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Kelly wrote: "i've missed a lot ;) but hey, i want to share some creative pics i took of our splendidly full moon! "
We have some clever people here, Kelly. That's very clever, I really like it!
The other night I heard a loud noise, but thought nothing of it as I could go straight back to sleep. I got up and put my laptop away and got into the day. Later the next day, opened up my laptop to fiddle on GR I imagine, and the screen was badly cracked. First daughter solved the my mystery, she'd moved the picture that had fallen off the wall when she got up for school, and as I had gone to use my laptop the next day, I didn't put two and two together. I cannot believe the picture fell off the wall and broke my laptop.
Suzanne wrote: "The other night I heard a loud noise, but thought nothing of it as I could go straight back to sleep. I got up and put my laptop away and got into the day. Later the next day, opened up my laptop t..."Oh dear - what a freak accident! At least you can get the screen replaced but what an inconvenience.
Veronica wrote: "Marianne wrote: "I am now on the train waiting to head back home. Brenda is on the train next platform over. We had a very enjoyable meet/swap and lunch. Some of us are going home with lightened lo..."I hope we can all meet up again Veronica, sooner rather than later :))))))
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Oh no! That's bad luck Suzanne:( Can it be replaced easily and cheaply?
Suzanne wrote: "The other night I heard a loud noise, but thought nothing of it as I could go straight back to sleep. I got up and put my laptop away and got into the day. Later the next day, opened up my laptop t..."that's so strange Suzanne! Your daughter should be a detective. What a mystery to solve. The insurance company will nod their head slowly at that one.
Thanks for your encouragement re my upcoming website.
Brenda wrote: "Juliette wrote: "I'm excited. Author website will be up soon.
Can I say that here?"
Juliette, when you get it up and running, make your own thread in the Author spotlight section and promote it ..."
Brenda, thank you for the advice, an Author Spotlight. Will do. x
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Author website will be up soon.
Can I say that here?"
Juliette, when you get it up and running, make your own thread in the Author spotlight section ..."
Yell out if you need any help Juliette:)
Suzanne wrote: "The other night I heard a loud noise, but thought nothing of it as I could go straight back to sleep. I got up and put my laptop away and got into the day. Later the next day, opened up my laptop t..."how annoying for you! I hope you can get it fixed/replaced quickly. Is that worth claiming on insurance?
The Lifeline Bookfest is on this long weekend at the Brisbane Convention Center. Is anyone planning on going?Sorry if this has already been asked.
дshləigh wrote: "The Lifeline Bookfest is on this long weekend at the Brisbane Convention Center. Is anyone planning on going?Sorry if this has already been asked."
No - think I'm safer if I stay away!! Are you going, дshləigh?
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Sorry if this has already been asked."
No - think I'm safer if I sta..."
Kathryn are you doing the read-a-thon this weekend? Can't remember if you're on the list :)
Brenda wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "дshləigh wrote: "The Lifeline Bookfest is on this long weekend at the Brisbane Convention Center. Is anyone planning on going?Sorry if this has already been asked."
No - think I'..."
No, I don't normally do the readathons.
Kathryn wrote: "No - think I'm safer if I stay away!! Are you going, дshləigh?"Yeh, I will check it out. I am going into Southbank and the Art Gallery so I will duck in there. I have a strict rule for myself that I only buy books that I want to own. So hopefully I won't get tooooooo many :P
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Sorry if this has already been asked."..."
Oh fair enough :) I just thought if you're reading anyway you could add your page total in to the rest:)
Brenda wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "дshləigh wrote: "The Lifeline Bookfest is on this long weekend at the Brisbane Convention Center. Is anyone planning on going?Sorry if this has alre..."
Yeah - but then I've got to keep track of how many pages I'm reading in each book, and one's an audio - it just seems like too much hard work!!
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дshləigh wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "No - think I'm safer if I stay away!! Are you going, дshləigh?"Yeh, I will check it out. I am going into Southbank and the Art Gallery so I will duck in there. I have a strict rul..."
