tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post2531848815046174849..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: I gots some things...Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-83911692979626713342013-04-21T20:24:59.397+01:002013-04-21T20:24:59.397+01:00Look at your kick ass birthday haul! Especially La...Look at your kick ass birthday haul! Especially Lamb cos you know. LoveRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-50921275313130441762013-04-15T18:55:18.210+01:002013-04-15T18:55:18.210+01:00Um, your pile of books ROCKS. I am so jealous. You...Um, your pile of books ROCKS. I am so jealous. Your friends have such good taste! <br /><br />Those clothbound classics kill me. I keep having to justify myself why I should buy books that technically I already have a copy of but OMG SO PRETTY! & you totally have to get the whole set, otherwise it doesn't count...<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-7614649789708414562013-04-14T17:15:29.420+01:002013-04-14T17:15:29.420+01:00Awww, yay! I'm glad it has your seal of approv...Awww, yay! I'm glad it has your seal of approval :D.<br /><br />Animal, Vegetable, Miracle sounds SO awesome, and I'm already about halfway through the vegan book, and it's REALLY informative- sometimes in a not-nice way, but... that's the way it is, you know? But, thus far, I'd definitely recommend it for an ACTUAL vegan- the author lady clearly has a lot of friends who have their own vegan businesses, (a lot of which are online) so there are LOADS of ideas of things to buy that you know for sure are vegan. So that's pretty awesome.<br /><br />Hehehhe, aw bless your mum's confusion! We HAVE met though! Even if it is through a screen! It's still meeting! I think my mum was definitely like that at Christmas, but now she's like, 'ooh, presents from your blog friends!' and it's all good :). I mean... it was all good already. Whatevs, BOOKSSSSS! :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-22344463612104168492013-04-14T15:40:31.231+01:002013-04-14T15:40:31.231+01:00I was going to get you Stitch n Bitch cos it's...I was going to get you Stitch n Bitch cos it's the book I learned to knit from and it's totally awesome and stuff. Glad somebody else did! :-) Also glad you liked my books - I had to send you Animal, Vegetable, miracle, cos it's awesome and then the Vegan book looked brilliant. I might have to get it for my friend cos she's all vegan and stuff too. You got some amazing stuff, and I have to say I so agree with you about the blogging people :-) When Benji was born I couldn't believe the amount of thoughtful awesome I got from all you lot. My mum was all like 'but you've never met?...but they're sending you things?....but...you've never met?' :-p anarmchairbytheseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-24080162452239011342013-04-13T18:41:31.012+01:002013-04-13T18:41:31.012+01:00Oh Laura - open that diner! Up here somewhere, ple...Oh Laura - open that diner! Up here somewhere, please. That way we can all pour in and bug you and distract you from your cooking :)<br /><br />I avoid saying the word 'blog' because then people get all snooty and assume you sit here and post about boys every day. Hence, 'book friends.' And 'online friends' sounds like one of those creepy people that add you on Facebook because they know your cousin's friend's Mum and just message you and go 'hiya wanna chat?' *shudders*<br /><br />Book Friends it is!<br /><br />Well I figured Ellie would get you a Clothbound (because, you know, she has good taste ;) ) so I wanted to make sure you didn't end up with two the same. We did do that to somebody once... Also, the instant I posted that comment I went "Crap! She'll think we talk about her behind her back now!" True story.<br /><br />I wouldn't worry. I still have Christmas presents to put away :)Hanna @ Booking in Heelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705048655467252248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-43555977976642758712013-04-13T17:47:33.996+01:002013-04-13T17:47:33.996+01:00Ohhhhh my gosh that would be so cool. Just a littl...Ohhhhh my gosh that would be so cool. Just a little visit through the letterbox on each others birthdays- that would be good enough for me! Book friends sounds a bit special, only... in a GOOD way? Yes, that. I just say 'my blog friends!' and then people go 'you have a blog?' and I'm like THANKS FOR PAYING ATTENTION!<br /><br />Clearly I need to make some vegan things. CLEARLY. Especially so Ellie can eat lots of food, because isn't that really what we're all here for? Also, I LOVE that you and Ellie conferred on presents for some reason... It makes it all seem like everyone was talking behind the scenes to make EVERYTHING AMAZING and, you know, that's pretty cool! Nice work, birthday elves :)<br /><br />I have flicked through Stitch and Bitch and it both 1) looks awesome and 2) looks like it's way too advanced for my knitting abilities. But, I shall give it a go anyway! The things there are to knit are WAY fun, anyway.