Jude's 75 for 2011~~~~~~~~Page 10

WHO ARE YOU CALLING A "CRAZY CAT LADY"???

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THE LIST:

1) THE STRAY SOD COUNTRY-Patrick McCabe ****1/2
2) LOST LUSTRE-Josh Karlen ****
3) ONE BITE WON'T KILL YOU - Ann Hodgman ****
4) THE SWEET RELIEF OF MISSING CHILDREN - Sarah Braunstein ***1/2
5) SUMMER OF SHADOWS-Jonathan Knight ****
6) SO MANY WAYS TO BEGIN - Jon McGregor ****
7) JUDGEMENT CALLS - Alafair Burke ***
8) IDENTITY CRISIS - Debbi Mack ***
9) HESTER: THE MISSING YEARS OF "THE SCARLET LETTER"- Paula Reed ***1/2
10) THE HANDBOOK FOR LIGHTNING STRIKE SURVIVORS - Michele Young-Stone ****
11) EVERY SHALLOW CUT - Tom Piccirilli ****
12) NAIROBI HEAT - Mukoma Wa Ngugi ****
13) FUN AND GAMES - Duane Swierczynski ****
14) LIGHT FROM A DISTANT STAR - Mary McGarry Morris ****
15) THE BOOK OF LIES - Mary Horlock ****
16)CALL ME PRINCESS- Sara Blaedel. ***
17) BUDAPEST NOIR - Vilmos Kondor ****
18) THE DRESSMAKER - Kate Alcott ***1/2
19) THE WITCH'S LADDER - Dana Donovan **1/2
20) MILROSE MUNCE AND THE DEN OF PROFESSIONAL HELP - Douglas Anthony Cooper. ***

*Waves* Hello there, Jude. :)

Hey Stephen...thanks for stopping by....not much happening, though

;-(

Hey, can anyone neck in that zone? Just wondering. Congrats on the New Thread! The Big 10, huh? Cool!

Hi Jude



Still following you:)

Yep, anyone can neck freely, without fear of jail time....!

;-)

Oh, calm....that is loverly...thank you!

Hi Jude!
Nice new thread - tho I totally don't get #1 ??? I'm hopeless. :)

C.....#1 is a "stopgap" till I find a photo, or something...

;-}

oic lol - gawd, I'm really too dense sometimes!

Naw, you're okay...i was being deliberately cryptic

*Wipes brow* I'm glad the necking is optional. Mark was giving me that look... :P

Well, if that's the case...you're on your own Stephen.....i know a swift kick to certain "parts" can put a stop to certain "feelings"..or all "feeling" for that matter

Not that I want to see Mark hurt, or anything..

Thank god we're not talking about "my" Mark...that would be a whole 'nuther game, indeed

Necking is fun, though

Ah, well, I tend to avoid physical contact with strangers, so I wouldn't know. I do think that you should avoid any pictures with naked rear ends like Richard is using with all the necking going on. It just sounds like a potentially dangerous combination.

I agree...no naked butts here (unless i find a really "good one" and can't help myself)

;-P

Oh...

Well, then might I suggest this one? Awww, c'mon! Oh, fine, nevermind. :P

Actually, I like that one...not that I'm gay or anything...

See, who says I don't have good taste in art. :P

I don't actually suggest you use that one though. It's far too big. (The picture, I mean, the ass is fine!)

Agreed

Hey, with all this back-and-forth we're dong...we should start a Blog??

just a suggestion

A blog about asses?

A blog about conversation..not necessarily about asses...

Hey, it's thought...I already have one Blog

You have blog? Hmmm, I sort of remember it (a black and green color scheme is coming to mind...??) but I'm not sure...do you have a link? :)

I'm not sure if I could do a blog myself. I usually have a tough time loading them on my dial-up connection. :(

Blog Link (sounds kind of nauseating):

http://jayditreader.blogspot.com

I started this blog when i was on dial-up....wasn't a problem

Hmmm, yeah, I've definitely visited your blog before. :)

>and.......

????

I need some Friendly assistance here....aka HELP

anybody awake, out there

anything I can help with?

Family Issues...I doubt it

The thought/offer...thank you, much

>27 ChelleBearss:

Oh, Jude! I have a family I could give you! Is that what you need? LOL

Oh C..i appreciate the offer, i really do

but none of you have an idea

I re-connected with my cousin Rebecca/Becky.....whom I haven't seen since 1969......I wasn't allowed to use the phone...when I was a kid...so, could never call anyone (this was way before cell phones) never mind cousins

My father once, ripped the phone cord out the wall, when he thought my Mom was talking too much

My Dad trashed the kitchen, because he couldn't find a particular item in a drawer

My Dad trashed the entire garage...for whatever reason

I come from two people with serious mental/emotional Issues...i am their daughter.......with a healthy sense of humour/irony

I am here, on LT

Do you still want to be my Friend? Think about it......

Jude I have a feeling that your eyes could be similar to Jack Nicholson's in The Shining!
Anyway what the hell idiosyncracies in our friends are to be cherished and encouraged - reminders of difficult times growing up should also remind us how well we did to get past them and to where we are now.

My MIL so hated me when I "stole" her daughter - prior to marriage anyway - She had been engaged to a "good family" in Johor Bahru, Malaysia when yours truly came along and made eyes at her eldest girl. To stop us from contacting each other she used to take the house telephone out with her in her handbag. Hani ran away from home and I put her in an apartment in Kuala Lumpur which was a brave thing for a young muslim lady to do in 1995. Being adept at negotiation I managed to strike a deal with the mother that she would allow us to date if I brought Hani back to the family home - she kept her word and got herself a SIL. Now she and I are extremely close and she is normally a useful ally to take the corners of SHE-WHO-MUST-BE-OBEYED's temper.

Bah, we're book readers Jude, we're good at rising above silly childhood psychology and seeing issues from the outside looking in. We do it every time we read a novel. My dad was very 'absent' and later cheated on my mom, and my mom is a sexist, and an aggressive, judgemental, argumentative hatemonger who thrives on anger and fighting with others.

Certainly I am neither of those things.

You're great, Jude, regardless of how your parents may have behaved.

Now, this cousin Rebecca, the re-connection is a good thing, no? :)

"idiosyncracies in our friends are to be cherished and encouraged - reminders of difficult times growing up should also remind us how well we did to get past them and to where we are now."

I like that Paul. and I agree...

We all do the best we can. Being human is not easy. Still trying to figure out the sense of it myownself! :PPPP

I was not allowed to use the phone either. (So - no friends.) Now, I have something of an aversion to it. *shrug* Makes me uncomfortable even 50 years later. What made things worse, was not allowed to join in school activities or go out after dark. Even with other parents in charge. My teen years were hell.

