Good morning Lounge

[MissHoneychurch]

How are you today?

So I went to the bookstore yesterday after work - bad idea. They had the new Terry Pratchett novel available. A new discworld book "Unseen Academicals" http://www.amazon.com/Unseen-Academicals-Terry-Pratchett/dp/0061161705/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253779544&sr=8-1 Can't wait to read it. But first I need to finish the Jo Nesbo mystery "The redeemer" http://www.amazon.com/Redeemer-Harry-Hole-Mystery/dp/B001V7V8GG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253779720&sr=1-1

Yesterday we had a beautiful sunny and warm day. Today it is overcast and just depressing.

After work I will meet with a friend. I wanted to meet with her yesterday already but I was so tired I asked to change it to today. So today it is.

I talked to my mom yesterday. Told her that I started going swimming. Instead of praising me at least a bit she got kinda snappy and told me I also need to climb the stairs to my condo (10th floor). Thank you mom. I know I am overweight. You don't need to rub it in every time I talk to you. I know you are worried. But your approach isn't exactly what I need and want. You just make me feel bad.

Picture of the Day

[AllenVanAllen]

1. Good morning!

What a cool picture! Have fun with your friend later on. I'll be resting. I'm a little sick today.
Sorry about your mom. It sounds like she cares just doesn't know how to communicate it well. Try to be kind to yourself.
Goodnight! :hug: :loveya: :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

2. Good morning Allen

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

I took the picture yesterday morning from my window. I just love my view :)

I know she cares, but it still hurts.

Sleep tight and get better soon :hug:

[Corey_Baker08]

3. Good Morning To You MissHoneychurch!!!

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

4. Good morning Corey

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

How are you doing?

[Inchworm]

5. Goood mornin'

Glad to see ya!

I popped on for a read before I get ready to journey over to my daughter's for some grandson watching time. I love Thursdays! I get to herd a crazy toddler for 7-8 hours :)

:*:*

[MissHoneychurch]

6. Good morning Inchworm

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Good to see you too. Haven't seen you much in the last weeks :hug: Hope everything is alright and you were just busy.

Have fun with your grandson!!! I bet he is as excited to see his granddad :D

[Inchworm]

7. Yup - I'm in lurker mode mostly

Pop on, read, occasionally share some silly thing I've done, go back to what ever I was doing...

I see your thread sometimes at 4pm here and realize it's much later there. You still put a smile on my face even that late in the day.

:hug::loveya::hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

8. Thank you

:hug: :loveya:

[Connonym]

9. Hi MissH, ltns

got pancakes?

[MissHoneychurch]

10. Good morning Connonym

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Here are your pancakes


And here is your coffee



Enjoy and have a wonderful start in the day :D

[Connonym]

11. NomNom!

Thanks :)

[MissHoneychurch]

12. You're welcome

:D

I take care of my guests ... in RL and online :D

[jeff30997]

13. Good morning !

Wow great picture,I forgot the name of that tower but with the fog it looks
like something from a Sci-Fi movie.
Jo Nesbo ? Hey I've read 2 of his novels:The Snowman and...The redeemer.
Really good book,the bad guy is so creepy ! The Snowman is also a great
thriller,a little bit better than The redeemer IMHO.

So you speak Norwegian too ? :P
Lol! Yeah I've read the French translated version,it's easier to get sucked
in the story that way.

Have a great time with your friend ! :loveya: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

14. Good morning Jeff

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

It is the Europaturm (Tower of Europe). I liked how the fog just showed the top part and that the sun already started to come through.

Haven't read The Snowman yet. I read all the others so. He gets better with every book. And I read them in German :)

[jeff30997]

15. "I read them in German"

For some reason I had the intuition that it was the case.:)

The vast majority of what I read was originally written in English but I'm more
comfortable with the translation plus they only have a small number of books in
English at the Library.The Snowman is really good,that's the first Nesbo novel that
I've read and will go for the other ones as soon as I can.

I only know Terry Pratchett from the video games that take place in the Discworld
universe.If the books are as twisted and funny as the games it must be a lot of
fun to read. :)

[MissHoneychurch]

18. Well

there are quite some books I read in English. Like Terry Pratchett. Or Ian Rankin. Or Kathy Reichs ... or or or. :D

The books are hilarious. They are twisted and funny. You ought to try reading one or two. "Guards Guards" is one of his best books http://www.amazon.ca/Guards-Terry-Pratchett/dp/0552134627/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253792078&sr=8-22

[Callalily]

16. Good morning MissH!

Fabulous, fabulous picture!

Oh good, book suggestions. Unseen Academicals I just may skip, I've never heard of Jo Nesbo mysteries, so I just may give them a try. Should I read them in order or is it okay to start with "The Redeemer".

And thank you so much for the recipe. I'll try it soon. I'm a little concerned though, that it calls for a whole cup of peanut butter, but I'll give it a shot.

