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[the_rck]

The write-in yesterday went well. Espresso Royale’s tables are teeny, so we had to pull two tables together in order to fit three people and laptops. One of the other people was there before me, but I didn’t realize because it didn’t occur to me to check my email after I left home, so we didn’t find each other until about half an hour after we had both arrived. The third person came in a little later. We talked TV and books in little spurts between focusing on our writing. I managed about 1500 words that I’m moderately pleased with.

My Achille’s tendon hurt a lot by the time I got home, so I guess it was a good thing I took a cab to get there. The bus would have required about ten minutes of walking. Scott picked me up a bit after 4:00, after he had done the grocery shopping.

Naturally, I am now finding things that should have been on the grocery list.

I finished the library book that I can’t renew, but I realized that one of the reasons I haven’t been reading my library books just now is that holding a hardcover novel hurts the tendonitis in both hands. If I’m at a table or in bed, I can lay the book down and read that way, but neither is a great option for other reasons. That makes me unsure what to do about the other hardcovers I’ve got checked out.

I didn’t sleep all that well last night. I went back and forth between too cold and too warm, and I had anxiety dreams about needing to pack for a trip I didn’t want to take.

I’m trying to get an audiobook from the library onto my laptop, but I keep hitting tracks that my drive can’t read which slows everything down. This is, at least, a book I’ve read before, so losing those tracks won’t be disastrous. Of course, it’s been twenty years, so goodness knows. I might still be confused.

Comments

[kelsusie.livejournal.com]

Have you tried an e-reader? They're a lot lighter.

[the_rck]

I have two ereaders, but I'm not enthusiastic about them. I can't afford to buy books, and our library doesn't have nearly as broad a selection of ebooks as of books on paper. Ebooks also can't be renewed. Basically, I can use the ereaders for public domain stuff and fanfic.

[kelsusie.livejournal.com]

Amazon has a lot of free ebooks. It sucks that hardback books hurts your hands.

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

What a drag that books hurt.

[the_rck]

It really is.

I know that ereaders are a godsend for people who have permanent problems with holding books. They just don't fit well with my current reading habits.

[dancingdragon3.livejournal.com]

I'm glad the write-in went well and you were able to take a cab there.

I've actually had problems using my phone, tablet, and e-readers sometimes, from where my muscles are sometimes too tight from work, so bending bending my arms and holding things cuts off the circulation to my hands. Not good, lol.

I hope you find a good solution. Maybe you or hubbie could fix some kind of book rest, or does Cordy have a table top sheet music holder? I've also seen lap top desks (like bed trays) with tops that tilt for an okay price on Amazon.

Sorry about the bad sleep and anxiety dreams :-/

[the_rck]

Cordelia has an adjustable height music holder that can be floor or tabletop. Maybe she'll let me use it while she's at school. I hesitate to buy anything because I'm really hoping that the hand problem won't last. Tendonitis, for me, usually goes away in, at the outside, about three months.