Good morning Lounge

[MissHoneychurch]

How are you today?

It is Friday!! :woohoo:

What are your plans for the weekend?
Mine? Putting together the shoe storage I am picking up tomorrow, planting my tomatoes in big pots, doing my household and relax.

Today I am cataloging old books. Old as in books from the 1700s and 1800s.

Picture of the Day (the complete works of Johann Wolfgang Goethe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe)

[taterguy]

1. I'm goin to the shore

It'll be bitchin'

[MissHoneychurch]

2. Good morning

:hi:

Which shore are you going to?

[taterguy]

5. The one by the coast

And a less snarky answer is Corolla, which is the last village in NC before you get to the Virginia border.

Never been before and I'm looking forward to it

[lost-in-nj]

48. Corolla is beautiful!!!

are you taking the jeep tour???
if you get a chance stop by their firehouse....
they sell t-shrts and soda etc. it's their way of getting donations

and the horses..... it's very cool...

:hi:

have fun

lost

[Sky Masterson]

3. Happy Friday MissH

:woohoo:
I don't have anything exciting going on this weekend. I live a boring life.:P
It must be pretty neat working around all that history.
I hope you have a nice weekend. :hug: :loveya: :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

7. Good morning Sky

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Well, I can't really say that my plans for the weekend are exciting :rofl:

I enjoy working with books. Old books, new books ... they don't argue :D

[SalmonChantedEvening]

4. Good Morning MissHoneychurch! TGIF!

:hi: :hug: :loveya: :pals:

I have no special plans for the weekend, maybe some cleaning around the house in between naps. :rofl:

Last weekend was busy and full of company, so this one's going to be as quiet as possible.

[MissHoneychurch]

8. Good morning SCE

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

That sounds like me. Cleaning between naps :rofl:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

13. Oh btw

I did hit the choco aisle yesterday. Two plain Hershey bars. Just the ticket.

Nomnomnomnom :D

[MissHoneychurch]

14. I had Milka chocolate

even though Lindt is even better :D

[SalmonChantedEvening]

17. There's a Godiva store in the mall here.

I have to be careful when I'm there. ;)

Almost that time. Have a lovely weekend, and nap more than you clean. :hug: :loveya:

[malta blue]

6. Good Morning!!!! It's Friday!!!!!

:woohoo::woohoo:

I did it! And it was painless!!! :bounce:

He said he was not surprised, that no one had told him, and that it was cool!!!!!!!!! :bounce:

We are so relieved that P. is toying with the idea of driving here tonight. He was going to sleep on it.

I wish I could spendy days playing with old books! You lucky lady...

:hi::pals::hug::hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

9. Good morning malta

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

YAY!!! That is great!!! And I hope that P is coming to visit this weekend. That would top it :woohoo:

I don't play with books. I can't even read them during work :rofl:

[malta blue]

12. LOL!

:rofl: a librarian can't read at work :rofl:

I haven't heard from P. yet this morning, but I will know soon :woohoo:

[MissHoneychurch]

18. Nope, I can't

even though sometimes I would love to :D

But then I have DU .... and wouldn't have the time to read :rofl:

[malta blue]

26. DU - it can be a sleep vampire of sorts.....

:rofl::rofl:

Have a terrific weekend, my dear friend! :hug:

[Callalily]

10. Good morning MissH!

You know, if I'd work in a library I'd get nothing done. I'd just want to read all day long. My friend who works in IT, her office was on the second floor of the library and she's say when she needed a break she'd go walking among the stacks, get a book and sit right down there and read! Unfortunately her office has been moved to a different building.

My weekend plans? Just a few domestic chores and finish getting stuff ready for vacation. Right now I'm at the point of "checking my list".

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

11. Good morning Callalily

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

I wish I could read during my work time ... well, I do, when I scan articles to see what they are about. But that is not fun as in reading for fun.

When will you go on vacation?

[Callalily]

15. Maybe it's like working

in a restaurant. After a while the food isn't a focus anymore. ;)

I'm leaving Thursday morning (May 21st) for vacation. I've been so stressed at work these last few months, that I rarely thought about my upcoming vacation, didn't even get excited about it. But now that I leave in a few days, I'm truly getting excited. I really, really need this time off.

