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heehee, actually i heard that for the first time when i was studying in England. I don't know what the law says over here. people copy books all the time and it's not the library that lets us do it (because they don't check on people anyway) but the copy shop, which is sort of associated with the univ but privately run.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Even worse, the library in a way makes us do it, because how else would I be able to read the books if I'm not allowed to take them home ?!Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
Oooh, copy right laws. I thought they only apply once you're trying to re-sell your xeroxed copies :blush:.
Dont worry nearly all the Museums are free to visit. i'll stick my thinking hat on.:idea:Quote:
Originally Posted by Schokokeks
Oh i just noticed your dates. You go home three days before the big festive season in Ireland. St.Patricks Day!!!!!!!!!!
Oh no, I haven't considered that. I would love to see that, must be quite a spectacle :D. I would have like to stay a bit longer in Dublin anyway, but we were dependent on cheap flight tickets and a cheap stay at the hostel, and these four days were the only ones that matched :(.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
But I'm all excited about it anyway :D.
You know there are men that like both football and reading. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Our local libriaries have books for the local immigrant groups, depending on the neighborhood. I noticed Russian and Chinese at my local library. I grew up in an Italian-American neighborhood and there were books in Italian there. Lots of Spanish language books everywhere here. Although I don't go into libraries of other neighborhoods I'm sure they cater to their distinct ethnic groups, and in New York we have all ethnic groups.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Well I fininshed reading The Iron Tree, Book one of the crowthistle chronicles, and i was very disapointed Kathy! I dont even think i want to read the next book. I thought that all the books would be about the same two characters and that Jared would search the known world to find a way to rid Lilith of the curse put on by his grandfather only to find out that the 'star' jewel he took from the tree in Cathair Rua was the key, as in the curse would only be broken if a decended of Alainna accepted it from a decended of strang as a token of love etc or something like that. I dont know! Shakes head in wonder I know i ranted a bit there! oops!:pQuote:
Originally Posted by kathycf
Should i continue on or will i just end up even more disapointed? I mean their child Jewel didn't grasp my attention and i dont feel for the character Eoin. :(
But then in saying all this the same happened to me with Trudy Canavan. Her Black Magicians Trilogy was, like Bitterbynde, really really good and then she started the Age Of Five Trilogy and i found the first one a let down in comparison, but i did give that a second chance and the scond book was much better.:)
So should i read book two of the Crowthistle chronicles? and will it get better?:(
Oops, I don't know. :blush:
I was asking you to see if I should read those books or not, I am not familiar with her other works. It doesn't seem too promising...I could try to get them at the library.
Maybe you could read The Iron tree then we could both decide whether its worth reading the next one cause i'm not sure i want to or not? sorry i didnt mean to rant!:blush:
Well like I said (see below) I didnt really like that one at all and well its been ages since I read but Ive got the second one and Im going to read that if I can work up the enthusiasm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
But as to Canavan, I like d the first 2 books in the black magician but I hated the ending never finished it, I had to read the first part of Age of five to age rate it for oe of the libarins 11 year old as Im really quick reader o I read it over night I actually enjoyed it but did point out the sections with prostitue ansd seing as her husband is a vicar I thought they might not like thier daughter reading somthing quite that detailed ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
hey you 2 have either of you read any Juliet Marillier I really enjoyed her too, although havent yet fifshed the Bridei Chronicles as I havent had the time. But the first trilogy ( all her book come as a trilogy or a pair but each one is also stand alone) was great ( well I didnt read the last book in it but anyway ) the main myth/fairytale whatever they were based on was great. Infact it was all great, I really liked the second pair of books too, Vikings and old Old celtic type people and well if I told you the fairy youd guess the ending but it was GREAT!!:D
No, but that looks really intriguing. I am going to have to check into it. I like folklore and mythology so that subject matter combined within the fabric of a fantasy novel...yay!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
You're on, but I will have to ask the library about ordering it...and then there is the matter of my library fine...:blush: :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