<br /><br />Don't think I'm not doing those things right now! (I'm totally not. I'm laying on my bed and ignoring the fact that there are presents that need to be put away hahahahahahaha, oh laziness...)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-24362479343324257142013-04-13T17:41:41.779+01:002013-04-13T17:41:41.779+01:00You have made her sound SO AWESOME that I'm ju...You have made her sound SO AWESOME that I'm just like I MUST READ YOU, BOOK! I'm not sure if you mentioned there are dudes, but THAT ALSO SOUNDS FUN! I'm pretty excited to read it, and it will happen... soonish. (Did you see all the books I got?! OMG. Slightly overwhelming haha)<br /><br />Oh goody! I've heard mention of her on blogs before, and THEN when I read Tolstoy and the Purple Chair, the woman person who wrote it made Kitchen sound AMAZING, so I was like 'yep, I'll give that a go!' My theory is: She's Japanese, therefore she's awesome. Pretty solid fucking theory, don't you agree?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-65041295566734128812013-04-13T17:38:43.815+01:002013-04-13T17:38:43.815+01:001. THANK YOU!! I'm really sad it's over no...1. THANK YOU!! I'm really sad it's over now, actually! WAH<br />2. Aren't they AMAZING! I'm so excited by them!<br />3. It was sooooo good! Especially from the woman who was like 'I can't make a cake! I'm sure I'll mess it up!' for MONTHS (seriously) beforehand! My mumma's the best.<br /><br />Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-84117833983566638992013-04-13T17:37:14.747+01:002013-04-13T17:37:14.747+01:00WHO WOULD EVER SAY THAT I WILL KILL WHOEVER SAID T...WHO WOULD EVER SAY THAT I WILL KILL WHOEVER SAID THAT TO YOU! But seriously dude- that's not cool! I... Kind of bought 2 books today, so... I'm definitely not going to not be buying any books... Whoops? (BUYING BOOKS, ELLIE!! It's a miracle I stopped at 2!)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-73346940890616468672013-04-13T17:35:34.788+01:002013-04-13T17:35:34.788+01:00Aww, I don't know that I deserve it! But thank...Aww, I don't know that I deserve it! But thank you for saying that I do :). Blogging people are ABSOLUTELY the best :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-49758906616291312232013-04-12T13:55:46.844+01:002013-04-12T13:55:46.844+01:00Hehe I completely understand.
And maybe you shou...Hehe I completely understand. <br /><br />And maybe you shouldn't have!!! I'm going to end up with no money/space, hehe :DJimjamjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249933703532348607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-60066350080499993992013-04-12T13:07:21.021+01:002013-04-12T13:07:21.021+01:00I concur, and would ADD that once you've maste...I concur, and would ADD that once you've mastered the Vegan Diner experience, I expect you to open one. Because England really needs more awesome American-style diners only with less heart-attack-fodder food. Also, I'd hang out in there all day with my book like I'd just fallen out of Grease.<br /><br />WE ARE THE BOOK FRIENDS! :DElliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-56161186637180589402013-04-12T12:59:41.058+01:002013-04-12T12:59:41.058+01:00You're totally allowed to write a loving post ...You're totally allowed to write a loving post about it, because you also buy actual books and wouldn't go into a bookshop specifically to tell the bookseller that you will never buy a book from them again now you have one. Also, if I don't like it I can mentally replace the word "Kindle" with other words like "cake", "chocolate", "Noel Fielding", "rainbows" and "baby lambs" so that it's still a happy and delightful read. My inevitable comment might not make much sense though. :PElliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-91663728990489586872013-04-12T11:49:26.585+01:002013-04-12T11:49:26.585+01:00Oh, wouldn't it be awesome if we COULD hop off...Oh, wouldn't it be awesome if we COULD hop off the screen and through the letterbox? Although I'd probably get even less work done than I do now, being too busy drinking tea and waving books at my book-friends. Seriously, I've stopped referring to everybody as online friends. They are Book Friends now. Which sounds kind of a like a volunteer group teaching illiterate children to read, but hey ho.<br /><br />Haha, sounds like you've better get your Vegan Chef Hat out and get cooking! I conferred with Ellie to make sure we didn't matchy-matchy on the presents and I knew you'd be having an awesome day when she told me what she'd bought :)<br /><br />I've heard awesome things about Stitch n Bitch so hopefully it'll be amazing and then I can run out and buy it the second you tell me it's good.<br /><br />Enjoy eating your freshly cooked vegan food while stroking your new Penguin clothbounds. Because, you know, there's CLEARLY a theme. Hanna @ Booking in Heelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705048655467252248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-17822715632044258912013-04-12T10:02:50.703+01:002013-04-12T10:02:50.703+01:00YEAH BITCH!