Dad was an alcoholic; Mom was never able to demonstrate love and kindness to her kids - or stand up for us against Dad. Oh yeah... I am still messed up from all that. But like Paul said, somehow we got past all that to a better place. Admittedly, still working on it all.

The blessings in life are the people we have met and loved for different reasons - and have shown us the brighter side of things. Gives us hope... however little it may be.

You are a unique and fun friend. You make my life brighter many times over. ;-)

I think that if we try to cheerlead our way past these things that bahzah has noticed meaningfully:

Still trying to figure out the sense of it myownself!

Admittedly, still working on it all.

we will drive ourselves deeper underground. As of a recent birthday I am 67 years old and still working at the shortcomings my useless parents induced in me. There are some pains that will never be overcome, and, from my experience, some that I think that will never be overcome that will resolve themselves.

Oh Lord, preserve us all.

Hi, Jude!

Robert

Hi Robert,
I have no real intention of driving myself deeper underground. And... I am anything but a cheerleader.
I'm not sure what your point is - but I do agree there are pains that will never be overcome or resolved in this lifetime... maybe never. However, I need to move on in life and cherish the good I find around me. I forgive my parents because I believe they did not know any better and did the best they could under the circumstances. They have their own stories.

Claudia

Thank you all for your kind, understanding words. I'm sorry that my Pity Party spilled over here, on LT. I try to keep my meeping self-pity to a minimum, even in RL...but sometimes I fail.

My parents are dead, I know...but their shades jump up and bite me on the ass when I'm feeling low...and I go back to my former geeky, frightened self...and I hate that...the person and the act!

Any way..I'm feeling better this morning. The sun is shining and I have the whole day ahead of me...not too shabby!

Later...

You DO have a way with words, Jude! LOL
Glad you are feeling better. Me too! :)

*Hugs*

Aww, thanks you guys!

;-}

So, whatcha doin' today?

Just got back from the weekly grocery run...am going to have an early lunch...then, who knows....???

Woke up to a hellacious thunderstorm...lights flickering...thunder booming. I was tempted to stay in bed, but I have to get out of the house at least one day per week..

Finished The Dressmaker last evening. It won't ever set the world on fire as literature, but it was a pretty good read...after a rather stilted beginning. Not my genre of choice, but the romance angle wasn't lurid or sappy. Hey, I finished the book without gagging!

I have two reviews to write...three to post...am not excited about any of it....if i can crank out the unwritten two, i might feel better.

Later...

*smooch* to help remember there are always people who care, even and especially on the dark nights of the soul.

*smooch* to you, too , Sweetie...and I hope you remember the same....

;-}

Hi Jude- Are you a fan of Tom Waits? I forget. It seems like you would be a perfect fit. I think he's a National Treasure and they are running a First Listen of "Bad as Me" his latest on NPR. I listened to a few tracks. Sounds good.

Oh Jude, not sure how your thread got away from me. Just want to say I'm here, and that I'll write you more to answer your you-know-what later. :-xxx

Ilana, my "dahling"...take your time

;-)

Mark...you have to ask me about Tom Waits? I own his first two recording
s as LPs...I have seen " Bad as Me" on the horizon, for a while"...missed the First Listen on NPR, though....Now, I know why I need you to keep me on my toes
...and ears

As much as I love my iPad...posting notes really sucks..typing on the Thing is torture..

I hope these messages make sense...

I am resonating with much of the discussion here -- past, family baggage, trying to keep on keepin' on.

I believe we are all "damaged goods" to some degree or other. Heavens knows I have my own baggage from childhood and youth.

There are no perfect people, no perfectly adjusted people, no perfectly happy or content people. . . we're all a mish-mash. (Some of us got mashed more than others. ;)

And, Terri....I am seriously grateful for the " mish mash" I've found on LT

I never expected to find birds of a feather.....even in the moulting stage......

;-)

glitter-graphics.com

love the birdies..

I hope the touch keyboard gets easier jude.. it is my only concern
about iPad.. I still want one.. lol

I'm still trying to figure out what advantage an iPad would be for me. I'm thinking - none really. I don't do apps and the typing thing could drive me to drink. Oh heck - almost anything could drive me to drink lol...if only I didn't get migraines. :P

My beverages of choice are coffee (am) and water (the rest of the day). How exciting is that?

That bird gif is v cute... and I think portrays LTers well ... all different feathers, but sitting on the same wire hehe

LOL .... great feathered friends, Terri.

Jude, the world would be a boring place if we were all alike ... mish mash is great... who wants perfect? I'm scared of perfect people.

My beverages of choice are coffee (am) and water (the rest of the day). How exciting is that?

Me too, except replace "coffee (am)" with "water (am)." I do usually treat myself to something horribly sugar-filled and nauseating to go along with the greasy pizza I eat every week or two though. :)

Touchpad keyboards... *Shudders* I can't even type well on laptop keyboards. Too flat. I need big, raised, widely-spaced buttons with curvature and enough resistance to require a bit of forcible pressure with each stroke, otherwise I just make a mess of everything. Wait, what was I talking about again? KEYBOARDS! Yes, definitely keyboards, that's it.

pizza here tonight.. a sort of celebration for Cory....
We have 2 family owned places here and all of my kids like the pizza from those places best..
me too. So, one more time for before he moves out..

Local pizza is expensive. I like Domino's Big Deal pizzas because they are HUGE and only $4, which is ridiculously cheap. Or was cheap. Now they are $5. Still better than paying $15+ for the same size pizza though...even if it isn't the greatest quality. *shrug*

Sorry I wasn't here yesterday...slept badly, if t all, Wednesday night and woke up yesterday with every bone & muscle aching...or, at least, complaining. I spent the day on the couch, dosing myself with hot teas and various OTC painkillers.. I feel better this morning, but it's cold and damp and I'm not ready for Winter....I need to cook but feel so un-inspired.....i need a wife, or at least a maid...

*****Whining over****

Pizza would be good...i have a big loaf of French Bread....don't know what sort of "toppings", though

Soup would be good, too...but that's all I've been eating lately

Something will inspire me...if not, there are always baked potatoes.

My first "scary" read for the season...The Witch's Ladder....something is committing grisly murder on a group of Psychics...most of whom are pretty annoying any way....it's a "laugh & cringe" read....laugh at funny people...cringe at some of the prose...

Later.....

I forgot to buy onions.. I plan to make haluski , but not till tomorrow..

Haluski? Now that's an idea..

I never forget onions, or garlic...my cooking is naked without them..

;-)

Haluski it is! added some carrot.....cooked bacon (slurp)....added caraway seed....will put a dollop of sour cream over individual plates (otherwise, it tends to get yucky!)

I prefer Jude cooking naked, in that case.

I mean Jude's. :P

Oh, god...Stephen...don't even go there. I mean, I know it's the Halloween season...but no one deserves such a fright!

