The Not-So Austen Bookclub discussion
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Common Interests ~ Bookworm Bonding
Booknut wrote: "This is a place for us all to better know eachother - to tell your fellow bookworms/Austenian lovers about your obsessions (besides books!) and so find a common ground with those with whom you now ..."interesting! i am interested in about half the same things u are! :)
i love a lot of those things 2. Especially Prince Ash!Haha!
Abby wrote: "i love a lot of those things 2. Especially Prince Ash!Haha!"im especially with the reading!!! lol :)
Abby wrote: "me 2 who's not?"i dont know a crazy wierd person! lol :)
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The things we base our friendships off, lol!Though Ash is always a good reason for anything!:D
Thats a pretty good list. I love most of the things on it, especially Goodreads, coffee flavored lollies, anything involving sleep, and books, books, books. As an aside my husband works for a flight training program (he's a pilot). He took me flying on our first date. I was terrified. Not of flying, but of being in control of the plane.
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At least the date was memorable!!
Booknut wrote: "At least the date was memorable!! "Well I did marry him. It made an impression.
Booknut wrote: "Abby wrote: "i love a lot of those things 2. Especially Prince Ash!Haha!"The things we base our friendships off, lol!Though Ash is always a good reason for anything!:D"
hehe. hes a goood guy
My common interests are the following :Books(obviously)
TV
Net surfing (mainly Facebook and Goodreads)
Movies
Hang out with friends
Playing pranks (even on random people on the road!)
Help out my friends with any problem
I care about my grades, that's why sometimes I do study hard (but I don't like it!)
And...and...I can't think of anything else now! ;)
Oh oh..and I love sleeping late in the morning! I go to sleep late at 3 or 4am and wake up at 10 or 11 in the morning! hehe :D
Hey Lucinda, its really a big "How" to me that how you get up so early in the morning?! Its a really tough job for me, trust! My school's from 11 and my mom can't drag me out of bed before 9! Seriously, how can you manage to wake up so early??!
Oh, yeah, I get that. Well, if you're so busy with all your work, how do you find time to read books? Wait, don't you go to school? If you do, then how do you keep up with everything?
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day dreaming
watching television shows
For Lucinda: Yeah, it is actually confusing. That means you're 21, right?
Lucinda wrote: "Dear all, My common interests in a short list would have to contain (as well as books!);
* Horse Riding - BIG equestrian, horse mad person!
* writing,
* dog walking - I live in the countryside..."
Oh, I just saw that you love horses...I too am a big horses person ! I have two beautiful (if i do sy so myself) TB's
My list;
~Reading is a given.
~Horses
~Movies
~Surprisingly at the moment my Job ;)
~Goodreads...I am addicted !!
~Shopping
~Chocolate of any kind ;)
~Writing
~Peached Ice Tead
~Prince Ash.... ;) - had to throw that one in ;)
And thats all I can think of at the moment ;)
Lucinda wrote: "Dear Rimpy, Despite being 21 most people think of me as not this age, as i certainly look younger & act it at times; but then again i can also act my age too! My education went like this;
* Scho..."
It is very different actually..the way your education goes. The education system here is very different and organized. Its like you need a pass certificate to carry your education to the next level.
Lucinda wrote: "Dear Rimpy, I am curious to know how the eduaction to career system is structured where you are & was intreguied by having to get a certificate.
Lucinda Xx"
Lucinda, I'm from India. Here education goes somewhat like this: first, you have primary school which consists of nursery, kindergarten, classes 1 to 5. Then comes the middle school which consists of classes 6 to 8. Then comes high school consisting of classes 9 to 12. Once you complete your high school, you carry on with your degrees or diplomas in college. You have to carry exactly the way it is organized. You pass one class you move on to the next one.
Lucinda wrote: "Dear Rimpy, India - what a fantastic country to live in, sadly i have never travelled beyond Great Britain which is a shame as there is so much that i would love to see! Your education still soun..."
Lucinda, its no shame. I've also never travelled outside India and there are like a million places I wanna go, England being one of 'em. Yes, I do have my future decided. And that is not all fdar into the horizon. I need to think about it all the time. I'm in 11th class now. One more year to go and I will jump into my college years. I'm thinking to go for medical, as biology is my favorite. But the Medical Joint Exam is not an easy nut to crack. You need a lot of hard work to acheive that. If that doesn't work, I'll definitely go for an education regarding biology. That's the plan for now.
