Hello From My Englishness

[Polranny]

Hey Reaper! It’s not so much that it was uncomfortable but that your breath comes back at you... if that makes sense? I wonder if the paper ones are the same? I did notice a fair few travellers with their noses out over the top which hilariously defeats the objective ( or not hilariously since it’s me that cops it not them).

Anyway I had a picnic yesterday in St James park with friends I haven’t seen since February. Finger sandwiches, quiche, lemon drizzle cake, brownies and scones and clotted cream. There may have been the odd glass of Prosecco too ( even though I’m not a big fan). I loved seeing them... loved it. Afterwards I had a mooch in the big Waterstones bookshop at Piccadilly. Bliss

Were you feeding the pelicans? Or, in Waterstones, the penguins ? My local bookshop reopens on Monday....can't wait but, being sheltered, I have to.

 

[Polranny]

Hey Reaper! It’s not so much that it was uncomfortable but that your breath comes back at you... if that makes sense? I wonder if the paper ones are the same? I did notice a fair few travellers with their noses out over the top which hilariously defeats the objective ( or not hilariously since it’s me that cops it not them).

Anyway I had a picnic yesterday in St James park with friends I haven’t seen since February. Finger sandwiches, quiche, lemon drizzle cake, brownies and scones and clotted cream. There may have been the odd glass of Prosecco too ( even though I’m not a big fan). I loved seeing them... loved it. Afterwards I had a mooch in the big Waterstones bookshop at Piccadilly. Bliss

Were you feeding the pelicans? Or, in Waterstones, the penguins ? My local bookshop reopens on Monday....can't wait but, being sheltered, I have to.

 

[newrandomperson]

Hi everyone, appreciate it has been a while. With the slightly weird world that we live in at the moment I have not really been on here as much as I would have liked to. My hope is to try and be on a bit more regularly, and I keeping my fingers crossed that all of you, and those that you know, are healthy and doing ok during this time.

Basically just wanted to say hi again, wave a hand and wish you all good health at this point

 

[AngelicaS1780]

Hi everyone, appreciate it has been a while. With the slightly weird world that we live in at the moment I have not really been on here as much as I would have liked to. My hope is to try and be on a bit more regularly, and I keeping my fingers crossed that all of you, and those that you know, are healthy and doing ok during this time.

Basically just wanted to say hi again, wave a hand and wish you all good health at this point

Good to see you back.

 

[newrandomperson]

I hope I am much much better at keeping the habit going

 

[Direblanketman]

Hey everyone

 

[Polranny]

Hi Nick

 

[AngelicaS1780]

Hey everyone

Hey there. Welcome to the thread.

After a roller coaster of a day, a couple of days off....
There'll be some reflecting, looking for a particular photograph and taking new ones...oh, and a beef casserole to be cooked.

Enjoy your days off, especially Tuesday.
May you find the photograph you are seeking.
Are there carrots in that casserole?

Hi Nick

What a handsome troublemaker! Like father, like son.

 

[AngelicaS1780]

Definitely carrots in casserole

Thank goodness!

 

[Eloquent_Hedonist]

I hope I am much much better at keeping the habit going

I fell off the Lit-wagon a bit recently as well. Hoping to do the same

 

[Ironfan]

I fell off the Lit-wagon a bit recently as well. Hoping to do the same

Same here, though more the posting. Many of the boards I follow have been quiet recently.

Wonder if at the start of this people though 'great i can spend more time on lit', over did it and have taken a break.

 

[numeniusa]

It's felt different to me too, I haven't found myself drawn to Lit, or with the light-heartedness that makes it fun to be here. I'm not quite sure how to 'restart', really!

 

[Nyquietman]

It's felt different to me too, I haven't found myself drawn to Lit, or with the light-heartedness that makes it fun to be here. I'm not quite sure how to 'restart', really!

Maybe you can show me the ropes as I'm a newbie to lit looking for community threads maybe like this. Plus I'm American looking for a new place to call home.

 

[Ironfan]

It's felt different to me too, I haven't found myself drawn to Lit, or with the light-heartedness that makes it fun to be here. I'm not quite sure how to 'restart', really!

I get that, unsurprisingly the seriousness of several real life issues as inevitably found its way into lit, whether that's checking on friends health/metal well being in lockdown/ the myriad tanglement that is race relations/police brutality.

It does detract from some of the stuff that makes lit fun, sexual innuendo/PM's etc but at the same time shows that now matter how dark it can get, there is still some light and some good people around here.

