I'm not sure what you mean Clouder. I just had to read about it, because you just wrote that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War

Not only that, I just realized that I had read about it before because of the volumes I, II, and III set of , memoirs of Napoleon, on my "favorites and rare" book shelf.

;)

I think "we" are reading a lot of things. On the cellar and off the cellar.

refer to the Balaclava thread

Mmm..that sounds delicious!! Alright I am so there!!

um, no, not that kind . . .

oh, nevermind!

lol!!
;)

She shoots, she scores!! ding ding ding!

So, I was at lunch today, sitting by myself reading a book, which I often do (just call me Eleanor Rigby); when my server, a pimply faced kid no older than 20, commented, "Oh, you're reading, that's good. Not many people read these days."

I'm sure he was only trying to connect, say something nice, in order to be a good server and get a good tip, but it left me nonplussed. What do I say to that?

Especially since I wasn't exactly reading great literature. In fact, I was was reading a vampire detective novel called "The Nymphos at Rocky Flats.":blush: I just kinda mumbled something like, "Yeah, well, I'm oldskool" and kept on reading.

I've got Nymphos of Rocky Flats. I recognized some of the locations because I used to work right next to Rocky Flats while they were cleaning it up.

that's cool--there's a sequel, too. may read it if I like the first one enough.

It's a picture book?

So here's something weird: back in the day when I would have lunch out by myself, I always felt like a huge nerd when I had my book with me. But I didn't feel weird at all if I picked up the Chronicle (local free alternative newspaper thing) at the door and just read that instead. Like if I had my book, then I must have already known that morning that I would be eating alone, so I must have no friends--but if I wasn't prepared and thus needed to browse through a Chronicle, well, sometimes lunches alone happen to everyone, right?

I also hated it when the waiters would ask me what I was reading and what it was about. Can't really explain why, I just don't like people watching me read or something.

Bonus points for correct usage of nonplussed.

nonplussed != unimpressed (common irritating mistake)

I know what nonplussed means -- 'cause I'm a reader!

The above conversation about reading in restaurants put me in mind of this:

Never come across that misuse -perhaps it's local to your area?

"unimpressed" came up as one of the definitions in google:define. Not one I use, though