poppyshake Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Voltaire - Candide NEW Hehe, I think I was going to add this, but then I remembered that I already had it on the list. Such a funky read I thought it was going to be stuffy and preachy .. how wrong can you be. It was a riot! Roald Dahl - Matilda NEW Cornelia Funke - Inkheart I added these two books this year I'd read Inkheart once before, but I loved it more the second time round, quite oddly! I do intend to re-read but who knows when it's such a detailed story that I'm sure I'll get more out of it next time (I did struggle with the sequels though ) It was great to read Matilda at last .. thoroughly lived up to it's excellent reputation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 I copy+pasted it on my reading log, I'm not sure if I will get rid of the previous one, though... Hm, did you remove any books? If not, then it's the same list but with new titles, in which case I wouldn't even have to do a lot of editing... I didn't remove any books but I'm sure I tinkered with the layout .. so that it would match the layout of yours and Kylie's .. it gave me headaches so I wouldn't recommend editing Thanks for motivating me into updating It's good to look back and realise what great books I've read (even if I'm the only one who thinks so ) I will be taking your new list to Goodreads later .. of course I will need to learn Finnish to be able to read some of them but I haven't ruled it out (though I'm not hopeful .. I struggled with French and German and Finnish is proper hardcore compared ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 That's great progress, 133/133 I thought so .. though I'm a bit worried about the title of the challenge now It's a good job I've still got ole Peter Boxall's list to trawl through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 I'm sure he'd forgive you, you two being old pals ... He's quite busy .. perhaps he won't notice I may have had something to do with it, but it was the Virginia Woolf aspect that did it in the end, I believe I still remember the beautiful cover in your edition I had forgotten all about the book .. of course the title makes it intriguing and I had seen the film in the dim and distant .. but it was all lost amongst the sawdust of my brain until you mentioned how much you'd enjoyed it Nothing beats a good binge every now and then I think we both went on one... I wonder if Kylie will follow suit or if she'll just ignore it all She can't do that very long, can she, especially when we're talking about it behind her back, but in a way that she can hear and see everything... I was wondering when/if the mistress will get around to it. I think if we get together and nag ask her nicely then she just might be inclined to take a peek. She might not gorge herself as much as we have but any new titles would be welcome Oh Mansfield Park, ick! That one I do not like. I think maybe Wentworth was being rude because he was so utterly hurt that he'd been rejected before... Men are like that I know .. he was still smarting about that original rejection and he didn't know that Anne would hear of it (but then that's almost worse ... to say it in a purely disinterested way). He soon saw he was mistaken and indeed Anne had another blooming which has always made me feel hopeful Or maybe I will grow to love it when I get to the best years of my life, that is, when I get to your age I mean I'm almost there already! You've got years and years before you get to that exalted age .. it'll be around the time you start saying 'in my day ....' Then you will blow the dust off of your old Wuthering Heights and see it you can't like it any better. I might even do that with Madame Bov .. a sure sign that I have eventually lost my marbles Do you think they are still there, cowering in the corner of the thread? You'd better go and check They learnt a lesson which everyone here learns eventually .. Poppyshake's recommendations can't be relied on (in books that is .. nobody yet has told me that toast is rubbish .. I pity the person who attempts it ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Hope your mojo picks up soon Deborah (and Sari .. and Janet .. and Julie .. and all those poor mojoless forum membies that are struggling.)x There seem to be quite a few people struggling (myself included but hopefully it won't last long), I wonder why that is.. Great list, poppyshake, I'll have to go through it sometime . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 Thanks Athena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Off-topic: you know how some people on here have long usernames and people come up with abbreviations? Like chaliepud's chalie sometimes, etc. (This came to me when I was replying to the messages on GR) I started thinking about what one's supposed to call you, if they are too lazy to write 'poppyshake'. First I thought of 'poppy' of course but that doesn't do, at all, because we have another member on here whose username is poppy. So I though 'shake'. No... Then I thought pshake. But then I started sounding it in my head and thought 'pee shake'. No, that's not good, either I'll have to continue writing poppyshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Popshak? I don't know, ignore me. Its 1am here and I can't sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Shaky! Aww no, Kay's far too sweet for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 Off-topic: you know how some people on here have long usernames and people come up with abbreviations? Like chaliepud's chalie sometimes, etc. (This came to me when I was replying to the messages on GR) I started thinking about what one's supposed to call you, if they are too lazy to write 'poppyshake'. First I thought of 'poppy' of course but that doesn't do, at all, because we have another member on here whose username is poppy. So I though 'shake'. No... Then I thought pshake. But then I started sounding it in my head and thought 'pee shake'. No, that's not good, either I'll have to continue writing poppyshake 'poop'!?! .. 'shakey'!?! .. don't worry I'll answer to anything .. 'Oi!' would do as well I sometimes wonder what I'd be called if I'd been reading a different book when registering .. 'Mr Norrell' maybe? .. or 'The Prisoner of Azkaban'? (try shortening that ) .. I'm glad it wasn't 'Moby Dick' Popshak? I don't know, ignore me. Its 1am here and I can't sleep. I can see delirium is setting in Devi... imagine it being 1am there and 4pm here? .. the world is a strange place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 Shaky! Aww no, Kay's far too sweet for that! You beat me to it Janet .. awww Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) 'poop'!?! I hadn't thought of poop But no, that's too smelly... .. 'shakey'!?! .. don't worry I'll answer to anything .. 'Oi!' would do as well I sometimes wonder what I'd be called if I'd been reading a different book when registering .. 