;-p~~~~~

Sorry about your aches n'pains doll.

I thought about you today as I spent the better part of it slaving over a hot stove and oven. Beef soup. But as it has beets in it, I guess it's Borscht. And, what else? Apple crisp. Can never get enough of a good thing. :-)

Hugs.

Haluski with carrot?

*ponders grandmothers spinning in her grave*

:)

I always add carrots to cabbage dishes...apologies to Grandmothers everywhere..

Holy Fuckity Fuck..it's snowing! I am so " not ready"..see a day of moping in my future...moping and meeping...

;-}

61: That's why I wear AT LEAST a speedo when I put Hot Pockets in the microwave. :P

Snow... *Shudders* I loved it last year when I didn't have to drive in it, but now I'm back to not looking foward to it.

65: I think it's going to be mostly rain today, again...but the shock, when I first looked out the window! Be still my heart.

I've never eaten a Hot Pocket ( somehow, that just looks wrong)....guess I'm culturally deprived ;-)

We've got snow too, Jude, and I'm not ready either.

Seems to be turning to rain...again...or at least half-and-half

Still intend to mope & meep today..

Avoid Hot Pockets! They're horrible, and not nearly as cheap as the other garbage you can buy in the freezer aisle. Trust me, I'm an expert. :)

And yes, it does look wrong, but considering the other choices I could have made (Green Giant, Banquet...) well, it just sounded like I was bragging. :P

Cooked cabbage and hot pockets :PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
With the abundance of food available in this country...
what are you all thinking????

I hope you guys didn't use up all the snow... it's supposed to be here tonight and I want tons of it!
The ocean is so warm and we are so close to it, I fear it will be rain instead. :(

* mental note: next move -> to the mountains! *

Hey, C, I like cooked cabbage! I never boil it...let it simmer in its own juices (after coating with butter, or whatever) until it's a pretty brown around the edges...(Oh god, I just made her barf...look out, people!)

Hot Pockets...i know not!

;-PPPP

snow is now pretty much rain...much mud in the driveway...

I dunno. Maybe I never had it cooked properly.
That's ok. Plenty of other food to choose from...
someday I'll visit you and see how it's supposed to be.
maybe , maybe not

sorry about the mud! That sucks! :(

Cool! *Goes out to play with Tonka trucks in Jude's driveway*

#61 Jude hilarious together with interesting/disturbing mental image courtesy of Stephen. Halloween is not oft associated with erotica mores the pity.

All this talk about snow made me wonder again do I miss my four seasons here in Kuala Lumpur with 33deg temps every day and humidity in the 90 percentile daily. Getting the vibe of a continental mope from the Americas makes me pretty damn happy to be where I am (smiling smugly).

All the talk of cabbage (which I also like) got me thinking that I enjoy discussing food almost as much as books.

#74 Hallo, Paul

Trust Stephen to supply all sorts of images, disturbing and otherwise...I've seen some pretty sexy Halloween witches in my day...even dressed up (or down) as one...a time or two

I don't know...i am not comfortable with high temps/humidity...I would rather be here in Ohio..where we've been known to have at least three seasons in one day (Spring or Fall, it's a coin toss)...besides. the weather gives me something to bitch about, that is totally out of my control.

I like to discuss food and cooking...because that's how I eat....i live a bit too far out of town to make a "quick stop for a sandwich" practical...Besides, I make better sandwiches at home than the ones i can get in town..I am a good cook...there, I said it...Food & Books...the Stuff of life, no?

J

Jude I am a specialist in eating and also like to dabble in the kitchen. With Hani around however both complaining about the mess I make and topping every dish I turn out with a much tastier creation I'll stick more to the eating duties. Jude you missed one more with food and books as the stuff of life - something else the boss is good at and it doesn't rhyme with food.

Okay Paul...but I don't want to open a Sex Shop on my thread...Jeesh!

;-}

I don't know, I've survived quite a long time on just books and food... I'm pretty certain I'd die miserably without either and so far lacking the third hasn't had any devastatingly negative effects. Just...y'know, a few messy ones...per day. Speaking of which, sorry for the white stain I left in your bathroom Jude! *Blushes*

Oh Stephen...you are such a sweetie...a nasty sweetie, to be sure...

...i wondered what that spot was...toothpaste? Nah...Stephen must have done a midnight creep....and missed the kitchen, er, bathroom doorway....(downstairs bathroom near kitchen....for your internal GPS...for next time)

*gulp*

;-PPPP

So when you cook (bake?) cabbage that way, do you knock the core out first?

Robert

Robert

If it's a large head of cabbage..yes, i whack the cabbage in half and cut out the core...if it's rather small, i just grate around the core

***I hope you were actually talking cabbage*** otherwise, that last bit would read rather hinky...

;-}

Jude

this is for Paul...a sexy witch...she, actually, looks like Amy Winehouse...which is kind of sad...

I was talking genuine vegetable cooking. I had imagined putting a whole cabbage with the core knocked out and slathered in butter on, say, a roaster rack, and cooking it until it was hot all the way through. I didn't even know whether that would work, but it sounded good.

Now you tell me that there's some grating involved.

Robert

Robert...roasted cabbage is delicious...it just takes time...I would suggest roasting it in wedges (with or without the core).....make sure you use enough butter/olive oil.....maybe cover it with foil if it starts to brown quickly....

My recipe was for grated cabbage...and I don't "boil" it...I let it simmer in its own juice and get a little brown

roasted cabbage..i have no recipe..i'll look for a link...will post one as soon as..

and here it is.....simple, and it seems to be versatile..should there be leftovers:

http://arlene-thefoodoflove.blogspot.com/2011/02/roasted-cabbage-wedges.html

J

Couldn't help but come to check out the sexy witch: too scared to stay now!
*zooms off*

#85 Jeesh, Megan...don't be a wuss..

take a deep breath and come back...when you're not such a wuss

We are all pretty harmless here...a bit crazy...some are deviant

You are welcome...any time

Profanity is acceptable...overweening prissiness is questionable

;-}

Actually, i don't now you, Megan...so I'm little uncertain, here...

Hot witches are awesome (they read books, right?)

79: Stairs? There are stairs involved? I'm not coordinated enough to walk down stairs while I'm...while I'm...ummmm...consulting my internal GPS... :P

Stephen...there are stairs in my house...but not from the downstairs lavatory to my kitchen

You don't want to scale my staircase...old house and the "extra" step....my bathroom/shower is on the second floor..i do my bathing before dark...i can't handle these stairs.....oy!

Good! Tripping could be devastating. I mean, I could damage my GPS! :o

Not only your GPS..but i won't go any further

pfffft

Yeah, and there are places I need directions to find. I really need that thing! The GPS, I mean.

