Membro: jennieg

Oh, I'm so glad you got to see Ian Frazier and the panel of New Yorker cartoonists! We thought Frazier was wonderful - we each had different favorites of his pieces; mine was "Lamentations of the Father". We didn't see the panel, but did see Bernie M., the editor, the next day, when he discussed the "provide the caption" last page contest. Really smart and funny guy; he obviously devotes a lot of time not just to the editorial choices and his own cartoons, but to the study of humor.

I didn't see the First Amendment discussion, unfortunately. We did go to see Paul Farmer (Partners in Health), who has set up medical clinics in Haiti and Rwanda, among other places. Yes, a stretch for the "Laughter" theme of the festival, but he managed to be clever and funny as well as poignant. He's the one written about in Tracy Kidder's Mountains Beyond Mountains.

Surprisingly, the one disappointment was Second City, which did "Museum Pieces" at Francis Parker, but unfortunately not well. Otherwise, we were happy with everything we attended, including former poet laureate Billy Collins and current one Kay Ryan. Funny poets (and good ones) - who would have guessed?

publicado por jnwelch às 9:11 am (EST) em Nov 19, 2009

Hi, jennieg. I thought I should stop by and say hello! I live in Chicago and always enjoy your posts. I noticed today that you're re-reading a couple of Harriet/Lord Peter mysteries, which are among my favorites. Lifeline Theater did nice productions of both Gaudy Night and Busman's Honeymoon in the last couple of years; I don't know if you had a chance to see them.

I saw up above that you're also reading Humor Writing from the New Yorker; we just saw Ian Frazier at the Chicago Humanities Festival, as well as the magazine's editor in charge of cartoons - Bernie Mankopf? Something like that. Both were funny and charming.

Anyway, see you around LT! Thanks again for your thoughtful posts.

- Joe

publicado por jnwelch às 3:26 pm (EST) em Nov 18, 2009

I am just talking about the BOOK I JUST WROTE AND PUBLISHED ABOUT MY LIFE! I had this experience and WANT TO SHARE with other people who might be going through this or have already experienced! BRAIN SURGERY, I am sure you do not know nothing about.

publicado por rbarnes793023 às 9:18 pm (EST) em Nov 5, 2009

You're most welcome.

publicado por fanderik às 3:43 pm (EST) em Oct 22, 2009

I finally got around to joining "I'll Read Yours if You'll Read Mine."
Something finally started to happen in Barchester around page 39 and it's going smoother for me.

publicado por CharlesBoyd às 6:46 pm (EST) em Sep 11, 2009

Barchester is going slowly, but I suspected it would. I don't read alot of the classics that far back, but I find that when I read them it takes a little time to adjust to the leisurely pace. I'm just into chapter five and am looking forward to people actually interacting. Still, Trollope has something that makes this novel interesting.

publicado por CharlesBoyd às 7:27 pm (EST) em Sep 9, 2009

I started [Barchester Towers] yesterday. We are doing the challenge?

publicado por CharlesBoyd às 3:32 pm (EST) em Sep 7, 2009

Hi Jennie, consider yourself un-miseried. BotDS is correct. cheers, Jim

publicado por Jim53 às 2:50 pm (EST) em Aug 26, 2009

I just stopped by to say thank you for your birthday greeting yesterday in the GD. It was much appreciated.
Cheryl

publicado por sphenisciforme às 11:22 am (EST) em Aug 14, 2009

it was fun playing the silly book game with you. must now away. you win the endurance race. ;)

publicado por mirrordrum às 4:14 pm (EST) em Aug 11, 2009

I don't know if we'll decide anything this weekend. I was going to wait a bit and see if anyone else wants in. It seems like a long weekend for most folks so I thought I'd urge the penpal discussion onwards next week.

Unfortunately, my 8yo and I haven't had so much time for me to read to him. He's not so keen on The Borrowers and the last 3 chapters have needed to be read for a while now. On the other hand, he picked up The Goblet of Fire on his own and I borrowed another copy so we could read it separately but discuss it as we go. This is the first time we've read together this way. I like it!

Have a good weekend, and we'll see you when you get back!
Sandra

publicado por sandragon às 1:25 pm (EST) em Jul 30, 2009

Querry: why do you refer to dad as KB?

publicado por katttg às 1:48 pm (EST) em Jul 24, 2009

Hey mom! Check out my review of "The Vampire Shrink" I'm fairly proud of it!

publicado por katttg às 1:37 pm (EST) em Jul 24, 2009

(thhhhppppbbbbt!)

Suuure, and I do call and you rush me off the phone! I see how it is!

(love you!)

publicado por katttg às 1:25 pm (EST) em Jul 24, 2009

you too Will Cuppy? my word. we *do* have a lot of books in common. i must say, i don't find [decline and fall] as side-splitting now as i did in my 20's or 30's or whatever decade ago it was but he does have some great lines and still raises the odd gurgle of delight.

publicado por mirrordrum às 5:33 pm (EST) em Jul 23, 2009

I was in Upper Volta I in 1967-

I washed out early as I "got preggers".

Upper Volta is now Burkino Faso and the participants in Upper Volta I are planning some reunions, perhaps one in the Virgin Is. where we trained; perhaps another in 2011 when there is a big 50 year reunion for the entire Peace Corps.

I loved the experience.

publicado por maggie1944 às 5:33 pm (EST) em Jul 22, 2009

Yes ma'am.

publicado por katttg às 6:07 pm (EST) em Jul 17, 2009

Have you read Christopher Moore ("Love Bites" "The Island of the Sequined Love Nun" among others)? I think you'd get a kick out of him.

And also, A. Lee Martinez who wrote "Gill's All Fright Diner" "Automatic Detective" "Too Many Curses"? I think you'd like him as well!

