Member: LisaMorr

Sorry about that - we'll chalk it up to lost in the mail. And don't worry, your lack of a review won't count against you for getting future books.

And the Member Giveaway books don't count at all :)

Abby

posted by ablachly at 1:07 pm (EST) on Jun 3, 2009

Hi,

LibraryThing contacted me and indicated you were one of the winners of the Early Reviewer Giveaway (for my novel, Dirty Little Angels). Please send me your e-mail address (mine is mail@christophertusa.com), and I'll send you a copy of the e-book.

Thanks for entering the giveaway,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 11:14 pm (EST) on Apr 24, 2009

LM, I'm just getting caught up on LT. Thanks for stopping by. I'm not even sure what I'm doing on my 75 thread is reviewing. It's more like commenting on a few thoughts and reactions. There's certainly no rhyme or reason to it. Here's hoping you're getting time to read.

VG

posted by VisibleGhost at 8:29 am (EST) on Apr 21, 2009

Oh, I forgot to say that in my opinion there is no such thing as a perfectly good airplane.

posted by owlmoon at 2:45 pm (EST) on Apr 18, 2009

I'm not sure exactly who it is but it could have been me as that is what I did in my long ago younger days.

posted by owlmoon at 2:43 pm (EST) on Apr 18, 2009

Nice Picture of the wall Lisa!!

posted by owlmoon at 1:51 pm (EST) on Apr 18, 2009

Thx for dropping by my 999 page! I had decided its purpose was going to be merely archival (a good thing), so it's really nice to have had a visitor :)

posted by suslyn at 7:56 pm (EST) on Apr 12, 2009

Always happy to be amusing.

posted by setnahkt at 9:50 pm (EST) on Apr 5, 2009

...I have seen the Kushiel books in SFBC and wasn't sure if I would like them. Might try them out sometime...

Ah. I had thought you had already read them; therefore a little explanation might be in order:

The books are set in a fantasy medieval Europe. Countries have different names but are recognizable - Alba is England, Terre d'Ange is France, Skaldia is Germany, etc. The main difference from "our" medieval Europe is religion - without going into a lot of detail the primary relgon is worship of Elua and His Companions, Elua being more or less the grandson of God. A primary doctrine of Elua is "love as thou wilt", meaning that any form of consensual sexual activity is allowed. The heroine, Phedre, is a masochistic courtesan, and is continuously finding herself in situations where she's getting flogged or tortured or otherwise enjoying herself; at the same time, she's adept at politics and is also continuously thwarting plots against her country.

So far they've been good reads - the characters, although deviating a little from standard fantasy fare, held my interest.

posted by setnahkt at 9:25 pm (EST) on Apr 5, 2009

They are the differential form of Maxwell's equations. I was inspired by the famous T-shirt:

http://www.scienceteecher.com/black_hole...

Mine are slightly different; don't remember why, but possibly for magnetic media?

I found the Kushiel books quite enjoyable (I've just started Kusiel's Scion, and romantic (in a kinky sort of way). However, I doubt if I could tolerate Phèdre's extracurricular activites with the same resignation that Joscelin does. One of these days I have to make up a geneological chart; it's hard to keep track of the characters.

The books were recommended by a female friend. I don't know if she was trying to tell me anything or not.

At any rate, I like the way Carey has created a consistent fantasy world, a la Tolkein; you get the feeling that there is a lot of "back story". Too many fantasy novels keep using deus ex machina why the author has written herself into a corner.

I'm a little disappointed in the Harry Potter books because of this; Rowling seems to keep inventing new magic every time she need to move the plot along.

posted by setnahkt at 8:43 pm (EST) on Apr 5, 2009

Thx for checking in!

posted by suslyn at 12:17 pm (EST) on Mar 30, 2009

Hey Lisa,

GUG commented that we haven't seen you around for a while... hope all's okay in your corner of the world!

Susan

posted by suslyn at 5:11 pm (EST) on Mar 25, 2009

You might be interested in this blog:

http://www.sandmonkey.org/category/women...

which is run by a pro-American (!) pro-Israeli (!!!) Egyptian man. He has some pretty interesting stories.

posted by setnahkt at 9:01 pm (EST) on Mar 9, 2009

I'll have to check your pictures out and see how things have changed over the last 30 years.

