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Busy bee! Wish it was 70 here. Not yet still waiting patiently until Jan 30 for it here
We missed you, Tonya. Not planning on seeing Station Eleven. Read the book several years ago. Right now I’m just not good for that degree of anxiety again.
A 70 degree day in January is a good excuse for missing the Zoom, Tonya :)Can you remind me where Station Eleven is streaming? I would consider watching it, but I think maybe it's on a service I don't get.
I read Station Eleven last year and enjoyed it as a lark (pandemics being frequently compared to larks). As for the TV show, the first episode was wonderful. The second episode I could barely get through, it was so boring. As with books, you can abandon television series, and I did. Station Two is as far as I got.
Sheila, We had a freeze about a week ago, and another is coming just in time for the stock show this weekend (as it always seems to.) Sigh. Texas weather: around here they say if you don't like the weather wait a few hours.Ruth! You were there! I think you weren't the last time I was.
Lynn, Station Eleven is an HBO show, IIRC.
Ken, I don't remember ever being bored in reading the book, so I suppose they've done something wrong-ish. I can always forgive a little wrong in something I've been so eager for! I will hope it recovers.
Oops I forgot about the zoom meeting. I thought it was Thursday today.
We missed you, Carol - I hope you can make it next month. The Zoom will be on the 10th then (also a Thursday).
I was at a beading retreat. Hopefully I’ll be at the next one.
I read the book a few years ago. For some reason, I love dystopia, at least fictional dystopia, I'm pretty darn tired of the real life pandemic. I thought the book was very good conceptually, but the writing was so clunky it made it hard to read. I will probably check out the series if it is ever available on a platform I have access to. At this point I have Netflix DVD and streaming; basic Hulu with ads; Amazon Prime; and the surprisingly excellent DVD and streaming (Kanopy and Hoopla) resources of the Seattle Public Library. I think that's enough!Theresa
I don't remember being at odds with her writing talents, but I'm like that; I can appreciate and love writing style in an otherwise mediocre book, but I can forgive and overlook all sorts if you've hook me into the right world. I'm with you on subscriptions--I have a limit. Which is why I haven't watched Station Eleven. I think it is to be a 10 episode series so my thought was to buy a month of two of HBO starting sometime in February. There are surely other things I will watch (never having had HBO) so that is easy to justify. I wonder if this mental calculation goes differently for viewers who have always paid something to watch television, even in the old antenna days?
Yes. I'd love to watch Ted Lasso, but it's only available on Apple TV and I refused to bite!Theresa
I haven’t seen all the posted episodes yet but I’m on number 6. It is so captivating! I was anxious about watching it given all that’s going on but I got sucked right into it.
Ted Lasso = great stuff (though Season #1 beats Season #2).
Now it's my turn. My brain is a sieve. I totally forgot our Zoom call. So sorry!
I wondered where you were, MAP! I'm glad it was just "brain sieve" and not something more serious :)
Sorry I missed it. I just wasn’t feeling very good and decided to take a lie down instead. In my old age it’s gotten so I get up every morning and wonder which body part is going t bother me today.
Apologies for being late to the call last night . In case it comes up somewhere on your US channels This was what lost my time watchinghttps://www.channel4.com/programmes/b...
And following on from Tonya's recomendation of Olga Tokarczuk, I had several bookmarks for her stories to share https://granta.com/contributor/olga-t...
https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/a...
https://www.newyorker.com/contributor...
https://hazlitt.net/longreads/all-sai...
and if you are on facebook https://www.facebook.com/olga.tokarcz...
She has been on my to read list for ages, so really great to have your recommendation for the very longThe Books of Jacob
Thank you Sheila! A great thing to do with these is get them on the next list with Barbara, that guarantees we read them (with the bonus that we talk about them.)Barb?
Just saw this and I'm saving the Tokarczuk stories. I probably won't do the New Yorker one because, if you don't have a subscription, you are only allowed a limited amount. Thanks, Sheila!
Welcome back, Steve! It’s been too long.
Glad to see you're still among the living, Steve!
O. M. G.Could that be Steve Brassawe? How the hell are you?
It is not so pretentious as you think, talking about the fountain. It appeared in a previous Zoom when I tried to participate from the patio. That didn't work out very well; I needed to invest in lighting.
Are you still watching over the soybeans?
But I'm checking in today because I have Zoom on my calendar, but have not rec'd a link.Was it changed?
Jane sent a link Mar 9. It should be in your mailbox
The next CR Zoom is Thursday, April 7, at 1 pm PDT. If you would like to join us, just send me your email address. Today we talked about nicknames, pets, books and stuff to watch at home!
It was nice seeing everyone. I forgot how much I miss seeing and chatting with people. Thank you Jane for hosting. I bought the book Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead. I haven’t been able to read much for the last two years. I am hoping for a kick start with this one. See you all hopefully next month.
Thanks for the heads up on next zoom session, Jane. I've put it on my calendar. Our search for a new director at the library should be over by then and I'll have fewer demands on my schedule .
I'm not sure where to put this, but my husband, Vic, had to have emergency GI surgery last Friday. This will put a halt to his cancer treatment and many other things that constitute a normal life. I may, or may not, be able to keep up with reading our book selections and our Zoom meetings. Who would have guessed that I, with Parkinson's, would be the healthier one of the two?
Oh, Mary Anne. I'm so sorry to hear about Vic's latest health emergency. After our last Zoom, I was reflecting on just what you said - that you seem to be the healthier one in spite of your Parkinson's. I'll be thinking about you both and wishing you healthier, less stressful, times ahead.
I’m so sincerely sorry to hear this, Mary Anne. I’ll put my meditation wishes for Vic’s health to work. Please tell him that his CR friends are thinking of him.
Sending well wishes for both of you, Mary Anne.
Oh, Mary Anne. I'm so sorry. Tell Vic we're thinking of him.
Oh, Mary Anne. I hate to hear this. Sometimes life just isn’t fair. Wishing the two of you love and strength to meet this new challenge.
Mary Anne, life truly throws wrenches at us. I will hold space for you and Vic. We are here with our hearts and ears, whatever is needed.
Mary Ann, I am really sorry to hear this, you are in my thoughts and am sending you both my best wishes
Oh Mary Ann, I’m so sorry to hear this news. Thinking of both of you and you’ll be in my prayers.
Mary Anne,I was so sorry to hear about Vic's surgery. I'll be thinking of you and hoping for some better news for your family.
Mary Anne, I too am so sorry about Vic's surgery and medical problems. Sometimes, it seems life just sucks. Don't be afraid to let us see your tender and hurting heart.
So sorry Mary Anne. All good vibes to you and Vic.
Thank you, everyone. He's coming home from the hospital today, so some of these good vibes are working. Keep them coming, please!
That is great news Mary Anne - we will, indeed, keep radiating good vibes.
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (other topics)The Books of Jacob (other topics)
Tell me, did anyone watched Station Eleven yet? I have not.