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Jonas D

Jonas D

A swedish book idiot, physical chemist and engineer in Switzerland, looking for more time to read, more books to read, more books to discover. I like the absurd, the hyperrealistic and the poetic. I don't like generic plots, one-dimensional characters or forced endings. But then again, who does ?
  • Basel, Switzerland
  • member since Monday, November 5 2007

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  • lotus

    lotus says

    You are judicious with your replies :-) Ya, Mangalore is a port. There are quite a few beaches here. I have been to only two of them. They were okay. I'm told there is a virgin island where the beach is really nice. We are able to see bottom of the sea which is good. Unfortunately, it is closed in the monsoon season due to very high tide.

    posted 2 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Ann M

    ann m says

    Thanks Jonas. I can't wait; I'm really excited to see the films and meet the people involved in making the film. I'll keep you posted. I saw that you are reading Watchmen; is it the graphic novel? I remember reading that way back; my brother and I used to collect/read comics. Take care. Ann

    posted 4 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Deltasky

    deltasky says

    Hi Jonas..Ace of Base of course how could I forget..having had three teenagers it was great as they kept me up on the groups..middle boy James was in a band also the youngest who was very gifted in music..he played piano and guitar..I would have liked hin to persue this but Father was not going for this..plus when he got into college he loved Engineering. As soon as he graduated and married they took off to silcon valley..he first work for Sun and moved to Nvidea..these company's paid for him to get his masters part time from Stanford Wow! University costs a fortune here so this was great..I asked would he try for his Doctorate this way, said no he had had enough , seems happy with Nvidia and works from home going to the office once a month. They made a smart move and we will also retire there were ther climate is much better. My husband gets on very well with the Germans and often goes to Germany, oh we have one very good benefit with Siemens, they pay 90% of our health insurance when he retires...a huge benefit as health care is one thing we can not do without. Your work sounds very interesting and I hope you enjoy it....the german mentality um I am thinking about this..my husband complains a lot and is always saying everything is just a mess! he works very hard maybe often frustrated..so maybe he does not LOL..but has liked the German people when he goes over. Take care of yourself Jonas and thank you for enlightening me about the Swedish music..I love music maybe as much as books.Sheila

    posted 5 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Deltasky

    deltasky says

    Jonas I am just on U tube playing music by the 'Roxettes' do you remember this group? I am 65 so remember lots and still love them...how many groups have come from Sweden, I remember Abba and the Roxettes but my husband says there is also another maybe you can also enlighten me.Thanks

    posted 6 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Deltasky

    deltasky says

    Thanks Jonas, I loved this movie and the music is great. How is engineering in Basal, Sweden, my husband is also an engineer and works for Siemens..at the moment is working on a project with the Germans so often goes to work at crazy hours to speak with them before they leave, no fun being married to an engineer/mathmetician one of our sons also is an Electrical Engineer working for a samll company in silicon valley california..Nvidia, you may not have heard of Nvidia but am sure Siemens! yes. I have three sons and hoped one would go into medicine, my eldest is an architrect in England middle boy software lives in Australia and the youngest as I said electrical engineering. I hoped one would go into medicine to help me in my old age..am about to have knee replacement surgery and need both knees replaced. Take care and enjoy, Sheila

    posted 6 days ago. ( send a note )
  • tomato_kute

    tomato_kute says

    *.*

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  • Ann M

    ann m says

    (Re: the thread "Any movie members or attend movie festivals?") Hi Jonas. Wow, that's great. Any movies you watched that you would recommend (especially the short films)? If no one else posts to this thread, I will still let you know about the movies and the discussions afterwards. I'll probably post it here on your site.

    posted 11 days ago. ( send a note )
  • lotus

    lotus says

    probably 'climate at Basel' would be more apt here... :)

    posted 11 days ago. ( send a note )
  • lotus

    lotus says

    Well, presently I'm in Mangalore & i send weekly reports to Bangalore. So I'll keep it in mind to ask the weather report next time... :-) But weather here in Mangalore is worth mentioning. It rains 12 hrs a day, from my window I can see lush greenery. So it is very vibrant & pleasant here. Hey wait, except for the rain part, did i just describe the weather at Basel?

    posted 11 days ago. ( send a note )
  • KHT

    kht says

    :D

    posted 11 days ago. ( send a note )
  • lotus

    lotus says

    Big shelf dude!

    posted 12 days ago. ( send a note )
  • KHT

    kht says

    This is in reference to your post on the 32 post...I was thinking the same thing...going down the list :)

    posted 12 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Bette L

    bette l says

    Thanks for your response to that idiot! What idiot? See note below.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • TM-booksB4bread

    tm-booksb4bread says

    Jonas - I asked this question:
    Should I read On Beauty? This is a recommendation from my neighborhood book club. I do NOT like books with crude language or vulgar/pornographic elements. I've read 22 pages and have rolled my eyes at a plethora of swear words with the f-bomb making it's deplorable appearance. Am I wasting my time here? Thank you!

    Here is your reply - No, if you don't like books about real people, who use the entire range of the english vocabulary and have sex, you should not read this book. But for those who are not bothered by such things I heartily recommend it.

    I thought it was harsh/rude! I already stated my preferences for books and did not need a personal attack along with your "opinion". Just a simple yes or no would suffice.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • TM-booksB4bread

    tm-booksb4bread says

    That was harsh. Please be more helpful next time - a simple yes or no is sufficient.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Solyaris 0

    solyaris 0 says

    well, Jonas, why do you call yourself a 'book idiot'? I see your book tastes are not idiotic at all...

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Joanne N

    joanne n says

    Hi Jonas :)

    Congratulations! Enjoy your bundle of joy! Lovely name, i bet you're so proud :)

    No worries about rejecting my offer, your name was drawn but that doesn't mean you are obliged to do it!... i will try and find someone else...
    the whole Group Movie thing is not really going so well anyhow ~
    there is always plenty of interest when it comes to voting... but fizzles out when
    it comes to discussion... it is almost a waste of my time to organize it!!
    i thought that by changing the method to having a member who participates in
    the discussion to be movie nominator might help...
    if it doesn't work after the next time then i may just stop doing it...
    there's no point everyone watching a movie together if they're not going to talk about it afterwards, in my opinion!!
    Of course, if the Group Movie is still happening, then you may like to have a turn later on!
    Take care,
    Jo

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Joanne N

    joanne n says

    hi Jonas!
    it's me Jo from Movie Lovers... just here to let you know that i randomly selected your name from the participating members of the discussion for May's movie 'Equilibrium'.
    this means you are the 'chosen one' to be the next movie nominator... if you choose to accept it!
    please let me know ASAP whether you'd like to take a turn at this or not... if yes, then i will get back to you with more details... if you decide not to (or if i don't hear back from you within a couple of days) then i will re-draw, as we need to get the movies posted for voting at least a week before the end of the month.
    thanks for taking part in the movie discussion :)
    have a happy day!
    jo

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )


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