tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post8122733868817694426..comments2024-03-28T21:27:46.327-04:00Comments on Infomaniac: Reading Week - Books EditionThe Mistresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-79350116367006178532014-05-06T12:30:00.538-04:002014-05-06T12:30:00.538-04:00I think I need the Chatty Man as an antidote! This...I think I need the Chatty Man as an antidote! This Rosie Thomas book is rather gloomsome.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-73582660200353989782014-05-06T11:10:37.665-04:002014-05-06T11:10:37.665-04:00MISS SCARLET: Put the book down NOW!
My guideline...MISS SCARLET: Put the book down NOW!<br /><br />My guideline is that if the book hasn’t intrigued me by the end of Chapter 2, I put it down.<br /><br />I am about to read “Look Who It Is! Alan Carr: My Story.” I am in need of a larf and who better than the “Chatty Man” to give it to me.<br /><br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-16155353656551382432014-05-06T09:48:10.423-04:002014-05-06T09:48:10.423-04:00I am stuck with a Rosie Thomas book [Strangers]......I am stuck with a Rosie Thomas book [Strangers]... the beginning was good... but now I'm wondering if I'll bother finishing it... I loathe this sort of conundrum.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-54802111264485711242014-05-05T09:54:15.475-04:002014-05-05T09:54:15.475-04:00NORMA: Thanks for the heads-up about the “Heads in...NORMA: Thanks for the heads-up about the “Heads in Beds” book as I was undecided about whether or not to read it, based on mixed reviews.<br /><br />Usually I like industry tell-alls such as "Kitchen Confidential" but this one sounded iffy.<br /><br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-24627722703198005512014-05-05T09:52:41.945-04:002014-05-05T09:52:41.945-04:00MITZI: Thanks to a recommendation by you previousl...MITZI: Thanks to a recommendation by you previously, I’m reading my way through Brendan O’Carroll’s “Agnes Browne Trilogy.”The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-16607110011208488002014-05-05T09:51:29.513-04:002014-05-05T09:51:29.513-04:00NORMA: Just because I can rock an ascot doesn’t me...NORMA: Just because I can rock an ascot doesn’t mean I look like Quentin Crisp.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-13793042490674614202014-05-05T09:50:56.586-04:002014-05-05T09:50:56.586-04:00NORMA: He hasn’t returned my calls either.
Don’t ...NORMA: He hasn’t returned my calls either.<br /><br />Don’t go fishing for a reply. It’s hard to get salman on the line. Geddit?<br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-63829433848964195332014-05-05T06:12:04.466-04:002014-05-05T06:12:04.466-04:00A Lady Of Quality, if you please, Jon.
Not all Br...A Lady Of Quality, if you please, Jon.<br /><br />Not all British MJ, I have a few Brendan O'Carrolls stored in the cloud.Mitzi https://www.blogger.com/profile/01416789788174823493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-87516238467724525572014-05-04T23:31:53.122-04:002014-05-04T23:31:53.122-04:00i'm about done with a crappy hotel memoir, &qu...i'm about done with a crappy hotel memoir, "heads in beds." another recently taught me that averell harriman founded sun valley ski resort and a david susskind bio wasn't all that bad.normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-74325168404954003452014-05-04T23:23:35.689-04:002014-05-04T23:23:35.689-04:00mj: you weren't there?
and here i thought you...mj: you weren't there? <br />and here i thought you'd won.normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-41566180135777573962014-05-04T23:21:25.603-04:002014-05-04T23:21:25.603-04:00i sent a friend request to salman & he has ign...i sent a friend request to salman & he has ignored it. sigh.normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-70175244431133626032014-05-04T21:47:09.973-04:002014-05-04T21:47:09.973-04:00I wish I'd been there for the Quentin Crisp lo...I wish I'd been there for the Quentin Crisp look-alike contest.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-81699102200604507222014-05-04T21:42:44.314-04:002014-05-04T21:42:44.314-04:00God love Quentin.
"An autobiography is an ...God love Quentin. <br /><br /><br />"An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing."Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-82595367729879630502014-05-04T21:24:38.321-04:002014-05-04T21:24:38.321-04:00Not recently - but here and here... JxNot recently - but <a href="http://jon-doloresdelargo.blogspot.co.uk/2008/12/englands-stately-homo.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://doloresdelargotowers.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/you-must-search-inside-yourself-for.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-21568766540679921522014-05-04T21:13:39.232-04:002014-05-04T21:13:39.232-04:00PEENEE: Their secret?
Slipcovers.
PEENEE: Their secret?<br /><br />Slipcovers.<br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-15132683331455946472014-05-04T21:13:16.256-04:002014-05-04T21:13:16.256-04:00MITZI: All British authors.
I raise my teacup.
I...MITZI: All British authors.<br /><br />I raise my teacup.<br /><br />I don’t see why you need a Kindle for your voyage instead of packing your steam trunk full of novels. Isn’t that what your maid Carmen is for?<br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-3821941243401512552014-05-04T21:12:12.237-04:002014-05-04T21:12:12.237-04:00LX: Are you reading it to a friend?LX: Are you reading it to a friend?The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-73252346034805576232014-05-04T21:11:53.311-04:002014-05-04T21:11:53.311-04:00WALLY: Speaking of the Catholic priesthood…
Hop t...WALLY: Speaking of the Catholic priesthood…<br /><br />Hop to it or you'll have to do penance.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-52245657926203436912014-05-04T21:11:18.091-04:002014-05-04T21:11:18.091-04:00JON: We need to do a post on mantras and mottos.
...JON: We need to do a post on mantras and mottos.<br /><br />Or Quentin Crisp…actually, didn’t YOU post about him not too long ago?<br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-12710209481663940322014-05-04T21:10:13.822-04:002014-05-04T21:10:13.822-04:00MAGO: Thank you for the interview link with Caroli...MAGO: Thank you for the interview link with Caroline Pigozzi.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-13116560294437362872014-05-04T20:53:51.740-04:002014-05-04T20:53:51.740-04:00We all guessed you were "A Little Princess&qu...We all guessed you were "A Little Princess"... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-1391917132885282332014-05-04T20:42:53.450-04:002014-05-04T20:42:53.450-04:00My mantra for life: “Without knowing it, I was acq...My mantra for life: <i>“Without knowing it, I was acquiring that haughty bearing which is characteristic of so many eccentrics. What other expression would you expect to find on the face of anyone who knows that if he turns his head too quickly, he will see on the faces of others glares of stark terror or grimaces of hatred? Aloofness is the posture of self-defence.” </i><br />JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-35886206443947945682014-05-04T19:43:18.047-04:002014-05-04T19:43:18.047-04:00Don't any of these people have towels that can...Don't any of these people have towels that can put down?mrpeeneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361948301941861890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-6653306246694131742014-05-04T18:44:34.351-04:002014-05-04T18:44:34.351-04:00And with lines like " I never bought newspape...And with lines like " I never bought newspapers, for fear that people might think that I liked what went on in the world, and long ago given up listening to the radio the moment that I realized that it was always going to be jolly without ever being witty" Some days I agree with that.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-4485126347964017242014-05-04T18:37:49.385-04:002014-05-04T18:37:49.385-04:00I've been downloading books onto my kindle for...I've been downloading books onto my kindle for my forthcoming sojourn, The Queen And I by the recently departed Sue Townsend, mocking the royal family is always a great hoot, a couple of Beryl Bainbridges (very gossipy) some H E Bates and the works of Frances Hodgson Burnett. I hope nobody feels intimidated by my highbrow reads.Mitzi https://www.blogger.com/profile/01416789788174823493noreply@blogger.com