What..that song by Blind Faith...CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME???

Well they say home is where the heart is, and they also say that men's hearts are in their penises, but I don't usually need a GPS to find that, so...NOPE! :P

Regarding men's penises and GPS

I have yet to figure that puzzle.....thank god

Ah, Jude...
I'd like to sneak in and say HI!
but...
I don't seem to be in sync with this thread right now.
Well... *waving and running thru* ;-)

this thread is weird, C

go back to your thread....*socks*

"this thread is weird" Amen, sister! Just passing through, my friend. Not much to add. I'm really enjoying Feed. I think you would like it too!
Love the witch! Nice!

oh Mark....i am aware of Feed...and am scoping out Zombie Lit

;0}

#95

C

things tend to get nauseating...here.....be warned

i love you, any who

J

I have nothing to say about penises but as for cooked cabbage..
I love it!

cabbage and onions cooked in butter .. with cooked cubed potatoes and dumplings.. and butter.
And salt and garlic and butter. Haluski. Yum.

:) thanks "99"... always need the love and hugs...
I just know (under the weird stuff above) there's a lot of love here ~~~~~

Sorry for making your thread weird(er) Jude. ;)

#100 & 101

you both know that I troll the Dark End of the street....that is my "comfort zone"

i hate overweening propriety......makes me gag

My LT friends are, for most of their parts...adults (though we run...kicking and screaming)....

We will survive adulthood...if not with grace...with fire power

Shit...i can't say another word

I is dead

?????

Um... did I squeeze too hard?
(hehehe)

Maybe a little, C....

but, i won't tell

So we went from hot cabbage to hot witches to penises to hugs. Hmmmm...yep, sounds like a modern Halloween celebration if I ever knew one.

You, uh, nailed it, Stephen..

(and you're supposed to be soscio-phobic????)

;-}

The dark end of the street is good, too...
Some of my favorite folks live there :)

hugs to all!

In person I'm a social phobe. On the internet...well, you see how I am. ;)

I think, for myself, that LT has been a life line

Where I live..people don't "read", like we do

Kath...the "dark end" of the street has been a salvation, of sorts....i was never comfortable with Pleasant Street...unless it was sung/written by Tim Buckley

Stephen...i'm a social phobe, too...don't tell any body, okay

;-}

Don't worry, Jude, I don't have anybody to tell. :)

Switched on the computer after a quick four hours sleep and wondered how the hell Jude got 35 posts. Got her self-portrait on #82 and comprendo - the men are flocking to you in droves Jude with things looking mistakenly like broomsticks...

Sorry (well not so really) for assisting Stephen in lowering the tone but with all this enervating talk of cabbage I can see you are open minded enough to discuss all topics known to man.
Oh and Stephen (#78) always take plenty of tissues next time to catch the toothpaste. I also never thought of mine as a GPS before but Hani confirmed again this morning that I am usually able to find the spot!

*I am not a spammer*
Hi again, I came back (as had my "I am not a wuss" boots on)
Yes, it is a little crazy here, but I think I can hack it.

It is late...I am tired ..
Paul, I think you, uh, nailed it...on all counts...

I , for one, would love to meet your Hani

No sarcasm intended

***she shuffles off to sleep***

Okay, Megan

You wanna be Friends?

Yay, Ive got another friend.
You've missed my birthday this year, but I'll accept late presents :)

Yeah sure, kid...if you want to go back to last January, for me...which would make it "almost two"

Welcome aboard this leaky ark, you!

One thing I can say Jude -- your thread is rarely boring! ;)

Have a good evening!

Hey, peeps..we got a new addition...her name is Megan...she lives in New Zealand

Be nice....

;-}

Terri, I hate boring, as much as I hate " cute"

I don't want my life to be either...

Thank you for staying with me, in spite of myself

;-)

WTF?!?! 45 message in one day?! How am I supposed to keep up? Not keeping up then, just saying hi and that I'm around but busy posting on my own thread. Am determined to knock out some reviews in record time to get them out of the way. Wish me luck.

Hi Megan! I'm certifiably crazy, fyi, but deviant behaviour seems (mostly) relegated to the past now. ;-)

Oh...me, bordering on sleep, wish you luck on the reviews...

;-}

Jude, Ilana - I can vouch for Megan (not that that will help her much)! She's ok and her running battles with RD are entertaining.

Thanks Paul, you've got my back- we're poetry buddies! (I wont tell if you dont)

>121 Smiler69: certifiable craziness huh? Sounds like normality around my place (I have a 3 year old).

Hi Jude - wow this thread is moving fast:)

Should have guessed that Stephen was involved:)

Megan is a very cool addition to your list of friends!
;-)

You must be exhausted this morning after your big party last night...

poppin in to say hello... hope you are warm and safe.. and ...thank you!!!

so... are you getting ready for all the trick or treater that will find thier way to your domain?
Or are you making rice krispie treats for yourself? (Which is btw what I myownself want to do )

damn... I lost your thread for a bit, Jude. Glad to have found you again.

Trick-or-Treat was last Thursday...here...and I live too far out of town to get any little buggers...I mean beggars.....

No Rice Krispie treats...but I have Pecan Sandies and hot green tea

Felt rather crappy today...slept badly last night with weird nightmares...I mean, I know it's Halloween and all, but enough already.

Was actually hungry today, though...and mixed up some fancy hamburgers (onion/garlic/chopped mushroom/????)...baked them. Made a big pot of mashed potatoes...I am full!!! and ready for bed...

Reading odd/creepy "fluff".....The Witch's Ladder...Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys go Paranormal...but these folks would have a hard time organizing lunch..never mind the death of one who is supposedly "pure Evil"....I have chuckled.

Milrose Munce and the Den of Professional Help is Harry Potter/Hogwarts turned upside down.....nothing magical here...just sad "ghosts" of kids who died tragically...and stupidly...and the trials of said Milrose.....who finds out he's in need of Professional Help...this one really is funny.....sad, sarcastic, and funny....Lemony Snicket fans, take note!

Later.....

Oh no! Onions? Poor, poor hamburgers. *Mourns*

Ah, the onion-phobe weighs in! I grated them...with my cheese grater..so there were no "icky" pieces.....

;-P~~~~~

Thursday? Huh? No wonder you are having nightmares!

Allow me to be the first T-o-T:

Hmmm, that may have been edible. Unlikely, but possible. :)

Thanks, C.....the only "beggar" i've seen all day is my cat...who's put on his "winter weight" , and is now a very large, white boy....I still can't put a Halloween ribbon around his neck, though!

The town always has done T-o-T "early"...and it's only from 5-7:30 pm.....and some neighborhoods don't allow it at all...Go figure!

Stephen what the hell's wrong with onions?

I like a good burger.. and onions are yum, especially caramelized!

