CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Headstall]

29 minutes ago, spike382 said:

Thanks for checking it out Terry. I’m just one of a group of contributors that provide story reviews on that blog about twice a month.  It’s a feature that was pretty widely viewed back in the day when I first joined GA, but now it seems a bit forgotten.

It shouldn't be forgotten. It provides a valuable service to both readers and authors. I've noticed the apathy, though, and it's a shame.  

[Headstall]

38 minutes ago, raven1 said:

Almost nothing left to the imagination! 😛

I changed it... the photo enlarged when I posted, and something became obvious.  

[raven1]

57 minutes ago, spike382 said:

Thanks for checking it out Terry. I’m just one of a group of contributors that provide story reviews on that blog about twice a month.  It’s a feature that was pretty widely viewed back in the day when I first joined GA, but now it seems a bit forgotten.

I really liked the feature you wrote and the comments it inspired.  You just got a new follower for the blog.  I also follow a few other blogs, but like this had to find out about them indirectly.  As GA has grown, so has the list of blogs, so it takes more effort to find blogs that I might be interested reading.  Maybe a grouping or tag identifying blog content might help readers find blogs of interest to them.  I hope to read more in this blog now that I am following it.  Again, thanks for the feature and all the work you do to improve the GA site, Spike!

[raven1]

32 minutes ago, Headstall said:

I changed it... the photo enlarged when I posted, and something became obvious.  

Something in the photo was definitely enlarged! 

[spike382]

1 hour ago, raven1 said:

I really liked the feature you wrote and the comments it inspired.  You just got a new follower for the blog.  I also follow a few other blogs, but like this had to find out about them indirectly.  As GA has grown, so has the list of blogs, so it takes more effort to find blogs that I might be interested reading.  Maybe a grouping or tag identifying blog content might help readers find blogs of interest to them.  I hope to read more in this blog now that I am following it.  Again, thanks for the feature and all the work you do to improve the GA site, Spike!

Well I can’t take too much credit, I just sign up for slots and pick a story to review, we do what we can not pick the same authors too much, and change up what kind of stories we review.  There’s a few site staff members who carry the burden of keeping up with everything and reminding us to get a review done.

Edited October 11, 2022 by spike382

[clochette]

4 hours ago, raven1 said:

Almost nothing left to the imagination! 😛

How had I missed this one?! *scolls back up*

[Page Scrawler]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

How had I missed this one?! *scolls back up*

Hey, Tink! 

[clochette]

1 minute ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Tink! 

Hola Pagey!  How are you doing? 

Sorry if I don't answer right away, it's time for me to go join Morpheus

[Page Scrawler]

2 minutes ago, clochette said:

Hola Pagey!  How are you doing? 

I'm doing well, thanks. We're having potato soup for dinner. 

[dughlas]

11 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

I'm doing well, thanks. We're having potato soup for dinner. 

Yummy, I'm planning potato soup for later in the week, probably Friday as it's forecast to be chilly and damp.

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1 hour ago, dughlas said:

Yummy, I'm planning potato soup for later in the week, probably Friday as it's forecast to be chilly and damp.

I made a crockpot pot roast. My son is digging into it now.  

[Bucket1]

7 hours ago, spike382 said:

Well I can’t take too much credit, I just sign up for slots and pick a story to review, we do what we can not pick the same authors too much, and change up what kind of stories we review.  There’s a few site staff members who carry the burden of keeping up with everything and reminding us to get a review done.

It's one of the things I love about GA, there is a real sense of community. And all of this work is being carried out so that I can read great stories 

[Bucket1]

3 hours ago, dughlas said:

Yummy, I'm planning potato soup for later in the week, probably Friday as it's forecast to be chilly and damp.

Soup is one of the best things about the cooler weather. I love pumpkin soup with toast  

Add a touch of ginger for extra warmth…

[spike382]

1 hour ago, Bucket1 said:

It's one of the things I love about GA, there is a real sense of community. And all of this work is being carried out so that I can read great stories 

It's all for you Future Man 

[dughlas]

6 hours ago, spike382 said:

It's all for you Future Man 

But ... I thought is was all for me.

[Albert1434]

Aloha All

Pictures from the orchid show

[Albert1434]

Eileen Ryan Dead At 94

 

Edited October 12, 2022 by Albert1434

[spike382]

3 hours ago, dughlas said:

But ... I thought is was all for me.

Then we’re doing our job correctly 

[clochette]

46 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Pictures from the orchid show

They're gorgeous !

Speaking of orchids, I'm really happy cause I managed to save my mom's last orchid this summer! It only had 3 leaves left including one that was limp and turning brownish/greyish. Turns out dad was watering it too much, the roots were rooting! By the end of August it had grown new leaves and is now thriving! 

[clochette]

Omg it was awful this morning is class!

The first 2 hours we were in a regular classroom but it was so so so cold, we could feel cold air coming from vents at the windows (apparently there's a CO2 regulation system that blows air). The next 2 hours we were all in an amphitheater where it was even colder! I was colder inside Tham outside so it must have been around 13°C - 15° top. I was in my coat and yet shivering so bad I had troubles typing I didn't stay for the afternoon class. 

[clochette]

Bonjour my favorite gang of misfits! How are you all doing today?

[spike382]

20 minutes ago, clochette said:

Omg it was awful this morning is class!

The first 2 hours we were in a regular classroom but it was so so so cold, we could feel cold air coming from vents at the windows (apparently there's a CO2 regulation system that blows air). The next 2 hours we were all in an amphitheater where it was even colder! I was colder inside Tham outside so it must have been around 13°C - 15° top. I was in my coat and yet shivering so bad I had troubles typing I didn't stay for the afternoon class. 

That sounds like quite a waste of money to keep something like that running for that long.  Seriously, that thing has to actively be running to keep the temperature that low in a room with multiple people inside.
 

 

[clochette]

48 minutes ago, spike382 said:

That sounds like quite a waste of money to keep something like that running for that long.  Seriously, that thing has to actively be running to keep the temperature that low in a room with multiple people inside.

We asked for the AC a couple of weeks ago as there was none and it wa suffocating (over 30°!).  Learly they have no sense of logic and average

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

Bonjour my favorite gang of misfits! How are you all doing today?

Bonjour, cherie.   I am well... getting ready to do more renovating.  

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Pictures from the orchid show

Lovely! Aloha, Albert.