Thursday, 2 October 2008

Away from the Computer

Terry Pratchett's Nation arrived in the mail today.

I'll be online tomorrow night. I'm off to read now .....

34 comments:

Jim Westlake said...

You can make time to read?

Claire EJ said...

Oh cool...let me know if you like it.
Enjoy.

Melissa Hicks said...

Yes Jim - Make time - as in stop doing other things,

I've decided that I need to savour this book - so instead I've started doing the washing and the cleaning and all the other stuff I usually do on a weekend so I can spend Saturday slowly savouring and reading this book,

Its rare to find a book that I cannot find one single bad review for ... and I'm a Pratchett lover - I have read heaps of reviews for this book.

And now its mine !!!! ALLL MINE !!!!!!

{I've gotta lay off the Junior Mints}

Jim Westlake said...

There is no other activity than work.
Say it after me, there is no other activity than work!

Perhaps your'e right it does not sound any more convincing when repeated does it?

Melissa Hicks said...

Work has not been good this week - I don't want to admit it existence when I'm not there :(:(

Jim Westlake said...

It's the curse of the drinking classes.

Claire EJ said...

Sounds flipping depressing.....

Melissa Hicks said...

I have hobbies other than drinking .....

Just because I was discussing Damson Plum brandy with a friend earlier today .....

mmmmm Damson Brandy ........

We home made it about 10 years ago :) maybe 12 years ago - and the memory still sets off the endorphins .....

Claire EJ said...

Sounds tasty and I bet lethal too...
Way too early in the day here for a drink but I could be persuaded later..there's a bottle of rose just waiting to go in the fridge to go with dinner tonight.

Melissa Hicks said...

well after dinner drinkies time here - just a pity I don't have any after dinner drinkies to drink ....

Cranberry Juice just doesn't cut it you know .....

Jim Westlake said...

I prefer WC Fields take on life.

Julie Balla said...

Enjoy. I'd love to hear what you think of it when you've finished.

Melissa Hicks said...

Never work with animals or children?

I'd have no-one left to supervise. How can I be a supervisor at work if there was no-one left to supervise?

Melissa Hicks said...

Thanks Somayya - I really really hope that I will absolutely love it!

Jim Westlake said...

"Say, who pulled the cork from my breakfast?"

Claire EJ said...

Stops it getting in yer teeth [grins]

Melissa Hicks said...

AH! Isaac Asimov had a favoured one too:

I only drink pure water - alcohol is a purifying agent.

Jim Westlake said...

"I was in love with a beautiful blonde once, dear. She drove me to drink. It's the one thing I am indebted to her for."

Claire EJ said...

"Water ? Never touch the stuff ! Fish fuck in it." — W. C. Fields.

Melissa Hicks said...

If you were my husband I would have put poison in your drink.

Madam if you were my wife, I would drink it!

Claire EJ said...

"If you resolve to give up smoking, drinking and loving, you don't actually live longer; it just seems longer." — Clement Freud.

http://www.gdargaud.net/Humor/QuotesDrink.html

And on that note, I'm off.

Melissa Hicks said...

Like a bucket of prawns in the sun - she's off!

Jim Westlake said...

Upon being asked "Do you like children?", he once replied: "I do if they're properly cooked."

Claire EJ said...

luckily I don't smell as bad.....sleep well love.

Melissa Hicks said...

I love children but I can't eat a whole one.

I love children, fried, fricasseed, roasted ....

Stephen Silk said...

Children. The other red meat.

Rosanne Derrett said...

I say to children trying to pet Phoebe that she loves children but she couldn't eat a whole one. At that point the parents pull them away so some strange reason...

Karen R said...

So what, am I the only parent that says "well, if you get bit/hurt/maimed, don't come whining to me?"

Stephen Silk said...

Nope - my mother used to say it to me :-)

Karen R said...

Well, and from all reports, you turned out okay - so I have to assume mine will, too. And if not, it's their dad's fault...

Melissa Hicks said...

PMSL define OK :) :)

Yeah mum said the same thing to me too.

Dad's version was "you're big enough and ugly enough to look after yourself".

We wont mention that I still approach strange dogs and cats in the street and still prefer to talk to them than their owners ....

Twana Bentley said...

Did the book satisfy your expectations?

Melissa Hicks said...

Would you believe I haven't read it yet - had too busy a weekend and had stitching mojo happening so I haven't gotten to the book yet.

Mariann Mäder said...

And I was wondering if your staff resemble the animals or the children, but from the subsequent conversation I take it that you meant children (evil grin).

As for alcohol: I used to say that the little bit I'm eating I might just as well drink...

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