tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post5235806744806062997..comments2024-03-03T03:12:26.280-05:00Comments on Reading on a Rainy Day: The Sunday Salon: The joy of choosing what to readAthirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-75912225364335213102014-10-04T10:31:54.738-04:002014-10-04T10:31:54.738-04:00The 17 personalities book sounds fascinating! I re...The 17 personalities book sounds fascinating! I remember readying Sybil and seeing the movie starring Sally Fields (I think) and being amazed. I love the images you conjured up about the HP books; it still makes me feel good just thinking about them!Helen Murdochhttp://helensbookblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-16907394409443710502014-10-03T22:54:36.730-04:002014-10-03T22:54:36.730-04:00I go with my son to Harry Potter World the end of ...I go with my son to Harry Potter World the end of this month. I would like to kick off a read-a-long in November and maybe work our way through the books between then and March or April. I would like to think of a fun meme logo to entice others... feel free to email me if you want to team up on this -journeythroughbooks@gmail.com. I think it could be fun!Sheila DeChantalhttp://bookjourney.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-87578532856562232372014-10-03T20:52:46.460-04:002014-10-03T20:52:46.460-04:00Oops, looking back at your post,in context, I was ...Oops, looking back at your post,in context, I was being a smart ass as in it's so cold that I should be knitting a sweater.Bryan G. Robinsonhttp://www.stillunfinished.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-75080912998097201462014-10-03T19:36:35.313-04:002014-10-03T19:36:35.313-04:00Your sentence as it is makes so much sense that my...Your sentence as it is makes so much sense that my head is refusing to substitute words and make other sentences. Oh well. To me, you are probably always going to be a knitter, lol.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-19691295174124133052014-10-03T19:35:34.058-04:002014-10-03T19:35:34.058-04:00Yes, we should! I am definitely in. I did start wi...Yes, we should! I am definitely in. I did start with the first book but haven't gotten past the first few chapters. Are you planning to read it? We should do a yearly readlong.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-5164434239955288162014-10-03T19:34:36.578-04:002014-10-03T19:34:36.578-04:00I'm hoping to start reading SOMETHING soon too...I'm hoping to start reading SOMETHING soon too. Maybe Atwood or David Mitchell. Definitely Harry Potter. We'll see.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-6257683944429393262014-10-03T19:33:58.537-04:002014-10-03T19:33:58.537-04:00Oh yeah, the two extremes! Both are equally annoyi...Oh yeah, the two extremes! Both are equally annoying. One keeps you away from all other things, the other gives you very little opportunity to enjoy it all.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-18911740534640956892014-10-03T19:33:02.945-04:002014-10-03T19:33:02.945-04:00I can drop whatever I am currently reading only if...I can drop whatever I am currently reading only if I haven't been reading it in a long time. Otherwise I try to plod on. Or I don't read it for a long time so that I can guiltlessly drop it, haha.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-33362286928087839282014-10-03T19:30:44.702-04:002014-10-03T19:30:44.702-04:00We got a bit of warmer weather last week and I hav...We got a bit of warmer weather last week and I haven't been happy about it either. I am ready for the Fall and the Winter!Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-36192245270345249522014-10-03T19:29:02.501-04:002014-10-03T19:29:02.501-04:00I haven't read anything by Atwood, so I hope I...I haven't read anything by Atwood, so I hope I will get to this one soon!Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-63789999138478165922014-10-03T19:23:45.264-04:002014-10-03T19:23:45.264-04:00I don't knit. That was autocorrect. I really d...I don't knit. That was autocorrect. I really don't know what I was trying to say, but what I did say was funny. Hope this message makes it without any autocorrect. ;)Bryan G. Robinsonhttp://www.stillunfinished.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-63532248493248569712014-10-03T19:20:08.975-04:002014-10-03T19:20:08.975-04:00Too many books, too little time...
