frankie

Thank you for having such faith in me!

The read-a-thon's this weekend, innit? I'm semi bed ridden and need to take it easy this week so I might do a bit of reading! At least if I find a suitable book. Nothing too heavy but nothing boring, either.

I've read a couple of more books than you, but I've not read a single 5-star book, so I think you're doing well Three 1-star books is a bit ... numerous, though Here's to better reads for the rest of the year! (I couldn't find the emoticon where two dudes/dudettes are raising their glasses, so I'm using this very unseasonal one instead ) Wow, that's a whole helluva lot of books

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I'm having a sickie so I am at home and watching celeb Big Brother that started yesterday

I'm sorry but that IS ironic Poor bobbly's back, though, that's no fun at all!! Maybe it was because you'd been doing so much of it with almost no days off, that your back was like, 'I ain't doing no more of this, I want a holiday!' and snapped. Which is really annoying when you're trying to make all your body parts better and you're doing it to get fitter, and when you've found a rhythm and are keeping it up. Probably best to take it easy for a while like you said, but do keep it up! (And well done, for sticking to the regime! I'm jealous ) I can't touch my toes, either, never have. I have friends who are really flexible and I'm always in awe when I see them do stuff. Some are more flexible by nature, and some become flexible if they do the work, and some - like me - stay a plank because they don't do anything, and then they wonder. I googled Adriene's videos and I think I might give some of them a go. Thanks for the pro tip!! 5km is still good! Just keep at it, try to find the motivation to do it again And when you do it, you'll feel more motivated to eat more healthy foods and not ruin the benefits of the exercise by eating unhealthy stuff! You can do it! I went back to work on Monday and I was supposed to incorporate my jogging into a new routine, the timelines dictated by my work, but crap, I got sick on Monday evening. And now I think I have an ear infection as well. I'll have to go and see someone tomorrow.

It's kind of scary that she isn't saying 'What did I just do' instead

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I'm not reading anything at the moment. I was reading The Seventh Function of Language but it's such a clever and tricky book that you have to have your wits about you, and these last few days I've lost my wits momentarily. How annoying!

The Big Short. I have absolutely no idea about the business and it goes right over my head, but I'm enjoying the cast.

Did the second jog today, of which I'm very proud, as it was the hottest day this summer and I'd been to the beach with a friend and her son, and was feeling kind of tired after the day (and the outing included a lot of walking!). At the start of the day, I wasn't at all sure I'd go jogging today!

27. Parting Shot by Linwood Barclay Book jacket: When a young girl is killed by a drunk driver, the community of Promise Falls wants answers. It doesn't matter that the accused is a kid himself: all they see is that he took a life and got an easy sentence. As pack mentality kicks in and social media outrage builds, vicious threats are made against the boy and his family. When private investigator Cal Weaver is called in, he finds himself caught up in a cold-blooded revenge plot. Someone in the town is threatening to put right some wrongs... And in Cal's experience, it's only ever a matter of time before threats turn into action. Thoughts: I thought The Twenty Three was Barclay's last book on his series of the Promise Falls folks, and that I'd never get to see any of the characters of his previous novels again. I'd already said a very sad goodbye! So how happy was I when I was checking out the new books at the library and found this new novel! It features our old friends Cal Weaver and Barry Duckworth, and some others make cameos as well. I won't say anything that I haven't already said before: another great thriller by Barclay. He gets me sucked in right from the start and doesn't let go. This wasn't my most favorite by him, but all the same I really really liked it. 4/5

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 The 7th Function of Language by Laurent Binet - currently reading - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanism, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh - Ajan kanssa: kesäni Marcel Proustin seurassa by Petteri Kantola - Irti sosiaalisesta jännittämisestä by a bunch of people - Furiously Happy: a Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson - The Dandelion Years by Erica James - The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews - The Real Liddy James by Anne-Marie Casey Reserved books - Tällä tavalla maailma loppuu by Philip Teir - Into the Water by Paula Hawkins - Tunne lukkosi: vapaudu tunteiden vallasta by Kimmo Takanen - The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change by Charles Duhigg - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

I finished reading Parting Shot by Linwood Barclay and now I'm reading The 7th Function of Language by Laurent Binet. So far so good! I'm hoping this might be my first 5/5 read this year!