Sorry about your mom's comment. YOu know she cares, but maybe you should have a talk with her on her way of expressing it. Well, maybe. Sometimes with mom's is best just to "listen".

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

17. Good morning Callalily

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

If you want to take less of the peanut butter go ahead. Try it and add some more if needed. I told you it isn't a calory free recipe ... LOL
The German recipe asks for 175g .... I can't tell you how many cups that is.

It would be better to read the Jo Nesbo mysteries in order. Even though the first two aren't his best books. But it helps you to understand the main character.

I know my mom cares. I told her before that I don't need to hear it again and again. Guess it didn't help.

[Callalily]

20. Actually, the peanut butter

ratio sounds right. I'll play around with the recipe, I know it will be good.

Your mom? Guess it's just one of those mother comments we have to listen to and not respond. *sigh*

I'm adding the Jo Nesbo mysteries to my long list of books to read. I'll be picking up "Disgrace" ( http://www.amazon.com/Disgrace-J-M-Coetzee/dp/0140296409 ) by J.M. Coetzee for my book club, so I'll be reading that first.

[MissHoneychurch]

23. That is the best way

try out which amount is the best. You have to taste the peanut though in the stew :)

Yes, it was one of those "concered mom" comments. I think what annoyed me was that I am showing effort and still it isn't enough *sigh*

"Disgrace" sounds like a tough book to read. Let me know if you liked it. I never read any of his books.

[Callalily]

25. Yes, mom's can be

exasperating, can't they. I personally would not want to walk up 10 flights of stairs. Tell her that would be bad for your knees. :rofl:

Anyway, it sounds like your water workout suits you. The key is to find something that you enjoy. I should really be working out on the rowing machine, but I just can't bring myself to do that right now. I'm truly burnt out on that machine, so I swim laps which I really like. I figure it is better to do something than nothing at all.

Gotta head out. Dropping my car off for an oil change then off to work.

Wishing you a great day.

:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

26. I wanted to walk the stairs

when I first moved in. But by now .. no thank you.

Yes, I enjoyed the water workout and swimming. I will continue doing that. It took me long enough to find a sport that I like.

You have a great day too!!! :hug:

[Tobin S.]

19. Mornin'. Give me your mom's number. I'll set her straight.

The next time she's rude to you tell her you're a heartbreaker on DU. If you want me to demonstrate, I'll start a thread asking how many people want to date you and I bet every man in the lounge will reply in the affirmative, and probably some women, too. :)

[MissHoneychurch]

21. Good morning Tobin

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

You are too sweet :hug:

I will be alright. I might need to tell her in even more clear words that I can't use her attitude.

[blueraven95]

22. Good Afternoon, MissH!

first off, don't worry about your mom - I know those comments aren't helpful (because I get them), but don't let them get you down. :hug:


And second, it drives me crazy that Terry Pratchett's new book is out there but I have to wait another week and a half for it. :grr:



:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

24. Good morning blueraven

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Thank you for the hug. :hug: I needed that.

About Terry Pratchett ... why do you have to wait that much longer?

[blueraven95]

28. it doesn't come out here until Oct. 6th

:shrug:

I can wait, I suppose.

[MissHoneychurch]

31. Hmmmm

guess we get the copies from the Brits :) Just checked. Nope it will get released there on Oct. 1st. Very strange. But good for me :D

[blueraven95]

39. lucky you

:)

Maybe you should put aside the other book and read Pratchett's first, just to take advantage of getting it early :D

[MissHoneychurch]

40. I think I will start this week

as soon as I finised reading Jo Nesbo :D Want me to tell you about The "Unseen Academicals" once I started? Actually I started yesterday already and read the first few pages ... it starts promising :D

[blueraven95]

45. don't tell me too much

I want some surprises :)

actually, in the past couple of months I've bought a whole bunch of books that I haven't had the time to read yet. I'm afraid that too many of them are going to get put off until after the semester is over. :( Pratchett is easy to read, though, so I'll get to it right away.

[MissHoneychurch]

48. What I love a lot about his books

are the footnotes. They crack me up.

Books are piling up beside my bed too. When my grandma left for my mom's place I gave her a bunch of books to take back. Mom, her bf and I are very good at exchanging books. One buys the book, three read it.

[blueraven95]

54. I like that

I tend to exchange books with my mother, but we have very different tastes. There's this awesome place near me called "The Book Thing." It's basically a book exchange, lots of people donate books, and you can go and take as many as you want. I try and exchange books every month or so. The guy who runs it started it because he realized that there were people in the neighborhood who had so little money that they literally could not afford to buy books, and he wanted to make sure that everyone had the chance to have books that were their own. Now the place has hundreds (thousands?) of books. It's kind of a game of chance, though. You never know if the selection will be good or bad.

