Josh’s Comments (group member since Jun 17, 2010)

Josh’s comments from the Q&A with Josh Lanyon group.

mwana wrote: "Josh wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Wow, since I'm logged into my Google account, Blogger didn't ask me to do any jumping through hoops to comment. Nice!"

Ha! Blogger is kind of crazy as far as moderating..."

:-D Hey. It's quality not quantity, right?

annob wrote: "Nine titles by Tamara Allen are currently free on Smashwords:

https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...

Among them is her 2022 release, Playing the Ace.

..."

Wow!

Josh wrote: "Listening to MIDNIGHTS (a gift from the SO--to the eternal disgust of my songwriter little sister). :-D

Hey. I totally, unashamedly enjoy Swift's work."

And I've just hauled out the box of Christmas CDs. :-D

Listening to MIDNIGHTS (a gift from the SO--to the eternal disgust of my songwriter little sister). :-D

Hey. I totally, unashamedly enjoy Swift's work.

We watched SEE HOW THEY RUN the other night on Amazon. I LOVED it. We both did. It was pitch perfect as far as historical detail and especially delightful (playful) if you're a hardcore Christie fan.

Hugely anticipating GLASS ONION, the sequel to Knives Out. It seems like there's quite an appetite for classic mystery right now. Which makes me so very happy.

Karen wrote: "I'm reading about 6 books at this time... well partially through six books. I'll post more when/if I finish them. :)"

I do this sometimes. It doesn't tend to bode well for finishing anything. :-D :-D :-D

I'm a bit disappointed at how little fiction reading I did this year. I started out well, but then...

And I know I say this every year--I think we all say this every year--but holy moly this year passed in a blink.

Karen wrote: "We're watching The Killing, the 2007 Danish version. It's very well done so far... but it's 20 episodes long and we're on episode 10. I'm not sure how long a story can by stretched out and complica..."

What I recall of the American version of the Killing is that it was the first limited series where it was painfully obvious the producers were padding and stretching what should have been about two episodes shorter. Also, the SO and I were so outraged by the (we felt) manipulative "ending," we never tuned in again.

Karen wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Seen thanks to Julie Bozza who is interviewed in the Slate article:

The Race to Save Fanfiction History Before It’s Lost Forever
https://slate.com/culture/2022/1..."

H-H-Hilarious?!!!!

D-D-Did you just say Boyle and Bodie are HILARIOUS!!?

Speaking as someone who bought the region-free DVD player when it was still sort of complicated, you've got to admit, The Pros are pretty entertaining. ;-D

Averin wrote: "I’m reading the rather abysmal Catherine de’Medici:Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda. The European Renaissance is one of my favorite periods (I have a degree in history) and I was really..."

Always look on the bright side! :-D

Jordan wrote: "Josh wrote: "What I am not watching is the news.

I started to fall back into that obsessive can't-look-away-or-the-world-will-fall-out-of-the-sky thing. But I stopped myself. I've done what I can...."

Well, so much for my good intentions!

But honestly, the results of the election were so much less worse (er, better?) than I'd anticipated, that I actually feel almost...hopeful again? Like there is such a thing as commonsense? Maybe it's not as common as we'd hoped, but it does still sometimes prevail?

I think there are two factors that lead us so perilously close to an unnecessary civil war (speaking as someone who is also not satisfied with the direction many things are going, but who understands that you can't remain a nation state without everyone--EVERYONE--making compromises):

1 - Social media - and how easily it's manipulated

2 - An increasingly self-righteous embrace of incivility and intolerance--from both sides.

Happily, I've got a mile-long list today (including trying to get an Indian Hawthorne bush into the front garden before the ground freezes) so I'll spare you all the impending diatribe. ;-D

I've been pretty scarce the last couple of weeks, despite my best intentions.

I need to learn--well, l need to accept--that this time of year is very bad for writing. Not because I don't feel creative. Weirdly enough, this time of year is ultra-creative for me. But I run out of time.

First off, there's all the end-of-year business to deal with. Secondly, there's Thanksgiving to host (which...I'm not sure why fancy dinner for 12 turns into a major overhaul of the house and garden every year, but somehow it does) and then there are the holidays.

Inevitably, I find myself racing to finish a last project or two--this year, it's Lament at Loon Landing--and it becomes overwhelming thru the first couple of weeks into December.

So I wanted to be sure to pop in and wish everyone celebrating Thanksgiving, a very happy holiday. And to everyone else, I wish you a great start to the winter festivities. I'll be sporadic in my visits for the next week or so, but I'm planning to be back in time to read

(I started it a couple of nights ago, and it's quite amusing.)

Antonella wrote: "I was sorry to read this post by Elisa Rolle:

«It's with a sad hearth that I learnt that Anne Harris aka Jessica Freely passed away. She was always so kind and sw..."

Oh no! I'm so sorry.

Karen wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Karen wrote: "*** Seeking January 2023 BOM nominations ***

Hi All — I'll be taking over Jordan's role of coordinating our Book of the Month selections in January 2023, and this is ..."

Ah! Excellent. I hope it wasn't too depressing for you.

Karen wrote: "*** Seeking January 2023 BOM nominations ***

Hi All — I'll be taking over Jordan's role of coordinating our Book of the Month selections in January 2023, and this is my first post to begin that tr..."

Woohooo!!! Thank you again for taking this on, Karen!

Jordan wrote: "I went looking for this one today. GR says I own the ebook, but my Kindle says I own the audiobook. So does Amazon proper. So, I will likely give it a listen, perhaps on my commutes. I've not liste..."

Are you still in Patreon? Because it's a giveaway in Patreon. ;-)

What I am not watching is the news.

I started to fall back into that obsessive can't-look-away-or-the-world-will-fall-out-of-the-sky thing. But I stopped myself. I've done what I can. I contributed money, I voted, I contributed more money. What will be will be. And we will survive as best we can until the revolution.

HA. I hope I'm kidding.

UNSOLVED (Season 3) is finally back. And it seems to be living up to the previous two seasons.

The latest incarnation of DISAPPEARED is uneven, but still enjoyable. So much has changed investigation-wise since it first aired in 2010 then I think in several cases it would more aptly be named NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE YET TO CHARGE.

Over Halloween weekend we watched Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2. We'd never seen either before. They were amusing. I think I preferred the first to the second.

The SO bought me Taylor Swift's new album. :-D But I like her! I make no apologies. I haven't had a chance to listen yet.

SamSpayedPI wrote: "I need a TV show. I can't seem to get interested in anything. I watched two episodes of Sister Boniface, one of The Long Call, and one of Sharp Objects, and nothing ..."

I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW DOCTOR. :-D

SamSpayedPI wrote: "I need a TV show. I can't seem to get interested in anything. I watched two episodes of Sister Boniface, one of The Long Call, and one of Sharp Objects, and nothing ..."

Sister Boniface was pleasant but... yeah. Utterly unmemorable.

We're enjoying Recipes for Love and Murder a lot, but we do seem to take our time getting back to it.

Jordan wrote: "Josh wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Hi Everyone,

I'd like to announce our December 2022 BOM as chosen by Josh! We will be reading An English Murder.

This was first published in 1951 and ..."

202 pages, so a fairly quick read. It looks like a nice classic mystery--and I just missed accidentally reading the ending. LOL.

CLOSE CALL.