The biggest difference I noticed between the 1990s trips and the 2000s trips was the way Egyptian women dressed. In the 1990s, it was mostly Western style; in fact, possibly a little overdone - lots of heavy meakeup and jewelry even in the daytime. On the 2000s trips, almost every woman was wearing the hijab or the niqab. Obviously the fundamentalist movement had taken effect; I was told by Egyptians that the big influence was the 1992 Dashur earthquake, where the Egyptian government's response was uncoordinated and poor while local mosques and the Muslim Brotherhood provided a lot of relief and support.

posted by setnahkt at 10:50 am (EST) on Mar 2, 2009

I've got some Egypt pictures on my Facebook page. I didn't take any myself on the last two trips - I got tired of only seeing things through a viewfinder - but I borrowed some from a friend who was also along in 2006. I've got quite a few from the 1991 and 1993 trips, but they are mostly slides, and although I have a slide digitizer I haven't had the time to figure out how to use it yet.

posted by setnahkt at 7:17 pm (EST) on Mar 1, 2009

Dear Lisa,

Thank you for returning the travel books--I blush to admit that I know how easy it is to forget this step! Also thanks for the entirely unnecessary but appreciated postage check.

How did you enjoy the trip? I've only been in Arizona briefly, while driving from Virginia to California on the southern route a few decades ago. Given the winters up here, though, the thought of relocating there or other warmer places has definitely crossed my mind.

Cheers,
Elizabeth

posted by ejj1955 at 2:39 pm (EST) on Mar 1, 2009

...you've got your movies in here as well. I haven't even thought about doing that yet. I'm kind of thinking about adding computer and video games though.

I've found that a lot of recent movies have ISBNs, so at least somebody considers them somethng like a book. I figured that since I can go to the local brick-and-mortar library and check out DVDs and CDs, they might as well go in my personal library as well. Unfortunately, the LibraryThing "Add Books" search doesn't find moives or CDs on Amazon, but you can download a lot of them from college or public libraries and manually enter the rest.

... I've visited Egypt twice and have always loved Egyptian mythology.

Cool. When and where? I was there in 1991, 1993, (both time just around Cairo) 2004(for the transit of Venus, from the roof of the Luxor Sheraton) and 2006 (for the eclipse of the sun, right on the Libyan border). I took Egyptian as my language in college, but I was never very good at it; I can only read hieroglyphs very slowly and with the constant aid of a good dictionary.

Our jobs are related - I'm the PSM Audit Manager for an oil company - so trying to make sure we watch ourselves and do the right thing before we have a problem (find the issues before you do...).

How true. I'm in the environmental unit, but all the safety people are adjacent, and they are always sweating out safety audits by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. I did work in a chem lab for a while during college, and managed to set myself on fire twice, so I have a little experience with chemical safety. Chemical safety here isn't very complicated - mostly lots and lots and lots of Diesel.

posted by setnahkt at 12:02 pm (EST) on Mar 1, 2009

Thanks for adding me to your interesting library list - but what I'm really thanking you for is highlighting your library, which I've been enjoying trolling through. You've got the CRC handbook and all your D&D stuff in here - that's neat. Also loving all the Egyptian and Egypt-related books.

You're welcome. Trolling other's libraries has become kind of a habit with me as well. Seems sort of kinky sometimes; like rummaging through underwear drawers. Except you can probably tell more about somebody from their library than from their underwear.

I've been interested in Egypt as long as I can remember - been there four times. The CRC handbook is semiprofessional; I'm an environmental compliance officer and need to know enough about chemistry to bluff management. The D&D stuff is because I'm a geek.

posted by setnahkt at 12:12 am (EST) on Mar 1, 2009

Hi Lisa,

Thanks for visiting my library. I really liked The Time Travelers Wife and The Book Thief was one of the best books I've read in a long time. You've got some very interesting books here. I've got your 75 Book Challenge thread starred and although I may not leave many comments, I am lurking!

posted by loriephillips at 9:50 pm (EST) on Feb 14, 2009

Hi Lisa,

Thanks for visiting my library. I really liked The Time Travelers Wife and The Book Thief was one of the best books I've read in a long time. You've got some very interesting books here. I've got your 75 Book Challenge thread starred and although I may not leave many comments, I am lurking!