6-8 here for trick or treat..
glad it's over.. cold!!! wet and few kids to break the monotony :P

I sliced some onion...kind of thick...and put it in a little foil "boat"...drizzled some olive oil..and "roasted " that with the burgers!! YUM! I only made two burgers, but they were big...and now I have something for lunch tomorrow...after I tackle the stores, I will need re-fueling!

Hi lady! I either spend time catching up with my own thread, or with everyone else's over here. I mostly ignore Halloween, though I did wear an orange top and sweater today. That was my big contribution. I try not to humiliate my kids too much with costumes, but might give in someday if only for the photo op.

I never think of making burgers. Now I want one.

"allo, Ilana

I tried like hell to put that ribbon 'round Ishie's neck...but he wasn't cooperative...and he has claws......

I look terrible in Orange....stay with Black pretty much year round..."they" say it's "slimming".....

I haven't had much of an appetite lately...and figured i needed protein..so I made two "fancy" burgers...baked them in the oven...and made a pot of mashers...ate most of the potatoes...naturally...

Halloween...gives me an excuse to read really cheesy HORROR...and watch the same....but, i keep a broom by the back door...if i get any sudden urges....

;-}

Mmmmm burgers, mmmmm onions.
PS I second Paul's question....I believe it went something like this: "what the hell's wrong with onions?"

Holloween....oooooooooh K. (I dont get it, I'm from NZ)

Yeah, Megan...that's why I mentioned it on your thread....duh!

Halloween? Google it!...I'm not about to explain an American Holiday...that the Holy Rollers condemn...the innately stupid use as an excuse for senseless vandalism....that I love, because I can post pics of Sexy witches (i even dressed up/down as such...a time or two).....be thankful you're from NZ!

Stephen has a thing about onions..he hates them...don't get him started on the topic, especially not on my thread

OY!

OK, I know what it is, but I still dont get it. Or is that I dont want to get it!? :)
*not talking about onions*

Paul: What isn't wrong with onions? They're disgusting. I am of a logical-thinking sort, a firm believer in evolution and the slow development of life through constant adaptation to an ever-changing environment. However, onions make a strong case for divine creation. They are obviously Luciferian, or some god or another's ideal of punishment to those sensible enough to realize how revolting onions are. Plus, onions kill brain cells and diminish the soul. It's true...granted I made it up out of thin air but surely it can be proven scientifically. At the very least, a person must have dull taste buds not to taste their utter rancidity. Everyone knows Jesus punishes sinners but dulling their taste buds, so there, PROOF!! ...

I have to say that I didn't understand how some of these parents were willing to take
their toddlers out in steady cold rain, many of them dressed without any jacket or warmth
( seriously, a polyester cape is not warm ) to get candy. I would have told my kids.. no dice, and
let them put on their costumes and made popcorn and handed over some of the treat I had to hand out..
and called it a night. In fact, that happened a time or two. Sometimes, I don't get Halloween
either :P

burgers sound good jude.. I think I might make them tomorrow.. :)

eta

Love the pic on top!

Love the picture Jude:)

#144 And there we have Stephen's rationale for despising that most pungent of tubers. Good attempt at creating science but I'm still of the view: "what the hell's wrong with onions?" Strangely enough my original career mentor a certain Brian Quinn was paranoically averse to onions and we used to secrete them around his desk for the fun of seeing his desperation in seeking their removal. Btw Luciferian is wonderful description - if it is not a real word it bloody well should be!

*still not talking about onions in effort to please the Jude-God*

Jude is apparently taking a couch day.. good for you jude!
I am about to head out for a while.. but wanted to see if you had popped in..
I will catchya later :)

147: Hey, y'know, I'm a very open-minded person. I'm not masochistic myself, but if people are into it then I'm fine with it. I believe that, so long as everyone involved is a consenting adult, people can do whatever makes them happy. So I just want you to know that I don't think you are weird at all for liking onions. That extends to Jude and anyone else who likes self-torture through the eating of onions. ;)

Pretty certain Lucerferian is a real word. I, errrr, heard it in a song somewhere. (Don't ask.)

I'm on the onions on burgers side of the fence. Nothing like a good thick slice of red onion .. or three on my burgers. I also like them chopped up and mixed with the meat together with garlic and some herbs.

Good couch day, Jude? I had one yesterday and really loved it. Went to the office today ...alas, everything actually worked, so I had to as well. Bah!

I didn't intend to take a "couch" day today...have had too many lately...but, after doing the shopping this morning (which would have been easier if there had been no other people!)....i had lunch...and don't remember anything until i woke up at 3:30 this afternoon! A perfectly good day, today, too...

Oh well, tomorrow I'll have to do laundry/cook/clean out the Buck Stove...everything i let slide today

Stephen...how is it that you make the eating of onions sound so.....perverse??? never mind Luciferian?? (Pervy Devil...now that's a good one)....Just..watch out..some day you might get a big ole box of onions in the mail....

Oy!

Who knows.. maybe one day Stefano will wake up and have an onion craving! Odder things have happened. ;-) Hope I'm here when he confesses.

Oh, I'll eat onions on occassion. In tuna salad, for example. Doesn't mean I'm happy about it, and I repent my sins as soon as possible by consuming copious amounts of sugary non-bitter things.

See, not a TOTAL onion-phobe!

Hi Jude- I'm sure you deserved a "couch day". My wife had me outside, doing that nasty fall cleaning stuff. She was there too and everything glistens! I'm starting to fade though...

BTW- Me, loves some onions!!

Mhmm, I'm not a picky eater, I'll eat just about anything really, but I have my preferences, and while there are foods I would never voluntarily eat and perfectly okay with eating them if that's what's available.

Like onions. Or thick chunks of tomatoes in soups/pasta. Or cheese on broccoli and carrots. Broccoli and carrots is one of the most amazing combinations ever, can't imagine why anyone would want to ruin the 3rd or 4th most delicious flavor imaginable with cheese! :(

#157 Now Stephen on some of this we can agree. There is little worse than scalding lumps of tomato in soup (although the flavour if blended is great) - cauliflower and macaroni cheese are also dreadful concoctions - dont mind the cheese so much but why go to all that trouble to sour the milk and churn it into cheese to then liquify it and pour it all over tastless vegetables?

Stunned by the discovery that there are people who do not think cheese improves anything. It is like bacon. Add it to anything and that makes it better. Carrots are not good in anything but soup. Like Lima beans. :) They are soup vegies.

Jude! glad you had a surprise couch day :)
Catching up is okay if you have a good reason :)

Cheese makes 99 percent of things better. Excpet Carrots+Broccoli, unless it's carrots+broccoli+pasta+chicken, because by then the carrots+broccoli taste isn't present in the dish to begin with.

