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Thread #3 - We are crazy talkers here!

ADULT DISCUSSION HERE, SO TRY TO KEEP IT CLEAN! UM NO, WAIT! IF YOU ARE EASILY OFFENDED, LOOK AWAY NOW! 

This is the new thread as the other was sooo long and had lots of pages. Continuation of SavanaBlue's great contiuation....

Okay, here is a place to discuss what you are reading, ask for recommendations and complain about the writing.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, so please play nice   

Because we know drypen's watching    :googlyeyes:

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It was a nice break from the terribly boring Dusty (honestly, I started reading that three weeks ago and I've only managed to read 2/3 of the story so far... I soo want to punch that Edward and Bella).

 :iagree: Holy hell, I'm not the ONLY one?!?!?  I just could not understand all the hype over Dusty.  *ducking from all the Dusty lovers*  Yes, it's angsty and it's written well (although, a little too flowery for me), but Dusty and Bliss were two of the most unlikeable characters (from beginning to end) I've ever read.  I didn't root for them at all, because they were both so selfish, immature, and just blah.   And this was so not a romance or romantic read at all.  For chapters it was the same thing and then the ending was meh.    I know, I'm in the minority.  *slinking back into my Dusty-free cave*

I would rather cuddle then have sex.  If you're good with grammar, you'll get it.
 

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Sorry guys, not found the reference to the steak and bj thing, but I did find this on the first page after I clicked to enter:
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Had to put it up cos I couldn't stop laughing, but if this is an example of where Astro spends her time, we should be very worried  :D
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:iagree: Holy hell, I'm not the ONLY one?!?!?  I just could not understand all the hype over Dusty.  *ducking from all the Dusty lovers*  Yes, it's angsty and it's written well (although, a little too flowery for me), but Dusty and Bliss were two of the most unlikeable characters (from beginning to end) I've ever read.  I didn't root for them at all, because they were both so selfish, immature, and just blah.   And this was so not a romance or romantic read at all.  For chapters it was the same thing and then the ending was meh.    I know, I'm in the minority.  *slinking back into my Dusty-free cave*

i didnt read it because i dont like TeamBella fics.

But from everything i read on ADF, the fans were raging about it, i couldnt understand why someone would want to read it?
 
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Sorry guys, not found the reference to the steak and bj thing, but I did find this on the first page after I clicked to enter:
Hot Picks
UnBooks:Jonathan Livingston Chicken  – UnBooks:The Driving Dutchman  – UnBooks:DIY and Carpentry Tips by Jesus Christ  – UnBooks:American Bill of Rights for Dummies  – UnBooks:A Tale of Two Fanboys  – UnBooks:The Lost Introduction to Walden  – UnBooks:A Story, About a Man, that Comes to an Eventual Conclusion  – Gone With d' Wind  – Dracula  – Pulp Novel, the case of the dashing dame  – UnBooks:Neville Longbottom: Enemy of the State  – Diary of a Caveman  – The Complete Idiot's Guide To Talking To Women  – Horton Hires a Ho  – Professional Kitten Huffing  – Tarquin Middleton: My Battle with Depression.  – Official Informational Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games  – James Brown's Chicken Soup for the Soul  – Travel Guide For All Countries  – One Hundred and Seventy Three Haikus About Stuff; Mostly Office Supplies (Annotated And Abridged)  – The True Story of: Jimmy and the aliens; based on a true story  – UnBooks:Dane Cook: An Unauthorized Autobiography, 2nd Edition (New Pictures)  – UnBooks:My New Life as a T-Rex

Had to put it up cos I couldn't stop laughing, but if this is an example of where Astro spends her time, we should be very worried  :D

i wanted to copy and paste some funny stuff i read there, but it keeps freezing my page up.
my computer is definitely a woman.

 :D :D :D
 
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i wanted to copy and paste some funny stuff i read there, but it keeps freezing my page up.
my computer is definitely a woman.

 :D :D :D
The whole site is bl**dy hilarious.  Now I've stopped laughing this is the steak and bj bit (edited to put on here) you will have to read the real thing when you get home!

“If only there were more Steaks and B J's in the world, we would have no War ...Gandhi on Steak & BJ day, before he turned vegetarian.
“'Because sucking d**k brings peace on earth and joy ...”Mr. Hankey and Kenny, "The Most Offensive Song Ever"
“I treat Mrs D**do Duffy to a hefty blozza every year thanks to Steak & BJ Day. As for the steak, I give that to my se.x slave Germaine Greer...”

