Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Katherine, loved, loved, loved Colin in P&P! And ITA with you about the scene in the pond and when he declares his love her again. Oh just so sweet and heart stopping tender. I also liked Matthew's version of Darcy but my only problem was that he just didn't do it for me in looks.

Sashana, which version is the 2005? Who's in that one? I am now just dying to know!

If you guys like Pride & Prejudice have you ever seen North & South?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0E6YQ...

Is that the one with Patrick Swayze (sp)? I still haven't seen that one..

No, no Patrick in this one. It has Richard Armitage in it. I believe it was a BBC production. Also, it was based off a book:

Oh, OK, would Netflix have it? I'll check it out if they do!

@Sashana

#2 I can't sleep with the door open either. :)
#5 I watch the Food network a LOT. well...atleast until my b/f gets hungry and makes me turn it off!
#7 Try not to stress about it. You'll end up EXACTLy where you're supposed to be, even if it's not where you think. Isn't that right Ing<><
#9 You are rare and special. I admire you.

Food Network & HGTV are my favorites! :)

Tonight we made their Stuffed Peppers, Sauted Squash, and Lemon Bars! Yummy!

@ Sashana (#9), I share your glow! Haha

1. I'm a 21 year old hiding out in a 30 year old body!!
2. I was killed in a car accident when I was 19.
3. They brought me back to life and I died again.
4. The accident caused the paralyzation of my vocal chords (is that a word? idk) I was a Music Major w/ a focus in Voice. Talk about life-changing.
5. I have no memory of my childhood.
6. I met the love of my through Counter Strike. I moved half way across the country to be with him.
7. I really miss my friends.
8. I moved into a new condo a month ago and still haven't unpacked. I refuse.
9. Im addicted to sweet tea.
10. My brother is a professional baseball player. I'm his #1 fan. I get indigestion while watching his games..hence the 500 packs of tums laying around my house.

Heather wrote: "Katherine, loved, loved, loved Colin in P&P! And ITA with you about the scene in the pond and when he declares his love her again. Oh just so sweet and heart stopping tender. I also liked Matthe..."
The 2005 version is the one with kiera knightley and Matthew MacFayen.

Ginger wrote: "@Sashana

#2 I can't sleep with the door open either. And i usually lock it :)
#5 I watch the Food network a LOT. well...atleast until my b/f gets hungry and makes me turn it off!
#7 Try not to s...". Thanks Ginger. Welcome to the group btw, it's nice to know that we have things in common :D

Ginger wrote: "1. I'm a 21 year old hiding out in a 30 year old body!!
2. I was killed in a car accident when I was 19.
3. They brought me back to life and I died again.
4. The accident caused the paralyzation..."

Wow. You've lived an interesting life so far Ginger. We are so happy to have you here.

Wow Ginger! You have definitely been through a lot and are stronger for it.

Sashana, yeah, I figured it was the Knightley version but I didn't realize it came out that long ago!

Ginger wrote, "The accident caused the paralyzation of my vocal chords (is that a word? idk) I was a Music Major w/ a focus in Voice. Talk about life-changing."

Is the paralysis permanent? I looked up your condition and they said surgery or therapy may be done, but I'm guessing sometimes it might not help?

Ginger also said," 6. I met the love of my through Counter Strike. I moved half way across the country to be with him."

You met him playing an online game? That is unusual. I always like hearing the unusual way people meet. I take it they have chat rooms?

Ginger said, "5. I have no memory of my childhood. "

That sounds difficult. Did you have all your more current memories? Were you able to remember people? I've known a couple of people with similar accidents/injuries (not the vocal), one in High school and one in College. One lost all her school learning. She was a senior in High School. She was about as smart as they come prior to the accident. She was a couple years ahead of me and I always wondered how she did. I know she graduated, but I don't know if she had to relearn things. The other was the sister of one of the guys who lived on my floor in College. She fared better, she retained her knowledge, but it took her longer to get the answers. I'm sure it was frustrating. As far as I know neither had their hearts stop after the accidents. I guess your doctors really knew what they were doing. I'm glad you're here.