Hola peeps!My common interests are....
- Books (Duh back to you!)
- Penguins
- Hot chocolate
- Lollies (SugarRush!!)
- Chocolate-covered coffee
- Computers
- Goodreads
- Reese Chocolates
- Learning to fly (I would be interested in this, too!)
- Sleeping in my bed BEFORE 1:00 in the morning
- Scented Candles
- Book vouchers
- People's conversations (its very easy for me to do this since I take public transport everyday!)
I also love ice lemon tea and milo!!!
Oh! And Rimpy, I was born in India!!!
Hey Rue, that's so cool! Finally a friend..whose at least BORN in India! ;) Really nice to know about you! :)
Lucinda wrote: "Dear Rimpy, When i was at school i took a GCSE in tripple Science (containing all 3 of biology, chemistry & physics) and i enjoyed biology a lot. My mother & sister are nurses and the part-time j..."
Yeah, I definitely hope that Lucinda. But for a cracked person like me, taking up a serious subject like Biology is kinda weird. Glancing up at the syllabus, makes me think wether I'll be able to crack it or not.
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Everyone has such fantastic taste & Rue i love book vouchers because instead of someone buying you a book that you might not like you actually get a choice, and it is exciting being abl..."
I love getting book vouchers, that's what I ask for each year for my birthday
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I am so easy to please when it comes to my birthday or Christmas, as most of my friends stick to getting me either a book voucher or a token of some sort, which i always think is a..."
EVERY Christmas, Easter, Birthday or Other Occasion:
Mum: Let me guess...books?
Me: Yep
DAY ARRIVES - every present is a book
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Ugh. I hate star wars. It's irritating and overrated. Sorry if I have offended any star wars fans.
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I always get my friends at school money as a present
You can never go wrong with money. (i think)
you know its so hard to get book vouchers here now...half the book stores have closed down ;(
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IN most stores QBD and Borders have closed down like in Parramatta westfields. So now most of the time I borrow books off libraries or get illegal working, no virus causing e-books. Sometimes I borrow books from my cousin.
The only exception for buying books is new releases which there is a lot for this year.
Isabelle wrote: "Over here in Australia the only book stores open are dymocks and in some places borders and QBD and a couple of random bookshops which used to be part of the company Angus and Robertson before they..."Your in Australia too! YAY :D
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Me too!
Lucinda wrote: "Claire wrote: "Isabelle wrote: "Over here in Australia the only book stores open are dymocks and in some places borders and QBD and a couple of random bookshops which used to be part of the company..."Yep! Totally! I mean I'm like having friends from all the world. And yeah, that is very cool! :D
Lucinda wrote: "I also have to add to my list of interests;*Piano (we have a victorian upright - i know SO Jane Austen!)
* Making things; i LOVE handmade bookmarks, which make a book even more special & unique"
Ooooo!! I love both too!!!!
Reading:)Writing
Looking at my books
Candy
Buying new books
Music
Cheesecake
My Computer
Goodreads
Netflix:P
Blogging
Fanfiction
(There's more but I will spare you all the boring details:))
I always get books for presents:) They're pretty much all I ever ask for, and if it's not books, it's gift cards to bookstores:)
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Me, too :)
Lucinda wrote: "Claire wrote: "Isabelle wrote: "Over here in Australia the only book stores open are dymocks and in some places borders and QBD and a couple of random bookshops which used to be part of the company..."I agree! I love connecting with people who have the same love of reading that I do, which in real life hasn't really happened. My social life is..well, not the best. So being ale to connect with people online is amazing! Especially people you never would have "met" before because they live half way across the world.
Lucinda wrote: "Claire wrote: "Isabelle wrote: "Over here in Australia the only book stores open are dymocks and in some places borders and QBD and a couple of random bookshops which used to be part of the company..."I agree:) I love being able to converse with you all and get to know you! It is an amazing experience and I have been enjoying it very much! You all are so much fun to talk to.
