off. I personally enjoy this weather so much more than the hot days. enjoy your holiday

[Sally906]

Michael wrote: "Finally some cooler weather here in Adelaide recently. Got up to 28 today wich was sooooo much better than that 5 days over 40. Hope everyone here is having a great weekend. I am counting down the ..."
You going anywhere special - or just not to work?

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Michael wrote: "Will do. A whole six weeks of sheer bliss with not a single thought of work. :D"

Don't talk about it. My holidays are over as of tomorrow. I don't want to go back to work!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Michael wrote: "Will do. A whole six weeks of sheer bliss with not a single thought of work. :D"

Don't talk about it. My holidays are over as of tomorrow. I don't want to go back to work!!!"

Bad luck Phrynne! Retirement is looking good eh?? ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Alex wrote: "Michael wrote: "No won't be going anywhere with this holidays but i will getting up to a fair bit with my birthday, my brothers birthday, numerous fringe shows, go to the odd movie and ofcourse ple..."

Haha!! Great comparison Alex:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "No won't be going anywhere with this holidays but i will getting up to a fair bit with my birthday, my brothers birthday, numerous fringe shows, go to the odd movie and ofcourse plenty of reading. ..."

Sounds like a fantastic lot of things lined up for your holidays Michael! I can imagine with all that on, the time will go reasonably quickly!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "It sure will Brenda and i am so looking forward to it. :D"

That's a long holiday - you certainly would be looking forward to it! Good for you:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You'll have a wonderful time:)

[Vicki]

Samantha, I am with Book Crossing (great concept), but it's been ages since I released a book into the wild. Cafes, airports, hotel/motel rooms can work. Good luck!

[Vicki]

The weather here today has been divine. Windows and doors open all day. No air con. And the birds are singing again. :)

[Samantha]

Thanks Vicki. I have about 20 here that I want to give away and thought it might be a nice way to do it.