tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post2482772497057671956..comments2023-10-15T05:14:30.027-07:00Comments on worducopia: Sunday Salon: Reading in recoveryAlihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-67411604326480558592010-03-22T16:08:30.463-07:002010-03-22T16:08:30.463-07:00Nicole, I put my blogs into different folders and ...Nicole, I put my blogs into different folders and keep them in order of which ones I feel most compelled to stay caught up with. So when my top 3 folders were all read, I considered that caught up, even though there were tons of messages still unread in my low-priority folders. Works for me! (Though right now I'm way back in the hole again--I haven't even looked at my Bloglines since my computer stopped connected to the internet).Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-76991350058679818162010-03-21T05:42:42.636-07:002010-03-21T05:42:42.636-07:00Yay, you're feeling better. I wasn't feel...Yay, you're feeling better. I wasn't feeling up to speed a week ago and it is the worst. I need to get a system like you have. High number freak me out, so I get very uncomfortable when I see unread counts like that.Nicole (Linus's Blanket)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12473607646939202824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-86269757907751489752010-03-03T12:04:25.002-08:002010-03-03T12:04:25.002-08:00Rhymeswithplague, Thanks for stopping by. I've...Rhymeswithplague, Thanks for stopping by. I've gone through phases of not reading books, too. After my first child was born I think I read nothing but parenting books and magazines for about a year, because that's where my head was. It was exciting when I realized I was mentally in a place where it was time to start reading books again. Maybe you're in that place now, too. If so, I'd love to hear about what you're reading.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-16502246725212978332010-03-03T06:06:21.336-08:002010-03-03T06:06:21.336-08:00Hi, Ali, I was reading all of my March 2009 posts ...Hi, Ali, I was reading all of my March 2009 posts today and ran across a comment from you, so I decided to come over here to your blog for a little while. I used to think I was a reader, but I can see that I am not. I am still trying to get to the library to check out Pat Conroy's <i>Beach Music</i> because what I really want to read is his <i>South of Broad</i> and I don't want to read them out of the order in which he wrote them, not that they have anything to do with each other.<br /><br />You must read more in a month than I have read in the past ten years. I say this to my shame.<br /><br />It's not that I don't read; it's that I seem to have stopped reading <i>books</i>. Perhaps I should remedy that.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-84132614165878871952010-02-24T22:34:26.415-08:002010-02-24T22:34:26.415-08:00Jodie, I hope I'll be able to write that revie...Jodie, I hope I'll be able to write that review soon. Though, the book doesn't come out until June, so I'm probably okay for a day or so. ;-)<br /><br />Caite, My reader is almost always over a thousand, but I have different categories of blogs, some of which (not book blogs) I rarely read. (And, we've reverted to cold and rainy here now, too, by the way).<br /><br />Andi, I'm right there with you. Generation Text might have some ideas you could use.<br /><br />Eva, you would probably still like the book, or certain aspects of it. But there are so many amazing reads out there, that if it's going to drive you nuts, why bother?<br /><br />Pour of Tor: Ancient. Yes. I can relate!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-60784124914520771542010-02-24T17:21:30.484-08:002010-02-24T17:21:30.484-08:00I know how you feel about your feed reader - I fee...I know how you feel about your feed reader - I feel a sense of triumph whenever mine falls below a thousand.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I am intrigued to hear more about "Generation Text" - nothing has made me feel so ancient as teaching college students from this generation and being driven crazy by their utter inability to turn their phones off and be (!!) out of texting contact with their friends. I am also surprised to see groups of older teenagers out to dinner around town, sitting at a table of six or eight in total silence, as they all stare at the screens of their phones. And my own shock at these sights makes me feel suddenly old and wizened and out of touch. Sigh.Sycorax Pinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734754573631273474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-76373116244040545482010-02-24T11:07:45.961-08:002010-02-24T11:07:45.961-08:00That Sri Lanka book sounded interesting, until you...That Sri Lanka book sounded interesting, until you mentioned the tense changes. That drives me INSANE, so I think I'll pass. ;)Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-90186955200754379302010-02-23T13:09:41.838-08:002010-02-23T13:09:41.838-08:00Generation Text is right up my alley right now. We...Generation Text is right up my alley right now. We're having a rocky time getting our 13-year-old to be responsible in cyberspace. Hmmphf!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-35755441275622266062010-02-23T12:55:47.367-08:002010-02-23T12:55:47.367-08:00weather is terrible here in NJ thank you, cold and...weather is terrible here in NJ thank you, cold and rainy...lol<br /><br />when I was sick in January, twice my Google reader got to over 1000...and I deleted them all and started fresh. ;-)caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-68240807782627904242010-02-22T06:36:25.041-08:002010-02-22T06:36:25.041-08:00Glad you're feeling a bit better. I'm real...Glad you're feeling a bit better. I'm reall looking forward to your review of Lying if it beats John Green's books.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462660276240016464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-6804536134472582292010-02-21T20:53:17.253-08:002010-02-21T20:53:17.253-08:00Readerbuzz, it's keeping up with the technolog...Readerbuzz, it's keeping up with the technology faster than the kids keep up with it, that challenges me!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-10264980524849462212010-02-21T20:18:13.567-08:002010-02-21T20:18:13.567-08:00Got to keep up with technology...somehow. We gotta...Got to keep up with technology...somehow. We gotta.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-14139204407342232612010-02-21T17:28:26.213-08:002010-02-21T17:28:26.213-08:00Thanks, Kathy. Yes, they are a double-edged sword....Thanks, Kathy. Yes, they are a double-edged sword. In our case it's been almost 100% a good thing, so far, but it's good to be aware of the potential downfalls ahead of time.<br /><br />Zia, I'm so glad you were able to get out there and enjoy the coast today! It looks so pretty in the picture on your blog.<br /><br />Jill, overall, I wanted to know more about Barker's son--both his history and his adjustment to Sri Lanka. Actually, it took me a few chapters to even figure out that he was a teen. I get that his story wasn't her purpose in writing the book, but she would tease with little things and then drop them, which was disappointing.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-41644359675789214822010-02-21T17:12:36.868-08:002010-02-21T17:12:36.868-08:00The thing that got me about Not Quite Paradise was...The thing that got me about Not Quite Paradise was the author's tendency to toss in things like her son was from Peru. Which would make me stop and think for a minute...and totally take me out of the story.<br /><br />Hope you feel better (although I would argue one is never well enough to mop).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-723754443142362172010-02-21T17:04:09.927-08:002010-02-21T17:04:09.927-08:00So sorry you've been sick and not able to enjo...So sorry you've been sick and not able to enjoy this gorgeous Oregon weather. The coast was amazing today.Ziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756991022697532688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-23964126655824635332010-02-21T16:41:36.724-08:002010-02-21T16:41:36.724-08:00Sorry you've been under the weather! Cell pho...Sorry you've been under the weather! Cell phones for kids are a double edged sword, aren't they?bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com