[MissHoneychurch]

56. I like that idea

I think there are book exchanges here too, but I haven't found any yet. I know of one in a town nearby, but that is too far to go for a book exchange.
And I admit, I love to own my books. :D

[blueraven95]

59. me too

this place is only about 6 blocks from me, so it's really convenient. The only problem is that it's not air conditioned, so in the summer it was too hot to spend any time looking.

[Brewman_Jax]

27. G'day, MissH!

:hi: :hug:

It's cloudy here right now, but no more storms. The soccer games for the Tuesday and Wednesday leagues were cancelled, but tonight's league may continue as scheduled. I'm keeping an eye on the website to see.

Congrats on starting swimming. :applause: Gyms with pools are not easy to find here. My gym got flooded late last week and early this week, so I can't go workout at lunch. :(

[MissHoneychurch]

29. Good morning Brewman

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Good luck with tonight's league!! I hope you can play :thumbsup:

We have a couple of public pools here in Frankfurt. The one I am going to is the nearest. I am glad too that I started swimming. It is a good workout that doesn't seem to be a workout :)

[Brewman_Jax]

33. I hope those are indoor pools

I hear that winter is quite cold.

Walking is great exercise on days you don't feel like swimming.

[MissHoneychurch]

34. Yes

those are indoor pools. I went there straight from work. No excuse for not going.

[Brewman_Jax]

37. Straight from work to the pool

Well done and no excuses! :applause: :woohoo: You'll be ready for your magazine cover photo in no time! :D

[MissHoneychurch]

38. We will see about the magazine cover

:D

As long as I will get in better shape and lose some of those pounds over the next few months. Next Tuesday again.

[Brewman_Jax]

42. You swim every Tuesday?

that's a good schedule to keep. Do you swim other days?

[MissHoneychurch]

44. I only started

but yes, that is the plan. No other days. Tuesdays the gym has the public pool reserved for its members, that means it isn't too full.

[Brewman_Jax]

49. I'm running a 10k on Saturday

the annual Big Peach Sizzler 10K run. This will be my 4th. I'll be very tired after it. :boring:

[MissHoneychurch]

50. I never got into jogging

so I am always impressed by people who do run and who run marathons. :thumbsup: How long does it take you to run the 10k?

[Brewman_Jax]

51. About an hour

I haven't been training for running as I have for soccer. I would prefer less than 60 minutes, but 60-62 mins will be fine with me.

[MissHoneychurch]

53. But you run during soccer

so your shape ought to be very good.

[Brewman_Jax]

55. True

but a soccer match has its stops and starts, sprinting and walking, as opposed to a distance run of constant motion. I'll be somewhat sore after the run, but, I need the exercise. :P

[MissHoneychurch]

57. You don't need that exercise

you are in great shape from what I remember :D

[Brewman_Jax]

58. You're too kind

[MissHoneychurch]

60. Just honest

:evilgrin:

[cwydro]

30. Hello Miss Honeychurch.

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

What a nice picture; that fog reminds me of the way it was a lot of the time I was in Germany.

I have to check out some of those books; I think I would like them.

Sorry about your mom. I am older than you and my mom STILL makes those type comments. It is very hurtful I know, but we have to remember they don't mean it to be. I guess it's just a mom thing.:pals:

You are doing the right thing by going swimming and like Callalilly says, it's important to find things you like to do. And I am totally with Tobin as far as the offers I am sure you would get on DU!:evilgrin: At any rate, it's not healthy to obsess about your weight - as long as you are fit, the actual weight is not so important.

[MissHoneychurch]

32. Good morning cwydro

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

The thing is, I am not really fit. But I hope to change that with the swimming slowly but surely. I know I need to lose some pounds and I am determined now to do that over the winter time. And I enjoy the water workout.

Yes, check out the Jo Nesbo books. Good mysteries. Btw, did you check out the book "The swarm"?

[cwydro]

61. I haven't yet...

but it's on my list.

[MissHoneychurch]

62. You will enjoy it

trust me on that :D

[Blue_Tires]

35. Good afternoon, MissHoneychurch

don't worry...i have frequently combatitive discussion with my mother (and grandmother) from time-to-time...all my cousins and their brothers are married and starting families so i'm the last holdout...

[MissHoneychurch]

36. Good morning Blue_Tires

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Thank you :hug:
At least on the marriage/children topic I am not alone. My brother is 2 years older and neither has a family or kids. I think she gave up on grandchildren even though I still plan on having kids. I just need the right man for that.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

41. Hello MissHc

:eyes: That sounds just like something my mother would say :hug:

Is that picture from your deck?

[MissHoneychurch]

43. Good morning Tuesday

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Thanks for the hug. Seems like all moms are alike.

Yes, I took the pictures yesterday morning from my bedroom window. What do you think? Is that a good entry for the seasonal contest?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

46. I don't know

I am not very good at choosing. It is a nice photo. :shrug:

What else do you have?

:loveya: :hug: :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

47. Nothing else

but then the fall only started :)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

52. plenty of time

You might get something better...:)