Cheese and non-fried chicken is another top combination. Chunks of chicken mixed with rice and broccoli and covered in cheese is fantastic. Wish I could make it myself. Yay for microwaves? :(

#158 Paul because then it makes the tasteless vegetables taste like cheese! mmmm!!

I love the food talk on this thread, making me hungry!!

Feed the cauliflower and lima beans to the dog - everything else is YUM!
Time for lunch! :)

Jeesh, all this food talk...it's a good thing i cooked today!

I'll weigh in now as a Lima bean lover.....been one since I was a kid!. I prefer cauliflower raw.....but love broccoli both raw and cooked...I don't like cheese sauce on veggies...but love Mac-n-Cheese (the only reason i keep a little box of Velveeta in the fridge)...otherwise I agree, cheese ranks up there with bacon as a Major Food!

So, today...i roasted fresh broccoli (with a little oil, minced garlic, salt & pepper) in a 425F oven.....gives the florets nice "crunchy" spots.....drizzled it with some lemon juice...Ahhhh1

Marinated venison loin in a sesame/ginger marinade....and "burned" it in a hot skillet with some sliced onion...and the leftover marinade..

Garlic bread to mop up the juices...

I think this is what Stephen mentioned....chicken/rice/broccoli casserole. I've made so many of these, to take to Pot Luck dinners!!!!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/broccoli-rice-cheese-and-chicken-casserole/detail.a...

Later....

That's it, I'm going to Jude's house for dinner tonight. :P

The casserole is exactly what I was talking about. Except onions in it would completely and utterly ruin it. :(

I'll probably make that casserole a couple of times this winter...for Pot Lucks

.......i use Onion powder, though...if I'm making it for other people...you're not the only one, Stephen...my boyfriend thinks I use way too much onion and garlic in my cooking...but, he keeps coming around...so, i guess it's not a major problem *snort*

I hate cauliflower! Smells like dirty gym socks when they're being cooked.

I hate cooked cauliflower, too! But I love it raw on a relish/crudite platter....

;-)

I think I maybe just don't like albino vegetables because I'm not a fan of white asparagus either. ;-)

I understand.....but, you like potatoes, don't you?

*she said, snarkily*

potatoes ain't white .... they have brown or red skin.

*she snarkily snips back*

Did i say "racist"? No, I did not

***You're a good sport, Caro***

boo!

>172 curlysue:

Boo! Who?

;-)

boo hoo hoo

toss me a tissue will ya?

:P

Hell, i'll toss you a friggin' case....if you need it!

;)

LOL.....
just as long as it's not those aloe/lotion tissues, those are nasty and leave a greasy feeling...

if that's all you have maybe Ape can use them for something :)

Nah, as fast as I go through them it's better to use the cheap stuff...

Oh, I hate those Lotion tissues...gross, greasy bastids...banned from my house

I use the cheap stuff...usually buy 'em at the Dollar Store

now...any body for a "weepy" fest (once we stop laughing, that is)??

I love my peeps...yes, i do

;-}

all that talk of potatoes ... i made a big bowl of garlic mashed potatoes. Mmmmm.... i love mashed potatoes. especially with lots of butter and cream.

Lotion tissues? What the heck are they?

...don't look at me...

Caro-

they're tissues with lotion/aloe added...for "sensitive noses" i guess (don't ask me about this shit..it creeps me out!)

truly gross and greasy....avoid them at all costs

don't look at Stephen....or me.....i never use the stuff

Oy!

Garlic mashed potatoes are "heaven on a plate"...yes they are...

Many of the tissues in my trash bin will appear to be of those variety though. :P

don't look my way either....eck! they are nasty!
Kleenex has a whole line of them....

ditto Jude on the garlic mashed potatoes!

ee gads! There are too many conversations blended together here!
I give!

Hi Jude! ;-)

Caro.. cauliflower.. broken up and steamed.. then add a stick of butter, salt and garlic and stir in flavored bread crumbs. I bet you would like it then. jude.. have you ever tried it cooked that way?

Lotion tissues are very soft though, I have to say..

I agree with Cee.. I am sort of confused now.. so off I go..

Holy cow, Jude, what a conversation!

I disagree with Stephen about the onions. (I bet he never tasted a sweet Vidalia onion, or he'd have a different opinion.)
I disagree with Stephen and Paul about the chunks of tomato (though my son would agree with them) -- I love chunky tomato sauce!
I agree with Kath that cheese improves just about anything it touches (except the pages of a book, perhaps)/
I agree with Jude about lotion tissues -- ugh! (now those may deserve the adjective Luciferian!)
and I definitely agree with Jude about garlic mashed potatoes. (Heavenly indeed!)

Having had my say on these weighty subjects (as in, all this food talk could add ten pounds to my weight) I shall bid you adieu!

*waves*

Happy Friday!
*waves*

**Waving back**

Mark has been out here...yesterday and today...cutting firewood. I made Chicken Broth yesterday...and Southwest Chicken soup today...it is goood...nothing beats homemade broth. I do put shredded cheese on top...along w/tortilla chips...

Not much else going on...spent yesterday afternoon clearing tree trash from the yard...it's still too wet to cut the grass where it really needs it....oy!

Trying to finish my "fluff" reads so I can get back to, more or less, serious stuff....Man. "fluff" can be long-winded!

Hope all's well with my Peeps...

Later..

Just keeping up with my friends :)

I wish I could embed this on this thread, Jude.

I think I will gormandize at the Costco food court. Do you ever do that, or do you always cook?

Robert

Kath, because you're a dear friend, I won't take you up on that bet because you'd lose, and I'd so hate to see you in the workhouse scrubbing floors and emptying the rat traps.

BUT, I'll take the breadcrumbs, butter, garlic and add that to steamed broccoli ... yummy! I love that.

Jude, it's funny but since I asked what lotion tissues were, I suddenly noticed them in the supermarket this evening. I wonder why I never noticed them before. Thanks for the warning ... I'll keep away from them.. can't imagine a greasy tissue.

I think I may need to resort to some fluff read tonight too, Jude ... brain needs a dusting.

Robert:

I love the "link"!

I usually cook....because I like to know what's in my food...and, because I live too far from town to be able to "pop in" for a sandwich, or whatever. There aren't any good restaurants in town, just the usual Fast Food joints and several homestyle eateries...where the fare is high in salt & fat (not that I disdain s & f...but I don't want a lot of it, on a daily basis). I'll get a rotisserie chicken (or two) at the grocery if I know that I won't be in the mood to slave over a hot stove.....other than that, it's me and my cookware! And my six shelves of cookbooks!

Caro:

...my recent "fluff" reading has cleared many cobwebs from my mind....and given my laugh muscles a workout! Highly recommended.

