It's Friday! (9/20)

[ufcasey]

What have you been reading this week?

QOTW:

Tell us a funny/semi-funny story about something that accidentally happened! It doesn't have to be about you personally if you don't have one. (Example: My son lost his first tooth yesterday, while at school, but he seems to have more than likely accidentally swallowed it. He was devastated thinking the tooth fairy wouldn't come without a tooth.)

[travella]

I just finished The Current by Tim Johnston, 2*. While I liked parts of the book, there were parts that just didn't work for me.

QOTW: When I was in grad school I took my dog to the park. He always sat in the back of my SUV. I had a small bag of flour back there that I had picked up from the store earlier and had forgotten about. When I opened the back of my SUV to let him out it looked like the bag of flour had exploded. Him and the entire back end was covered in flour and flour glue (flour mixed with dog slobber makes a good glue). Even though his tongue looked like a brick of glue he kept trying to get back to the bag of flour.

It took me days to clean up all the mess, but I couldn't help but laugh because he was so happy playing with that bag of flour.

[meowmaps]

I finished The Chilbury Ladies' Choir earlier in the week. It was slow to start for me but I enjoyed it. I'm almost done with The Death of Mrs. Westaway. I think it's going to be 3-3.5 stars for me.

QOTW: Earlier in the week I was woken up by my one cat who likes to yowl and scratch at walls (so annoying!!!). I was completely disoriented and assumed that my husband was on his way to work (he leaves early enough that it's still dark out) so I went to thump the bed to scare my cat into shutting up and punched my husband in the butt instead. Oops.

[rainbowchip]

I finished The Testaments and Mockingjay (reread). I'm currently reading The Tattooist of Auschwitz.

QOTW: this might be a little TMI but it was hilarious. When I was giving birth to my DD, I had an epidural and a catheter. The NP took out the catheter and had me do a practice push. She decided that we would wait a bit to push again which was fine. So like 30 minutes later she came back, sat down on the bed to have me push again. Well my bladder had filled up and I couldn't feel it so I shot a stream of pee all over the NP. We were laughing so hard the contraction was done before I could settle myself enough to push.

[mrspez07]

Currently reading the Immortalists, like it ok so far, just reading a bit each night before bed.

QOTW: totally blanked just now. I’ll come back when I remember my story better.

[Nonny]

Same as last week - Surprise, Kill, Vanish and Atomic Habits, but I really need to start and finish The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls this week for my book club next week.


QOTW: This didn't happen to me, but I caused it.  LOL!  One year for Christmas I gave my BIL a rice cooker and a 20lb sack of rice as a prank.  He ended up driving around with the rice in his trunk all winter (collecting moisture) and when it got hot (they live in an area with rather abrupt season changes an no real spring) it started popping/puffing in the back of his car.

[Gato]

I finished The Lager Queen of Minnesota. I enjoyed it; he reminds me a lot of Jane Smiley.

Now I’m reading On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong.