My dad and I were both tired after our shopping adventure and flopped down in front of the TV. For the best part of a few weeks, we've had howling winds and a lot of rain, which is a bit depressing so I just cheered myself up with a few vital Amazon purchases which should be coming over the next week to ten days. Including a niffler!!! Yesterday I had two days of comments and blog visits to go through so no time to get posts written but I feel a lot livlier today and back to normal so I've got a lot to do.
I notice with interests that there are a few people who are determined not to answer my Goodreads Challenge question. I simply ask why people want to be my friend. There is no right answer ie I write books in a genre you like, I'm a friend of..., we are both on a book site, we have similar taste in books, we both love GoT and so on. But the answers I'm getting at the moment-when they bother to answer it at all-are rude and dismissive. 'Because.' 'I don't know.' 'Whatever.' 'No comment.' It's just so RUDE! Does anyone else have that problem? Do you ignore such requests? On my profile I say that if you give a dumb answer or no answer, I'll ignore the request totally. So that is what I do.
Reading is still going well which I'm pleased about-a few short books, a monster sized political memoir and a couple of books around the 200-250 pages. I'm happy with progress so far and hope for the month to continue to be so good. I'm on another zombie book at the moment so it has been a horror fiction and non fiction start to the year! How are you guys getting on with your reading so far this year?
Sounds like a productive shopping trip and I hope you enjoy your haul. My Mom got me a stuffed niffler for Christmas. I'll have to post a picture. I wonder if it's the same one. The way I see it, if someone can't put some effort, or even creativity, into your Goodreads question, you don't need them as a friend there right? Maybe that's just my opinion. I've read 3 books this year already and am 10% into a 4th and 20% into a 5th. Not bad considering I have puppy-lag. Have a wonderful rest of your week and Cass and Apollo send their kisses!
ReplyDeleteI have my own Niffler and he's gorgeous! A lot of my monkeys are named after US Presidents so I'm calling him Winston for our former PM! I hope your niffler is not being chewed by Apollo!!!
DeleteYeah I hate dumb answers on the friend request thing. If they are going to be disrespectful, I don't need them in my life!
I have to be in the right mood to shop - it is exhausting! Glad you found a few goodies to make it worthwhile :) Goodreads can be a strange place. I have the same question and some ignore it altogether. I do ignore some people who seem to be just collecting friends that I know will never interact with me but I have approved the occasional new person that seems like a real reader. I deleted a bunch of friends on Goodreads a few years ago since all of their stuff was clogging my feed and they never interacted with me anyway. I am always amazed that anyone would want to follow me anyway. Glad to hear that this years reading is off to a good start.
ReplyDeleteI hate shopping! I have a food shop to do soon to stock up on cheese and fruit and perishable stuff and I'm not looking forward to it at all!
DeleteGoodreads can be great and annoying! I feel they should have to answer it in some way or the request is not sent through. I hate it when they ignore it! I'm deleting those who have been inactive on Goodtreads for over a year just to tidy things up a bit.
I hate clothes shopping too! I wear my clothes until they’re so old that they rot off me. :)
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
T Shirts are pretty much most of what I wear-Game of Thrones, political, monsters...an entire drawer full of 'em!
DeleteThat sounds like a fun shopping trip! Sorry about the chocolate shop though - that's a huge bummer. As for the GR challenge question, people are generally decent about answering mine but sometimes they ignore and in return I ignore their friendship request. I also find that people are getting ruder on the internet in general. :(
ReplyDeletePeople are certainly getting ruder on the Internet. After our DEcember election, there were hashtags saying not my prime minister and proclaiming that the PM pretty much was going to starve the poor and destroy life as they know it. It's insane! And don't get me started on the trolling!
DeleteI don't ask a question on Goodreads but I had no problem answering yours. If someone sends me a request I just look to see if they actually review books, or if we like the same books. Some people I think just want a lot of friends for some reason and I just delete those.
ReplyDeletePeople seem obsessed with collecting friends purely for numbers. I like to be friends with people I can interact with or who have similar books in common or love GoT or something but I don't reject people for having different tastes as long as they answer the question y'know?
DeleteSounds like a very successful shopping trip!
ReplyDeleteI never set up a Goodreads question, but I don't understand why people are being so weird about yours. It's not like you're being intrusive or anything. Probably best off without them!
Successful but tiring! I left my Goodreads question pretty open and on my profile I say it isn't a trick question, just wanting to know what made them decide to hit the friend request button!
DeleteMan, I can't believe people would be rude like that in answering a question. You'd think if they actually wanted to be your friend that their attitude would be different.
ReplyDeleteI bit the bullet and joined but am currently just rating and shelving what I read in '20. I figure this year will be a good experiment to see if the year end stats are worth it to me or not.
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People are getting ruder all over the internet these days! It doesn't make you want to be friends with some of these idiots! Most are obviously collecting friends so they can look like they have big followings to try and get freebies from Netgalley!
DeleteGood luck with Goodreads!
Yeah, Thornton's is a sad one. I loved their cappuccino continental bars. You can still buy boxes of Thornton's chocolates in supermarkets and stuff though. They're usually next to the Roses etc.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had an otherwise pleasant shopping trip!
I can't comment on the GR question (as to whether ignoring it is normal) but I do answer them when I'm presented with one. I figure people are asking for a reason, you know? Keeps the spammers away... I don't blame you for ignoring them.
I love Thornton's! I used to pick up a few boxes each time I passed by but now I have to get a bus into town to get it or buy it on Amazon, which is easier but more expensive.
DeleteYour shopping trip sounds like it was nice and successful! Bummer about the price of the bag though! And oye, some people... I cannot stand rudeness.
ReplyDeleteRude people are the down side to the Internet!
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