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I'm back baby! My router was shipped on Purolator and was out for delivery today. I figured there was no way in hell I was going to get it since I work all day. My phone rings at 5:30 and it's Purolator! I sprint/fall down 3 flights of stairs to get my package, hooked it up, fretted while it set itself up, and then rejoiced when I was reconnected with the internet.
I just got back from a delicious Mexican lunch that was an absolute treat. I heard about it through a local vegan subreddit and it's close to work. We finally went to check it out and it was absolutely yummy. It's one of those little hole in the wall places. If you blink when you drive by you would miss it kind of places. It's in the middle of this older strip mall and doesn't stand out in any way. Apparently it's been open for 17 years now. Needless to say it's going on the list of potential lunch spots for when we want to go out at work.
Well that is both a relief and aggravating. I just got a call from my ISP asking if I wanted them to send me a new modem in the mail. I can have it by the weekend and not have to go through a long weekend with no internet, hopefully. On one hand, great, that's amazing. On the other hand, why in the hell didn't you do that when I was talking to you like three days ago?
Goodreads spazing out every 30 seconds while I'm desperately trying to update my challenges before work starts is maddening. Fix your shit for the love of all that is holy.
Updates on a few thingsI did my walk this morning and there was no pain! I even felt myself hitting my normal pace and stride a few times. It felt so good to be back to normal again. Don't get me wrong I tried to pace myself and it wasn't a full walk at full pace but still.
Facebook, I think I managed to lock myself out. I have to wait to get back on my computer to see if I can still get into things. Until that point I will not be using Facebook.
The last couple days have highlighted why you should not leave me alone with nothing to do but read. The reading I had for the week that I wasn't sure if I could get done by Saturday was completed this morning. I read two manga omnibuses in the last 24 hours for about 500ish pages. I'm now desperately trying to catch up on all my challenge stuff that I can only do at work.
Leg update. I did my first walk to work now in a few days and it went alright. It's still a bit tender but I felt it went well. It kind of felt like when I first started walking in a way. Having to find a comfortable pace, having to kind of relearn how to walk after a couple weeks of favoring one side, etc.
Well it's going to give me a ton of free reading time since I will have nothing else to do when I am home. I've already put a massive dent in my reading pile and I'm now very concerned about having enough reading material for the long weekend. Luckily I can load up my ereader at work with books.The one big pain in the ass is that I am working on a particular challenge where I am looking for certain words. I've been taking photos with my phone of the page containing the word for transfer to my spreadsheet later.
My internet died today and the soonest I can get a tech out here to look at things is the 4th. No internet for over a week for me. So much fun.
Helen 2.0 wrote: "What did you think of That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon? I just managed to get a library copy. "I'll be starting it today so I don't have much to say yet.
Slowly but surely. There is a part of me that wants to be caught up by the end of the year. I swear for every book I read Robb releases ten more.
This has been a great week of reading for me with one exception and I will get to that in due time. 
Dark in Death -5 StarsMore of this great series and the characters that I love. This mystery was a bit more chill in my opinion. Somewhere between a low threat cold case and a high stakes active threat kind of situation. What I found interesting was the book aspect of this, well, book. It involves a fan of a popular author and the series that she wrote. This is the second time this year that I've had the author peel back the book setting and give us a glimpse into the things behind the book. It's weird but not in a bad way. With this one here when Robb is talking about the stuff behind the scenes you can be pretty certain that this is some first hand experience and not just a researched subject. It just adds this dash of reality to things and like I said it's just a good weird feeling.
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax -5 StarsI originally discovered this book while searching for something to fill a super hard task. The way the task was originally worded made it a super difficult task that required a lot of digging to find anything to fill it. The mods then reworded it to a normal difficulty but I had already done the digging and, well, I'm stubborn and sometimes like that super hard challenge. Any way on to the book. This is a Cold War spy thriller mixed with a cozy mystery and while it sounds like a bizarre combination it really works. The main reason it works is because of the main character, Mrs. Pollifax. I wasn't sure about this book in the beginning to be honest. There were humorous moments for sure but I wasn't sure how this was all going to work. Once Mrs. Pollifax was abducted though her character really started to shine for me. To put it simply she was this charming old lady. She is facing down this man who wants to torture her for information and she remains polite and yet subtly cheeky. There were more than a few moments where she found herself in situations where she was in over head, out of her element, scared and yet she was able to dig deep and reveal this inner steel she had. She is just such a fascinating and charming character that really carries the entire book. I really want to read more in this series and I discovered that there was a 1999 made for TV movie that was loosely based on this series and starring Angela Lansbury. I watched a few minutes of it and she really seems to fit the character. If you are even slightly curious about this series then give it a try.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection, Volume 4 -4 StarsAfter the massive events of the last book this one took a step back to breathe a bit. It took time to process the events of the last book while also setting up the next big story line. I'm really excited to read more in this series and see what happens next.