I watched The Bounty Hunter. Not as gripping as I remembered it to be.

I seriously applaud you for doing it! I would've worried about rewinding too much and getting it all twisted.

Wow, that took some time and dedication I wonder how long it took you to do it like that.

I agree, it's much harder to understand what Klebold was thinking. Or rather, how he ended up going along with Harris. I feel like neither of the books have been able to make any sense of it. But can it ever really be explained, I don't know. I had no idea Nightwish have done a song on Columbine! Interesting... You're right, her being a way is one giant exercise! You'll be proud of yourself once it's over

That one is really great! But makes my head spin I've seen it a few times and it takes a lot of concentration. Every time I'm in shock by the end.

I watched The Jane Austen Book Club. Liked it very much Great cast! And books And dogs

What a coincidence that you have the book, and Columbine is alluded to in WNtTaK! I think I should take a look at my bookcase and find my copy of it so I can read it soon. Not a beach read, that's for sure! I'm on my summer holiday and I was just thinking the other day, reading Columbine, that it's not really a typical holiday read I'm sorry to hear your reading's not going so well, and that it's a tricky time for you at the moment Are there any self-help books your therapist has suggested that you could try and read, or do some exercises? Hang in there, buddy, you're half way there

I watched Wanderlust and Failure to Launch yesterday. I enjoyed both movies

It might be interesting to be her live-in partner.... Wow, I didn't even realize you could read it another way But no, I'm not going to compete!!

26. Columbine by Dave Cullen Blurb: On 20th April 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold made their bid to leave "a lasting impression on the world". They drove to school, planted two huge bombs in the dining area, then positioned themselves outside the main entrance to pick off the fleeing teachers and students. The bombs failed, but the ensuing massacre defined a new brand of school violence - one that has started to cross the Atlantic. In the tradition of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and almost ten years in the making, Columbine is the definitive account of those terrible events. Cullen lays bare the callous brutality of mastermind Eric Harris, and the timid, suicidal Dylan Klebold, who had been to the prom just three days earlier and wrote obsessively about love in his journal. A close-up study of violence, grief and a destructive media frenzy, Columbine is above all a compelling, tragic and utterly human portrait of two young killers. Thoughts: The first book I read on Columbine was A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold, Dylan mother. I really liked that book. Bobblybear's review on Columbine made me want to read this book, too. This one's a more detailed story, of course, as it's a general account of what happened before, during and afterwards. Klebold's book obviously concentrates on Dylan and their family. I don't think either of the books cancels the other one out, I think they make a complimentary read of it all. I found the book to be a compelling read, that's all I can say. I'm really tempted to read Brooks Brown's book, No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine, as Brooks was a friend of the boys. (One thing I found so odd in the book: why did the author feel the need to tell the reader how one of the detective's name was pronounced? Has everyone always gotten her name confused and she was tired of it and told the author she'd sue him if he didn't clarify? The detective (or whatever her title was, I can't remember) is named Battan, and it rhymes with Latin. Sadly, this underlined bit of detail might be the only thing I will remember as a real fact of this book. The most important detail!! The author also spelled out how the term 'psychopathy' is pronounced: si-COP-uh-thee. What is this? A book on phonetics?) For those you've read the book or know the details: 4/5

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 - currently reading - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanism, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh - Ajan kanssa: kesäni Marcel Proustin seurassa by Petteri Kantola - Irti sosiaalisesta jännittämisestä by a bunch of people - Furiously Happy: a Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson - The Dandelion Years by Erica James - The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews - The Real Liddy James by Anne-Marie Casey - The 7th Function of Language by Laurent Binet Reserved books - Tällä tavalla maailma loppuu by Philip Teir - Into the Water by Paula Hawkins - Tunne lukkosi: vapaudu tunteiden vallasta by Kimmo Takanen - The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change by Charles Duhigg - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter - I've cancelled a few reservations, and added two: The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change by Charles Duhigg and Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter (this one after reading Chrissy's review).