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Good Evening Ian in Brisbane, the Summer shines on, only 30 degrees today, best take a book into the shade.
Périgueux, Jim is waving his archaelogical book trowel
There are 3 things that are joined, Faith, Library and books ................ good morning Jackie in Leicester.
And if you caught the wrong train you maybe locked up by the Sheriff of Notingham, good morning Paul.
When does a good book become a great book, what of those addiction signs do you start showing.
Well its just me and the Lone Dalek
Is that the ship Madame de Pompadour(now Amber will know what I am listening to)
Its still dark over the Bronx, but there is a reading light on in an apartment that looks like a stack of books - top of the morning to you Ellie, it will soon be the St Patrick days parade.
I see that Colorado Springs has got home from the ball before the carriage turned into a Pumpkin
Can you hear the plants growing, popping like rhubarb in the triangle up North. We are hovering over Bellefonte - hi kinkajou we miss you but know you are with us ......... happy reading (technical and leisure)
Flow north on the Ohio and empty into the lakes, Indian country that sounds like New Zealand. Wellington and HRO good morning.
Dipping South and West to the other Lake city - hi Ann.
North West by North West, say hello Melissa in Oregon.
And finally (but not) over the border in Vancouver, our Moderator and guide Magdelanye. Great Day for flight !
I know there are some of you who have yet to be placed on the map so good morning/afternoon and evening - I hope to be online for a while. Making you think or just scream at the screen.
Is that a Cybership being pursued by the Dr.
Can you read and listen to music ?Do Cartoons need words for extra value ?
Is a picture really worth a thousand words ?
Is that a thousand ships that Helen has just launched.
OK just to add some excitement, in my RL, the boss has been on National TV this morning launching a cheap computer for schools, the rasberry pi.Forward the Frontier
I could say all my spelling mistakes are there for you to spot .... before I admit to not being able to spell.Do spelling errors annoy you ! Where were the proof readers
How about some short sentences ....Ice wept !!!!
I am Spartacus.
Free Nelson Mandela
Few words much memory and provocation
We are a classless flight, with a huge library.I though about borrowing the holo deck from the Enterprise so we could join in our favourite stories.
Did I mention that Leicester is home to the National Space Centre for the UK.
The stars look very different today,Are music lyrics poetry ?
If time and technology allow we may even set up a live chat on some virtual platform.
free leonard pelletieryour sleepy hostess here, lolloing about, waiting for orders, listening to mansa sissoko and Jamie stone from Africa to Appallachia
Ice laugh!
Do we have a selection of 'ditty free' !I think my order is water on the rocks, and plenty of them.
Do you adopt tunnel vision when you read or am I the only one ?
Cross your T's - Travel Time and Time Travel - reminds me of at least 2 books
Was it 5 hours ago that I went into Village idiot mode, I am sure that GR technology will be enhanced one day to allow us to conference in real time.Otherwise we need to congregate under the behemoths of commerce now that Skype is wrapped up in Seattle.
Fresh air taken in, who let the dogs out !Is Reading a game you can play with any size of team ?
In the age of digital media is holding a book deemed old fashioned ?
And whilst we are about it, and we have touched on this before: Where would you like to read, which maybe slightly different from where you do read both in location and position.
My favorite place to read is under a tree in the sun.That being impossible, my next favorite place is in bed.
Tunnel vision infers a narrowing of focus, which occers but because of the peculiar nature of the book,which acts as a lens, or a doorway, there is a refraction and a widening of focus to allow the world of the book to unfold, allowing the reader to step in to the opening the writer gives us. Woouln't you agree?
I have just got up for the day to find it blanketed with snow. Ice Bear, you have have been muttering in my sleep. Where is everybody? I did try to convince you we needed a passeger list. Will we all converge today or is that why trip so long? You figure that it will take about 2 years to achieve?