Steak & BJ Day is a holiday celebrated one month after Valentine's Day on March 14. The day was popularised by Tom Birdsey a radio show host on FNX radio in 2002 after Jalapeno Poppers & Rim Job Day proved unpopular.
Some say it was invented by the Romans in 269AD, and institutionalized through St Valentine’s cousin, Claudius Fellatio. Others suggest that when World War II ended in 1945, president Harry S. Truman had the FBI covertly spread the word to act as a “welcome home” for the troops. All we really know, is that it’s pretty damn awesome.
Steak and BJ Day was founded because Valentine's Day is a made up holiday for women and vegetarians; so it is only fair that there is an equivalent holiday for normal people. The holiday has proven to be even bigger than Christmas with restaurants such as Hooters Restaurant reporting that customers were pleased to offer "a big tip" on such days.
 

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The whole site is bl**dy hilarious.  Now I've stopped laughing this is the steak and bj bit (edited to put on here) you will have to read the real thing when you get home!

“If only there were more Steaks and B J's in the world, we would have no War ...Gandhi on Steak & BJ day, before he turned vegetarian.
“'Because sucking d**k brings peace on earth and joy ...”Mr. Hankey and Kenny, "The Most Offensive Song Ever"
“I treat Mrs D**do Duffy to a hefty blozza every year thanks to Steak & BJ Day. As for the steak, I give that to my se.x slave Germaine Greer...”

Steak & BJ Day is a holiday celebrated one month after Valentine's Day on March 14. The day was popularised by Tom Birdsey a radio show host on FNX radio in 2002 after Jalapeno Poppers & Rim Job Day proved unpopular.
Some say it was invented by the Romans in 269AD, and institutionalized through St Valentine’s cousin, Claudius Fellatio. Others suggest that when World War II ended in 1945, president Harry S. Truman had the FBI covertly spread the word to act as a “welcome home” for the troops. All we really know, is that it’s pretty damn awesome.
Steak and BJ Day was founded because Valentine's Day is a made up holiday for women and vegetarians; so it is only fair that there is an equivalent holiday for normal people. The holiday has proven to be even bigger than Christmas with restaurants such as Hooters Restaurant reporting that customers were pleased to offer "a big tip" on such days.

thats exactly what i wanted to copy. you read my mind.
 
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I pray that someone comes to my door while I am a state of undress!!!

I liked Dusty - it was a long, frustrating, challenging and super angsty read and the story just about killed me, but I loved it.

I hope the authors get their shit together and do the rumoured futuretake!

Does anyone have an update on this drama?

I'll say some prayers for you as well  ;)  :D :D

The last I heard Sarah's writing a futuretake and TeamBella23 wants to publish Dusty.  I feel really bad for Sarah.  She's always seemed so nice, chill and genuine, so I can only imagine how much stress all this drama is causing her.  I also wonder if all this might cause other authors to not collaborate on future fics.  Or at least, give second thought to whom to collaborate with.   
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I would rather cuddle then have sex.  If you're good with grammar, you'll get it.
 
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« Reply #288 on: March 15, 2013, 08:52 AM »
I have a Kindle that I mostly read on.  when I first got it, the DRM worried me because way back when it first started with Adobe, they changed how it was done& many people lost their books when they got new ereaders.  So I found this post:
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the link to apprentice alf also has good instructions. I have downloaded to both my kindle (you put the kindle's serial number in) and to kindle for PC (no other info required) imported into Calibre, changed to epub, & viola!  Epubs of Kindle books.  The only ones it didn't work on were the ones that are "pictures"  - where they took pictures of the pages to make the book. That's the only way I can describe it. You get blank Epubs. 

Anyway,  this method is free  and most of the normal fiction books work. ;)
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So I am home sick today. Actually that's funny because I work from home. ... So I don't think I can not be at work.  :D

It's been a bad week - first I broke my toe (stupid cat box) now a cold. 

And then there's these pictures of Rob getting a gun pulled on him!!!!  I hope he is still alive!  ???  :P

Sorry,  but you know if it's on the Internet it must be true!
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I can do worse than that:

I'm in the bathroom, someone is at the door and my 2yo is happy to help... runs to open the door and take the person outside by the hand to lead them to me...  :o :o :o :o :o

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This happened to me this morning... I wasn't the only one in the house but apparently the only one to hear the doorbell. The bathroom is next to the door... But what is really bad is when you shower, someone is at the door and noone else around to answer :) I somehow managed to dry myself and put clothes on in about a minute - it was someone who lived in this house fifty years ago and wanted to look at the garden again.

