Frankie reads 2013

[poppyshake]

We'll dance our asses off!

I could certainly do with it

It was rather priceless when I read you wanted to see the pink hat...

 oops!  but remember my mum doesn't know her right from her left and thinks she lives in Finland   

They love the hat already... Funny things

They have great taste

How can you not remember what your prof pic is?!

I almost always use the little weenicon for a profile pic so I guessed it was the same (and it was once .. I have not yet caught up with my own changes  ) Oh dear  at least I can remember the books .. if I start forgetting what I've read then we may as well call it a day    

My sister-in-law was looking at all my books when she came and asking Alan how I know where they all are (as they're so spread) and he .. very generously said (because tbh .. it's all hogwash ) 'she just knows them all by heart' and so my SIL told him she'd pick a book at random and ask me .. so later she said 'where's the book Beautiful Stranger'? and I'm thinking .. what? .. I've never heard of it   But then a lightbulb came on and I said .. 'there's no such book (in this house anyway) you either mean Beautiful Ruins or The Little Stranger' and she said 'yes .. that's what I meant Beautiful Ruins' and I said 'it's in the attic'   (I was very lucky to get away with it but fancy being quizzed about your own books .. would she have confiscated them if I'd got it wrong?   )

[chaliepud]

Have a great time frankie, just think, you'll be the only one with a clear head in the morning!

[chesilbeach]

Yay!!  and an 80's party and a 70's (don't worry .. I can teach you all you need to know in five mins )

 

Oh, I am such an 80s girl - can I come too?

[poppyshake]

Oh, I am such an 80s girl - can I come too?

You definitely can Claire  

[Devi]

I was just saying to another friend of mine the other day, I feel I was born in the wrong era. I would of loved to have been around to experience the 60's and old enough to appreciate the 80's.

[Athena]

I hope you had some fun, Frankie !

[frankie]

Hello peeps!

 

Just a quick post on how it went. I'm really, really tired, I think it's from the meds, so I don't know if I'll have much energy to be on here (or anywhere, except for sleepyland).

 

I met the people from the FB group. Nice people Three ladies and one guy. Then the gig started and everyone went to dance, I stayed behind because it was too hot in the crowd, it was a lot more comfortable at the back. I even had a chair to sit on I got really really tired and left early. I think the meds did it.

[Athena]

Awww, I hope you feel better soon. It could be the medication.

 

I'm glad the people were nice, sorry you couldn't enjoy the full gig though because of your tiredness.

 

I feel for you .

[poppyshake]

Aww .. yes, I expect the meds are making you feel wiped out frankie   .. sleepyland is the best place to be  When you come back to us you'll be full of beans  Take care lovely xx

[frankie]

It's really annoying that now that I'm getting a bit better, I'm just so sleepy all the time And if I take a nap, I have a hard time going to sleep at night. And I wake up and sleep almost til noon... Very annoying. I have a hard time realizing that I just really need to take it easy and listen to my body...

 

There's been a really windy storm over here since yesterday... Thousands of homes and buildings are without electricity... Trees are falling on top of everything, people's houses etc. I haven't had any problems so far, but I'm sorry for other people. I think it's the Holidays opening day today and there's supposed to be a lot of going on at the center but I don't know how many people have gone to watch it.

 

I had to go to the shop because I was running out of everything. Maybe the storm's calming down, I made it there and back in one piece, and now I have loads of food so can just relax.

 

What's probably most annoying about being so sleepy and yet having trouble getting to sleep is that it's affecting my mojo. I can't read Titus Groan   I've had to pick up a children's book, and a re-read at that! But I'm enjoying it... I'm reading Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism. And it's great because I'd forgotten a few twists about the book so now I've gotten to a point where I don't remember what happens. And the book's so funny...

 

Edit: Poppyshake, why would I be full of beans? That must be an idiom I'm not familiar with.... Or are you implying I'll be full of gas?

 

Edited November 17, 2013 by frankie

[Athena]

Awww, I'm sorry to hear you're feeling so sleepy. I had that too when I just started on my current medication, so I can understand it's difficult.

 

I'm sorry to hear about the storm, I hope no one gets hurt or is without power, water, gas for too long.

 

I'm glad you made it back from the shop, good that you have some food now to last you for a while.