 

[londoner2]

I get that, unsurprisingly the seriousness of several real life issues as inevitably found its way into lit, whether that's checking on friends health/metal well being in lockdown/ the myriad tanglement that is race relations/police brutality.

It does detract from some of the stuff that makes lit fun, sexual innuendo/PM's etc but at the same time shows that now matter how dark it can get, there is still some light and some good people around here.

Very true!

And now it is school holidays. What joy!

 

[ReaperW]

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[londoner2]

For me too I think that navigating here can expend a certain amount of energy on its own, so when you're feeling a bit low on energy with everything else, it's hard to find it for here.

I hope you find your way quietman, feel free to contribute your mundane everydays, food porn and general nonsensical ramblings here.

Anyone got a list of things NOT to do whilst pregnant? I think I'm doing pretty well ticking them off... Building a flatpack wardrobe pretty much alone was most definitely up there.

Parachuting?

 

[ReaperW]

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[AngelicaS1780]

For me too I think that navigating here can expend a certain amount of energy on its own, so when you're feeling a bit low on energy with everything else, it's hard to find it for here.

I hope you find your way quietman, feel free to contribute your mundane everydays, food porn and general nonsensical ramblings here.

Anyone got a list of things NOT to do whilst pregnant? I think I'm doing pretty well ticking them off... Building a flatpack wardrobe pretty much alone was most definitely up there.

You probably know all these, but I found it very interesting...and there are some cute gifs.

https://www.whattoexpect.com/wom/weird-things-you-cant-do-while-pregnant

ETA: I would say that getting a puppy would be on that list.

 

[newrandomperson]

I fell off the Lit-wagon a bit recently as well. Hoping to do the same

Real life is stinker like that, it just gets in the way of everything. Fingers crossed for you

 

[newrandomperson]

Same here, though more the posting. Many of the boards I follow have been quiet recently.

Wonder if at the start of this people though 'great i can spend more time on lit', over did it and have taken a break.

For me it has been that rollercoaster of limited, to be honest very very limited, horniness and other things like keeping up with friends, checking in with people and readjusting to the current rules and regulations all made it a lot harder to pop on. Added to that working from home, looking at a laptop screen as soon as the workday is finished I want to move away from a computer screen for a little bit too.

Everyone is different of course, this is purely just me

It's felt different to me too, I haven't found myself drawn to Lit, or with the light-heartedness that makes it fun to be here. I'm not quite sure how to 'restart', really!

So far this is me slightly forcing myself to do it which is not a bad thing as I want to reconnect with people a little on here. The boards can have their share of rough times but the UK threads I have always found to have good people in them. So I am aiming to carve out myself a little time every few days and get chatting again.

Maybe you can show me the ropes as I'm a newbie to lit looking for community threads maybe like this. Plus I'm American looking for a new place to call home.

I know this was not aimed at me specifically but my main advice is to find the threads you connect with, you feel welcome with and foster relationships with people in them. You soon get some friendly faces and some back and forth.

For me too I think that navigating here can expend a certain amount of energy on its own, so when you're feeling a bit low on energy with everything else, it's hard to find it for here.

I hope you find your way quietman, feel free to contribute your mundane everydays, food porn and general nonsensical ramblings here.

Anyone got a list of things NOT to do whilst pregnant? I think I'm doing pretty well ticking them off... Building a flatpack wardrobe pretty much alone was most definitely up there.

Press ups or planking. I am not sure how either would work

While lockdown has been about as much fun as being locked in a single room with a bagpipe troupe (and I am Scottish, I should like bagpipes but they sound terrible) I have been enjoying getting to walk around a bit. If I cannot walk about in foreign places I can do it in my own country, especially when it is not raining. So far managed a 35, 40 and 50km walks each weekend and while my legs may hate me with a passion it has been nice to be able to get out and see where I can get to in my limited little surroundings.

Anyone else been discovering new local places?

I have also been slowly working through my film collection (most of which are not entirely new) so here, in a random are, are the mini highlights:

Fargo - Having never seen it before I can see why so many people like it. Charming, clever, faintly ridiculous but not in a bad way and an amazing performance by Frances McDormand.

The Stanford Prison Experiment - Dramatisation of the experiment, it is still incredibly disturbing how much power can go to someones head when it is left relatively unchecked. Worth a watch if you can find it.

John Wick 3 - A film designed primarily to make you go ouch. And it made me go ouch. Great action film, and technique during some of the sequences is ridiculous.

So now I have a choice of three films, so happy for anyone to recommend which I should pick. It is either:

Casablanca - Yeah, never seen it. I am one of those guys.
Eighth Grade - The arthouse choice.
Jackie Brown - The punch in the face choice.

