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When will we pick the book for next month?

I agree a date is a good idea. I also think that we should consider what next month's book is and decide on a finishing date for it at the same time. That way slower readers, people with tight schedules, and people who read 12 books at once can plan accordingly. Especially with the holidays I think this is important.
As for this month, I really look forward to the discussions, but as it is with others haven't quite finished both books yet. I keep coming back to read what others have to say, but you're right there isn't much talking going on!
By the way, random is good.
Cheers!
As for this month, I really look forward to the discussions, but as it is with others haven't quite finished both books yet. I keep coming back to read what others have to say, but you're right there isn't much talking going on!
By the way, random is good.
Cheers!

Maybe put in your title the number of what chapter you're speaking on, so for people who haven't gotten that far will know to not read it if they don't want any spoilers.
I'm right there with you, Meghan. I'm always wishing I had someone to talk about things along the way in a book. This is my first book club, and I joined because I so wanted to fill that need (no one I know reads, or if they do it is nothing close to what I read).
Great idea about posting!
Great idea about posting!



For the record, both of these books were five-star to me. I thought they were both brilliant. As I've said earlier, I like the idea of picking one classic and one contemporary selection. Maybe we'll have more discussion next time, since many people joined after these last selections were made.
Yeah, Meghan and I were commenting on how we wished more people would get involved in the discussions. I'm hoping that that is why - joining after we started the books. Although, without a finish date they sure could get in on at least Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde as it is so short!
Anyway, let's start voting on the next selection!
Anyway, let's start voting on the next selection!


Secondly, suggestion - along with a "finish" date, perhaps we could set up a time (or times) to meet to blog? I know with some online book clubs they set a time to meet to discuss the book. This may help in getting discussion moving. It's not to replace the comment as you can ability, just to add to it. If you can't make it, then that's okay too. I know with time zones it may be difficult, so it's just a thought I'm throwing out there.
O.K., I had to go WAY back to the dawn of this group to find a place to post this...but I was REALLY disturbed to log onto my computer today, and upon my Yahoo page, under national news, is the headline, "Britney wears pink wig again." In what alternate universe is this news? I feel like I have woken up in some futurisitc, science fiction inspired world, where true news takes the backseat to celebrity gossip. I mean, this is not Popsugar, this is the place where millions of Americans look for their daily news! What's next, Britney switches to triple-ply toilet paper on the cover of the New York Times? Does anyone else feel like the apocolypse is nigh?


But in the last four years, blogging, TMZ, etc, captures all the banal details of famous people. Private details seem to have a high premium and replace relevance of actually doing stuff.




Oh, Erica, I love you! I heart NPR!
Since I returned from Europe I have been appalled by the news coverage here in the states. Then, too, living it Washington, D.C. for 3 years (where they actually do cover world events and real news, although living there you usually know it before you ever watch a show because everyone is so well-informed) I had my finger on the world's pulse again. But living anywhere outside of that area it's absurd...
But yes, Yahoo and CNN and all those are national. Hello. I remember there was some major news event going on in the world so I had on CNN (and would flip to the others). Do you know what it just kept highlighting over and over? Um, the response to the Sopranos final episode (hello, it already happened) and something to do with Anna Nicole Smith's baby. There were incessant. I was going insane! Where am I supposed to find real news? Literally they would just go back and forth with these two stories. I didn't give a rat's arse about either.
Pop-celebrity today is so disgusting. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW. Further, I wish I didn't even know who these idiots are. But you don't have a choice.
And it's not Brittany in particular - it's anyone they can seriously flog. (Oh, and by no means is Brittany the "sorority-girl-type!" She'd never make it. She's now considered the "trailer-trash-type.") I think that is sad, but that is the press, the monster that is fed by the public. If the public didn't want to know it or didn't care, they wouldn't tell the story. So there you go. I have to say, though, it is 1000 times worse in England - and they are far more scathing and brutal in their exposes. They are a tabloid nation.
I was watching a cartoon yesterday and there was the funniest line in it...
"It’s so beautiful. It’s everything I’ve always read about in tabloid newspapers while waiting in the lines at grocery stores... that I... don’t buy... just skim."
Truly classic.
Since I returned from Europe I have been appalled by the news coverage here in the states. Then, too, living it Washington, D.C. for 3 years (where they actually do cover world events and real news, although living there you usually know it before you ever watch a show because everyone is so well-informed) I had my finger on the world's pulse again. But living anywhere outside of that area it's absurd...
But yes, Yahoo and CNN and all those are national. Hello. I remember there was some major news event going on in the world so I had on CNN (and would flip to the others). Do you know what it just kept highlighting over and over? Um, the response to the Sopranos final episode (hello, it already happened) and something to do with Anna Nicole Smith's baby. There were incessant. I was going insane! Where am I supposed to find real news? Literally they would just go back and forth with these two stories. I didn't give a rat's arse about either.
Pop-celebrity today is so disgusting. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW. Further, I wish I didn't even know who these idiots are. But you don't have a choice.
And it's not Brittany in particular - it's anyone they can seriously flog. (Oh, and by no means is Brittany the "sorority-girl-type!" She'd never make it. She's now considered the "trailer-trash-type.") I think that is sad, but that is the press, the monster that is fed by the public. If the public didn't want to know it or didn't care, they wouldn't tell the story. So there you go. I have to say, though, it is 1000 times worse in England - and they are far more scathing and brutal in their exposes. They are a tabloid nation.
I was watching a cartoon yesterday and there was the funniest line in it...
"It’s so beautiful. It’s everything I’ve always read about in tabloid newspapers while waiting in the lines at grocery stores... that I... don’t buy... just skim."
Truly classic.