That's a good rule that I normally stick to as well. But in the presence of so much excess, I might be tempted beyond my abilities to refuse!
Brenda wrote: "Lol! That's why the books have page counts here on GR Kathryn :) To make it easier for us all ;)"Not much easier, because I still have to work out the % of what I've listened to, and then go and find out the page count for the actual book and work out how many actual pages I've listened to according to the percentage... Not to mention keeping track of what page numbers I started at in my other "proper" books that I'm reading! But...I guess I could do it for a change... I'll head over to thread now.
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But I still have to work out the % of what I've listened to, and then go and find o..."
:)
Suzanne wrote: "The other night I heard a loud noise, but thought nothing of it as I could go straight back to sleep. I got up and put my laptop away and got into the day. Later the next day, opened up my laptop t..."Hope you are able to get it fixed without too much expense Suzanne.What a freak accident.
дshləigh wrote: "The Lifeline Bookfest is on this long weekend at the Brisbane Convention Center. Is anyone planning on going?Sorry if this has already been asked."
We have one on this weekend too in Nowra NSW
Suzanne, thanks for telling us about what happened to your laptop. Reminds us to think of things like that, which you could easily never think of. Hope you get it sorted soon.
RitaSkeeter wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Lol! That's why the books have page counts here on GR Kathryn :) To make it easier for us all ;)"Not much easier, because I still have to work out the % of what I'v..."
I did see some comments along those lines! But I think now you've got a couple more participants, including me, so it won't be the devil's number anymore!! In fact, it should only be around 620 books now, by my calculations!!
Suzanne wrote: "The other night I heard a loud noise, but thought nothing of it as I could go straight back to sleep. I got up and put my laptop away and got into the day. Later the next day, opened up my laptop t..."What a disaster Suzanne. Hope you can get it fixed. Do you have another computer at home you can use in the meantime?
RitaSkeeter wrote: "620 books sounds so much more manageable!...":-D
RitaSkeeter wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "RitaSkeeter wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Brenda wrote: 620 books sounds so much more manageable! .."
Brenda will do those in no time!! ;D
Carolyn wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "The other night I heard a loud noise, but thought nothing of it as I could go straight back to sleep. I got up and put my laptop away and got into the day. Later the next day, opene..."I'm not too sure if it's feasible, as it's a $600 laptop. Need to look into it.. I have an iPhone 6 and and iPads, as well as the kids having two iPad minis. My husband hid them from 3yo Indy and can't find them! Have I mentioned the word 'crazy' when it comes to my family? There is also a desktop in the office but that is outside in the garage - so adding books etc isn't enjoyable as it's too cold!!! It's managable though. I really shouldn't be complaining I guess!
Suzanne wrote: "The other night I heard a loud noise, but thought nothing of it as I could go straight back to sleep. I got up and put my laptop away and got into the day. Later the next day, opened up my laptop t..."Yikes! Talk about bad luck. I hope the repair isn't too expensive.
Suzanne wrote: "I have an iPhone 6 and and iPads, as well as the kids having two iPad minis. My husband hid them from 3yo Indy and can't find them!"Suzanne, do you not have Find iPhone/iPad set up? That will locate them in a jiffy. And if you don't, I highly recommend you setting it up on all your Apple devices. If you need any help, sing out.
Vicki wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I have an iPhone 6 and and iPads, as well as the kids having two iPad minis. My husband hid them from 3yo Indy and can't find them!"Suzanne, do you not have Find iPhone/iPad set u..."