('Cause you need MORE to read!)

publicado por katttg às 3:08 pm (EST) em Jul 17, 2009

I will send a picture!

It's a capsule so it floats, but we can't get a liquid form of it. I can break it open and sprinkle it on apple sauce or ice cream (although, feeding the child sugar first thing in the morning feels like it might defeat the purpose). She'd have to swallow the apple sauce without chewing. If she continues to have trouble with it, we might try that.

publicado por katttg às 2:59 pm (EST) em Jul 17, 2009

That's disgustingly awesome.

Poncho (Chris's dog) is really sick. He's not really eating and has been sleeping alll day (really, really unusual for him). We're keeping an eye on him for a few more hours and then taking him in. We can't get a hold of Chris b/c he's in meetings all day...

Drew (Jack's bff) is coming into town today, so I'm frantically trying to clean the house, and finding the internets super distracting (imagine that!).

Zoe took her first pill today -- I hope for what we are paying for it, it actually works. I'm in the process of getting state healthcare, but as soon as I get in the paperwork they request, they request more. Once we get approved, they'll pay us back, but in the mean time we're stuck paying for it. She had a hard time swallowing the pill, but I finally got her to hang her head over the arm of a chair and had her swallow milk until it went down.

It sounds like I'm having a horrible day, but I'm not really! I finished sewing up my squares for my quilt and am going to start sewing them together soon! Hazaa!

publicado por katttg às 2:52 pm (EST) em Jul 17, 2009

She doesn't know that I know.

publicado por katttg às 1:04 pm (EST) em Jul 17, 2009

Yeah, Zoe is really enjoying it as much as I am. Every night, after I tuck her in, she sneaks into the book and reads ahead! I think that it's pretty funny!

Give me a call tonight or tomorrow, and I'll help you with the facebook stuff.

publicado por katttg às 11:42 am (EST) em Jul 17, 2009

Hi mom!!!!! I finally logged back in. I'm really going to try and keep up with it this time ('cause what I need is more ways to waste my time!).

I can't wait to see you on facebook as well! (We'll drag you kicking and screaming into the 21st century!)

publicado por katttg às 11:17 am (EST) em Jul 17, 2009

Hi There, no, I don't think it is science fiction. But it has been a while since I have read such an unusual book on such an unusual topic.
What a creative idea for a book and so well written.
Years ago I read a book about a woman who found she could enter another woman body...a little at a time, she developed this capacity. Gradually she became enamored with the other woman's life and men, etc. So, finally she takes the plunge and completely enters the other woman's body...takes it over.
And finds herself in a prison, for murder, on her excecution day!
Wow. What a theory.
Peggy

publicado por mtnmamma às 4:18 pm (EST) em Jul 2, 2009

Hi Jennie,

Powering any boat back to the harbor after the fireworks is not for the faint of heart!

We avoid moving the boat at all on July 3 and on Venetian Night--both nights when the water is filled with scary, drunk weekend warriors.

Are you still sailing, and, if so, where are you sailing from? I am a power boater, but some of my best friends are sailors.

Lisa

publicado por LisaCurcio às 12:41 pm (EST) em Jul 2, 2009

Hi jennieg -

I'm sorry we missed you this read. It appears you never signed up for the group or else a problem occured with the software.

I'd highly recommend you join our main group:

The Highly-Rated Book Group
http://www.librarything.com/groups/thehi...

so you can keep up to date with our reads. I am bowing out of moderating for a while, as I have a baby on the way, but I'm pretty sure that the next book will be FANTASTIC as I have a pretty good idea what it will be.

Best-

vintage_books

publicado por vintage_books às 4:36 pm (EST) em Jul 1, 2009

Inviting some people to the thread I just started. Thought it might be of interest to you.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/66785

publicado por callmejacx às 10:08 pm (EST) em Jun 13, 2009

Thanks for that, I read them today and posted a reply. x

publicado por dodster2008 às 4:30 pm (EST) em Jun 13, 2009

I may be interested in the games more than anything I think.

publicado por callmejacx às 5:49 pm (EST) em Jun 12, 2009

I have checked the green dragon group out periodically. Which thread do you think I would like?

publicado por callmejacx às 5:40 pm (EST) em Jun 12, 2009

Dear jennieg,
Thanks for the welcome. I hope you don't mind that I peeped into your site where I saw you belonged to the Golden Age Illustrators group. I have been a working artist for the past twenty years and also admire this group of artists so I decided to join the site as well! Thanks again.

Regards

Unorna.

publicado por unorna às 4:03 pm (EST) em Jun 6, 2009

I was surprised to learn that Dwight Smith retired, sold his condo, and moved out of Oxford six years ago. I was surprised because he sold his condo to my mother-in-law. Small world.

publicado por TLCrawford às 3:31 pm (EST) em May 29, 2009

With luck I will have my BA in history this time next year, I tell people I am a 35 year senior. Labor history is what really interests me and if I can get into the masters program that is what I will focus on. I don’t know Dwight but I will ask my wife if she does, she has worked there for 18 years and for the last few she has been the Director of the Office of Life Long Learning. She does not like it when I brag about her so please don’t tell her I mentioned it. ;-)

When did you get your Masters? Every body at work keeps asking me what I am going to do after I get my degree. Do you have any suggestions?

publicado por TLCrawford às 8:24 am (EST) em May 28, 2009

I,too, loved the Time Traveler's Wife. And how WOULD you catorgorize it?
Such an unusual book. Well done, I thought. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I am hoping for a sequel

publicado por mtnmamma às 4:23 pm (EST) em May 24, 2009

Many thanks for the note on Anna Russell. Yes, I not only remember but still have a collection of LPs -- and 78s and even a couple of Edison-type cylinders! -- Hugh

publicado por hfglen às 3:57 pm (EST) em May 4, 2009