Well, Barnes and Noble isn’t the worst offender in the world. I’m having a You’ve Got Mail moment here! lol! But they’re not WalMart.

The book sounds fabulous, and since I’m so judicious with and tend to horde my free time, I’ll take your recommendation and check her out!

Thanks!

nina

she’s been writing about circular time,
cultural cross pollen-nation from a “native’s” perspective,
and a rather unique sense of gender identity
for over twenty years, and most everything
is still in print. she’s certainly changed
the way I think about such matters.

she also writes like a dream.
think your ch’i is in for a treat.

lmao! Searching for HE-MAN huh? :lol:

Good lord, people will blog about anything won’t they? haha!

How will my ch’i ever survive? :razz:

nina

Oh sure — and I have a similar problem; I work from home so I’m in front of a computer all day in my office as it is — but I’ve tried to make my office as “comforting” on a personal level as I can, so it doesn’t feel so much like a place where I go to work. I have my lotus chair and my pretty scented candles and my scent diffusers and a television and my music and a nice persian rug. :lol:

What more can a girl ask for?

But that too I have to balance with my “free time” online activities, like chatting, or personal writing, or reading blogs & news sites I like, or shopping!

It’s about finding a balance sweetie — you have to know when it’s time to work and when it’s time to play, but you absolutely must have both in your life!

nina

Well hi there! So nice to see you back!

Oh I agree — book recommendations are a very personal thing, but I think if we feel something and have a sense about a person, then it’s okay to suggest something which they might like — and this book sounds wonderful! I am not currently familiar with her writing, but I’m quite willing to be open minded and I’ve added that book you’ve recommended to me to my list and I will check it out!

Sadly, all I have is a Barnes and Noble near me — so no indy bookstores anymore, which pisses me off a bit, but that’s okay — I’m sure I’ll get over it!

Is that really the anniversary of the pill? lol! I feel like I should know that! Birth Control Pills were the key which unlocked the door to female sexual liberation — such a significant thing in our lives too.

Thanks for the book recommendation hon! I appreciate it very much! And my ch’i can always use improvement! ;)

nina

Thanks so much sweetheart. Yes — I miss my mother too.

nina

Something tells me your ch’i may get further out of alignment.

Problem is, I spend far too much time browsing or chatting to people that I get very little done, makes me feel unsatisfied.

Pegxx

full book immersion
is a wonderful antidote to cyberia.
(wonder if moralists complained about
the “second life” of reading once gutenberg
really got rolling in 1440? am sure they did.)
ironically, if I hadn’t been away from home myself,
I wouldn’t have been able to afford the luxury of time,
to finish such a book in just a few days.

novel recommendations are such a personal thing,
but based on what little I know from you here,
I think this one would speak to you in profound ways -
and maybe improve your ch’i along the way. ;)

I got an earlier impression you weren’t familiar
with ms. erdrich’s writing. you should be.
more people should be. she’s one of our best.

on a completely unrelated note:
today marks the 48th anniversary
of the fda approval of the birth control pill.
happy mother’s day weekend too all!
~

Thanks! Happy Mother’s Day to you too!

Yes, I suppose it’s more of that water in my personality that’s causing these disruptions of ch’i — I’m kind of out of patience with the whole thing. At least it’s only one more week! ;)

The nights are tough. I don’t like going to bed alone and then waking up when he gets home and then feeling like I have to stay up because he’s awake and then feeling all weird the next day because I’m not getting enough rest — because you know he sleeps all morning while I still have to get up and work and do what I need to do!

Thanks for the hugs sweetie! Have a great weekend! :razz:

nina