A To Z

[Parker Owens]

This was Disaster weekend for Andy. A terrible, terrible weekend that nearly killed him.

[Timothy M.]

But you said ...every time...your read this..does this mean you read it more than once?

 

Yes, I come back every so often and read the story again from the chapter where he arrives at Eustace's farm. I try to leave a couple of reviews as thank yous for a time well spent, but I get so engrossed I usually forget.

 

 

By the way - did you ever see the review I left on chapter 60?

Edited January 1, 2017 by Timothy M.

[Former Member]

 

 

I enjoyed conceiving Terry as a character, and at one point I toyed with trying a chapter in her POV. I thought that confused matters, though. Maybe I could do that as a 'short' some day.

So you, at least at one point, considered writing a short to accompany A to Z! It's not just me pushing for more about Andy, Zander, and their friends!  ;-)

[Parker Owens]

Yes, I come back every so often and read the story again from the chapter where he arrives at Eustace's farm. I try to leave a couple of reviews as thank yous for a time well spent, but I get so engrossed I usually forget.

 

 

By the way - did you ever see the review I left on chapter 60?

No...but I am about to!

[Former Member]

 

 

Love KarmaPoints™! Where do I sign up?

You might not like my personal version of KarmaPoints™ – I know they frustrate my therapists! For me, all the nice things I do are just the things we are supposed to do according to the Social Contract I was brought up to believe in (and unfortunately, my neighbors use a very different Social Contract) so I don't get any KarmaPoints™ for doing them. But I lose KarmaPoints™ for all the bad and petty things I do. It's a losing proposition with no way out.

 

It's a manifestation of my cognitive dissonance. One of the many reasons I see my therapist every week.

[Timothy M.]

No...but I am about to!

 

thanks for the lovely reply, glad you liked it.

[northie]

But you said ... every time ... you read this ...

I imagine that Tim is far from being the only person to re-read this wonderful book. In fact, just writing about it now makes me want to read it again. Your words found their way into my head and have never left ...

[Parker Owens]

I imagine that Tim is far from being the only person to re-read this wonderful book. In fact, just writing about it now makes me want to read it again. Your words found their way into my head and have never left ...

 

I confess to re-reading parts of the story myself. But don't ask me what my favorite chapter is.

[Former Member]

I know that some of my favorite parts are when Andy gets to Eustace's farm, when he meets Mrs Marjorie, Andy's closet in the school library, when he moves in with Zander, and the wedding. Way too many parts I didn't like!  ;-)

[Parker Owens]

Just finished shoveling 10 inches of snow out of the walkway and driveway. I wish I could have called Andy!

[Former Member]

We had a lot of rain yesterday and on Tuesday and expect bigger storms on the weekend. Of course, our idea of lots of rain is a couple inches in a day.

 

The advantage to living where I live is that it drains fairly quickly and is unlikely to flood. Plus I'm on the second floor (with a basement below), so I'm only going to get flooded out if the water is coming from the roof or the third floor.

 

 

We'd have to be in an Ice Age for there to ever be 10 inches of snow here! Even a dusting of snow is extraordinarily rare. (It apparently happened about 4 decades ago.)

[Parker Owens]

It's still snowing. Hey, Andy, can I ask you to shovel the last 4 inches of snow?

[spike382]

It's still snowing. Hey, Andy, can I ask you to shovel the last 4 inches of snow?

And you know he would've done it too.

[Parker Owens]

Yes, and without rolling his eyes or sighing dramatically, either.

[northie]

Yes, and without rolling his eyes or sighing dramatically, either.

Is this a self-portrait?

[Parker Owens]

Tomorrow, Andy sees Zander in a swim meet. They are drawing closer...the dull days of January can still contain their own excitement!

[Parker Owens]

Channeling my inner Zander today. Had to take a bunch kids skating, and wound up teaching a few how to ice skate...even how to skate backwards!  

[northie]

I have a poor sense of balance and two left feet. I think you'd have your work cut out ... Sounds good fun for those who like it.

 

Just your brief description brought back a part of A-Z which I didn't think I'd remembered.

Edited January 17, 2017 by northie

[Former Member]

I have weak ankles, poor balance, and am very unathletic. I've tried roller skating and as an adult, I could stand up, but couldn't turn or move on my own. I held onto friends the whole time. You'd never be able to get me on ice skates!  ;-)

[Parker Owens]

I surprised myself by having a good time, despite my age and poor coordination...

[Former Member]

Well, I've never lived where it gets cold enough for lakes to freeze over enough to skate on. At most, in coastal California, we get a nasty layer of ice on our windshields that we have to scrape off using credit cards – since none of us has an ice scraper. Skiers flock to the Sierras whenever there's enough snow in the wintertime.

 

The only reason I'd ever contemplate living where it gets that cold is that's where all the blond men seem to live! The freezing temperatures kill all the melanin in their hair, skin, and eyes! (In California, most of the blonds really aren't.)

[Parker Owens]

Well, I've never lived where it gets cold enough for lakes to freeze over enough to skate on. At most, in coastal California, we get a nasty layer of ice on our windshields that we have to scrape off using credit cards – since none of us has an ice scraper. Skiers flock to the Sierras whenever there's enough snow in the wintertime.

 

The only reason I'd ever contemplate living where it gets that cold is that's where all the blond men seem to live! The freezing temperatures kill all the melanin in their hair, skin, and eyes! (In California, most of the blonds really aren't.)

 

You're saying they're bottle blond boys?

[Timothy M.]

The only reason I'd ever contemplate living where it gets that cold is that's where all the blond men seem to live! The freezing temperatures kill all the melanin in their hair, skin, and eyes! (In California, most of the blonds really aren't.)

 

speaking of blond guys in the far north: did you get any further in Thaw?

[Former Member]

You're saying they're bottle blond boys?

Yes, especially in image-obsessed Southern California. (And in '80s Laguna Pacific/William Higgins porn where the carpet definitely doesn't match the drapes!)

 

speaking of blond guys in the far north: did you get any further in Thaw?

No, I got sidetracked trying to catch up on LitLover's Unforgivable (22 of 30 so far). And then the two (or more by the time I get to it) of Choices.

 

Thaw is in an open tab right next to Unforgivable in a separate window from the other GA chapters I'm planning to read "right away." But at least I'm making some progress – rainy weather and reading in bed make a good combination!  ;-)

[Former Member]

Okay. I finished Unforgivable and caught up with Choices. I read the last 6 chapters of Unforgivable all at once, then reread the Prologue for Choices and read the single available chapter. I'm not thrilled with LitLover right now! How many times does poor Liam have to dump Alek?  ;-)

 

I've read up to chapter 3 of Thaw.

 

I like the Nordic types, but the one I dated for several months was just as out of touch with his feelings as I am and we never talked about our problems. I've learned a lot in the more than two decades since, but I still have trouble identifying emotions and feelings (aside from anger). Emotions were very suppressed in my family. Just one of the many things I talk to my therapist about.  ;-)