 

Sorry to hear you can't enjoy a more complicated book, I'm glad you're enjoying Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism at least.

 

I hope you feel better soon Frankie, how long do you need to take the antibiotics for? After that your sleepyness should get better at least. Do they taste bad? I once had to take antibiotics too when I was badly ill and they tasted horrible (I was feeling horrible though and they helped so that's good).

 

My boyfriend is often tired and sleepy during the day. It's best to make it through the day and sleep at night so your rhythym doesn't get moved too much, and if you lie down then do it only for a little while. But I can totally understand if you're too sleepy for that. My boyfriend is often tired but unable to fall asleep for a while, we try to get him to sleep at night and be awake during the day. It must be really annoying for you .

 

I hope it gets better soon . Try to enjoy your book at least or doing other things. Your body needs time to heal. If I lived nearby I'd come and give you a real hug.

 

EDIT: I thought Poppyshake was refering to the expression 'spilling the beans', in saying, when you feel better you can go and tell us lots more things, but I'm not sure.

Edited November 17, 2013 by Athena

[poppyshake]

Full of beans .. is a weird British expression but why we say it I have no idea  

When I'm under the weather (another weird expression .. I mean we're always under the weather aren't we ) I often pick up a children's book .. even Enid sometimes. You can't be stressing your head when you're unwell .. best just to read about girls being jolly beastly in the dorms  (real hardcore stuff .. like once I remember a really nasty girl pulled Pat's .. or it may have been Isabel's .. knitting off her needles and trod it into the mud  I had to look away  )

 

I knew you needed me to run to the shops for you Sari   .. I could've got those London grapes (do they sell them at your local store ) Now you have weathered the storm you need to tuck yourself up all comfy cosy with your Molly Moon and some chippies  

[Athena]

Full of beans .. is a weird British expression but why we say it I have no idea  

x

Ah! One learns something every day .

Edited November 17, 2013 by Athena

[Kidsmum]

 I met the people from the FB group. Nice people Three ladies and one guy. Then the gig started and everyone went to dance, I stayed behind because it was too hot in the crowd, it was a lot more comfortable at the back. I even had a chair to sit on I got really really tired and left early. I think the meds did it.

 

Well done you for going even though you weren't feeling up to it.   It can be really nerve racking going to something on your own & it would have been totally understandable if you'd have backed out of it because you weren't feeling 100% But well done you felt the fear & did it anyway 

What's probably most annoying about being so sleepy and yet having trouble getting to sleep is that it's affecting my mojo. I can't read Titus Groan    

 

Edit: Poppyshake, why would I be full of beans? That must be an idiom I'm not familiar with.... Or are you implying I'll be full of gas?

 

 

Definitely Titus Groan is not a book for reading when your feeling tired so i hope your feeling better soon so you can get back to it .... looking forward to hearing what you think of it 

 

The bean thing made me laugh  Everyone's English on the forum is so good that i forget it's not everyone's first language & so some sayings must be very confusing. Not sure which kind of beans it refers to but i guess Mexican jumping beans would make sense.... not the gassy kind 

[julie]

Frankie

I'm glad you got to go to your event, but sorry it wore you out . It's probably the illness making you tired rather than antibiotics. They don't usually have that side effect . Your body is probably worn out from being ill  ,so get some rest.

 

Full of beans over here means ornery ---

 

How about another old saying :

 Get your rest and soon you'll be FIT AS A FIDDLE .

[frankie]

I just remembered the dream I had last night

 

I was at the library (working), and I went to see what was happening in the children's section, and I noticed that a girl, a teenager, was reading out loud a book. It was a naughty book, I think it contained violence or maybe naughty business, I can't remember for sure. Anyhow, I told the girl to stop, because it wasn't proper, and that she was disturbing the other patrons, for example the one who was sitting close by, trying to concentrate on her book. The girl didn't stop, though, so I took the book from her and kind of, possibly, hit the back of her seat with it, to get the message across... I think I may have also smacked her head with the book... That settled it...