@LisaRenee

1. Yes, it's permanent. It's been almost 12 years. The initial damage to my body was pretty ridiculous. I broke everything from my waist up (excluding my spine and neck) They intubated me b/c my lungs were collapsed. The intubation was what paralyzed my chords...but (later) exploratory surgery discovered slight scarring that is preventing my vocal folds from closing all the way. I COULD have a full voice if I got colagen injections every 3 months. But the thought of someone sticking a needle in my throat is enough to make me want to throw up. So... I'll just settle for my "less than loud", sultry, marilyn monroe-sexy voice. lol

2. Yes, we met playing an online game. WE were friends for a long time (2 years) and then one day... he decided he wanted meet me. I think meeting online creates an opportunity to get to know someone for who they REALLY are. There's no physical attraction to overcome. I already knew I enjoyed his talking to him and knew we had tons in common. It was easy :)

3. I remember people. I (strangely enough) remember telephone numbers. I remember going places with family and friends...but not waht we did there. Major events are completely gone. Graduation, Prom, homecoming.... I only know what I've seen in pictures and videos. It's wierd for me sometimes. I always wonder if I'm staring to remember...or if I've just convinced myself I have after seeing pictures or hearing stories. But... it's not difficult. I mean...how can I miss something that I can't remember? right? =\

While I would never wish someone to loose their memories as long as your memories since the accident stay intact I'd say you are very lucky. I'd say those since the accident are the more important memories. Without those you'd have problems functioning. To go through so much and come out of it with such an optimistic outlook I'd say you're one amazing person. Oh, and I so agree with you about the shots. I'd so settle for the less than loud, sultry Marilyn Monroe-sexy any day. I hate shots. I think they'd have to knock me out to give me one in the throat. Have you finally unpacked? You really should. Your unwillingness to do so makes me chuckle. :)

haha. I've only gotten as far as the kitchen and my closet :) All the neccesities! Shoes and bowls to eat cereal with!! lol I'm actually leaving work early today because I'm not feeling well. I'm going to eat soup and read. Mayyybe unpack. hehe

Shots are for the birds. I had my finger pricked @ every meal time for 3 months (while i was in the hospital) to check my glucose levels. I had blood drawn every morning and night O_o Needles are the devil.

Hope you feel better.

Me too

Thanks. :) Feeling lots better!

Sashana wrote: "So if you have a facebook then you’ve probably been tagged in the 25 Random things notes made by friends. 25 seems to be too long of a list so lets just stick with 10. I’ll go first.

1. I spend..."

LOL Sashana I love ur 10 things. Ur too cute! U remind me of my 17 yo sister =D

Well I am 17 so I guess it's appropriate :)

Sashana, oh how young you are.. young enough to be my daughter. Hmm, I better start seeing that respect and groveling at my feet or at least my head since I am that short..

Lol Heather, I'm not that young :) I'll be 18 in less than a year

Dear, you are still young enough so there! And please, heed my words: Enjoy your youth, zest for life and attitude because it will be gone before you know it.

My life is certainly missing the 'zest'.

Hee-hee, well then girlie, go out and find it! But be very safe..

Ginger wrote: "1. I'm a 21 year old hiding out in a 30 year old body!!
2. I was killed in a car accident when I was 19.
3. They brought me back to life and I died again.
4. The accident caused the paralyzation..."

@Ur survival amazing.
@Sweet Tea after I moved from Texas, that's the only thing I miss. California does not do sweet tea justice!

@Sashana that explains it then...I'll get around to yall's profiles eventually. Still reading the posts tho.

1 // I remember names easily. I can meet someone and not see them for years and still remember their names.
2 // I love the colour pink.
3 // I wish I could live in Paris or London.
4 // I am studying to become a Librarian (I am actually at tafe/college right now)
5 // Little Women by Louisa May Alcott has been my favourite book since I was 10. 11 years on and it is still my favourite.
6 // I prefer classic novels over modern literature.
7 // I have an obsession with the Arthurian legend.
8 // I live in Australia.
9 // I can talk about books all day long.
10 // I wish I could just sit on a beach all day reading good books and sipping lemonade.

