Monday, June 15, 2009

sWine Flu - symptoms!

I suffer from this quite often: I always knew it was a real disease, at last it has been recognised!. I went to Book Club a couple of nights ago, where I, and other guests, enjoyed copious amounts of alcohol. I awoke the other morning not feeling well, with what could be described as flu-like symptoms: headache, nausea, chills, sore eyes etc. I have unfortunately tested positive for what experts are now calling Wine Flu. This debilitating condition is very serious - and it appears that mine is not an isolated case. Reports are flooding in from all around the neighbourhood of others diagnosed with Wine Flu.

To anyone that starts to exhibit the aforementioned tell-tale signs, experts are recommending a cup of tea and a bit of a lie down. However, should your condition worsen, you should immediately hire a DVD and take some Nurofen (Nurofen seems to be the only drug available that has been proven to help combat this unusual type of flu). Other are reporting that a McDonald's Happy Meal can also help in some cases. Wine Flu does not need to be life threatening and, if treated early, can be eradicated within a 24-48 hour period. If not, then further application of the original liquid in similar quantities to the original dose has been shown to do the trick!

Friday, June 12, 2009

The Books of Rachel

Almost a full complement of the book club members! Including our youngest member and her parents, she was so lovely and well behaved - where does she get it from? Welcome also to our newest member Boos (Amanda) Meader, we do hope you enjoy our eclectic book club. A thin title for a gossipy evening!

The book - most of us found the book interesting historically as it flitted through time, at speed, with each change of Rachel and her turn with the diamond. As the book covered so much history characterisation was thin and story lines slightly contrived. As someone said - this book is definitely 'of it's time, you can feel the late 70's in the way it is written'. About half of us finished the book, with the other half struggling to finish.
Marks out of 10 - nothing higher than a 4, words to describe it: too Jewish, dated, shallow, lacking depth.


Next Book
The Other Hand by Chris Cleave

Next Meeting
As our new member cannot make 16th July let's see if we can find another date.
At
128 Harbord Street