How was your mushrooms and pasta last night?

[MissHoneychurch]

16. Oh nice!!

How long will you be gone?

I am off Thursday and Friday next week (Thursday is a holiday in Germany) and I will go visit my mom. Either I go Wednesday straight after work or Thursday morning. Haven't decided yet.

Uhhh .... I was lazy yesterday evening after all and was a bad girl and had junk food. But I bought the ingredients, so I will either cook it tonight or tomorrow.

[Callalily]

19. I'm leaving May 21st

and fly back on June 5th, so it's a nice long vacation.

That will be nice for you to have a long weekend and visit your Mom. I think it would be so relaxing taking the train. No such transportation here. It's always hop in the car and drive, drive, drive. ;(

Don't feel just too bad about not cooking last night. I'm trying to "clean out" my refrigerator so I've been eating leftovers all week and making do with what I've got. But I'm thinking about grilling a steak tomorrow.

And junk food? I've been craving a fast food burger and fries for weeks. So far I've not given in to that craving, but I don't know how long my will power will last. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

20. That IS a nice long vacation

Don't forget to take pictures :D

I am very happy that we have a good public transportation system. Even though trains aren't cheap. But it is relaxing to sit in the train and read, listen to music or nap without worrying.

Give in the craving ... then I don't feel so bad :rofl:

[Callalily]

23. I wonder what the

cost difference would be between pubic transportation and owning a car. Maybe I'm just so sick of driving. ;)

You know, I just may give into that craving for dinner. I've got errands to run right after work, and maybe, just maybe will pick something up at the drive-thru. :evilgrin:

Gotta head out for work, so wishing you a great day and a grand weekend.

:hug:

[blueraven95]

21. Good Afternoon, MissH!

those books are beautiful!


I'm good. I seem to have come down with a small cold, so I'm going to take it easy this weekend. That and clean, probably. :)

[MissHoneychurch]

22. Good morning blueraven

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Sorry to hear that you aren't feeling too well. :hug: Take it easy today as well :)

I went to the exhibition on "Looting and restitution" It was a very interesting exhibition. It made us sick to the stomach how Jewish families still get denied their art. Only now, after so many of the perpetrators died, the museums start to do the right thing. A lot of the museums directors who took looted art stayed in office after WW2.
I am going to get the catalog.

[blueraven95]

24. I've heard about that

Germany had a really difficult choice at the end of the war - start over with basically no infrastructure, or keep some of the not so bad Nazis in place, just to run things. I understand why they did what they did, but it's still heartbreaking.

[MissHoneychurch]

29. I don't know

how I would have acted in those times. But I know my family members weren't members of the party.

We also have books in our collection (standing separately) that belong to Germany. We just store them and have them available for the public. There is no question that if an heir is being found, those books will go back to the rightful owner.

[blueraven95]

39. I think that's the ethical thing to do.

the other problem is that so many records were destroyed...it's really hard for a family to prove they owned something. :shrug: The whole thing makes me sad.

[MissHoneychurch]

42. What is the bad thing

which became clear in the exhibition that they sometimes only pretend that they didn't have any records. And that is sickening.

My friend told me that someone tried to find the owners of the art Göring stole from all over Europe and that there was an exhibition about it in the U.S. Not sure who and where it was.

[blueraven95]

49. That sounds interesting

When you come to the US next, we'll have to go to the Holocaust museum in D.C. (unless you've already been there). It's amazing. I think my favorite part of it is that it celebrates those people who rescued Jews (and other people) who were being persecuted. It's nice to have that reminder that even when great evil is happening there are people who will stand up against it. That part gives me hope.

[MissHoneychurch]

51. I've been there 9 years ago

so I wouldn't mind going there again. It really impressed me back then, even though I knew a lot already. I spent a whole afternoon in the museum.
I also would like to visit the Native American Museum in DC.

Yes, there are always good people. I like the Jewish saying "If you save one person, you save the whole world".

[blueraven95]

55. That's one of my favorites

because I think it's true.