Good thinking Vicki! ;)
Michael wrote: "Great photo Brenda. I don't see a lot of books there though. 0_o"They were everywhere! We were lucky the space was empty with not many customers :)
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They were everywhere! We were lucky the space was empty with not many customers :)"
And they gave us a BIG table;)
Vicki wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I have an iPhone 6 and and iPads, as well as the kids having two iPad minis. My husband hid them from 3yo Indy and can't find them!"Suzanne, do you not have Find iPhone/iPad set u..."
oooh you've reminded me Vicki. We do have the kids phones set up, it's very good! But by now the ipads would be flat as it's been a couple of weeks... but when I do find them I'm going to set them up. Thanks Vicki you're our IT guru :)) What do you think about fixing screens? I do have an IT guy to ask but haven't gotten around to it. I'm thinking excess etc isn't worth it at all.
Everyone must be suffering from reading hangovers - is not often I am first in of a morning - lol!
Good Morning Sally! Perhaps they're all still in bed reading (like me!)
Good Morning All! Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful long weekend...it's a lovely sunshiny day here in Sydney today. I'm preparing for visitors so won't get much reading done until later. :)
The sun is trying to come out here. Enjoy your visitors Julie :)
Marianne wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "The other night I heard a loud noise, but thought nothing of it as I could go straight back to sleep. I got up and put my laptop away and got into the day. Later the next day, opene..."Haven't looked into it yet Marianne, will be on my list to do next week. Excess probably not worth it though.
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I finally gave in and invested in a Kindle after years of reading with a kobo - now I have to wait for the mailman to bring me my kindle [waiting ever so patiently ... of course].
Melissa wrote: "I finally gave in and invested in a Kindle after years of reading with a kobo - now I have to wait for the mailman to bring me my kindle [waiting ever so patiently ... of course]."Will it be a noticeable difference Melissa?
☼♄Jülie wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I finally gave in and invested in a Kindle after years of reading with a kobo - now I have to wait for the mailman to bring me my kindle [waiting ever so patiently ... of course]."..."
friends who have used both say they prefer Kindle. I was in the market for a new ereader [Kobo on the blink]. Also, in terms of content and deals there is noticeably more available for Kindle.
friends who have used both say they prefer Kindle. I was in the market for a new ereader [Kobo on the blink]. Also, in terms of content and deals there is noticeably more available for Kindle.
RitaSkeeter wrote: "Melissa wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I finally gave in and invested in a Kindle after years of reading with a kobo - now I have to wait for the mailman to bring me my kindle [waiting e..."
I never hated my Kobo per say - but it needs to rebooted often and regularly due to freezing. Also, the page turning is quite laggy.
I never hated my Kobo per say - but it needs to rebooted often and regularly due to freezing. Also, the page turning is quite laggy.
RitaSkeeter wrote: "Melissa wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I finally gave in and invested in a Kindle after years of reading with a kobo - now I have to wait for the mailman to bring me my kindle [waiting e..."Good to know. I have a kindle but never knew the pros and cons...though I do like it...and I also have the kindle App on my ipad and ipod so my books get downloaded to all three without extra cost ;) so if one is running low on battery I can always switch over. It's also convenient as you are rarely without a book.
RitaSkeeter wrote: "Melissa wrote: "RitaSkeeter wrote: "Melissa wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I finally gave in and invested in a Kindle after years of reading with a kobo - now I have to wait for the mai..."Gotta love that! ;)
☼♄Jülie wrote: "RitaSkeeter wrote: "Melissa wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I finally gave in and invested in a Kindle after years of reading with a kobo - now I have to wait for the mailman to bring me ..."
I have the kindle apps too as well as the Kobo apps - however, I cannot read on tablets, phones, laptops, etc. I can't focus on the book.
I have the kindle apps too as well as the Kobo apps - however, I cannot read on tablets, phones, laptops, etc. I can't focus on the book.
RitaSkeeter wrote: "Melissa wrote: "RitaSkeeter wrote: "Melissa wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I finally gave in and invested in a Kindle after years of reading with a kobo - now I have to wait for the mai..."
I agree - Amazon has great customer service ... and quick too.
I agree - Amazon has great customer service ... and quick too.
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Author website will be up soon.
Can I say that here?"
That's great, let us know when it's all up and running!!