Okay because of you guys I just looked up Katie's cut. (So pathetic of me.) But I just have to say that it's totally a copy of Posh Spice a.k.a. Victoria Beckham! (Only a very slight variation.) So funny.
I think it just makes her look older. I don't think it's all that on her. But that's just me. And maybe older is what she was going for...
I think it just makes her look older. I don't think it's all that on her. But that's just me. And maybe older is what she was going for...
I don't mind the fluff every now and then either. But not under the guise of pressing news! Last time I check there was a war on and a pending presidential election.
1. I think these people get more attention than celebrities of the past because they thrive on it. It's a parasitic relationship.
2. I think the integrity of the news source has a lot to do with the news we get (listen up Yahoo news!)
3. I think rewarding people for bad behaviour the same way we reward people for good behavior (putting their picture in the paper) will ultimately lead to the downfall of our civilization. As someone stated earlier, if you want bad behavior to go away, you ignore it.
1. I think these people get more attention than celebrities of the past because they thrive on it. It's a parasitic relationship.
2. I think the integrity of the news source has a lot to do with the news we get (listen up Yahoo news!)
3. I think rewarding people for bad behaviour the same way we reward people for good behavior (putting their picture in the paper) will ultimately lead to the downfall of our civilization. As someone stated earlier, if you want bad behavior to go away, you ignore it.

Nice visual, Beth! You make me want to go read it! I love things that make me laugh like that. I so remember the Pitt-Aniston wedding, too, because wherever you went on TV, there was that tent. We all just watched the top of the tent for hours. It was absurd... and all I wanted was actual news! Even a good drama would have done fine. LOL
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Yeah definitely tired of all the celebrity crap. Yesterday our power went out at about 8am (bad ice storm) and power is still out I'm at work recharging my cell phone and getting some internet. Anyhow Joe goes to pick up some supplies and brings me back a US weekly about people on the Alist with plastic surgery. I admit I'll buy one of these magazine once every month or two months, but I am in no way a fiend.
I really starting to appreciate power - I hope we get ours back soon. About 1/2 the people in our town do not have power. And.... there's more ice in the forecast for today, Tuesday, and Wednesday!!!
I really starting to appreciate power - I hope we get ours back soon. About 1/2 the people in our town do not have power. And.... there's more ice in the forecast for today, Tuesday, and Wednesday!!!
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Yeah I'm definitely appreciating what people go through during a natural disaster. We just found out we may not have power until Thursday. I'll be packing up the husband and dog and moving in with my parents for the week - woo hoo - good times ;)
It is incredible to see the damage the ice does - trees are split in half all over the place. Power lines are down or hanging in streets - I have never seen anything like it and .... we are supposed to get more freezing rain tonight.
It is incredible to see the damage the ice does - trees are split in half all over the place. Power lines are down or hanging in streets - I have never seen anything like it and .... we are supposed to get more freezing rain tonight.
I had a power outage that lasted days and days in searing heat a year or so ago. At midnight it was 100 degrees Fahrenheit with NO air movement. (We really never get heat like that.) It was a nightmare! The food situation, for one... and then the sleep situation.... I mean, who could sleep in that heat when you can't turn on a fan, much less air conditioning? Worst of all, my car's air conditioning didn't work. I remember one night at like 2AM after not sleeping at all, I went out to my parent's SUV - as they were on a lovely vacation in Hawaii and I had to take care of all their food supplies, etc. - and watched part of a movie on my computer while enjoying a little cool air. Another night I went to the very latest movie just to have air conditioning for as long as I could! As a whole, it sucked big time.
Cold sucks on a whole other level. I feel for you, Shannon. Have fun with the folks! LOL
Cold sucks on a whole other level. I feel for you, Shannon. Have fun with the folks! LOL
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Michele - ugh that sounds horrible. And thanks luckily I have a place to go to. A lot of people don't - so I count my blessings there.
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I was thinking about you when I heard about the thousands that are supposed to be without for the week... so glad that's not you! (No living with the parents, too... yea!)