BTW, where is your alleged rant? My dear, you are unfailingly pleasant. :) I think we should start a thread just for ranting and really let our hair down. :p
;)
(but then I might scare people with my ranting skillz) :lol:
Hear, hear ! Here's the right one talking about being amiable :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kathycf
*hugs Kathy*
Aw, Cookie. Likewise! :)
*hugs Schokokeks*
I was also disapointed with the end of the last black magicians book. But i did like the third one!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Myths/fairytales, Vikings, and 'old celtic type people'. hhmmmm..... i think i'm going to have to check her books out!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Libraries...havent been to one in years! that reminds me... i still have a few books from me old school library! oooppps!:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by kathycf
:lol: I think a rant page is a good idea.... but then again... it will be probably full of rants posted by me!:blush:Quote:
Originally Posted by kathycf
Tut tut tutQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
:blush: :blush: what makes it worse was i was the librarian and library prefect at the time..... but one of them was a Synge book and me believing that i'm the only Synge fan to ever come out of my school... but i did forget i had it and only came across it a few years ago. I had done my special topic eassy for my leaving certificate on the playboy riots in the Abbey theatre and it was the only book in my school that had any info on it.
Oh Niamh, I'm afraid I stopped reading Synge's Playboy of the Western World. I'm sorry. The thing with the thread getting screwed up threw me off and I've gotten busy with other reading.
that wasnt what I was tuting at , I have books from all sorts of libraries no I was tuttuing at the havent been in a library for years statement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Dont worry Virgil. i havent quite had the chance to read it either.been to busy with work. at least we made an effort!Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Ah i see! i just automaticlly though you ment the books!:) Besides i work i a bookshop, why would i need a library! i did want to be a librarian at one point though. it must be nice to be surrounded by books and not have hundreds of customers wreaking your head. oh the peace and quite! ok i'm jealous!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Ha what peace and quiet?? That is just a myth someone made up lyouve always got someone bugging you for somthing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
I still need to get to the library and pay my rather shocking fine...:blush: I think a library might be peaceful for patrons but not so much for employees. ;)
I volunteered at the library because I thought it might help me get a job there. It only took me two hours to abandon that idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by kathycf
Did they stick you on trolly duty? Or shelf tidying?? Unless they were really mean enough to stick you on a desk on your first day... :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Shalot
yeah i suppose you are right... but one thing is for sure its much quieter than a bookshop in and Airport!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
It was absoloutely mental today! everyone was flying off to wales for the Rugby or on skiing holidays. The queues were never ending. Havent seen it that busy since the august bank holiday. The shops all got hammered. well...all shops bar arrivals. nobody was really flying in!:D
There were thousands of people in the Airport and most seemed to come in to our shops for books and mags and sweets and newspapers. sold out of the sun newspaper by seven this morning. We only opened at five and the papera only arrived at 5.40am. crazy.:eek:
am so tired now though and am off to bed, even though its only 9pm. am up again at 3.30am to start work at 5am in morning. dont like sunday mornings. people go crazy over papers. start ripping the out of you hands and everything:( , Scream at you because one of the supplements is missing from the sunday times. They dont realise that we only get sent in certain amounts and that we have to supplement everything ourselves! they dont come ready made! wish they did though!:bawling:
I'v been brought to tears by customers a few times over silly things like that.
by the way, i like the new avy Nightshade!
aww Im sorry people can be so nasty like that Niamh :( it is truly unfair , but airports are such busy and stressful places that the tension really rises there for everyone....Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Yes, I am sorry too, Niamh. There are also people who (I really believe this) enjoy being rude and mean because it gives them a sense of power. But stress does tend to bring out the worst in folks too...I am never at my best under stress. :(
hmmm well if ts any concellation I love airport bookshops, :nod: I always see a book I want what did I see last time oh yes Will on the water by somebody or oter and a new transaltion of the histories course I had no room in anyof my bags and no money so I coudldnt buy them But I got my notebook out and made a list of all the books I wanted.:D:D
yes its a nice avy isnt it?
