90DF Live Chat 3: I Gave Up Everything To Be Here

[greekmom]

Just now, Auntie Anxiety said:

I go to the library ( I LOOOOOVE libraries) and I also buy books for my kindle.

i also borrow audio books from the library on two apps called overdrive and hoopla.

It still counts.

[charmed1]

I remember the first book I read from the list of “independent reading” books my AP English teacher allowed us to read. It’s now on a list of banned books in a certain places. 

[Suzywriter]

6 minutes ago, magemaud said:

I've become adapted to audiobooks. Does that count? 

[magemaud]

I just read “The House in the Cerulean Sea.” What a sweet book. 
maybe we should form a Book Club to discuss when the episodes get dull? 

[Frozendiva]

Haven’t read a book in ages.

[tvrox]

55 minutes ago, mmecorday said:

Not really. I use Italian breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese. After it's been in the oven at 375 for 30 minutes, I cover it with tomato sauce and Italian seasoning and bake for 25 more minutes or until it's done all the way in the middle. 

Yum! 

[Auntie Anxiety]

Nicole is auditioning for Project Runway.

[Gobi]

Just now, Auntie Anxiety said:

Nicole is auditioning for Project Runaway.

FTFY.

[Pepper Mostly]

4 minutes ago, JennyMominFL said:

I haven't been in a bookstore in a decade but i read almost every day

I buy all my books on ThriftBooks.com now. 

And yesterday? We went to the Book Swap at the Senior Center. Everyone in town donates books and CD's and DVD's and greeting cards. Then they throw open the doors on a Saturday morning and you can just go and fill bag after bag for FREE. We found some real treasures. 

[Frozendiva]

I would be looking for more modern business folks to partner with.

[Suzywriter]

Mahmood's family is so nice. 

[LEILANI2]

Dutchboy Nichol sucks the air out of the room.  Let's also remember she's late 30s and not the ingenue she'd like everyone to believe.

[Auntie Anxiety]

A hijab would crush Nicole’s Dutch Boy Paint hairdo.

[magemaud]

Meanwhile the aunt (?) is sitting there in a full burka! 

[JennyMominFL]

Just now, Pepper Mostly said:

I buy all my books on ThriftBooks.com now. 

And yesterday? We went to the Book Swap at the Senior Center. Everyone in town donates books and CD's and DVD's and greeting cards. Then they throw open the doors on a Saturday morning and you can just go and fill bag after bag for FREE. We found some real treasures. 

  Mine are all on my Kindle because they are easy to travel with.

[xls]

What she on about? You can find plenty of modest clothing in America -she must only look in hooker shops 

[Suzywriter]

It is their business that she is ignoring the tradition in their home. 

[Frozendiva]

Women can be attacked and assaulted no matter what they wear.

[greekmom]

Just now, xls said:

What she on about? You can find plenty of modest clothing in America -she must only look in hooker shops 

Mormons have to dress modestly too.

So the clothes are available. 

[Pepper Mostly]

7 minutes ago, Auntie Anxiety said:

I just started rereading Behind the Scenes at the Museum. I read it when it first came out and it was time. What a fantastic book.

I LOVE Kate Atkinson and I've read all her books. I recommend "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" to all my book loving friends. What a writer, I just love her.  I should read it again, I'm due. I just read her new one "Shrines of Gaiety", fabulous. 

[charmed1]

Mahmoud looks just like his uncle Fester.

[Hotel Snarker]

What exactly is she attracted to? He laughs at everything about her.

[Suzywriter]

Beliefs are personal. Religion is not personal. It has rules and structure. Either you follow it or you don't.

[LEILANI2]

Why don t Egyptian women wear hijab?

The government does not dictate what women wear, but women face social pressure to both wear and not wear the hijab. Some upscale restaurants ban veiled women, while those who forgo the scarf may be subjected to abuses from friends, family or even strangers.

GOOGLE

[Eldemarge]

So she's Islamic now but doesn't even do the prayers? I don't think she knows what this actually entails.  Sorry, girl, you need a pamphlet or something.  Your husband isn't going to help.

[Auntie Anxiety]

Something tells me that Nicole isn’t really cut out to be married to Mahmoud and abide by all the restrictions. 🤔

[Suzywriter]

1 minute ago, greekmom said:

Mormons have to dress modestly too.

So the clothes are available. 