Lotion tissues "might" be good if one has a bad cold and is constantly nose blowing...but for god's sakes...don't mistakenly try to clean your glasses with one.......urgh, that really is gross!

J

Hi Jude- Hope you are enjoying your day and your fluff! Glad the other Mark in your life came by to do the firewood. I'm sure that's a major task.
I finally finished and reviewed Feed. You would like it's sassy & punky style!

Mark...saw your review of Feed...good job! Book is already on The List....

Firewood cutting is a major chore...that's why I don't do it...other than the fact that I don't "do" chainsaws...He's leaving the wood cut & stacked out in the woods....so I can use up what's in the garage....

Any way, I made Southwest chicken soup this morning....and sent a container home with him...ain't I sweet?

Reading wise...i have to get back on track...too much silliness...

Not much going on today...got up early to do laundry (no clean clothes at all, eek!)....then everything went downhill...feeling tired but not achy...nearly done with the "fluff" reads. Then on to sterner stuff...I have Ashes to Dust as a Net Galley...new Scandi-crime.....I am curious as to its merits...ahem!

Don't forget to turn the clocks back, peeps....wouldn't want y'all to be embarrassed tomorrow....

#19 The Witch's Ladder by Dana Donovan

If you're not already "into" Paranormal Lit....you might want to take a pass on this one..

Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys do Paranormal??? This clueless bunch of psychics could barely organize lunch...never mind the murder of one of their own...who embodies the "soul of all evil" (my quotes..not the author's)

The narrative bounces between snippets of "lectures" on all this paranormal....and trendy, Hip dialogue...a bit disconcerting. All of the stereotypes are here....as well as the funky fogs and spontaneous tornadoes/earthquakes/water spouts. There is grisly murder, complete with evisceration....."tribal" jealousy....a gambling jones....and a stalwart Policeman/convert.

I don't mean to make a complete hash of this book. It is not my genre-of-choice...but I was in the mood for "fluff" and I don't do romance...The plot was strong enough that it held my interest...but, I am a born skeptic. Things that "go bump in the night" probably do so for a very good reason...I like my Mysteries without the "hocus pocus". I will say, reading this book gave my Laugh muscles a workout!

Recommended to the already-converted...others, beware

(2 1/2 Stars)

***I'm going backward with the reviews that I owe. This one was easy...because the genre isn't my usual fare...for "fluff" it wasn't bad....well, almost***

Hi Jude- It doesn't look like The Witch's Ladder is my cuppa but your review was entertaining. Have you read early Joan Didion? I just received a battered copy of Slouching Towards Bethlehem. It sounds very good.
Have a good evening!

Read Slouching Towards Bethlehem back in the 60s...when it was first published. I loved the book...still do...unfortunately, my copy has gone AWOL. I have a copy, still, of Play It As It Lays....not for the faint-hearted. Ms Didion possesses the keenest "eye" of any writer I know. I want to read her book about California...where she grew up! I read her fiction back in the 80s &90s...yep, I think I "know" her work

;-}

...so behind....read the middle lot of posts about onions (really stephen...again with the onions?) and potatoes. Always good to discuss vegetable, *ahem*, moving on.

Turning clocks back ay? We just put ours forward a few weeks ago. Now it's light til 8.30pm. YAY. More frisbee in the back garden for me! (once little Lenny starts going to bed before 9pm that is...OK maybe next Spring there'll be more frisbee)

Jude get yourself to Chicago - it sounds like Mark has got your book!

Now that's my girl! I knew you would be familiar with Didion's earlier work. I posted a comment about her & this book awhile back and never got a nibble. I have only read The Year of Magical Thinking.

Paul- LOL. Actually, you could be right! This edition is from '68 and looks like it's been "around".

BTW- I love the gal at the top of the thread! she looks like she might be fun to have around.

Mark:

Where I Was From is the Didion book I really want to read! About her growing up in California...how the place has changed over time..never read Year of Magical Thinking....dunno why. But i lived Political Fictions!

I don't think your copy of Slouching.... is the one i "lost"...your copy is only "battered".....mine would have been "bruised"...with an ear hanging lop-sided!

;-}

#16 Call Me Princess by Sara Blaedel

A young woman is brutally raped in her own home and Detective Inspector Louise Rick is given the case. Subsequent investigation reveals the fact that the young woman met her assailant at an online dating website.

The perils of Online Dating are the focus of this story. The ubiquity of the phenomenon and the supposed anonymity of the participants.

I found this to be a good mystery, story wise....but the entire tone of the book was a bit dry, and bloodless. Something I'll chalk up to it being a translation. I did not find it as compelling as Stieg Larsson's work...to which it's been compared. ScandiCrime has become one of the darlings in publishing, lately....and any work containing potential "thrills" seems to be fair game. a pity, that..since this book is pretty low key. The addition of glimpses into Rick"s rocky personal life was a good touch....lacking sentimentality, they, again, proved that high stress jobs wreck havoc on romance.

There were enough plot twists in the story to keep it moving...some good insights into the feeding frenzy of the "tabloid" publishing mentality....and the fact that every job situation has its pompous dead weight.

I did enjoy this book, and would like to read more of Ms Blaedel's work. Recommended, but don't expect heart-stopping thrills...Louise Rick is no Liz Salander...but she works hard and gets the job done.

(3 Stars)

***This was a Net Galley***

Hi Princess (well, you did say it...)

Ah, Megan the Smartass...strikes again!

Always welcome here, y'know...you keep me on my toes. now, just pray i don't fall over and break a hip!

;-}

Hi Jude!
Didn't get past the first sentence of your review... sorry. Not for me. :P
I see you more as a queen than a princess - just not sure queen of what? ;-)

Stay warm!

Now how the heck am I supposed to concentrate on reading your review after you post a picture like that at the top of the thread? ;)

Psst, Stephen...maybe that's the point!

beside the fact that she's seriously HOT

****glad you unglued your eyes long enough to post****

further torture? Here's a link for more of Matt Dixon's work (i owe all of this to Kara ("curlysue'):

http://mattdixon.co.uk/gallery.htm

;-0

*sigh* despite your reminder AND the reminder by the newsreaders last night ... I still forgot to turn back the clock in my car and my watch. But hey! I get an extra hour to finish up today's chores.

Caro...

I hate to remember the times I'd forget to spring forward/jump back...in the past

Thank god most of my jobs were waitress/bar tending....I wasn't afraid of losing said jobs

That "extra hour" always plays hell with me...dunno why..I'm a chronic insomniac.....

OY!

Hiya cat lady ;)

Dixon does have some really nice pictures......some I wanted to post for Halloween on my thread but I thought they might be a little too "HOT"

I've been remiss with my visits, so sorry. Too pooped to try and catch up now, but I'll try to be better next time. xx

uh oh, too hot for this thread spells trouble.