Olivia wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "Claire wrote: "Isabelle wrote: "Over here in Australia the only book stores open are dymocks and in some places borders and QBD and a couple of random bookshops which used to be par..."Hey, can you read my mind or something? *scared* Because you actually said everything I was thinking! :D
Lucinda wrote: "Dear Olivia and Rimpy, I am enjoying coversing with you all so much and hence i concider myself very privaliged and lucky to know you both.
Lucinda Xx :)"
I'm honoured to know you too, Lucinda. I've never had any friend from London before! ;) And a friend who doesn't get tired talking about books! :)
Ahahah, I have a lot of interests, so prepare yourself xD :- movies
- dogs
- mythology
- ancient history
- everything about Harry Potter and The Lord Of The Rings
- chocolate chip cookies and peanut butter cookies ;D
- Prince Ash +.+
- Prince Alagan Dhiren Rajaram +.+
- Jace Lightwood, James Carstairs, hot and interesting shadowhuntes in general xD
- teddy bears (what? they're cute!! xD)
- music
- quoting authors/interesting people
- debate books
- personality quizzes xD
And a lot more fellows xD
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- movies
- dogs
- mythology
- ancient history
- everything about Harry Potter and The Lord Of The Rings
- chocolate chip cookies and pean..."
Ok...
- movies CHECK!
- dogs (if they are adorable puppies) CHECK!
- mythology CHECK CHECK!
- ancient history (OMG!) CHECK!
- Harry Potter and LOTR, CHECK!
- Those yummy cookies, CHECK!
- Prince ASH, CHECK CHECK CHECK CHECK!
- not sure who he is!
- Jace and Jem and Shadowhunters, CHECK CHECK!
- Teddies, CHECK!
- Music, CHECK!
- Quoting, CHECK!
- Debating books, CHECK!
- Personality quizzes, CHECK!
We are so alike!!:D Especially the shadowhunter bit!!
Booknut wrote: "Lucy wrote: "Ahahah, I have a lot of interests, so prepare yourself xD :- movies
- dogs
- mythology
- ancient history
- everything about Harry Potter and The Lord Of The Rings
- chocolate chip co..."
Yes, we are :D
Awesome :D
I so love people with the very same interests :D I don't know many people like that :)
P.S. Prince Alagan Dhiren Rajaram is the main character of the incredibly awesome Tiger Saga by Colleen Houck.
He's a 300 year old cursed prince :)
Lucinda wrote: "Dear Lucy,I am loving nearly almost everything on your interest list; you have such great taste! especially when it comes to dogs, cute teddy bears (i know i am still a big kid..oops, adult!) and..."
Dear Lucinda,
Thank you so much. I see we have a lot in common as well. That is amazing.
Lucy
XXO :)
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- movies
- dogs
- mythology
- ancient history
- everything about Harry Potter and The Lord Of The Rings
- c..."
*sits up* Cursed prince? I am definitely reading THAT book!:D
Lucy, we have lots in common! I love mythology and ancient history! Also, dogs are always wonderful - I have two huge dogs, but they were quite cute as puppies :)For my list, I'd like to add:
Yoga
Chips & Salsa/Queso/Guacamole
Mexican food
Doctor Who
Disney movies
Elephants
Shopping - especially online!
Reading, of course!
Going to bookstores
Lazy sundays - meaning I lie around all day watching movies or shows on netflix :)
Cooking/reading cookbooks/looking at recipes on pinterest/foodgawker
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For my list, I'd like to add:
Yoga..."
Disney movies is definite!!
Lucinda wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Lucy, we have lots in common! I love mythology and ancient history! Also, dogs are always wonderful - I have two huge dogs, but they were quite cute as puppies :)For my list, I'd l..."
Thanks, Lucinda!
(I'm feeling a little Lord-of-the-Rings-y today!)
So here's my interests:
- Books (Duh)
- God
- Penguins
- Hot chocolate
- Lollies that taste like coffee but better
- Chocolate-covered coffee beans
- Cheesecake (yum!)
- Prince Ash (yum)
- My bookshelves
- Blogging
- Computers
- Goodreads
- Reese Chocolates
- Learning to fly (Well I would certainly be interested in learning)
- Writing short stories and hopefully (one day) a YA novel
- Sleeping in my bed BEFORE 1:00 in the morning
- Scented Candles
- Book vouchers
- Fae
- People's conversations (Especially on planes/other modes of public transport), - Just books.