Hi bgmomma! Welcome to our group! What is a "Jackery portable charger"? Where did you find this? Really sounds like a good idea.
Thanks! Purchased on Amazon;brand name is Jackery & they have a couple of sizes - my adorable daughter and my favorite son-in-law gave it to me for Christmas last year. (He's my only son-in-law, so even more reason for him to be my favorite! ☺) it's also nice in case power goes out, so at least I am able to read. Not very expensive, they're around $20, or so. There are other brands as well, but I am very happy with mine.
1. Cats who sit on your book, between you and your Kindle, or just generally make a pest of themselves while you engage with anything other than them! 2. Husband/spouse/significant other, who, normally a quiet person, will start blethering on fit to beat the band, right when you have reached the part of the book you have been dying to reach, i.e., the smex scene, the denouement, or whatever. And they refuse to shut up!! Bear in mind, that this is the ONLY time they do this!
3. Concentration. You realise this when you discover you have read the same sentence 25 times without being able to understand the meaning of the words, or, in fact, have any memory of the words at all.
4. Unexpected visitors. Do I need to say any more?
5. There's nothing you fancy. You may very well have 12,000 books in the cloud, but there's nothing appealing! Not one. Even the books you just bought don't appeal. There's something wrong with ALL of them.
6. Eye strain. The fact that you've read 42 or more books in the past few days, makes no difference. This should NOT happen, period.
7. The weather. It's too hot, too cold, too wet, you can't hear yourself think because the wind/rain/thunder/lightning is too loud. The sun's too bright. It's too overcast.
8. The neighbours. How can anyone think with the party going on next door? And why must they start right when you want to read?
9. The neighbours. Why are they revving their engines over there? And why is my prayer for those engines to blow up not working?
10. The neighbours. Do they have to throw their empties in the recycling bin with so much force? What are they doing? Standing on the roof to get this effect?
11. The neighbours. Why is my prayer to melt all the wires to their stereos not working? Or the one to short-circuit the stereos in their cars? Why doesn't God love me any more?
12. Housework interrupts perfectly good reading time. And for what? We only have to do it all again tomorrow, after all.
Ahem.
Okay, so that's probably enough kvetching for the moment. Anyone else have problems reading?
dillydally, I almost died laughing reading this! This is the best thing ever! Love it.
How did I not know about this great thread! You ALL had me laughing so hard my coworkers probable think I am crazy!! Almost fell out of my chair I was laughing so hard!
What do you mean you broke your hand, foot, other body part? You dont need to go to the ER since there is no blood. Just pop an advil and rub some dirt on it!
I thought of this thread today. It was around 1:30 and the kids were hungry but I was trying to finish my book. DH says I'll take care of it and asks what to feed them. ... 'Sandwiches' He comes back - no bread. Fine I say, you write a list and let me finish my book and I'll run to BJs to pickup the bread. He leaves and comes back in 2 min pen and paper in hand. he sits on the bed to talk about what we needed from BJs. Hello? The point of YOU making the list is so I can finish my book. I can >:Ddo that if you're talking to me
Post by Banana Boat on Nov 11, 2017 22:03:41 GMT -7
My cats do the same thing! No lap because my lap top is there so hey, why not climb up on her chest??? My husband, well he'll decide now is a great time to talk about anything stupid. Do they not see the book in my hands or computer I'm typing on???
In Douglas Adams' The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, when our heroes want to hide a spaceship in the middle of a cricket pitch, they surround it with a "Somebody Else's Problem" field, and people walk right by it. I think when we are reading, the book or e-reader is surrounded by a similar "Somebody Else's Book" field. To family and pets, our books are completely invisible.
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You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.
When I am reading, knitting, or typing anything on my computer (and especially when I'm trying to grade things from the class I'm teaching), a cat will inevitably come up, try to grab one of my hands, swat at yarn and/or knitting needle, or rub against my Kindle or iPad.
Post by secretromancejunkie on Nov 22, 2017 10:38:11 GMT -7
For the last few years I've been doing lace knitting. Mostly scarves and shawls. But I'm currently working on a sweater for my daughter.
I'm using kidsilk stripe and kidsilk haze. I've finished the front and back and I'm almost done the first sleeve. If you're on ravelry I can send you a link to my project page. You can PM me your ravelry moniker if you want.
For the last few years I've been doing lace knitting. Mostly scarves and shawls. But I'm currently working on a sweater for my daughter.
I'm using kidsilk stripe and kidsilk haze. I've finished the front and back and I'm almost done the first sleeve. If you're on ravelry I can send you a link to my project page. You can PM me your ravelry moniker if you want.
It is the same as here.
Last Edit: Nov 22, 2017 11:56:29 GMT -7 by flipoid