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By: Is it August? Really? « A Striped Armchair

Is it August? Really? « A Striped Armchair — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:08:53 +0000

[...] professor who now teaches, and I’ll be apartment hunting, so here’s my plan. Remember the list of books I need to review? And the Weekly Geeks to ask questions? Well, until August 14th, I would [...]

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:54:22 +0000

Wow, that’s crazy that he was using your computer. That would drive me insane, too. I feel kinda weird even when my friends use my computer, too. It’s bizarre because they seem to think nothing of it, but it kind of gives me a feeling somewhere in between watching somebody juggling my priceless heirlooms and reading my diary. I feel like a jerk then if I say “hey, don’t use my computer” because they’ll probably just think I’m a nutcase, but it’s probably among the most expensive things I own so I guess it just *bothers* me. So I definitely see where you’re coming from! Good luck with your lecture!

By: Danielle

Danielle — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:09:23 +0000

Sorry to hear about the laptop–I’d be mad, too! That was pretty gutsy of him to do without asking. A lovely stack of books, by the way, and I hope you enjoy the Mills book! It should be a nice summer beach read.

By: Alisia

Alisia — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:16:07 +0000

Oh, and I would love to hear more about Train to Pakistan and The Well-Educated Mind.

By: Alisia

Alisia — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:15:04 +0000

That’s no fun to return home to find your personal space has been invaded. I would definitely talk to him about it (just don’t mention how you know he was on your computer…it can be pretty easy to delete the history section in the future!). But, he might not have looked at it the way you are, he probably deserves a second chance.

We’re thinking of asking our 12 year old neighbor to cat-sit while we’re gone, I’ll have to keep the computer thing in mind. I know we can put a password on it to be able to access it. I have no idea how much to pay her, though!

By: Kim L

Kim L — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:31:24 +0000

I would be ticked about the computer! If you didn’t expressly give him permission, it wasn’t his to use. I’d be weirded out by someone using my computer, especially considering all the trouble they could get into online. Plus all the nasty things that can get downloaded!

I saw you gave Beauty 5 stars, I’d love to hear more about what you thought of it. I happen to count it among my all-time favorite books, myself.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:48:22 +0000

I’ve got Savage Garden right on my night-stand. I got it after I read Danielle’s post as well. Can’t wait to start it. I believe I have Well_educated Mind *somewhere* in the bookshelf! That’s another project I have yet to undertake, to organize the books. And…Peony in Love is one engaging read, read it on the plane!

By: C.B. James

C.B. James — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:15:01 +0000

I was a 13-year-old boy once and a very well behaved one too. That said, I can totally understand why he tried out your lap-top.

It’s his job as a 13-year-old boy to break the rules and our job as adults to lecture him about it afterwards. I say, set the boundries clearly and give him one more chance.

C.J. and I came home from three days at Tahoe to find out pet-sitter was a no show. We’re lucky the animals didn’t die from thirst. So, if you want to trade pet sitters…..

I hope you enjoy Rogue Male as much as I did.

By: Somer

Somer — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:35:38 +0000

I’m curious why you gave one Lisa See book 2 stars and one 4 stars. Also, have you read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, and how did it compare?

Also, was Anne of Green Gables a reread for you?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:30:22 +0000

Holy smokes that’s a lot of books left to review! You’ve read more already than I’ll read all year. I love posts with piles of books, I might have to take some book pictures soon.

I can’t wait to see your review of Between, Georgia. I just read gods in Alabama and loved it.

PS I”m giving away a couple books on my blog, stop in!