 :D :D :D :D :D :D :D you two surely beat me! :D

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I have PM'ed you.

I have Kindle for PC on my laptop because I couldn't open mobi files on my computer. So now I can download and open them, and also convert them online for my e-reader. I haven't had a problem with it.

I have a vague memory that I posted the instructions for this somewhere here - I'll try to find it and repost it.

I really need to remember to change the subject line to make searches for things like this easier!  :-[
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I think that this is what I referring to:

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I can't get the link to link after the exclamation marks, so here's what I posted:

I think my techtardedness is making me misunderstand your question, but I'll answer anyway.

I save all my books and fics on my laptop. I have a Sony e-reader that's now 2 1/2 years old - I love it, which is good, because it's been the only other thing in my bed for a long time!

There have been a few things that I have downloaded from Amazon (or from other sites - you all know my wicked, evil side when it comes to movies, music and books... - don't judge me!) that have been mobi or azw files that I couldn't open so I downloaded Kindle for PC, but I hate reading from my laptop, so I needed a way to get them from my PC to my e-reader, and also convert them to pdf/epub because that's the best file type for my e-reader. I can also move them onto my iphone and my ipad, and I've even saved some onto the server at work so that teachers can put them onto their interactive white boards for reading lessons. I also share my books - as I would with real paper books - with a few friends who all have different types of readers and tablets.

Anyway, the first thing I had to do was remove the protection (DRM) - I still haven't found a way to remove itunes protection (and I haven't looked for about 6 months because this works for me). I use Kindle DRM Removal that I purchased here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and I also use ePUBee DRM Removal from You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

It's really simple - basically, you just locate the file (that is the trickiest part of the entire process) that you've downloaded from Amazon (mine is in a default folder called My Kindle Content) and then you just click a button and it converts and re-saves without the DRM.

Then, I go here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and change it to pdf or epub or whatever format I want.

Easy!


Thanks!!! And I have to inform you that I'm laughing so hard for your replies it was impossible quote everything!   :-*

 
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So I am home sick today. Actually that's funny because I work from home. ... So I don't think I can not be at work.  :D

It's been a bad week - first I broke my toe (stupid cat box) now a cold. 

And then there's these pictures of Rob getting a gun pulled on him!!!!  I hope he is still alive!  ???  :P

Sorry,  but you know if it's on the Internet it must be true!
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Hope you feel better and stay off your feet if you can.  Make your hubby spoil you with ice cream, books, and TLC 

I would rather cuddle then have sex.  If you're good with grammar, you'll get it.
 
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Hope you feel better and stay off your feet if you can.  Make your hubby spoil you with ice cream, books, and TLC
He normally is good when I'm sick.  But he's so busy with work he doesn't have time to be sick now.  So he'll probably avoid me.   

After making sure I'm okay. ;)
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He normally is good when I'm sick.  But he's so busy with work he doesn't have time to be sick now.  So he'll probably avoid me.   

After making sure I'm okay. ;)

Don't worry we'll keep you company :)
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Hope you feel better and stay off your feet if you can.  Make your hubby spoil you with ice cream, books, and TLC

I had to Google TLC.
I thought it soube be something dirty.
 :D :D :D
 
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I had to Google TLC.
I thought it soube be something dirty.
 :D :D :D

 you mean like bdsm tlc?   :D

One of my crew members just showed this to me and it's slightly depressing and funny at the same time

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I would rather cuddle then have sex.  If you're good with grammar, you'll get it.
 
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you mean like bdsm tlc?   :D

One of my crew members just showed this to me and it's slightly depressing and funny at the same time

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Can i say that the first thing that crossed my mind was that this guy would make a better Bella?
 
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Can i say that the first thing that crossed my mind was that this guy would make a better Bella?

I would rather cuddle then have sex.  If you're good with grammar, you'll get it.
 
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Anyone else reading this?

This would be a very good fic if it weren't for gay James. He is ten times worse than any alice.

I haven't flounced it yet.
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Anyone else reading this?

This would be a very good fic if it weren't for gay James. He is ten times worse than any alice
I haven't read that particular fic, but I find in a lot of stories where there's a gay character they're complete stereotypes. Ruins the story for me.
 
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I haven't read that particular fic, but I find in a lot of stories where there's a gay character they're complete stereotypes. Ruins the story for me.

It's a great plot, I love this Edward. But whenever James appears I skip. It's just too much, over the top!
 
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