 

Later, I was minding my own business, working busily as a bee, when I heard that someone was making some sort of statement or speech at the auditorium... I started listening and then I realised that they were quoting me, and what I'd said to the girl. Apparently there was an investigation to how I'd handled the situation So I went in and said 'oh yes, it's me!' and started defending myself. Like, you aren't supposed to read out loud in the library. And not naughty books, in particular! I don't know how I defended smacking that kid with the book...

 

I wonder if I would make a great librarian after all

Edited November 19, 2013 by frankie

[poppyshake]

       Of course you would make a brilliant librarian  Dreams are no indication of anything (otherwise I would be regularly doing my supermarket shopping nekkid  and driving on motorways even though I have never learnt to drive  )

The girl was being jolly naughty and so your dream self .. who has no set code of conduct or anything .. whacked her with a book  Very reasonable I thought, especially as your dream self asked her to stop before resorting to (only very mild ) violence. I have shot people in dreams before  .. it's natures way of getting the angst out.

 

You would never ever do it in real life so don't waste a thought on it  

[frankie]

 oops!  but remember my mum doesn't know her right from her left and thinks she lives in Finland   

 

Yes, a very good point... Maybe she was confused because she weren't allowed her tea and cake, was she, and could only have one biccie...

 

I almost always use the little weenicon for a profile pic so I guessed it was the same (and it was once .. I have not yet caught up with my own changes  ) Oh dear  at least I can remember the books .. if I start forgetting what I've read then we may as well call it a day    

 

But when you post something on your profile feed, or comment on someone else's status, you can see your prof pic right there! Do you try to avoid it intentionally?

 

My sister-in-law was looking at all my books when she came and asking Alan how I know where they all are (as they're so spread) and he .. very generously said (because tbh .. it's all hogwash ) 'she just knows them all by heart' and so my SIL told him she'd pick a book at random and ask me .. so later she said 'where's the book Beautiful Stranger'? and I'm thinking .. what? .. I've never heard of it   But then a lightbulb came on and I said .. 'there's no such book (in this house anyway) you either mean Beautiful Ruins or The Little Stranger' and she said 'yes .. that's what I meant Beautiful Ruins' and I said 'it's in the attic'   (I was very lucky to get away with it but fancy being quizzed about your own books .. would she have confiscated them if I'd got it wrong?   )

 

Do you think she was telling the truth when she said that's what she had meant... Or do you think she was winding you up on purpose!   Naah, she wouldn't be that mean.

 

Surely they cannot confiscate our books if we get them wrong That's... That's... incomprehensible! Non comprende! Cajate! Silenzio!

 

 

Have a great time frankie, just think, you'll be the only one with a clear head in the morning!

 

That was definitely great It was also kind of eye opening to see how everyone else was drunk... And how some were more drunk than what was probably best for them...

 

Oh, I am such an 80s girl - can I come too?

 

Of course! We'll boogie all night long!

 

I was just saying to another friend of mine the other day, I feel I was born in the wrong era. I would of loved to have been around to experience the 60's and old enough to appreciate the 80's.

 

You'll have to join us

 

Awww, I'm sorry to hear you're feeling so sleepy. I had that too when I just started on my current medication, so I can understand it's difficult.

 

I haven't been that sleepy today or yesterday, so I'm getting better Knock on wood! I've started having more proper sleep, too!

 

 

I hope you feel better soon Frankie, how long do you need to take the antibiotics for? After that your sleepyness should get better at least. Do they taste bad? I once had to take antibiotics too when I was badly ill and they tasted horrible (I was feeling horrible though and they helped so that's good).

 

I have this and three more days to go. The meds are tasteless, so that's no problem.

 

My boyfriend is often tired and sleepy during the day. It's best to make it through the day and sleep at night so your rhythym doesn't get moved too much, and if you lie down then do it only for a little while. But I can totally understand if you're too sleepy for that. My boyfriend is often tired but unable to fall asleep for a while, we try to get him to sleep at night and be awake during the day. It must be really annoying for you .

 

I can't imagine what it would be like to be so tired all the time It must be frustrating for your BF

 

I hope it gets better soon . Try to enjoy your book at least or doing other things. Your body needs time to heal. If I lived nearby I'd come and give you a real hug.

 

Thanks Athena, that means a lot to me!   I could use a hug right now, so I'm going to enjoy the virtual hugs

[frankie]

Had to do two separate posts... Apparently I was using too many quote blocks   

 

Which reminds me, that since the last update, I have been able to add as many emoticons as I've wanted... So at least we don't have to count those!