I'd like to go to the Native American museum too. I haven't been. I'd keep meaning to take a day to go down and see a bunch of the Smithsonians - a lot of them have been renovated since I last saw them and have new exhibits.

[MissHoneychurch]

57. When I was in DC

it was at the Millenium New Year I was so looking forward going to the museums, expecting to pay a bunch of money for them. I was pleasantly surprised when I found out they were for free.

Of course I visited the LoC too :D

[blueraven95]

60. Yeah, I love how they are all free

it's one of the best things about the U.S., I think - that many, many museums are free or almost free. Here in Baltimore we have two art museums that are free - I doubt they compare to European art museums, but I love them. :D


I actually have a membership to the Smithsonian (so I can get the awesome magazine!) - it's really cheap, and I get discounts at the gift shop, etc., so I really should go more often.

[MissHoneychurch]

62. I have a card

that I work in a museum here in Frankfurt. There is an agreement that employees of the museums have free entrance to the other ones. Helps save a lot of money too.

I can't think of a museum that is free in Germany. Not even in Berlin, the capital.
I know that the British Museum and the National Gallery are for free, they just ask for a donation.

[blueraven95]

64. I think the Met in New York does that.

a lot of the museums here that do charge a fee have reduced rates for students, which is good too.

[MissHoneychurch]

65. It is almost time for me to get into my weekend

I wish you a wonderful weekend!!!

We have reduced fees for students and seniors here too. But no free museums :(

[blueraven95]

66. my work has decided that I sound too sick

so they are sending me home.

Have a good weekend!

[MissHoneychurch]

67. Get well soon!!!

and take care of yourself!!!

[DarkTirade]

25. G'morning!

I woke up early because I need to do some hammering and drilling before I leave this morning and everybody else in the house is a morning person. So I couldn't do it last night, they were asleep. :P

[MissHoneychurch]

27. Good morning

:hi:

Could you please come over tomorrow? I need some holes to be drilled for my shoe stack.

[DarkTirade]

73. Heh, my drill's a piece of crap. I had to use a drill press for the holes I made this morning.

So unless you need holes drilled in something that can brought into my basement and set on the little platform part of the drill press... :P

[Blue_Tires]

28. was Goethe paid by the word??

or did he use a lot of those 20-letter German words???

[MissHoneychurch]

30. Must have

he wrote a lot :rofl:

And a lot of people write about him and his works.

[cwydro]

31. Good morning!

My plans for the weekend are the usual. Back to work tomorrow for three looonng days. But having four off makes up for it.

I did a paper on Goethe years and years ago.

Have a great day!

[MissHoneychurch]

35. Good morning

:hi: :hug:

I only work 3 days next week. Looking forward to that :D

What topic did you write on?

[cwydro]

44. Oh my goodness,

this was in junior high school. I can hardly remember. A very ambitious undertaking for junior high. I think it was mainly on his play Faust, with some biography thrown in.

The most striking memory I have of the whole thing is the kitten I got that same year, whom I named Mephistopheles. My parents thought it was hilarious.

Her personality was perfect for the name, though we called her "Meff". She is still a legend in our family.

[MissHoneychurch]

45. That truly quite a paper for junior high

Great name for a cat :D

My last cat was a devil. We should have named her Mephistopheles. But that is a male name. We called her Octavia (Mephistopheles never crossed our mind, mind you :) )

[cwydro]

72. Oh it was indeed quite a paper.

I think that the teachers in North Carolina at that school, if they had any knowledge of Goethe at all, it would have been name only, lol. I remember they didn't even know how to pronounce his name.

I got an A+. I probably could have said just about anything and they wouldn't have known the difference. These were the days long before the internet.

[Brewman_Jax]

32. G'day, MissH!

:hi: :hug:

Cataloguing old books? That looks like fun. Looking forward to renfest this weekend, but the weather forecast has some rain predicted. :(

[MissHoneychurch]

36. Good morning Brewman

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

It is fun to catalog. Not many librarians will agree with me on that topic but I enjoy cataloging :)

I hope the weather gods will be nice to you. :hug:

[Brewman_Jax]

43. The day is bright right now

but I hope the weather front moves through late today and overnight and we have great weather for the festival. :woohoo:

[MissHoneychurch]

46. Eat your spinach

then the weather ought to be good :D

[Brewman_Jax]

47. I'll do that right now

and I like spinach. :9

Hopefully, my mom will not panic, my brother's ankle, injured playing soccer, will heal quickly.