Jude I certainly wouldn't look quite so glum as the cats do on your intro shot if I had the privilege to sit where they are sitting.

Almost didn't make it past your picture at the top.. NICE one :)

Just popping in, not catching up...

Another great day expected here.. plan to porch a bit.. and scoop leaves..
( Dan will blow them into a pile.. :)

I'm glad I'm not the only one. That picture is dangerous. I think the...ummm...you know...proportions are a little unrealistic though. I mean, that little plate is not nearly big enough for all those cats. :P

Oh, it's good to see so many Art Enthusiasts gathered here! I don't know much about Matt Dixon-except that I like his "pin up" style of illustration...I stole this from Kara (curlysue).....her last thread.....and some of the others are Hotter still!

Good to see you back, Kath...it is a good day to Porch...Mark is coming back out to cut firewood...so I have to stay home anyway...might drag a chair out back to the patio....alas, I have no porch!

Paul & Stephen....yeah yeah...she is Hot and those kittehs are lucky (even though some do have grumpy looking faces).....

Later....

oh...Matt Dixon's Gallery:

http://mattdixon.co.uk/gallery.htm

patio / porch whateva'!
I recognized the picture as one from Kara's thread :) and was glad you invited her in !

Have to make a run out for a few things.. like voting..
make the most of today, cold is coming !

Those are some lucky kittehs. Speaking of which...

Luckiest kitteh ever:

*Back from gallery* ...Matt Dixon is my hero. :P

*feebly waves hello*

Matt Dixon's Gallery: Where are all the hot women with grey hair? Almost every other color is there... just sayin'

Oh, Stephen...love the pic! Funny, I never thought of warming a kitten...there...though I certainly could! Glad you like the Gallery..I do like Dixon's art....the sheer boldness...the colors...the babes (oops)....

I know, C....i'm looking for a gallery of Mature Hotties...wish me luck!

Don't run away, Ilana...things will cool down here, eventually!

Kath, I voted "absentee" a while ago...and, it's going to get cold again..with rain...i am not amused (in advance)..

;-}

Actually, that girl looks quite a bit like a younger version of me when my eyes were still bright and shiny and I wore too much makeup and took the time to fix my then-plentiful hair...

There's definitely some... surplus there too though, and you would never have, never will catch me dead wearing that little in the way of clothing... (having another look)... or... no, wait, there was that period of time when I was working as a *barmaid*... but that's centuries ago now. ;-)

enjoy your day! :)

Ilana:

Actually, she looks like me..in my College days...cleavage, maybe not as much then..I didn't grow that until my 30s...the hair, yes...not so much makeup, though...

I was a waitress/bartender all through college...and several years after...No skimpy attire, though....Jeans/Tshirts/Doc Martens...and eyes in the back of my head! Working in downscale bars...the speed at which I could pour a pitcher of beer on the head of some groping fool....was a "plus"...believe it or not!

Hope all is well on the home front....

;-}

219... hmmm the boobs look....odd

.....but, the kitteh looks happy....at least, contented

;-)

#219 Stephen not sure who is the happier - the kitten, the perfectly formed breast, or me!

You people should spend more time on this page.

Robert

Aww, thank you, Robert

......from she, who generally hates "cute"!!!

J

#230 "Cat's n Racks" - LMAO! Makes me want to get... a kitten or two for sure. Plenty there to keep 'em warm! :-)

Things sure are getting lively around here!!!

I, unfortunately, am getting veddy sleepy...

Good night, peeps!

Well, the rest of the week is my own

Mark finished the firewood for the week...it's raining now....and will do so for the rest of the night...i think...these "Weather" people have no clue.....

Started a good ScandiCrime...Ashes to Dust....the 3rd in a series (I know..i don't like to enter a series late in the game...but, it's a Net Galley...I'll survive)...for some reason the writing/pacing reminds me of P D James...So Far...very good....heads up...."crime" lovers...

no boobs showing today...weather's turning cold....i keeps myself covered

;-P

228 true, jude.. true...

Nice find Robert ! Like

Well.. I am hoping to read now too.. not sure I can pull it off..

Still warm here today.. boobs or no

Warm...for a while today...now, it's raining

My boobs never leave....LOL

Good to see you, Kath

;-}

Mine done leave.. they droop.. but ... they also do not give me anything remotely resembling cleavage..
lol

Mine...were not really visible until I turned 30

Now...they aren't mistaken for my "knees"...and I have good Cleavage (no, I'm not going to post pictures...you pervs!)....sagging?....a bit, but they still hold their own.

;-P~~~~~

Mine gave up their perk and bobble ( well srsly ) after nursing...
and have pretty much been just hanging there ever since.. sad to say..

Me...never nursed...I just come from "big busted" women...both sides of the family

I is/was doomed

;-)

I did too.. I got a big behind instead.. go figure

I have no Ass at all

used to be i bought Jeans in the Mens Department!

No Hips/Big Boobs...is ME!

go figger

envious of that, a bit..

still curves are good

Women are made up of curves..it's our nature..our biology

why some women spend so much time denying that...boggles my mind

I got my curves and will die with them..I am a Woman

deal with it....

***Hugs, Kath***

Jude and Kathleen these eulogies to the female form in all its...erm...glory is truly enlightening. Jude it must be extremely difficult living life without a bottom.

Odd that I have NOTHING to add to the breast discussion... *Sits quietly in utter speechlessness*

I was waiting for you to "weigh in" here, Paul

Unfortunately...i have never had a "big bottom"....all the weight went "up top"

I never had a problem...being "ass-less"....i could run a lot faster...and could wear my boyfriend's jeans...he could never wear my shirts, though...pity, that

;-P~~~~~

No Jude my comment was on a far more juvenile level - how do you go to the toilet with no bottom?

Nope, still speechless. :(

Paul:

Going to the toilet??? You ask???
The size of my hips/bottom has nothing to do with my "elimination", sir...
***sniff***

Stephen:

good reaction

My thread is becoming so weird...i love it

OY!

Oh, fuck...time for a new Thread

give me a minute/day/week...

;-P

Goodbye old thread! ... just don't know what to say :-|

I think immersion therapy is in order for you Stephen...
Find yourself a curvy young woman with glasses and a book and
feel her all over..

hey! maybe you should train to be a massage therapist?
that way you would feel comfortable with the nude bodies of all and sundry :)

oh and LOL @ Paul!

Kath

I don't think Stephen would survive the "up close and personal" with a woman...or anybody else ...as a Masseuse..

****waiting for the backlash***

give me some time for the new thread...i'm tired...

NEW THREAD:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/126562

Move it on Over.....

Booty-licious is so last year anyway Jude!
Booby-licious is coming in again so you're in luck, as is Stephen, and the kitten :)

Yo!

*mass posts and runs*