 

 

 

Full of beans .. is a weird British expression but why we say it I have no idea  

 

Maybe because when you're full of beans, you're all farty and the bum explosions make you jump in the air and it looks like you can't stay in
one place more than a second... ?

 

When I'm under the weather (another weird expression .. I mean we're always under the weather aren't we ) I often pick up a children's book .. even Enid sometimes. You can't be stressing your head when you're unwell .. best just to read about girls being jolly beastly in the dorms  (real hardcore stuff .. like once I remember a really nasty girl pulled Pat's .. or it may have been Isabel's .. knitting off her needles and trod it into the mud  I had to look away  )

 

I first read jelly beastly and that took me to a whole other place, something more adult... I wish I had some Enid Blytons! But no worries, I'm now reading Shopaholic and it's good

 

Oi! Who would pull someone's knitting of their needles That's beastly if anything

 

I knew you needed me to run to the shops for you Sari   .. I could've got those London grapes (do they sell them at your local store ) Now you have weathered the storm you need to tuck yourself up all comfy cosy with your Molly Moon and some chippies  

 

Yes, I have needed you very much!   I don't think we would have London grapes... But we have Berlin donuts, would those count? And besides, who cares about Berlin donuts when you can buy chippies :giggle: Chippies!

 

 

Well done you for going even though you weren't feeling up to it.   It can be really nerve racking going to something on your own & it would have been totally understandable if you'd have backed out of it because you weren't feeling 100% But well done you felt the fear & did it anyway 

 

Yep, I'm pretty proud of myself for going there, all alone and sober.. The others had had a few shots for encouragement... Nice people! I imagine I will meet at least some of them again

 

Definitely Titus Groan is not a book for reading when your feeling tired so i hope your feeling better soon so you can get back to it .... looking forward to hearing what you think of it 

 

Yep, definitely not for sleepyland reading

 

The bean thing made me laugh  Everyone's English on the forum is so good that i forget it's not everyone's first language & so some sayings must be very confusing. Not sure which kind of beans it refers to but i guess Mexican jumping beans would make sense.... not the gassy kind 

 

Yes, I think us foreigners ought to take it as a compliment, that you sometimes forget we are non-native English speakers... *toots all foreigners' horns*

 

Frankie

I'm glad you got to go to your event, but sorry it wore you out . It's probably the illness making you tired rather than antibiotics. They don't usually have that side effect . Your body is probably worn out from being ill  ,so get some rest.

 

The reason why I thought it might be the meds is that I got tired right after starting the meds... And I hadn't been that tired for a while. But
yeah, I suppose it must be the illness in general.

 

Full of beans over here means ornery ---

 

How about another old saying :

 Get your rest and soon you'll be FIT AS A FIDDLE .

 

Fiddle is very apt... It reminds me of this song, where you can hear fiddles, and this was a huge hit back in the 90s

 

Edited November 19, 2013 by frankie

[Athena]

I just remembered the dream I had last night

 

I was at the library (working), and I went to see what was happening in the children's section, and I noticed that a girl, a teenager, was reading out loud a book. It was a naughty book, I think it contained violence or maybe naughty business, I can't remember for sure. Anyhow, I told the girl to stop, because it wasn't proper, and that she was disturbing the other patrons, for example the one who was sitting close by, trying to concentrate on her book. The girl didn't stop, though, so I took the book from her and kind of, possibly, hit the back of her seat with it, to get the message across... I think I may have also smacked her head with the book... That settled it...

 

Later, I was minding my own business, working busily as a bee, when I heard that someone was making some sort of statement or speech at the auditorium... I started listening and then I realised that they were quoting me, and what I'd said to the girl. Apparently there was an investigation to how I'd handled the situation So I went in and said 'oh yes, it's me!' and started defending myself. Like, you aren't supposed to read out loud in the library. And not naughty books, in particular! I don't know how I defended smacking that kid with the book...

 

I wonder if I would make a great librarian after all

x

That's an interesting dream! I think you would make a great librarian though . It makes sense if you're worried about it, but you're a really friendly person so I think it'll be fine . 

x 

I haven't been that sleepy today or yesterday, so I'm getting better Knock on wood! I've started having more proper sleep, too!

