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Chit-Chat » Questions for my fellow Americans regarding Thanksgiving and Black Friday » Thanksgiving, etc
georgefayne71 13 yrs ago
1- relaxing at home... hubby is working, and my mom may or may not come over to eat. 2- no longer applies, but I actually worked at KMart years ago- it was open on Thanksgiving Day which was worse than Black Friday. Wor…
Book Talk » The Lovely Bones: Destined to Become a Classic? Agree or Disagree? » not a classic...
georgefayne71 14 yrs ago
As an English teacher I struggled with this question. I know the book has been popular among my students for several years, and I liked it myself (except for the strange part where she enters the friend's body- I skimmed…
Based on the Book: Books to Movies » Post the link to your review of The Lovely Bones -- let's compare opinions » I buy every used copy I see...
georgefayne71 14 yrs ago
It's definitely a book that has stayed with me because of the subject matter. There are parts where it seems disjointed, but overall I remember liking it. I buy used copies when I see them for less than a dollar at the l…
Community Bulletin Board » Bumma is at peace; September 17, 1921- June 28, 2009 (ETA link to Obituary) » Condolences and sympathy...
georgefayne71 14 yrs ago
Amy, you and your family are in my thoughts at this difficult time. On the rare occassions when I made it to Charleston, Bumma was a pleasure to see and speak with. I was always happy to see that she had made it to a mee…
Chit-Chat » Refrigerated cookie dough recall--oh horrors!! » Breakfast pizza...
georgefayne71 14 yrs ago
Yes, breakfast pizza is a product. They even serve it in schools. It usually has sausage and egg on it, and the smell makes me want to throw up. I had breakfast duty when I taught at the middle school- it was a horrible …
Chit-Chat » Will your giraffe be one in a million? » Cool idea...
georgefayne71 14 yrs ago
This should be a perfect way to procrastinate this afternoon. I shall draw giraffes.
Book Talk » Are there particular books that book snobs read? » I've known some book snobs...
georgefayne71 14 yrs ago
especially when I was in college. We had some assigned reading from Oprah's Book Club in several classes, and I thought it was ridiculous that so many people went to extremes to obscure or destroy the Oprah stickers on t…
Release Challenges » release battle, week 3 » georgefayne71 (1-8)
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago
Most are being released at Market Commons this evening. The last one is being sent to a person who lost the same title at the hotel. 1- http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7079987/releasedone 2 http://www.bookcrossi…
Book Talk » I am giving up on The Lovely Bones. » I'm surprised...
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago
I guess I am one of the few people who liked The Lovely Bones AND The Almost Moon. Many of my high school students like the Lovely Bones enough to read the whole thing, but none of them really rave about it. I actually t…
Release Challenges » release battle, week 2 » georgefayne71 (93-102)
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago
last ones for the OBCZ: 93 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7062531 94 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7062534 95 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7062536 96 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7062530 97…
Release Challenges » release battle, week 2 » georgefayne71 (76- 92)
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago
OBCZ 76 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3929581 77 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1875090 78 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7062419 79 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3839443 80 http://www.bookcro…
Based on the Book: Books to Movies » So, what's the worst movie based on a book you've seen? » Re: Re King movies: you have a point, about the pacing and description in the books...
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago
GoryDetails-- I agree Pet Sematary was one of the better SK horror films, but it was such a letdown after I loved the book so much. Christine was probably the worst. The other works you mentioned have been some great fil…
Based on the Book: Books to Movies » So, what's the worst movie based on a book you've seen? » Maybe the problem with a couple of those mentioned...
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago | 2 replies
I think Bridget Jones' Diary and Confessions of a Shopaholic did not translate very well to film because in the books we are able to get into the characters' minds and thought processes so much better, thus making them i…
Release Challenges » release battle, week 2 » georgefayne71 (61-75)
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago
OBCZ 61 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7060226 62 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3839229 63 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3839230 64 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3838416 65 http://www.bookcros…
Release Challenges » release battle, week 2 » georgefayne71 (51-60)
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago
OBCZ 51 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7060083 52 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7060069 53 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7060057 54 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7060056 55 http://www.bookcros…
Release Challenges » release battle, week 2 » georgefayne71 (26-50)
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago
stocking up my OBCZ! 26 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3929558 27 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3842350 28 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3929560 29 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3929543 30 ht…
Release Challenges » release battle, week 2 » georgefayne71 (15-25)
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago
released at my OBCZ: 15 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5060868 16 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3838824 17 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3838727 18 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3838762 19 ht…
Release Challenges » release battle, week 2 » georgefayne71 (10-14)
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago
all released at my OBCZ: 10- http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5060880 11- http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4041551 12- http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7051579 13- http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7051585…
Release Challenges » release battle, week 2 » georgefayne71 (1-9)
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago
released at my OBCZ Tuesday 3-17-09: 1 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3844902 2 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4953670 3 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3844905 4 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/383…
Release Techniques » Wild release fun » Re: Wild release fun
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago | 1 replies
I did this a few weeks ago. I left a book on a bench near a movie theater at Market Commons in Myrtle Beach. My husband and I walked around dropping off more books and circled back towards the bench to see if anyone got …
Conventions and Meetings » February Meet is THIS SUNDAY (plus news on March events) for Charleston SC BookCrossers » Re: February and March events for Charleston SC BookCrossers
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago | 1 replies
I am going to try to make it to at least one of these! Maybe I'll see some of you at the book festival in Columbia too.
Release Challenges » Original thread for releases for The Reader Challenge. Please use new thread. Thanks! This thread closed. » Re: Flattery does not earn you extra points
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago | 1 replies
> (Hey GF-- wish you could come with us > today to see the movie! We're going to the > afternoon show at CineBarre in Mt > Pleasant.) I can't today-- too much to do here. I hope I can get to a meeting soon th…
Release Challenges » Original thread for releases for The Reader Challenge. Please use new thread. Thanks! This thread closed. » Re: Flattery does not earn you extra points
georgefayne71 15 yrs ago | 3 replies
> The dynamos in this challenge seem to be > in Ohio, Virginia New Zealand and > elsewhere. Not in South Carolina. Speak for yourself-- I'm just getting warmed up in SC :)

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