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Haa, you guys use banana boxes as well! So interesting to find out these little things about other countries! Long live the Banana Box! Thanks Athena! I got a call from the doctor today, saying I needed to go and get an 'antral lavage' performed upon my good self. Such a weird word, I'm not sure if I'm using it correctly. I've had the procedure done to me once before so I knew what was going to happen. It's not much fun!! But maybe it will help. It should help. I'm also getting antibiotics, again. I'm so tired of this! During the procedure I started actually crying a bit The doctor &co. were really nice though. They were worried I was crying because they'd hurt me but I said I was fine, I'm just tired of this whole thing. Very nice and sympathetic doctors.

Here's a video that explains the whole thing in more detail, but it's basically a notebook in which you can write all your ideas/notes/daily activity or whatever you want, to keep it all in one place.

I've not an avid Incubus listener, in that I've only listened to a few of their records, but they do not get old, no they don't!

That is good advice! I have been writing things down in my BuJo, so I will remember all the things I need to do. But yes, I could plan it in my head from start to finish and then it's only about carrying the plan through! And I should quit getting anxious about it and go read a book instead

I guess I knew in some way that I would be moving out sooner than later and felt like I needed to hang on to the boxes. Which is maybe a bit silly because I could've gotten rid of them and just get new ones when a move was evident. You can get banana boxes from pretty much any grocerystore there is, they're only too happy to get rid of them. Banana boxes are really useful, and popular over here in moving Yeah, I'll be able to reserve copies of them later on. By 'home library' I mean the library where all my reserved copies will arrive and from which I can collect them (unless otherwise specified). I'm able to use any of the 39 libraries/mobile libraries in Helsinki, as well as the 30 libraries/mobile libraries in the cities of Kauniainen, Vantaa and Espoo (= Helsinki Metropolitan area). Totally! And it's been giving me a few not-been-able-to-go-to-sleep nights, now that I know I'm going to move. I've been so excited My joy's been a bit dampened by the fact that I'm still ill. My ear's still infected and it's blocked, and it's so annoying. I went to see the doctor yesterday and she ordered an x-ray of frontal and maxillary sinuses to see if there's further damage. I'm tired and unable to go to work. I'm so sick of being sick. I'm so bored!! I want to start organizing my things and packing stuff! *rant* (I have done a tiny bit of packing but it was only a few light items and really nothing much. There's so much to be done!)

I watched This Is 40 last night. I liked it a lot

Hello and welcome to the forum!

I've been watching Bones but I got tired of it. I started watching Atypical yesterday and it seems good!

Incubus! Long time no listen!

I've really gotten into Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter. I'm scared to pick it up, because it's getting scary!

Sorry to hear about that I wish for a speedy recovery for you kittie!

Not weird at all in my opinion! Sometimes when you borrow library books, you want to get to reading them all the minute you get home, but you have your current read to finish, and then after that, who knows what you'll be in the mood for! I think it's the bane of the existence of a mood reader Like you said, you can always borrow the books you're not into now later on I've done that myself many, many times. This is so familiar Sometimes when you've been reading a lot of books in English, and you go for a novel that's written in your native language or one that you couldn't get the English original of, you feel so at home. And then you might want to read more in your native language. It's just such a lovely feeling I think we're rather blessed to be able to read in more than one language I love bookish dreams Although I get sad when I wake up, because I know it was a dream and I didn't really get any of the books I purchased! I also mostly dream about books that aren't real, oddly enough. I think it would make more sense to dream about books that existed?

