Posts by Patricia
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The Daydreamteam: Gather Morgan (a suitable case for treatment) by day & Swney for nightmayor then...
As long time reader may I just say, that you Mr Dalzeil, are worth the price of admission every single day. Brilliant.
Thanks
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If kindle encourages people to read, then why not? I have never held one so it is hard to say that I wouldn't use it. I never thought that I would use audio books, but I do. I never thought I would read on the computer, but I do.
There is, I agree, something about holding a book, smelling, turning pages, but is it always possible for all of us to access/afford the books we want, no. I think kindle has it place.
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good lord it is summer, I go for fluff and frivolity in the summer. I simply can't imagine laying under a tree and reading all the weighty tomes that others seem to be reading.
Henning Mankell - working my way through his.
Charlaine Harris - Sookie Stackhouse series. Enjoyable pulp. I streamed True Blood(based on the books) last year and I must say this is great series, very quirky, Six feet underish. Great characters, and the lovely Anna Paquin - almost our very own!Have re-read Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre.
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I can think of lots of legitimate reasons to text at odd times such as during a concert.
Yeah I am not so sure. I think it goes to the new phenomenom that I have noted that has crept in with all this new fangled, high falutin' stuff - cell phones, computers - we can now tend to think the world is hanging on our every word. And, in some cases maybe it is. But, I managed to negotiate my teens, 20's, 30's, 40's without a cell phone and/or texting. But having said all that, aside from the fact that I have been heard to mutter that I would die before I would ever text, at age 52 I did take up texting. Strangely the wrath of the heavens have no rained down on me. But, I only text simple stuff, like I am the cafe, where are you? What time is dinner?
Texting at the movies in my opinion is just lame, rude, spectacularly unnecessary and plain ignorant. So that is my rule no texting at the movies. Or masturbation for that matter. I tend to get grumpy!
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Long time watcher, infrequent poster............
I am with John V. I, too, have no idea about the whys and wherefores of texting at a concert - but it seems kinda unnecessary to me. But each to his own.
I won't put up with it at the movies though, no way, no how!
I recall attending an afternoon movie a few years ago, it was sparsely populated. Guy entered, 5 mins into movie, sat next to me. I remember thinking that was strange when there was plenty of other seats. After awhile I became aware of movement from him in my peripheral vision. When the cogs in my brain had slipped into place I realised he was ummm errrr masturbating.
Then began this great internal dialogue about OMG is he, OMG yes he is! What to do, what to do? OMG. Finally after some internal debate and angsting I stood up and announced to the rest of the occupants of the theatre that the guy next to me "was masturbating.
Oh the scramble. The rushed hurriedness in which he got himself together and left the place. Oh sure, I could have gone out, contacted the staff, got the police, he would have got a slap with a bus ticket. I got more satisfaction from my actions frankly.
Sorry for the tangent. Perhaps seeing Irina Palm last night triggered the memory.
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Would you please send said Tui to my place, I could do with a morning chorus. I have wood pigeon, all I ever hear from them is the whoop whoop as they swoop at breakneck speed into my trees, don't get me wrong, I love them but they are somewhat lacking in the singing department. Not unlike myself really.