posted by loriephillips at 9:49 pm (EST) on Feb 14, 2009

Well...I really hope you like the book now! I'm surprised you had to pay $12.00 for it. I'm sure I've seen the paperback on library sale tables for less than a dollar. I think I saw the movie too, but the book made such an impression on me that I don't think the movie could possibly have lived up to it.

posted by laytonwoman3rd at 2:04 pm (EST) on Feb 10, 2009

I thought this would be a good time to say hello and thanks for visiting my 75 book challenge thread. It's the first time I've ever really tried to track my reading, so this is an interesting experience.

posted by justchris at 10:20 pm (EST) on Feb 4, 2009

Thanks! I appreciate that you are enjoying my thread - it's so nice to hear...
I put the book you recommended on my bookmooch wishlist, thanks!

posted by amwmsw04 at 12:35 pm (EST) on Feb 3, 2009

Hi Lisa - I saw you were interested in The Secret Scripture, so if you'd like a preview - Barry read from the book on the publication date at the London Review Bookshop last year, and the recording is on the website:

http://www.lrbshop.co.uk/news/19/Sebasti...

I do hope you pick it up! I absolutely loved it, having decided from the reviews that I wasn't going to read it because it sounded too depressing.

posted by FlossieT at 4:37 pm (EST) on Jan 30, 2009

I can not imagine going all the way to China one time, never mind twice. I am very much a homebody.
What do you do that sends you so far away?

From posting here on your profile, another LTer who is practically a neighbor found me :)
What a treat! We should get PghDragonMan and find a few others, and have our own LT get together this year.

k

posted by mckait at 7:10 pm (EST) on Jan 29, 2009

Saw your comment on one of the 999 Challenge threads and have a couple recommendations for Pittsburgh history books. [Meet You In Hell] by Les Standiford is about Carnegie and Frick and their "bitter partnership." Also, for historic fiction, [Out Of This Furnace: A Novel of Immigrant Labor in America] by Thomas Bell. Both are going to be mainly late 19th into 20th century so not very much deep history, but both are very interesting.

posted by Zmrzlina at 9:37 pm (EST) on Jan 28, 2009

Lisa

I just noticed a post of yours saying you are from Pgh.
Me too.. Baden!
Hello :)

k

posted by mckait at 5:05 pm (EST) on Jan 28, 2009

That is an incredible list of favs, non? Boy howdy wish I could get my hands on some :)

posted by suslyn at 6:27 am (EST) on Jan 26, 2009

Thanks for stopping by on the 75er thread...I'm chuckling at the image of you, your husband and mamihlapinatapai.

I hope you enjoy some of those books.

--Tad

posted by TadAD at 7:58 am (EST) on Jan 25, 2009

The regency definitions are in on my thread :) I learned something! Thanks for asking ... I just read 'em. LOL bad me.

posted by suslyn at 6:34 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2009

I know what you mean about torn between post- and book-reading! Man! Okay Gabriel just got done kneading and is now purring. that works. (like you want the play x play commentary on the cats ;->)

posted by suslyn at 12:46 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2009

Is that you on the wall of China?!! if soo too cool!!!!! If not, where is it :)

Oh 22 years -- how special. Buckaroux, our orange tabby Maine Coon, is pretty big -- he opens doors in the house! But under all that fur he is unfortunately very scrawny. He's just not that interested in food.

The other two like this in him very well. :) They're all boys. I wanted a dog and got cats :) but they are very well behaved and somewhat trained. They 'come', respond to the dinner bell, don't get on the table (when we're looking at least), and have never ever scratched someone on purpose. They're 2.5, all of them. Gabriel, our incessant groomer, is lying next to me now -- he drives me nuts! (he's the striped fellow)

Hope the rest of your weekend is super.

posted by suslyn at 12:43 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2009

LOL that's not exactly what I meant, but it might be true. I meant if your comment were on my thread about my posts I would feel happy you read, happy you liked the idea of what I read enough to try some out, and happy I gave you and your husband joy.

posted by suslyn at 12:36 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2009

I thought you left the nicest post on Tad's thread.

posted by suslyn at 12:32 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2009

Lisa,

Daunt Books is a great shop in Marylebone High Street. At the front are all the categories of stock you expect in a bookshop. But its real interest lies in the sections further back, where the books are arranged by country. Each country's section contains literature from that country, books on all aspects of the country, travel guides, and so on. It's particularly useful if you want to specialise in a particular country's literature. Don't miss the bit downstairs - more countries, with added seating space. And the staff are very knowledgeable too.