 

I have this and three more days to go. The meds are tasteless, so that's no problem.

x

I'm glad to hear these things !

x

I can't imagine what it would be like to be so tired all the time It must be frustrating for your BF

x

Thanks , on his behalf. I think it must be quite difficult from time to time, I'm quite proud of how he handles it to be honest. 

x

Thanks Athena, that means a lot to me!   I could use a hug right now, so I'm going to enjoy the virtual hugs

x

I'm glad it helps .

x  

Yes, I think us foreigners ought to take it as a compliment, that you sometimes forget we are non-native English speakers... *toots all foreigners' horns*

x

I think so too .

 

P.S. Enjoy the Shopaholic book , it's one of my favourite series. How many have you read (or just the first one?)?

[poppyshake]

Yes, a very good point... Maybe she was confused because she weren't allowed her tea and cake, was she, and could only have one biccie...

She probably thought it was an old Finnish custom

But when you post something on your profile feed, or comment on someone else's status, you can see your prof pic right there! Do you try to avoid it intentionally?

I'm not very observant  (remember the pink hat? ) I think my head only has room for one fixed image in it of anybody .. including myself. Though that can't be entirely true because I can think of more than one Colin   

Do you think she was telling the truth when she said that's what she had meant... Or do you think she was winding you up on purpose!   Naah, she wouldn't be that mean.

I think she meant it as she looked a bit embarrassed to have failed on her side of the inquisition  Anyway .. she's not a reader and doesn't know any titles that aren't in Tesco's top ten   

Surely they cannot confiscate our books if we get them wrong That's... That's... incomprehensible! Non comprende! Cajate! Silenzio!

They could try .. but I'm in my own house and I know where all the weapons are    

[poppyshake]

Had to do two separate posts... Apparently I was using too many quote blocks

Unsurprisingly   .. I have that trouble all the time

Which reminds me, that since the last update, I have been able to add as many emoticons as I've wanted... So at least we don't have to count those!

Yes .. yippee .. we can emote to our hearts content                    

Maybe because when you're full of beans, you're all farty and the bum explosions make you jump in the air and it looks like you can't stay in

one place more than a second... ?

Have you ever thought of working for the Oxford English Dictionary?  I'd rather read your explanations any day of the week   

I first read jelly beastly and that took me to a whole other place, something more adult...

I wish I lived in your head

I wish I had some Enid Blytons! But no worries, I'm now reading Shopaholic and it's good

Well done .. you found a cheering up book

Oi! Who would pull someone's knitting of their needles That's beastly if anything

I know .. what those girls stooped to was nothing short of scandalous   

Yes, I have needed you very much!   I don't think we would have London grapes... But we have Berlin donuts, would those count? And besides, who cares about Berlin donuts when you can buy chippies :giggle: Chippies!

Chippies!!  Oscar Wilde didn't know about those probably

Yep, I'm pretty proud of myself for going there, all alone and sober.. The others had had a few shots for encouragement... Nice people! I imagine I will meet at least some of them again

That's good and well done you for making the effort when you felt so poorly  .. it will make it easier when you all meet up again

Yes, I think us foreigners ought to take it as a compliment, that you sometimes forget we are non-native English speakers... *toots all foreigners' horns*

I should say    

[pontalba]

PS wrote: 

They could try .. but I'm in my own house and I know where all the weapons are    

 

Always a good thing. 

[bookmonkey]

Now I have that song stuck in my head Frankie.  

 

And your dream sounds interesting.  I hardly ever remember mine.  I think you'll be a good librarian, you wouldn't do something like that to someone.  

[Kylie]

I think that dream shows how you'd be the most awesomest librarian ever! And if they kick you out for beating patrons with books, you could open a secondhand bookshop and be like Bernard Black.  I watched a few episodes of Black Books the other day. The state of Bernard Black's living quarters makes me feel so much better about the mess in my own home.

 

Sorry your mojo has been playing up since your illness. I hope your health improves so your mojo can fix itself. But rest up, my dear. Don't rush it! 

 

Oh, and I've always kind of liked that Cotton-Eyed Joe song. Not sure if I'm supposed to admit to that.