Nicola
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I've developed a bit of a habit of having a mocha everytime I venture into town which is almost every day.....eeeeek! I specifically like Pret a Manger at the top of Northumberland Street in Newcastle. I don't know what makes that shop's Mocha different from every other Pret in town but they are.
As a tipple, I'm a fan of vodka and cherry coke or cherry beer but I love cocktails, so my nights out tend to be few, but messy
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Yessss! I finally got Charlaine Harris's Dead in the Family!
I must finish Let the Right One today so I can start reading this one.Me too! I know it's a series tie-in, but I'm liking the cover even if it isn't totally accurate.
I also love Let the Right One In and hope you're enjoying it Frankie I'm almost finished Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton and have enjoyed it so far.
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I finished Fallen by Lauren Kate and Merrick by Anne Rice over the weekend. I'm now about halfway through Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl and so far so good
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I can't wait either!!
Alexander Skarsgard just keeps getting hotter! -
I loved it too! Bless poor Rachel's teddy bear dress!
I missed Sue though....I need my weekly fix of her cutting one-liners!
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Beetle
Summer or Winter?
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Every Me and Every You - Placebo
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I've read another 50 pages or so of Merrick by Anne Rice. She's such an amazing writer!
I'm considering buying Angel Time (also by Anne Rice) to see if this series compares.
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Welcome to the Forum!
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Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
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Finished I Am Legend. Cracking book, soooo much better than the movies that were based on it. Can't believe it took me so long to get around to reading it.
I loved this book too! Amazing stuff!
I've had my nose stuck in a book for the past few days. I've read the Vampire Diaries: The Return - Shadow Souls by LJ Smith and Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick.
The Vampire Diaries was actually pretty good....sooooooo much better than the early books. The setting for this book reminded me a little of Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. The final book in the series is rumoured to be out in July (Amazon) although everywhere else I've been says December
Hush Hush was also a pretty good read based on Fallen Angels and the Nephilim race. The story was YA so it was pretty easy going. I bought it on a whim and read it in a full day.
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whenever i finish a book i feel more of an emptiness like i just lostmy best friend. i get really attached to good characters and stories
I know what you mean.
If I've just finished reading a really good book, it takes me a while to find another that would live up to it. I usually only have one on the go at a time and if I do have 2 on the go, it's usually because I put one book down to read another. Then once that book is finished I'll start the original book again. I'm a one stary at a time kind of gal.
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Yateley - UK
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Still in the middle of reading Merrick but finished Vampire Diaries : The Return - Nightfall by LJ Smith.
Overall, the storyline was much better than earlier books but I noticed quite a few spelling mistakes and words used in the wrong place etc.
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All mine are the ones that were re-issued with the photo of a woman on the cover, because they seemed to stop selling the cartoon based ones when I went to buy them. I don't mind too much, but I would like one to tie in with those rather than have a one-off cartoon one, or a pesky TV tie-in one.
My books have the blonde woman on the cover too but I quite like the series tie-in covers. I have Dead to the World with Eric on the cover and would quite like the rest.
Speaking of the show - I know it's a bit early yet, but I'm DYING to see what they do with Quin!
Crikey! I wonder who they could cast to play him.....I always imagine him as being a Vin Diesel type.
Last weeks was the last episode Baaaaahhhhhhh!I'm loving your avatar Stephanie!
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Has anyone tried Slimming World and if so what was their experience like?
Ney Nienna!
I joined weightwatchers last summer and lost 20lb ish. I stopped in the Autumn and have gradually put about 6lb back on with the usual winter foods etc. However, I've joined weightwatchers again and last week lost 3lb. I've discovered loads of new recipes and tips for super healthy meals.
Tonight for dinner I made a vegetable concoction. In a frying pan with a few squirts of 1 cal oil spray I added 1 red onion, 1 pepper, 6 mushrooms, half an aubergine, 6 cherry tomatoes, 1 tin of chopped tomatoes, 2 cloves of garlic, pine nuts and goats cheese. It's seriously good! and serves 2 people.
It's
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Welcome to the Forum Susan
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I'm about 120 pages into Merrick by Anne Rice and so far it's fantastic
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I've recently joined weightwatchers for the second time and have discovered a few new recipes. The latest one which I'm hooked on is a smoked salmon creation which is lovely.
Smoked salmon, mushroom, aubergine, spinach leaves, pine nuts and low fat spready cheese. Basically, add them to a frying pan with a few squirts of One Cal spray oil and you're left with a small portion of heaven!
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'60s for me, no contest. Beatles, Stones, Dylan... what more could one want?
60s for me too
My ipod is full of 60s music, I go to clubs which play 60s music....definately born a few decades too late. A few of my highlights (although there were so many) include:Bobby Fuller Four
Del Shannon
Wilson Pickett
The Doors
The Kinks
The Stones
Motown
Spencer Davis Group
Four Tops
Beach Boys.....
I could literally go on forever! Being born in 1980, I'm devastated to have missed that era
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I much prefer an unpredictable book to a predictable one. When I get to the end of a predictable book, while I may enjoy it, I feel a little bit let down. Unpredictable books give you that 'Wow' moment
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I am David Talbot and I'm thinking back on the time I first met Merrick Mayfair.
(Merrick - Anne Rice)
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Well as I've progressed through university, it seems that each year I've become a little bit poorer. This next year could potentially be the worst yet so I've started to think of ways to cut back on my cut backs
I suppose my guilty pleasure is popping into town to buy new clothes and treating myself to the odd luxury every now and then, but it's something I enjoy doing. I've started to buy vintage 1950s clothes, mainly dresses, as they don't go out of fashion and are really glamorous. I've also started to plan meals for the week so we don't buy things we don't need and we get all our fruit and vegetables from Newcastle's Grainger Market at a fraction of the price charged at Tesco. It's my little effort to protect local famers and small business from the negative effects of gentrification. I've started to look at the clothes I don't wear any longer, thinking of ways I can alter anything....I also have clothes swapping parties with friends which is pretty cool.
So while it's not a simple life, it's a simpler life for me.
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Indeed it is
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