Run on Your New Legs, Vol. 1 -4 Stars
Run on Your New Legs, Vol. 2 -4 StarsThese manga are a great example of why I love reading. This manga is about a young man who lost his leg in an accident of some kind. Before the accident he was an upcoming soccer star in the first year of high school. Him and his friend were on track to be on the first line when he lost his leg. The story is kind of split into two aspects. What happened to his leg and the events are slowly getting revealed. At the same time you have him in the present time rediscovering sports with track and field. This book gives you a glimpse into the trauma that someone experiences while losing a limb. It also not limited to the person losing a limb either. In the second volume you get a glimpse into what the mother experienced at the time. The big thing of the book though is the glimpse into the world of sports prosthetics. This is something I've seen in clips on TV or on the internet but never really thought about. It gets into what is needed to make the prosthetic work and how they have to be fitted. How the athlete needs to learn how to run again. It's just this glimpse into this interesting world I know little about. I've already requested the next two volumes.
Amazing Fantasy -1 StarNow we get to the bad and oh boy was this a stinker. If you have been reading my weekly updates for a while you know that I have some pretty mixed feelings about Marvel and DC. A lot of it comes down to their nebulous story telling method designed to sell more comics. Just not a fan of it as I like my stories more self contained. This comic popped up on the New feed at the library and I was drawn in by the cover art. It's that old school fantasy art setting and the synopsis kind of sold it as such. The cool old school fantasy art though is limited to covers and splash pages. The actual art of the comic is not what the cover shows. Alright, I kind of get it. It's not an easy art style to work with and it's not like the art in the comic itself is bad. Then we get to the story or should I say "story". I'm just going to get to the point here, the story is nonsensical gibberish. In the beginning I had no idea how any of the different stories were even connected. Then the middle part is "ok" as it works to the conclusion. Then there is the ending where it just feels like the author started flinging random ideas at the wall trying to find something cool and it just made no sense at all. Then it threw in a prologue at the end that just added more confusion to the muddled mess and random gibberish. At this point I was starting to feel a touch salty towards this comic and I started to get annoyed with the cover/splash page art. I just felt like it was trying to tap into that nostalgia feeling. Remember this cool print well here is our version but with a Marvel character in it. Then the final nail in the coffin was when I was recording this into my log of books. This book costs $45 dollars. $45 dollars for this hot mess of a comic that was only 144 pages. Just nope, don't recommend, don't like it, don't want anything more to do with this.
Now, what am I reading next.
Wyrd SistersThis is my next audiobook and I'm rather excited for it. I've only dabbled in the Discworld series a couple times but I've heard nothing but great things about it.
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a DemonNot sure how this popped up on my radar but I figured I had to give it a read.
Besides these two I have my usual stack of manga and comics I need to get done as well.
That is some happy news. I tweaked something in my leg and my ankle in particular was not happy about that or the additional 60-70 km I walked on it because it "wasn't that bad". Today is my third day of taking a break from walking and this morning was the first signs that things are legit getting better. The last couple mornings the simple act of putting on my shoes/boots has been painful. This morning there was a slight twinge but no where near the pain of the last couple of days. Overall it's feeling better but it still feels stiff like things aren't quite bending and flexing the way they should be. I have to walk to the library tomorrow but I'm taking the short and direct route instead instead of my usual 7km course. That gives me the weekend to fully relax and rest the leg before getting back to things on Monday.
Looks interesting and it fits the task. I'll give it a whirl, thank you for the help.
I stepped on the scale for the first time in months and bleh. I've gained weight. Not a lot but it's not what I was wanting to see either.
Sorry, I should have specified Los Angeles
Throwing this out there. What is a good book that is set in LA? Looking for an audiobook set in LA for a challenge and it's not that I can't find anything. If anything there is simply way to many options to pick from. I know of the Sandman Slim series but that is not available on audio.
We've been drenched with rain for the last few days but that news article really put things into perspective. In the last 24 hours we've essentially had a months worth or rain fall on this city. We normally get about 3.6 inches in the month of June and in the last 24 hours we've had about 2.9 inches. We are probably getting more rain this evening into tomorrow but not as crazy as yesterday.
Ah yes, welcome to Alberta in June. WE are getting drenched in rain where I live but there are areas of the province that are getting snow. In fact there are places where they are forecasting 3.5 inches of snow. That's right 3.5 inches of snow in June. It's of course near the mountains but still... It's not mine to give but anyone want some snow...