 

[AngelicaS1780]

So now I have a choice of three films, so happy for anyone to recommend which I should pick. It is either:
Casablanca - Yeah, never seen it. I am one of those guys.
Eighth Grade - The arthouse choice.
Jackie Brown - The punch in the face choice.

Which did you end up choosing? I have not seen Eighth Grade, but have seen the other two and would recommend both. Some movie trivia for you, the terrible '90s Pamela Anderson movie Barb Wire is basically a Casablanca remake.

 

[Polranny]

For me it has been that rollercoaster of limited, to be honest very very limited, horniness and other things like keeping up with friends, checking in with people and readjusting to the current rules and regulations all made it a lot harder to pop on. Added to that working from home, looking at a laptop screen as soon as the workday is finished I want to move away from a computer screen for a little bit too.

Everyone is different of course, this is purely just me



So far this is me slightly forcing myself to do it which is not a bad thing as I want to reconnect with people a little on here. The boards can have their share of rough times but the UK threads I have always found to have good people in them. So I am aiming to carve out myself a little time every few days and get chatting again.



I know this was not aimed at me specifically but my main advice is to find the threads you connect with, you feel welcome with and foster relationships with people in them. You soon get some friendly faces and some back and forth.



Press ups or planking. I am not sure how either would work

While lockdown has been about as much fun as being locked in a single room with a bagpipe troupe (and I am Scottish, I should like bagpipes but they sound terrible) I have been enjoying getting to walk around a bit. If I cannot walk about in foreign places I can do it in my own country, especially when it is not raining. So far managed a 35, 40 and 50km walks each weekend and while my legs may hate me with a passion it has been nice to be able to get out and see where I can get to in my limited little surroundings.

Anyone else been discovering new local places?

I have also been slowly working through my film collection (most of which are not entirely new) so here, in a random are, are the mini highlights:

Fargo - Having never seen it before I can see why so many people like it. Charming, clever, faintly ridiculous but not in a bad way and an amazing performance by Frances McDormand.

The Stanford Prison Experiment - Dramatisation of the experiment, it is still incredibly disturbing how much power can go to someones head when it is left relatively unchecked. Worth a watch if you can find it.

John Wick 3 - A film designed primarily to make you go ouch. And it made me go ouch. Great action film, and technique during some of the sequences is ridiculous.

So now I have a choice of three films, so happy for anyone to recommend which I should pick. It is either:

Casablanca - Yeah, never seen it. I am one of those guys.
Eighth Grade - The arthouse choice.
Jackie Brown - The punch in the face choice.

Can't say that I've walked any great distances, partly because I'm shielded but also because of a foot problem; however, my Airedale arrived as lockdown began and he has helped me find local pathways and fields that I didn't know existed.
My kids bought us a smart tv to help cope with shielding but I haven watched many films yet.
I never saw Casablanca, my favourite film ' the Vikings ' ( Douglas and Curtis)

 

[Ironfan]

We watched family favourites Top Gun and Blues Brothers this weekend.

We cobbled together an TV outside in my folks garden to take advantage of Sundays good weather.

 

[newrandomperson]

Which did you end up choosing? I have not seen Eighth Grade, but have seen the other two and would recommend both. Some movie trivia for you, the terrible '90s Pamela Anderson movie Barb Wire is basically a Casablanca remake.

I had not seen this reply until late last night so my interim choice was a film called Apostasy - https://www.theguardian.com/film/20...w-daniel-kokotajlo-british-jehovahs-witnesses

Genuinely impactful and had times that did illicit a reaction from me of mild disbelief. Highly recommended, and a relatively short watch too.

After that recommendation I will go for Casablanca, probably later tonight. Appreciate the review. I will of course move straight onto Barb Wire to see how the remake obviously lived up to the lofty levels of Bogart.

Can't say that I've walked any great distances, partly because I'm shielded but also because of a foot problem; however, my Airedale arrived as lockdown began and he has helped me find local pathways and fields that I didn't know existed.
My kids bought us a smart tv to help cope with shielding but I haven watched many films yet.
I never saw Casablanca, my favourite film ' the Vikings ' ( Douglas and Curtis)

I am happy to hear that you have a wandering companion that has helped you explore a little. I will look out 'The Vikings', appreciate the recommendation.

We watched family favourites Top Gun and Blues Brothers this weekend.

We cobbled together an TV outside in my folks garden to take advantage of Sundays good weather.

So is it sacrilege to say that I have never seen the Blues Brothers? I have probably heard it far more than I have ever actually seen it...