Elise wrote: "1 // I remember names easily. I can meet someone and not see them for years and still remember their names.
2 // I love the colour pink.
3 // I wish I could live in Paris or London.
4 // I am st..."

1) that's a great quality to have!
2) haha, I'm not the pink type
6) that's good
8) wow that's excellent! I have family there
9) me too!
10) that sounds about right :))

Ditto on 9 and 10 Elise! I hate the classics but I'm really going to make an effort to try reading them.

#1 could be considered a super power :)

Haha yes I should of said "I have a superpower. I remember peoples names over all the years"

@Kenjii
I've visited Cali and they dont do ANYTHING like the south :) It was beautiful there, but i wasn't a fan of the cuisine. Chick Fil'a Sweet tea is the best ever...I'm definitely an addict.

Haha that tea is good... They have a Chick Fil' A at our mall but I don't eat chicken so I hardly ever go

I don't eat there usually. I just get a sweet tea :)

Haha

You have no idea... I'll get a headache b/c I haven't had sweet tea. It goes away as soon as I get in line at chick fil'a LOL

Wendy's sweet tea is pretty good too....
Also Subway has the Fuze tea?

And I love snapple peach!

Lisarenee wrote: "When I first saw this one I didn't know if I could come up with 10 random things, but I guess I did.

1. I don't have a leader mentality. I'd much rather be the person who makes the other person lo..."

Hey Lisa... Sad song for me. A girl in our school got hit by a car last year and didn't make it. It was an awful year. Many losses. Our principal read the lyrics for this song at a memorial assembly to describe the girl and her situation. Any time I hear this song I start to tear up. Yea, the lyrics are beautiful... :'(

I was standing by the ocean... and I did feel small.

Ten Random Things About Me...and no, I'm not crazy.


1) When I'm overly excited (very happy/angry) my eyes turn from hazel green to green.
When I'm being mischievous, my eyes twinkle.

2) When I'm embarrassed or angry, my entire face blushes along with my neck and chest.

3) When I'm feeling vulnerable or uncomfortable, I tuck my thumbs into the palms of my hands to protect them.

4) I get jerk away if anyone touches my fingernails or toenails and I jump if it happens with socks. I then have to tuck my fingers and toes to protect them. Just the thought gives me shivers.

5) When I'm lounging around, I feel guilty for wasting time. This doesn't stop me from lazying around all day, but adds to my guilt.

6) I find clean sheets on a freshly made bed very romantic (not in a R rated way). I feel the need to sit in my middle of the fresh bed and write in a notebook with a heavy grade pencil.

7) I need earplugs to sleep when my bedroom door is left open.

8) When the phone rings, my first thought is that its bad news.

9) I love to make lists for everything. I rewrite the lists until they're organizational and aesthetic perfection. When the list is finalized, I regret that I didn't type it into a spreadsheet.

and

10) I believe that crows/ravens are somehow connected to spirits. If one is near by, I plaster a fake smile on my face, think happy thoughts, and back away quietly.

Angie, Are you a superstitious person?

Lisarenee wrote: "Angie, Are you a superstitious person?"

Nope, I guess I'm just odd.

Hey, Angie welcome to the group. Crows and Ravens freak me out too.

8) When the phone rings, my first thought is that its bad news.

It's nice to have you Angie! Those are my thoughts too... I am also always thinking that the phone is for me, but it hardly ever is.

Its good to know that I'm not alone. Thanks Ladies.