'Mr Norrell' maybe? .. or 'The Prisoner of Azkaban'? (try shortening that ) .. I'm glad it wasn't 'Moby Dick' I can see delirium is setting in Devi... imagine it being 1am there and 4pm here? .. the world is a strange place I like 'Oi!' But it's difficult when one's not addressing you directly. Like, if I went to Kylie' log and said Oi Kylie, guess what Oi's done now! That would be confusing. Moby Dick? I didn't get the 'shakey' joke. I thought it was just someone who's shaking a lot. Then I looked it up in the urban dictionary. Oh heck, there are quite a few 'translations'. Which one did you mean? Perhaps a joint. Or maybe: " when a friend lends a hand with a drunk wee: "we were taking a three beer wee and just as i finished, my friend reached over and gave me a shakey. i think i liked it!" " That would explain the pee shake, wouldn't it... Edit: And that was after reading just the top three... Man, what a versatile word Did you guys know all these different meanings? Edited September 12, 2013 by frankie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 Edit: And that was after reading just the top three... Man, what a versatile word Did you guys know all these different meanings? No .. I just thought it meant 'shakes a lot' too .. which could have drunk connotations of course .. of maybe hyper caffeine. Shaking Stevens was always called 'Shakey' (you possibly might have been spared knowing this and him frankie) .. I'm not sure I want to share his nickname .. though I still bop around to 'Merry Christmas Everyone' occasionally He had the moves like Elvis ... but I definitely don't so not very apt. Yes, you see, at least 'Oi's' only got one meaning .. I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I think shaky and shakey are two different words though - Shakey makes me think of Shakin' Stevens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 yes .. sorry about that pont. The list is so exhausting .. nobody will have the energy left to read any of them LOL, no I didn't mean it that way!! I love to see the variety on this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 I think shaky and shakey are two different words though - Shakey makes me think of Shakin' Stevens! Now I didn't know he missed the g off .. that's the new thing I've learnt today. I wondered what it was going to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 only makes me think of a nice, thick, chocolate milkshake....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 (Last night I asked ex on FB if he knew what 'shakey' meant', we are always teaching each other new words, especially if they're funny. He then asked me where did this come from and I told him about the nickname business. He's reply was, and I quote: 'pee diddy'. I'm so sorry that it took this nasty turn! I'm going to have to come back here many times over the weekend and talk about toast and cheesecake ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I've also been wondering how to best abbeviate your name, poppyshake. The suggestions here make me giggle . Maybe we should just call you Kay, but then that may confuse people.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Of the new books you've added, most of them are already on my TBR pile or wish list. I'm one of those who really didn't enjoy The Vanishing Act by Mette Jakobsen. It certainly won't be making my list. TBRBen Aaronovitch - Rivers of London seriesEdward Albee - Who's Afraid of Virginia WoolfPaul Gallico - Mrs Harris Goes to ParisThomas Keneally - Schindlers ArkErin Morgenstern - The Night CircusMaria Semple - Where'd You Go BernadetteLynn Shepherd - Tom All-AlonesStephen Fry - Moab is My WashpotStephen Fry - The Fry ChroniclesAngelica Garnett - Deceived with KindnessRichard Kennedy - A Boy at the Hogarth PressHermione Lee - Virginia WoolfOscar Wilde - De ProfundisVirginia Woolf - A Room of Ones OwnVirginia Woolf - Selected DiariesVirginia Woolf - Selected LettersWish ListAgatha Christie - And Then There Were NoneAndrey Kurkov - Death and the PenguinVoltaire - CandideCatherynne M.Valente - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own MakingJames Bowen - A Streetcat Named BobDavid Mitchell - Back StorySteven Naifeh & Gregory White Smith - Van Gogh: The LifeGeorge Orwell - Down and Out in Paris and London Nothing beats a good binge every now and then I think we both went on one... I wonder if Kylie will follow suit or if she'll just ignore it all She can't do that very long, can she, especially when we're talking about it behind her back, but in a way that she can hear and see everything... I was wondering when/if the mistress will get around to it. I think if we get together and nag ask her nicely then she just might be inclined to take a peek. She might not gorge herself as much as we have but any new titles would be welcome It's weird coming into a thread and seeing people talking about you. It feels like eavesdropping, like on TV shows, when one high school girl is in a bathroom stall and then other girls come in and start talking about her. Except bad things aren't being said, thank goodness. You can nag me all you like about updating my list, but given I've read about 20 books since I wrote my first list—and I can't remember any of them being particularly memorable—it's not likely to change much. I'll have a look at it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I think we should call you Pops, not in a Grandaddy sense of course, more a Cake Pops sense... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I think that could work.. Pops, how are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 (edited) Miss Poppy We could shorten it even further by calling you PS . I like Pops ,though ,that's cute . When you guys started talking about nicknames, etc , it got me thinking about some of the nicknames people in our little piece of the world have : Pickle ---Sadly , passed on to the Great Big Bar-Room in the Sky . I asked someone once why they call him that and all they said was " You Don't Want to Know " ,so i'm assuming it is either in reference to an area of his body , or the fact that he was ALWAYS permanently pickled . I doubt they had to use embalming fluid after death . He was already well preserved with the alcohol content he consumed .Good thing he decided against Cremation. Our town could have blown off the map. DANGEROUS . Speedy - A HUGE guy in our town who couldn't move fast if his pants were on fire . Pinky A guy with bright red hair . Hot Day John Also long gone, may he rest in peace. He got his name because the thing he loved talking about most was the weather .. His favorite phrase being Hot Day ...easy to figure this one out . Edited September 13, 2013 by julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Those are some interesting nicknames! I don't really know a lot of people with nicknames like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Julie, over here we called redheads 'Bluey'. And we have similar 'opposite' nicknames for other physical attributes: 'Shorty' for a tall person etc. My ex had the nickname of 'Sunshine' in his family because he wasn't a particularly cheery person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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