So exciting and so amazing and every nice thing in the world! As for the bookcase, I haven't looked around a lot. I'd like one with glass doors so I wouldn't have to do as much dusting, but those are more pricey I think I'll most likely go to Ikea and get two Billy Bookcases I'll probably get the most basic Billy bookcase, in white. I do kind of fancy the black ones, but I'm not sure. In a way this is my first real actual adult home, in that I don't have roommates and it's my first non-student housing apartment as well. So in a way I'd like to make it really nice, but I don't have a lot of money to spend on furniture. And your question was a very valid and important one, and not stressing at all! I definitely don't mind thinking about my new apartment!! It'll be a hassle, but I saved all the cardboard boxes from my move to this apartment, so that's good. I'm actually looking forward to the whole thing, because I can look through my stuff and reassess what I really need and want and what I can part with. A bit of Konmari I love it that the new apartment is so big, and that it's completely empty! All of my things will have their own places there. I don't have to keep my own microwave oven in the closet because I'm using landlords microwave and thus there's no room for my own to be used. I'm definitely looking forward to going to my new home library! Whichever it will be in the end I'll have to base my decision on which one is the closest, but also which has the best opening hours. I was sad to part with the library books, but I can borrow them later again. I will also have to do a bit of culling re: my own books... I'm scared about that!

I'm now reading Pretty Girls. It took me a long long time to get into the book, maybe because I've been ill and stressed about stuff. I'm so glad I gave it another go, though. I've now read past Good times!

Update! Borrowed books 1. The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan 4/5 2. My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella 4/5 3. Sopivasti sekaisin by Veera Vaahtera 3/5 4. Talking as Fast as I Can: from Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) by Lauren Graham 4/5 5. Columbine by Dave Cullen 4/5 6. Parting Shot by Linwood Barclay 4/5 7. Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter 3/5 - Irti sosiaalisesta jännittämisestä by a bunch of people - Furiously Happy: a Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson - Hengitys itsesäätelyn ja vuorovaikutuksen tukena - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg Reserved books - Tällä tavalla maailma loppuu by Philip Teir - Into the Water by Paula Hawkins - Tunne lukkosi: vapaudu tunteiden vallasta by Kimmo Takanen

For about two years now I've lived in this apartment, which I first rented for about 10 months, and then the lease was renewered for x months, and then it was renewed again. Knowing that I can't live in this apartment for more than x months at a time, it's become really stressing. It's not easy to find an affordable apartment here in the capital. Also, I've gotten the sense that my landlord might be moving back soon, so I've been anxious to find a new place. An unfurnished place, where I could have my own things, and my own things only. This week I got an apartment offer from the city! They have such a long waiting list, that I wasn't ever expecting to get an offer from them, ever I went to check out the apartment today, and it's really, really nice! It has two rooms so it's bigger than I was hoping for, and the rent is actually a few euros cheaper than my current one! I'll also have a balcony again... The place is further away from downtown, but I don't mind. There are plenty of busses making stops close to my building and that's all that matters. Easily accessible! My commute will be about the same as before (although if I wanted, I could start riding my bike to work and back... It's a doable distance!). I'm so relieved and happy and excited!! As it's a city's apartment, I don't even have to put down a deposit on it. The only thing that needs some thinking is that I don't have any furniture of my own, apart from a bean bag and a chair and a matress to sleep on But those will do!! I think the first thing I will have to buy is a bookcase!! That's more important. I will be moving in two weeks, so I'm going to be busy packing and getting everything organized. Because of this, I've taken most of my library loans back to the library, I don't have time to read all of the books now (I'll also have to choose another 'home library' for myself! I'll have to see which library is closest to me, living in my new apartment. I'm pretty sure it'll be one I've never been to before.)

That's a really interesting question! I wonder if anyone's done actual research on it.

Thanks! I'm still amazed by how well it went Unfortunately I now have a flu and so I can't go jogging I'll have to pick up where I left later. I hope it won't be too long! I really want to read Murakami's book on running now.

Hello and welcome to the forum!

Coffee <3

I've been too tired to read today, it now seems that my other ear's been infected as well and now they are both misbehaving. Instead of reading, I've been watching TV. I was feeling better yesterday so I was sure I'd be up for reading, but then my throat got worse later that day. Sick of being sick. I hope you others have a lot of fun reading!

Excellent! It's great to have company

Yeah, it's best to do what you feel like doing Join us if you feel like it, but if you don't, there's no pressure!

Will you be joining me/us?

Wow, July wasn't your best reading month was it Yep, you've got a great average rating going there this year! Me, too! I'm staying optimistic!