Well, I could not decide what 10 to put so I put all of them. lol. I also tried to clean up my language, but I may have missed a few. I apologize in advance if I did! :)

1. I do not get up before 2PM if I do not have to.
2. I love to drive on road trips and go on vacations in general.
3. I have been to Vegas more times than I can count on two hands, but not once since I turned 21. :p I have been on 5? 6? cruises to the Caribbean and want to go again one day.
4. I do not believe in religion or God anymore. I am Agnostic and I am not sure when this exactly happened. After 11 years of having the Bible preached to me unwillingly, it was bound to happen. With that said, I respect everyone and their religious beliefs until you start to preach. Oh, and please, never ask me to go to church with you. Nothing aggravates me more.
5. I love dogs and hate cats.
6. Mexican food is amazing.
7. I LOVE to read. I do not know what I will do as my eyes get older and they make reading tough.
8. I am getting my education degree, but do not plan on teaching for more than 15-20 years. I want to do social work or get into the medical field.
9. I would love to be a "big time" book editor...just do not know how to get there.
10. People watching is my favorite pastimes. You see and meet some interesting people, but more often than not, just a crap load of dumb people.
11. I am obviously practical and speak my mind, but I can be sensitive, forgiving, and know when to keep my mouth and mind mute.
12. I will rarely talk to anybody unless they speak to me first.
13. I have been in the same relationship for almost five years now. Was my first ever and hopefully will be my last. I am still head-over-heels for Trey!
14. They say you marry your father. I have beaten and disproven those odds. If I hadn't, I would be arguing with Trey as we speak sporting two black eyes and a bottomed- out self esteem/image.
15. Credit card debt has claimed another victim. One day I will be free.
16. I try to live for the moment and do not let much get under my skin. Even the rough times can be smooth if you approach it the right way.
17. I am a light sleeper to the point that I can hear a pen be dropped in the living room and be wide awake.
18. 75% of the night I sleep on the couch. My bed mate is a hot box, bed and cover hogger, and snores...lucky me.
19. I dream of owning my own house one day and a car that I have picked out entirely on my own. Thanks to mom for always helping out and buying me cars and helping with payments, but I want MY own!
20. I am terribly homesick all the time and find it a big mistake moving out here, especially after my PawPaw died on December 31, 2009. I feel so far away from my family.
21. I can not imagine my mother leaving us one day. She is my rock and everything I want to be.
22. I do not have many girl friends and those I do have are considerably older than me. Over 10 years to be exact. I do not like girls my age. They all need to lose the pigtails and grow up. The friends I do have my age are different than me in every way but have learned responsibility and know the value of a hard earned dollar.
23. Both my knees are whack, my vision is good, but not what it should be for 22 years old, and I have carpel tunnel in my right wrist. It is screaming at me right now. Damn you computer, it is all your fault!
24. I dream of having a library in my home one day. Should not be hard to accomplish since I will be an English teacher.
25. Love me or hate me, I do not care. I do not live to please you.

Hey Rachel, me being me, I just had to jump in.
9. Maybe you can try getting an internship at a small publishing company first. Then you can work your way up and get a feel for what you’re supposed to be doing.

15. I’m only 17 but I watch Suze Orman religiously. She knows her stuff! For graduation I’m getting all my friends The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke.I also have a digital copy of On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance, I can email you a copy if you'd like. I swear, if I didn't hate math so much I would be a financial advisor.

I have thought about an internship, but just not had the time to start anything like that, and probably won't in this lifetime! If I start something, I always want to take it all the way. So seeing as I am already in the education field, a pblishing internship might be detrimental. lol. I am finally getting my money in control, for the most part. I was eighteen, young, stupid, and glamoured by instant plastic money! Learned my lesson and only use one card for purchases now. I am getting there!

Rachel, do you know they changed the law so you can't get a credit card until your 21? You can only get one before that if your parents cosigns. That's so unfair! I was looking forward to swiping away lol. Why didn’t you major in social work instead of Education? (Feel free to tell me when my questions become annoying by the way)

Yeah, I know. I almost wish that the law would have been in place when I turned 18, that way I would have had 3 more years of freedom. In hind sight, I see you as very lucky.

I'm not sure why I picked ED over social work. I think that it has to do a lot with my passion for reading. I want to try my best to instill that in every student that passes through my door! There are so many things I want to do/be: nursing, a medical examiner, a teacher, a social worker, a foster parent, a librarian, a principal, an editor, a reading specialist, a child psychologist... I guess I just had to start somewhere! lol.