I should try t...Too many books, too little time...<br /><br />I should try to read more from my bookshelves and rotate them so that I feel more like Too little books, too much time.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-78637353437009387502014-10-03T19:19:17.534-04:002014-10-03T19:19:17.534-04:00The HP books are usually Fall-Winter for me becaus...The HP books are usually Fall-Winter for me because the books start in the Fall. Whenever I think of each of the books, I remember the beginning more than the end, so somehow the book is associated with Fall/Winter.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-21709501733806474122014-10-03T19:17:53.954-04:002014-10-03T19:17:53.954-04:00Do you knit too? What do you like to make?Do you knit too? What do you like to make?Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-87471548482015127842014-10-03T19:17:05.839-04:002014-10-03T19:17:05.839-04:00I agree with you. I think I am going to try refrai...I agree with you. I think I am going to try refraining from commitments for a few months and see how it goes. I like making plans but the plans change to work soon.Athira / Athshttp://www.readingonarainyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-12026384111978213932014-10-02T20:14:46.163-04:002014-10-02T20:14:46.163-04:00I am thinking about re-reading Harry Potter this w...I am thinking about re-reading Harry Potter this winter too... we should discuss this... maybe make it a thing :)Sheila DeChantalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-269687428828453412014-10-01T22:07:47.235-04:002014-10-01T22:07:47.235-04:00It's good to see you around! :-) I'm tryin...It's good to see you around! :-) I'm trying to focus on reading SOMETHING right now but it hasn't happened lately. I hope you share pictures of your knitting with us.Vasillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-78786462573994252372014-09-29T17:56:31.647-04:002014-09-29T17:56:31.647-04:00Sometimes I have so many ideas of what I want to r...Sometimes I have so many ideas of what I want to read that I can't actually seem to settle on anything. :-) I also know what it's like to get so single focused that other things fall by the wayside. That isn't my problem right now. My problem is wanting to do so much all at once . . .<br /><br /><br />I hope you have a great week!literaryfelinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-71396873695885059912014-09-29T11:29:45.232-04:002014-09-29T11:29:45.232-04:00I've had a good year with reading what I want ...I've had a good year with reading what I want to read. I do have ARCs in the mix but they are only ones that I would have read anyway on my own. <br /><br />This morning it was 53 degrees and a little chilly for me. The weather report said it will be 100 degrees by the end of the week again though. I am so sick of the heat. I want to take out my fall stuff but it just doesn't feel right when it's so hot and you've got candles burning.Ti Reednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-9867763168602620162014-09-28T19:14:12.466-04:002014-09-28T19:14:12.466-04:00My middle son read Atwood's trilogy and has be...My middle son read Atwood's trilogy and has been supposed to bring me Oryx and Crake since he finished because he insists I need to read it. Hope to soon!Lisa Sheppardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-62795913865415531572014-09-28T17:05:14.186-04:002014-09-28T17:05:14.186-04:00I know what you mean about tending to focus on one...I know what you mean about tending to focus on one hobby at a time...we do that to give it the full attention it deserves, right?<br /><br />I haven't read Harry potter since my son was a boy at home, years ago, and I think I would like to revisit them, too. Which isn't to say I don't also have A Fine Balance and Cloud Atlas on my lists...bellezzanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-81408212889085616452014-09-28T10:58:52.486-04:002014-09-28T10:58:52.486-04:00Aw yeah, reread the Harry Potter books! I love rer...Aw yeah, reread the Harry Potter books! I love rereading them, though for me, the season for them is summer. I used to reread the whole series before a new book would come out, so May/June always feels like the time for Harry Potter.Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-2237938102033957982014-09-28T10:43:16.416-04:002014-09-28T10:43:16.416-04:00Day so far, so good except for my mouse isn't ...Day so far, so good except for my mouse isn't working and I'm having to use a touchpad, but if that's the worst this day brings, then I'll take it. The week? I should be knitting as cold as it is getting, but do have the windows open in the house right now and it feels kind of good. I'm hoping to finish a book this afternoon too. Nothing complicated, just a Kathy Reichs' Bones book.Bryan G. Robinsonhttp://www.stillunfinished.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318555580612720798.post-57999434251812267202014-09-28T10:42:23.687-04:002014-09-28T10:42:23.687-04:00Our air conditioner is still running but I'm n...Our air conditioner is still running but I'm not complaining. I'm not ready for summer to end. I've been reading whatever I want whenever I want for a few months now and it's so refreshing.bermudaonion(Kathy)noreply@blogger.com