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Yeah Sarah! I was praying for you! But dance naked... with or without the rain. It's a good thing. :D
.......You should know by now that I am a cross between Lorelai and Dharma (from "Dharma & Greg"). More like I'm exactly one and exactly the other, depending on the moment. I just don't have the weird parents, so you can leave out the hippy leanings of Dharma, and I've Lorelai's attitude and fashion sense. (If not her wardrobe, I mean come on! Who could afford that??) By the way, I'm claiming Lorelai right now because Heather compared me to her on another thread! I love Heather now! LOL
.......You should know by now that I am a cross between Lorelai and Dharma (from "Dharma & Greg"). More like I'm exactly one and exactly the other, depending on the moment. I just don't have the weird parents, so you can leave out the hippy leanings of Dharma, and I've Lorelai's attitude and fashion sense. (If not her wardrobe, I mean come on! Who could afford that??) By the way, I'm claiming Lorelai right now because Heather compared me to her on another thread! I love Heather now! LOL


Who knows, maybe she was being safe, using condoms and birth control and it just happened.
But I think it's completely naive to honestly believe that a sixteen year old is NOT sexually active. I just hope the decision she makes isn't just for show, and she actually really does take the commitment seriously.
My husband told me about this last night, and I thought he was kidding. I kind of hoped she would learn from her sister's mistakes, and play it safe (kind of like how Casey Affleck says he has learned from his brother to keep his private life out of the media--and he's starting to shape up as an actor more recognized for his acting than his private life). My questions is: are any of the people who are getting rich off these kids making an effort to make sure they stay grounded and that they know about decisions and consequences? Yes, true, this could have been an old-fashioned accident, but she had so many reasons to be extra, extra careful (career, so many young people watching her).


I thought I read a headline that said Brittney was pregnant by her new boyfriend.


Obviously kids are going to be kids and they are going to do it (and being told they shouldn't makes them want to even more), maybe if they were educated how to do it SAFELY instead of being told 'no, you must wait' maybe it will be different.
My 15 year old sister, when she was 13, had five girls in her class get STDs and/or pregnant from unsafe sex because they honestly had no idea how to use condoms or what to do. They were always taught abstinence. That is NOT okay.
I could go on and on, and I do agree with you it IS okay to wait (and more teens need to learn that), but most kids/teens DON'T and I'd much rather them be educated on how to do what they're doing SAFELY then just slam that abstinence b.s. at them like the schools do that don't do anything but make them want to rebel and do it even more. Besides, the whole sexual stigma the U.S. has just totally feeds into it.
I'm not saying teen sex is okay, but I am saying that it IS happening and it's a huge epidemic and instead of just constantly telling them to be abstinent (which they are obviously NOT doing) then educate them on how to be safe.


And I understand what you're saying about SOME kids, Dee, but you can't convince me that Jamie Lynn Spears didn't know about condoms.
And that's all I'm going to say on the subject because I can see this getting personal like the political discussion did, and that's not what this group is about.
Also if anyone wants to post new topics or whatever - please do. I'm not the posting nazi.
I'm trying to think of ways to encourage more conversation. I feel like I want to discuss the book but I haven't finished it yet. Maybe next month we should have a "read by this date to discuss" - like a real book club. I don't know - just shooting ideas around here. Holla!