It's one of my favourites - well worth a visit!

Nicky

posted by parmaviolet at 2:57 pm (EST) on Jan 18, 2009

Many apologies for your gift's late delivery, Lisa. I did send it rather late in December, as I'd only just joined the group and found out about the Secret Santa. But it did take a lot longer than I expected - I suppose it was the Christmas post.

I do hope you enjoy the book.

Nicky

posted by parmaviolet at 10:08 am (EST) on Jan 13, 2009

Sure thing, Lisa! My challenge thread is HERE.

It's probably since I shortened my name instead of using my full screen name - I should have thought of that... Maybe I'll start a new one while the year is still young!

posted by aglaia531 at 7:51 pm (EST) on Jan 11, 2009

Lisa,
My dad never pushed the Eagles on me. I became a Steelers fan when I married my husband. His dad is originally from that area. I just can't help loving them. I agree with everything you said about the Steelers fans. They are hard core and always love their team. I know a few Eagles fans that are only fans when they are winning. I get angry with the Eagles when the players start blaming each other for their loses. McNabb has showed me that he will admit when he is wrong and that will make me a fan of them again.

Glad to see that you didn't get disappointed on that comment.

Monica

posted by crazy4reading at 12:08 pm (EST) on Jan 11, 2009

I saw your comment in the December batch thread and was wondering if you are an Eagles or Steelers fan? We are Steeler fans here even though we live close to Philadelphia.

posted by crazy4reading at 8:34 am (EST) on Jan 11, 2009

Hey,
Just checked out our books in common. Are you aware the Jordan died and so the series isn't finished? Somebody's working on it, but no clue when it will be out. As for McCaffrey, while I enjoyed Powers That Be more than some of her others, I'd recommend her book Restoree instead unless you have a particular reason for PTB. Her Freedom's Landing was good, but as the series goes on it gets a bit unwieldy as does the PTB series. Restoree is not part of a series and maybe that's why I like it better. Everything comes together. I actually would enjoy a sequel, but I don't think that's gonna happen :) -- Susan

posted by suslyn at 3:12 pm (EST) on Jan 9, 2009

Hey, do you have a 75 thread? If so could you drop the link on my comments? I couldn't find a page for you. Or are you doing all your posting on 999?

posted by suslyn at 3:04 pm (EST) on Jan 9, 2009

Hi Lisa. Thanks for the note. It's fun to find other Pittsburghers on LT. This website is by far my favorite and has so positively influenced my reading choices. I love it. Sad Steelers game yesterday, but so far a great season otherwise. -Nancy

posted by nancyewhite at 1:49 pm (EST) on Dec 22, 2008

Hi Lisa. Thanks. Definitely one of my all time favorite quotes. :)

posted by bluetyson at 7:52 pm (EST) on Dec 17, 2008

Hi, Lisa!
I'm glad you decided to join us.

Most definitely your Nixon and Kissinnger would count. Be sure to mark it on the Nixon thread and insert a ticker so we can keep track. I'm still trying to get everyone to insert their tickers so I think as people join I'll just remind them.

Again, glad to have you with us.

Cheli

posted by cyderry at 12:09 pm (EST) on Dec 16, 2008

Welcome to the 2009 Challenge. Thanks for joining us!

posted by drneutron at 9:10 pm (EST) on Dec 4, 2008

Welcome to the Virago group - I hope it leads you to some great books! I see two more Virago authors in your library - Ursula Le Guinn (1 book) and Willa Cather (several books). Willa Cather was one of the first authors I discovered in Virago. I come from a small town in the south west of England and it was wonderful to discover such vivid writing about suh a different part of the world. You don't have to do anything to register on my map - it updates itself on a daily basis.

Jane

posted by FleurFisher at 4:14 pm (EST) on Nov 18, 2008

Maus and Persepolis are must read graphic novels!! Happy reading!!

posted by ShannonMDE at 10:50 pm (EST) on Nov 12, 2008