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February 21, 2022
Monday Miscellanea, 2/21/22
Monday Miscellanea, a look back at the stuff of last week. Reading Finished Do Androids Dream on Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick and even blogged about it. Started reading Pet Sematary by Stephen King. I’m not quite sure it’s a thick enough book for #TrekAThon, but any 80s Stephen King is pretty thick, right? […]
February 19, 2022
Book ~ Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick I love cover songs. I find that there are several sorts of covers. The low hanging fruit is the cover that is faithful to the original, but probably not done quite as well, often due to the talents of the vocalist. An example: Miley Cyrus’s […]
February 14, 2022
Monday Miscellanea, 2/14/22
Reading Finished The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer was my book for the #TrekAThon prompt “a book that’s not your usual genre.” Although I probably average reading one a year, romance is definitely not my usual genre. Sadly, The Matzah Ball features one of my least favorite tropes in all of fiction, one that turns […]
February 9, 2022
#BeatTheBackLog Reread ~ The Last Unicorn
Katherine, how can a reread be part of #BeatTheBackLog? For me, Beat the Back Log includes editions of books I’ve spent money on, but have not read. I don’t often buy multiple copies/editions of books, unless I’ve shamefully forgotten that I own the book in the first place. Usually, there is some reason for the […]
February 7, 2022
Monday Miscellanea, 2/7/22
Reading Things are going pretty well as far as the #TrekAThon is concerned. I finished What Mad Pursuit by Francis Crick and moved on to The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle. For my American literature class, it’s The Scarlet Letter this week. Somehow I’ve managed to graduate from the US public school system and […]
February 3, 2022
Throwback Thursday ~ February 3rd
Blog Posts from the February 3rds of the Past 2019: Deal Me In, Week 5 ~ “Big Girl” – “This story made me queasy, . . . makes me want to never read celebrity news/gossip ever again.” 2018: Deal Me In, Week 5 ~ “A New Man in Time for Christmas” – “The weather today […]
January 31, 2022
TrekAThon: Starfleet Academy
Cadet Felicia Kendricks is an Earth girl ready for some off-world adventure. She’s also passionate about helping people and looks forward to being a part of Starfleet’s medical corps! TrekAThon Round 2 is hosted by Foxes and Fairy Tales. If you’re interested in joining, check that link for all the details. Science Specialty: Read a […]
January 29, 2022
Cinema Saturday, 1/29/22
I’m Your Man Year: 2021Runtime: 1h 48mRated: R Director: Maria Schrader Writers: Jan Schomburg, Maria Schrader, Emma Braslavsky Stars: Maren Eggert, Dan Stevens, Sandra Hüller Initial: A movie that’s been making some “best of 2021” lists. I was happy it popped up on Hulu. What Did I Think:I’m Your Man is a fine movie. I […]
January 27, 2022
Quote ~ On the Art of Writing, Novelists
The orator can yet sway men, the poet ravish them, the dramatist fill their lungs with salutary laughter or purge their emotions by pity or terror, the historian ‘superinduces upon events the charm of order.’ The novelist—well, even the novelist has his uses . . . Arthur Quiller-Couch
January 24, 2022
Monday Miscellanea, 1/24/22
Reading Finished: Not sure I have enough to say on either of these for a proper review: On the Art of Writing: Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913–1914 by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch – The beginning of my investigation into Helene Hanff’s “Q.” Quiller-Couch’s lectures on the origin and nature of English literature has […]