I am 16 minutes away from you
Chilled bear likes to read outdoors in temperate climate, with snow on the visible mountains and sunlight on the sea.Can someone move Gozo next to the Alps ?
the facts are amazing enoughstick with synchronicity and the facts
Perhaps I found my reading location 'Narnia' in a book or was it 'Never Never Land'. A lake will do, not overly fussed about water, except trying to land on it.
well youve got your fur coat to keep you toasty.I find the cold distracting.
Welcome to our version of 'the cloud' !Just switching to auto pilot for a few hours, have fun uncovering my random thought patterns.
A lovely day here in the South of France where the mercury just kissed the 60 degree mark this afternoon. Spent two hours in the Jardin Public reading David Foster Wallace essays in the semi-shade of the now naked plane trees... may become a new favorite place to read.Time for dinner. I ordered the Kosher, low-salt meal. And can I have a new headset please!?
right now I am experiencing some kind of technological lust/envy for a device that would let me keep up with this experiment while I carry on with the day here,(not too mention the more usual envy of lolling in les Jardins in the south of France) but there it is, I have to get to work. Will check back with interest to see what/how the mix evolves.
Jim and BB, you two know each other? See if you can entice Ian and Paul to join in.
I fell asleep early this evening after taking our dog Charlie and the neighbour's dog Zak for a crepuscular walk.I read two pages of The Recognitions before nodding off. I slept uneasily as if I knew I was running late for a plane. I was.
I've woken up and it's tomorrow, 1 March.
The Bieb's birthday is today. Can he drink legally now?
When I arrive on time for my plane, I prefer a front aisle seat.
I slide down the tray table as soon as the seat belt sign has been turned off, place my analogue book on it and get my pencil ready.
I'm ready to read.
Bird Brian wrote: "I see Ian has appeared, genie-like, when you invoked his name!"Oh, Brian, you know you only have to rub my bottle.
The sun came out! The snow melted away! I'm home from work!It's just after 5pm and it is still light out! Anybody awake or have you all fallen asleep over your books?Kinkajou, what did you finally settle on to read?
It must be midnight along the meridian that takes in Ice Bear, Jim, and Paul B and Jackie?
Gundula, did you move? Or am I mistaken you live up North?
on the east coast, about 9pm? Ellie, Kinkajou, HRO must be still pottering about...?/
BB and Melissa are in the same time zone, Ian in a time zone of his own...
Hey out there, I'm rubbing the bottle!
Bird Brian wrote>This year, I'm going to try to read some things outside my established habits since that has been the driving force behind my reading choices over the last two years, May I offer a couple of approaches. One is to compile a list of books you've always put off reading, then read them in the order that suggests itself.
Another method is to compile a list of the authors you've disdained to read,even including a couple who are repulsive to you, and read at least one or preferably two books of each one.
You could also join some reading groups and read what they tell you. You could also just read everything your friends recommend :-)
storm alert! Just read that the GR site will be shut down for repairs for half an hour or so, around 6pm. there may be some irregularites for a patch, then smoother sailing,they say. http://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/34...
I shall go attend to dinner and check in again later.
I am still hoping for some kind of convergance:-)
Wave to Vangelis on his Pulstar.Space and Music holds my thoughts as I turn off the auto pilot.
And will recap on those open questions.
Thank you for travelling.
Though I am past one hundred thousand miles I am feeling very still.Its interesting how sunshine enters our preferential reading locations, even though it is often too bright and can melt the glue binding the pages.
Walking upside down in the sky I see the satellites passing by.
Ice wrote: "Though I am past one hundred thousand miles I am feeling very still.Its interesting how sunshine enters our preferential reading locations, even though it is often too bright and can melt the g..."
Ground Control to Major Tom, your circuit's dead, there's something wrong!
Can you hear me Major Tom???
It's hard to read in the direct sunlight, as you say, but if you can find shade that still gives you good light from the sky, it's really wonderful!!
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Our Senior Flight Attendant will be giving a safety lecture shortly and attending to your every whim and desire.
The weather is great for reading.
And dont mind me, I can parallel process, that is read and breathe at the same time.
The Starship should fly herslf, as Mr B says "the spaceship knows which way to go"
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