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oyceterSo, back from Ohio!
The unread FL has reached skipped 300.
My grandparents both seem to be doing ok, although my grandma still can't really talk because of the stroke. My grandpa is recovering rather splendidly, considering the fact that he just had a heart operation a week or so ago. So, that was good. I think things are ok on that front. And it was nice seeing them again. I just found out my grandpa was born in 1912. I mean, I knew he was ninety something, but just knowing the date makes it very scary. He watches the History Channel a lot, especially the WWII stuff, I think because he was in the navy then. And over one dinner, I just got to hear about things like how they fled the Communists in China and moved to Taiwan, things like that. They lived through that, and it's just kind of cool and strange to ponder.
I also met![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
atpolittlebit! Heh, but since I had to get my mom to take me, I had to explain: Uh, so I have this friend there.
What does she do? asks my mom.
Actually, I'm not sure.
Friend from where?
Uhhhh..
Where?
The internet?
Huh?
My aunt was particularly startled. And I guess it does sound kind of nuts especially if one doesn't spend much time online -- I'm meeting someone I've only kind of talked to via text and never seen before! My aunt was all, how will you know who she is if you've never seen her?!
I also read six books in the past four days. Three of them were bought in Ohio because I was desperately running out. My grandparents don't even have a computer, and I don't really watch much TV unless it's a show I like -- no channel surfing for me, so it was just books. My mom, of course, complained when I bought the second one. You already bought one! she says, after having bought ten some sweaters (on sale at least). I keep trying to tell her that moms all over the world are trying to get kids to read, and here she is, encouraging me to buy cashmere sweaters on sale but grudging about the books. Talked with her today, and apparently her viewpoint is that one should only read books for practical application (building vocab, learning stuff), none of this imagination dreamy stuff.
We can all see just how me and my mom can disagree on things.
The unread FL has reached skipped 300.
My grandparents both seem to be doing ok, although my grandma still can't really talk because of the stroke. My grandpa is recovering rather splendidly, considering the fact that he just had a heart operation a week or so ago. So, that was good. I think things are ok on that front. And it was nice seeing them again. I just found out my grandpa was born in 1912. I mean, I knew he was ninety something, but just knowing the date makes it very scary. He watches the History Channel a lot, especially the WWII stuff, I think because he was in the navy then. And over one dinner, I just got to hear about things like how they fled the Communists in China and moved to Taiwan, things like that. They lived through that, and it's just kind of cool and strange to ponder.
I also met
atpolittlebit! Heh, but since I had to get my mom to take me, I had to explain: Uh, so I have this friend there. What does she do? asks my mom.
Actually, I'm not sure.
Friend from where?
Uhhhh..
Where?
The internet?
Huh?
My aunt was particularly startled. And I guess it does sound kind of nuts especially if one doesn't spend much time online -- I'm meeting someone I've only kind of talked to via text and never seen before! My aunt was all, how will you know who she is if you've never seen her?!
I also read six books in the past four days. Three of them were bought in Ohio because I was desperately running out. My grandparents don't even have a computer, and I don't really watch much TV unless it's a show I like -- no channel surfing for me, so it was just books. My mom, of course, complained when I bought the second one. You already bought one! she says, after having bought ten some sweaters (on sale at least). I keep trying to tell her that moms all over the world are trying to get kids to read, and here she is, encouraging me to buy cashmere sweaters on sale but grudging about the books. Talked with her today, and apparently her viewpoint is that one should only read books for practical application (building vocab, learning stuff), none of this imagination dreamy stuff.
We can all see just how me and my mom can disagree on things.
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Thu, Mar. 11th, 2004 09:42 am (UTC)But wanted to say you were missed!
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Thu, Mar. 11th, 2004 06:22 pm (UTC)Hee, working at work is really such a novel idea ;).
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Thu, Mar. 11th, 2004 10:52 am (UTC)(no subject)
Thu, Mar. 11th, 2004 06:26 pm (UTC)Am waiting for Lost in a Book to come through the bookstore...