Ethel Turner IS a badass! She's ...YEAH BITCH! <br /><br />Ethel Turner IS a badass! She's amazing and I want to hang out with her like super-dooper-ly. And I don't know if I mentioned that there are sons in 7 Little Australians, but it's more Little Women plus fellas and it's wonderful and I love it, and hopefully you will too. <br /><br />Kitchen is awesome. I just got another of Banana Yoshimoto's books out from the library - hopefully I like it as much as Kitchen. Because I would like to have a new author to fawn over. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-20773164907921247072013-04-12T03:35:09.546+01:002013-04-12T03:35:09.546+01:001. HAPPY BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRTHDAY! Hooray!
2. ...1. HAPPY BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRTHDAY! Hooray!<br /><br />2. The Jesse Pinkham paper dolls! Love them!<br /><br />3. That cake! It looks so delicious.<br /><br />So yep, glad you had a happy one! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-56554625246290031312013-04-12T01:03:09.451+01:002013-04-12T01:03:09.451+01:00Awwww, lookit all the stuff!!!! SO awesome! And yo...Awwww, lookit all the stuff!!!! SO awesome! And you totally deserve it :-) Blogging peoples are the best.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-78518355066309694282013-04-11T20:25:47.259+01:002013-04-11T20:25:47.259+01:00Thank youuuuuuu! I clearly need to do a lot of veg...Thank youuuuuuu! I clearly need to do a lot of vegan cooking now, right?!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-67457315696449913702013-04-11T20:25:18.150+01:002013-04-11T20:25:18.150+01:00Hehehehe, TELL me about it! I love them sooo much....Hehehehe, TELL me about it! I love them sooo much. I want to have their babies (Like a thing is even possible. BUT IT SHOULD BE!)<br /><br />I KNOW RIGHT?! It's very very bad that I can just get a book instantly delivered to me whenever I want it. I am worried about my money, more so than disapproving family members. BUT THE DISAPPROVING FAMILY MEMBERS KEEP ME IN CHECK!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-86710634870961835752013-04-11T20:22:53.373+01:002013-04-11T20:22:53.373+01:00Wasn't it though?! I loved it :). And I will i...Wasn't it though?! I loved it :). And I will indeed have kindle fun :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-49619878785899217212013-04-11T20:22:11.181+01:002013-04-11T20:22:11.181+01:00Ohhhh man, I suspect it would be SO much. Although...Ohhhh man, I suspect it would be SO much. Although... Does The Book Depository ship to Japan? Because they have free shipping to almost everywhere! (I just looked it up and they DO do free shipping to Japan. Should... I not have told you this?)<br /><br />And, isn't it?! I just love everyone everr :) Books!<br /><br />That is very good kindle advice! So far I've just actually BOUGHT 2 books that I knew I wanted to read, and then the rest have all been free. But samples seem like a very good idea! The only thing is that I kind of don't want to use it too much because of UNREAD PHYSICAL BOOKS but also I want to use it all the time because it's new. Sooooo many issues...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-90357463058253297782013-04-11T20:18:48.033+01:002013-04-11T20:18:48.033+01:00That is such an accurate description! The cake was...That is such an accurate description! The cake was not at all about veganness though... :s BOOOOOOOKSSS!<br /><br />Duuuuude, I totally forgot that I sent you The Scarlet Letter/that I gave away books AT ALL! But yeeeees, now I remember everything! (Or, like, that one thing.) I loooooove my pencilcase/kindle holder :) Poor kindles not receiving your love though :( (I sort of really like mine already... Will DEFINITELY have to write a loving post about it at some point SORRY)<br /><br />I am also glad about this! God I love birthdays :) xxLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-57675201313691042812013-04-11T16:24:48.854+01:002013-04-11T16:24:48.854+01:00awww yay, happy birthday! Wishing you another gre...awww yay, happy birthday! Wishing you another great year of fantastic reads and vegan cooking :)Etudesquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106938419901219249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-80805146574534704842013-04-11T15:32:40.203+01:002013-04-11T15:32:40.203+01:00All those clothbound classics are pretty much maki...All those clothbound classics are pretty much making me swoon. Like real old-timey Austen swooning. I gots to get me that Odyssey one *wipes drool from mouth - yeh, that just happened*<br /><br />Also, welcome to the Dark Side of Kindle Ownership. Beware the ease with which you can purchase many many books and keep it hidden from disapproving loved ones.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362128444319074118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-84570491287196060602013-04-11T13:51:09.473+01:002013-04-11T13:51:09.473+01:00Your birthday was awesome! I love all the gifts, a...Your birthday was awesome! I love all the gifts, and have fun playing with your new kindle :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.com