We recently got the shops done up and in most of them we no longer have chairs. Of course there was some moaning about this but i told most of the girls that its kind of a good thing because the customer is now eye to eye with you and not looking down at you which an be quite intimidating, especially when the customer is one of those people that like to be rude and aggressive. They can nolonger be dominering. Some of the staff agree with me as we havent had as many 'incidents' lately. Think it can be a psychological think in that way.
I love Aberdeen airport and Ema Nottingham Airport. They are straight forword. cant get lost in them, and all the staff are really nice too. Dublin airport is a maze, and is going to be worse as they are extending it. (not as bad as Heathrow) They are building gate D at the moment, and have plans ready for terminal 2 which will have Gate E. So Dublin Airports Gate sequence will soon go-D,A,B,C,E. Wil be confusing.:confused: If you are flying with Ryanair and you are unfortunate enough for your flight to go from A60-70, it could take you 20-25mins just to walk to the gates.:eek:
That true Nightshade you can find some books in airport that you cant find anywhere else. We would stock some books that you wouldnt get on high st's because they only ever really sold in the Airport. class them as airport editions. Its never fare when you suddenly have no more room in your bag! Everytime i go to Lincoln i buy loads of things, and then have no room left in my bag when i start seeing things that i would actually use! Cant get me out of 'The Works' shop, or the really nice antiquarian bookshop up steep hill. Got myself a suitcase for the next time i go over. I always travel light so will have to travel lighter!:D
So many new girls here! My thread isnt to bad than! Yayyy
Strong black coffee and lots of gossip please!
Dont forget the milk and suger!:D
lots of sugar!
Hi Niamh (I almost said Nymph followed by omaniac. oops. sorry)
So you used to be archeaologist? cool. Tell me about yourself cos I dont know any of the newbies-well relatively new, i havent been around for long long time. as king A-mess said, im back from the dead!
Yeah i used to be an archaeologist by alas not work did come my way and had to take the first job i could get and now i work as a superviser for a bookshop called Hughes and Hughes. Dont worry about the nymph thing. Its practically a nickname at the moment, thanks many to a misspelling of my name in a good luck card. stuck with me ever since!:lol:
I think i saw you on the site a couple of times when i first started fequenting this site but you vanished for a while.
Back for the dead eh! how does that feel? does your bones ache?:p
:wave: Ooh I've never noticed this thread before. Being a huge fan of caffeine, I figured I'd let myself in, if you don't mind!! :banana:
Niamh, that sounds like such an intersting job! You must get to see so many people come and go. And as Nightshade mentioned, those store are the best for finding books that you saw once and meant to buy, then never saw again. It's the same with drugstores.
I also understand your problems with people getting upset over little things. I work as a veterinary assisstant, and have been brought to tears when a client made it very clear that he DID NOT want his dog to be weighed.:eek2: Why ever not, I have no idea, but he was very loud about it.
*hands classic a hot mug of coffee.*
wow that must be really fasinating working in a vets clinic. you must really like animals.
*accepts with relish and enthousiasm*
It is interesting work, yes. Unfortunately, the people are often more work than their pets. I do love animals, especially horses. My plan is to be an equine surgeon. If that doesn't work out, then I'll still be perfectly content to be a struggling writer for the rest of my life haha.
well hopefully you'll get to become an equine surgeon. couldnt do it my self though. big animals scare me. am such a woose.Quote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
Welcome Classic Charm and welcome back opti!
Lots of coffee to go around, and maybe Cookie will make us some...er, cookies. :D Opti, where the heck have you been girl?
iv been dead. and resurrected. oh and died again! and now im....whats more fun? dracula or vampire?
Just had so much going on, been lazy too! But im back kathy, thanks for asking and acknowledging me! How is life with you?
kathy u put me to shame! we joined same time but your like two thousand posts ahead of me! yikes! easy tiger.