Earlier this summer, Jackie @ Death by Tsundoku and I decided to buddy read the first book in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, The Eye of the World. It was a reread for both of us, but it had been a long time since either one of us read it. We kept up … Continue reading The Eye of the World: A Conversation
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Sunday Sum-Up- August 18, 2019
Things my kitten has done this week: Taken the filter from the older cat's litter box and dragged it into the living room. She was very proud of herself. Found a rip in the liner of my bed's box spring, climbed up into it, and got stuck inside the box spring. Three times. Ran at … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up- August 18, 2019
Spoiler Alert: I Don’t Care About Spoilers
Though the television show Will and Grace was incredibly popular while I was in high school and college, I only ever saw about one minute of it, and in that one minute, I heard a spoiler for the movie The Usual Suspects. Alas. When I finally sat down to watch The Usual Suspects a few years … Continue reading Spoiler Alert: I Don’t Care About Spoilers
Sunday Sum Up- August 4, 2019
It was a quietish week around here, though work was a bit stressful. Fortunately, I swapped days with a coworker and took Saturday off, so I ended up with a three-day weekend. I had zero plans, except for cleaning my apartment and reading. I did go out with a friend on Friday evening. We wanted … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up- August 4, 2019
Goodreads Monday: Daughter of the Forest
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! Daughter of the Forest … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Daughter of the Forest
Bookish Headlines #10
Thanks to all of this heat, I've been staying inside, staying still, and trying to stay cool. This has involved a lot of news articles-- particularly bookish articles. 'The Free Black Women’s Library amplifies the voices of female African American writers' by Eva Recinos via the Los Angeles Times Little Free Libraries are popping up … Continue reading Bookish Headlines #10
June Summary, July Preview
We're halfway through 2019 already, and just a couple of weeks into Summer. I am looking forward to the second half of the year, just because it gets us out of Summer. Bring me Autumn and sweater weather! Books I Read in June: Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin … Continue reading June Summary, July Preview
Sunday Sum-Up, 06/30/2019
I hate summer. It's only just begun. *sighs* On a less dreadful note, I did have a lovely beginning to the week. Last Sunday I went to the Farmers' Market and bought a jar of homemade blackberry jam, a box of cardamom-flavored cookies, and a bouquet of flowers that included several purple lisianthuses. They've stayed … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 06/30/2019
Book Review: Soul of the Sword
Soul of the Sword (Shadow of the Fox #2) by Julie Kagawa YA Fantasy 304 pages Expected publication June 25, 2019, by Inkyard Press (Possible spoilers for Shadow of the Fox) After the events at the end of-of Shadow of the Fox, Yumeko has a choice: try to save Tatsumi, or do as she … Continue reading Book Review: Soul of the Sword
Photo 101: Aperture
The basics of photography involve something called the Exposure Triangle. The exposure being your photograph, and the three points of the triangle being the following: shutter speed, ISO, and aperture. Shutter Speed is the amount of time that the camera's shutter is open and letting light hit the sensor. It is usually a fraction of … Continue reading Photo 101: Aperture