[MissHoneychurch]

53. Good boy

:D

I hope he didn't sprain it because he wanted to get out of taking care of your parents.

[Brewman_Jax]

58. He really was playing soccer

and it happened almost 3 weeks ago, well before dad's injury. He took my place on the team while I'm at renfest. He's so sadly out of shape (and he admits it) that an injury was inevitable. :( He won't spend time training, like I do. :P

[MissHoneychurch]

61. OK

he is forgiven then :)

I'll be leaving into the weekend in 15 minutes. I want to wish you a great weekend!! Have fun at the renfest and I hope you don't get wet.

:hug:

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[bigwillq]

34. Morning!

:hi:

Have a good weekend!

[MissHoneychurch]

37. Good morning

:hi: :hug:

I wish you a great weekend as well!!

I guess you have to work again.

[bigwillq]

38. Work today.

Off tomorrow. Work Sunday. At least I get one day! :)

[MissHoneychurch]

40. Any plans for Saturday?

[bigwillq]

41. Not yet.

Not sure. We'll see. Not sure if I want it to be an out-and-about day or just a chill-in day.

[jeff30997]

50. Good morning MissHoneychurch !

Long time no see.I was off the net for over a week because my %&#@ computer was broken again and

I was waiting to have the money to buy a part needed to repair it.:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

52. Good morning jeff

:hi: :hug:

Oh gosh, how did you survive that week? I would go bonkers (unless I am on vacation, that is) :rolf:

I got a new computer at work this week. Love it. And I didn't have to pay for it ... best part :D

[jeff30997]

69. That was horrible !

No computer and I don't have a TV,well basically it's my PC that I use to watch movies or TV shows so

how did I managed to survive that week without going nuts? One word:Books.I love to read too. :)

But I never read anything from Goethe.The few classic books that I ever opened were 19th century novels

from writers like Honore de Balzac,Victor Hugo and Jules Verne(Which is very underrated IMHO).

Edited to add: :hug:

[Captain Hilts]

54. Good morning, Miss Honeychurch...

Tomorrow I will be waaaay in the tiniest area inside a museum submarine. I'm a volunteer and I'm the only one small enough to get into that space. I'll come out pretty greasy, but will get away with doing little work for weeks.

Then, I'm going to scrub up - no mean feat - and I will go out to dinner with friends, celebrating a birthday, then we repair to a friend's apartment where we'll see her two new kittens.

Sunday I might go to the new Trek movie.

The Goethe bookshelf is cool!

[MissHoneychurch]

56. Good morning

:hi:

Sounds like you will have a great weekend!!

Volunteer in a museum submarine? How did you get that job?

Make sure to take pics of the kitties and post them here :D

[Captain Hilts]

59. My father was a submarine captain...

the other volunteers didn't mind my being female, but being a skipper's kid was something else! What great folks they are, and such a nice change from folks I work with. It's really refreshing to take a break from paperwork and do something more hands-on.

The kitties' photographs aren't on a website. I'll have to work on that. They're very cute.

[MissHoneychurch]

63. That is rather cool

so I guess you didn't get teased about "Operation Petticoat" :D

[Captain Hilts]

68. It's actually a pretty funny movie the way it depicts...

the totally dishonest supply officer by Tony Curtis. And Dina Merrill is cool in everything she's in.

Now, Down Periscope with Kelsey Grammer is a documentary, some of which was filmed on the museum submarine PAMPANITO.

I actually got to go out for a ride on a sub as a kid. It was cool.

[MissHoneychurch]

70. Good memories

:)

Time for me to get into my weekend!!
Have a good one yourself!!

:hug:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

71. Hello MissHc --

remember the thread from yesterday,,,about jealousy?

I am jealous of you today :)

Honestly, what a treasure to hold those books. Do you wear gloves?

[UndertheOcean]

74. Good Morning !

[Mr Normal]

75. Good mawning!

From Belgium, no less.