The Friday Bath Five

[mesotablar]

thefridayfive  Hahahaha Apparently there is a "National Read In The Bathtub Day" next week, I'm assuming in America, but that is hilarious! I only recently found 'Aqua Erotica' the first waterproof book of Adult Stories, for Adults who like Wetness!

1) Read any good books lately?
I've been deep into fanfiction for a while now, and there has been good stuff there, but very fandom specific. I do have about 7 books on the go but several are Hard Reads and I wouldn't recommend them. But I will recommend Pirates! by Celia Rees because last time I read it I couldn't put it down and read through the night. 

 

2) Taken any good baths lately?
Sadly no. I was planning to recently because baths are nice in summer but I never got around to it. I have been to the beach recently, a local one with a sandbar so the water gets more trapped and warms up well. It was very nice. Does that count?

 

3) Do you read paper books, or do you prefer another format?
I prefer books on paper, but I am getting into audiobooks. Fanfic is always on screens 😢

 

4) Where's the most comfortable place in your home?
Either my bed or the couch. Though when I am sick I tent to throw a bunch of blankets and pillows on the floor and live/sleep there which I also find comfortable. 

 

5) What's the most relaxing sound you can put on?
So, not really a sound I put on, but a sound that's presence lets me know everything is okay. It is the birds around where I live. Mostly it is Rainbow Lorikeets at the moment but I've lived in other places and the birds there, though different, do the same relaxing/reassuring thing to me. You get to know their moods. Like right now I can hear a baby being fed and the rest all greeting each other but there was an argument a few minutes ago too. Mass panic and complete silence is when you know something is going down!

 

Comments

[baronessekat]

I've finished only 8 books so far this year and none are OMG wow. Some I have enjoyed, but nothing that has me going "YOU MUST READ THIS"

I can't remember the last time I took a bath. the one in my house is too small to bother and it's been over 3 years since I was last in a hotel with a big enough tub.

Book format in order of preference: audio, paper, electronic. The majority of the books I do are audio. By the time I'm done with work my eyes hurt too much to read. But audio books I can do in the car, while doing house chores, grocery shopping, etc. Electronic is the same as paper - eyes hurt too much most of the time to do it for must length of time.

My bed is my most comfortable place in my home. Followed by my recliner and then an ugly orange chair (provided I use a footstool with it)

If I need a sound to relax to it's either a gentle rainfall or a cat purring.

[mesotablar]

I certainly understand about having no "YOU MUST READ THIS" feelings. I seem to just be reading difficult or disappointing stuff. Admittedly I did have some laugh-out-loud moments when 'reading' a picture book (with captions only) about Australian dunnies, but also some of the jokes are weird and sexist?

Oh, do you have an indoor fountain to get the waterfall noises? I went to a shoe store and they had one and it was the nicest thing ever.

[baronessekat]

actually I just put on a youtube video or other streaming sounds

https://youtu.be/rl7rzv48scA

[mesotablar]

ahh the clean way of doing it. I did the same for bird noises when I was overseas because I started getting paranoid and homesick, but they were never long enough tracks or they skipped between locations/habitats too much.