Walmart has just released a modest clothing line to appeal to the American religions that require modest dress. They're pretty cute, too.

[LEILANI2]

1 hour ago, Hotel Snarker said:

What exactly is she attracted to? He laughs at everything about her.

Answer: The cameras.

[Baltimore Betty]

Nicole does not pray but are women allowed to pray in a mosque? How does Uncle Mackmood know she does not pray?

[Suzywriter]

Just now, Auntie Anxiety said:

Something tells me that Nicole isn’t really cut out to be married to Mahmoud and abide by all the restrictions. 🤔

She isn't cut out to be married to anyone. 

[Pepper Mostly]

5 minutes ago, magemaud said:

I just read “The House in the Cerulean Sea.” What a sweet book. 
maybe we should form a Book Club to discuss when the episodes get dull? 

Ooh, that's in one of my "to read" piles! Yes I have several, and they are all about two feet tall. 

[Hotel Snarker]

I just finished reading Barely Missing Everything by Matt Mendez, which was meh. It kinda sucked in some places.

Now on to The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Anyone read that book wanna share some thoughts?

[charmed1]

I think you guys are right. I think Dutch Paint Boy is wearing a wig. I see no scalp. So technically, her hair is covered, Uncle Fester.

[CrazyInAlabama]

3 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:

I LOVE Kate Atkinson and I've read all her books. I recommend "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" to all my book loving friends. What a writer, I just love her.  I should read it again, I'm due. I just read her new one "Shrines of Gaiety", fabulous. 

I love her Jackson Brodie series, but you have to read it from the beginning.   I love how she has separate storylines that all come together in the end.   

I've been getting books almost exclusively on Kindle for years now, I only buy ones in hard copy or paperback that I want to keep and reread.  

I love that I can get them as soon as they're published, instead of waiting a long time for them to come out in paperback.   

Edited March 20, 2023 by CrazyInAlabama

[Auntie Anxiety]

I don’t know how I am going to fit Seeking Brother Husband into my already very busy Sunday night lineup! But I’ll do my best.

[GrammyPammy]

6 minutes ago, charmed1 said:

remember the first book I read from the list of “independent reading” books my AP English teacher allowed us to read. It’s now on a list of banned books in a certain places. 

Oooh, what’s the title?

5 minutes ago, Auntie Anxiety said:

Nicole is auditioning for Project Runway.

That show would make way more sense for her!

[For Cereals]

Just finished Remarkably Bright Creatures. Predictable but sweet.

[greekmom]

Just now, charmed1 said:

I think you guys are right. I think Dutch Paint Boy is wearing a wig. I see no scalp. So technically, her hair is covered, Uncle Fester.

Last week it was wet after her shower.

So I dont think it's a wig.

[sainte-chapelle]

I just read The Paris Apartment…it was a fun mystery 

[Suzywriter]

Just now, charmed1 said:

I think you guys are right. I think Dutch Paint Boy is wearing a wig. I see no scalp. So technically, her hair is covered, Uncle Fester.

It was wet last week...I was trying to see if it was a wet wig or wet hair.  I'm stumped. 

[LEILANI2]

I see no sexual chemistry between Nicole and the guy sitting right next to her.

[Zombness]

Hello everyone.  Just arrived from work.  Did something exciting has happened? 

[charmed1]

1 minute ago, GrammyPammy said:

Oooh, what’s the title?

The Bluest Eye. Published 53 years ago.

[Gobi]

Just now, Zombness said:

Hello everyone.  Just arrived from work.  Did something exciting has happened? 

That's cute.

[greekmom]

Just now, Zombness said:

Hello everyone.  Just arrived from work.  Did something exciting has happened? 

nope

[Hotel Snarker]

Feel so sorry for the John Wick fans who may as well tear up when watching the new movie.

[Auntie Anxiety]

Just now, Zombness said:

Hello everyone.  Just arrived from work.  Did something exciting has happened? 

That’s cute.

[magemaud]

9 minutes ago, Suzywriter said:

I've become adapted to audiobooks. Does that count? 

Sure, blind people have used audiobooks for years. 

[Suzywriter]

I'm loving this Jesus commercial. Patsy Cline and stills of people that I immediately want to hug. 

[sainte-chapelle]

Just now, Zombness said:

Hello everyone.  Just arrived from work.  Did something exciting has happened? 

It’s been incredibly boring. This season is a snore