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How has your summer been going so far? We have about 6 more weeks left for the challenge. How close are you to finishing?
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I'm not sure if I'm going to make it. Things have gotten super busy lately and I'm only on my non-fiction book!
I'm only on my indie, so you're doing good.
I thought I was being slow, but as I'm on my 2000-1901 book, I suppose I'm doing well. XD
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No worries! I'm even behind you. I'm only about 3 pages through my non-fic, lol! O:O
Anyone listen to classical music? I'm not a faithful listener, but I was the other day, and rediscovered my passion for Bach, Chopin, and Corelli. Favorite composers, anyone?
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Umm, YES! I love classical music! I listen to it all the time while doing school, and I love to play it. :) Tchaikovsky is my favorite overall. And I love to play Clementi, Beethoven, and Grieg.
I listen to it while I'm doing school also! But here lately, the technical jargon has been too much to process without complete silence. I don't think I've ever heard of Grieg! I enjoy the other ones you mentioned as well.
Emily wrote: "Anyone listen to classical music? I'm not a faithful listener, but I was the other day, and rediscovered my passion for Bach, Chopin, and Corelli. Favorite composers, anyone?"Yes. I like a lot of composers. Of course, Beethoven, J.S. Bach and the like, but also Ravel. I also just enjoy instrumental music from modern composers too.
JD wrote: "Emily wrote: "Anyone listen to classical music? I'm not a faithful listener, but I was the other day, and rediscovered my passion for Bach, Chopin, and Corelli. Favorite composers, anyone?"Yes. I..."
Same! I love Alan Menken (so I like Disney instrumental....XD). And I enjoy the soundtracks to the Nancy Drew games, mostly by Kevin Manthei. Kind of a weird mix. I need more exposure, obviously. Which begs the question, who are some of your favorite modern composers?
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Edvard Grieg writes more peaceful stuff, which is fun to play. :)
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*waves hand enthusiastically* I LOVE SOUNDTRACKS!!! :D Hans Zimmer, David Arnold, John Williams (THE BOOK THEIF!), Thomas Newman and Harry Gregson-Williams are some of my favs. If you want individual soundtrack recommendations, I have those too. ;)
Emily wrote: "Same! I love Alan Menken (so I like Disney instrumental....XD). And I enjoy the soundtracks to the Nancy Drew games, mostly by Kevin Manthei. Kind of a weird mix. I need more exposure, obviously. Which begs the question, who are some of your favorite modern composers?"Here are a few that I like: Benjamin Botkin, Jonathan Maiocco, Jared DePasquale, Jurgen Beck, Brandon Boone, Gabriel Hudelson.
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I second Jared DePasquale
I'm still in the middle of my non-fiction. At first it was really boring and kinda dry, but once I reached the part were it's mostly Jane's letter to Cassandra...Jane had an incredible sense of humor!
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Sarah Grace wrote: "Emily wrote: "I listen to it while I'm doing school also! But here lately, the technical jargon has been too much to process without complete silence. I don't think I've ever heard of Grieg! I enjo..."Peaceful?!
....memories of months spent memorizing March of the Dwarves....
Sarah Grace wrote: "JD wrote: "I just got a new Lenovo desktop with a solid state hard drive for the Porchlight Family Media studio this year. I love it!!! It's so fast! It boots in just a few seconds."Oh, NICE! I l..."
I have a pre-Lenovo: a ThinkPad from IBM. I think it's from 2001?? It still works...
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At least the songs I've played have been. ;) ('Morning'?) ;)
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That is a bit old . . . mine is probably about 8 years old, but I bought it refurbished.
JD wrote: "Emily wrote: "Same! I love Alan Menken (so I like Disney instrumental....XD). And I enjoy the soundtracks to the Nancy Drew games, mostly by Kevin Manthei. Kind of a weird mix. I need more exposure..."I second Jonathan Maiocco.
Sarah Grace wrote: "How has your summer been going so far? We have about 6 more weeks left for the challenge. How close ar..."Work and Life intervened, so I've been super busy, and I'm not sure I'll finish, but I keep going when I can.
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Work and Life intervened, so I've been super busy, and I'm not sure I..."
No worries Arielle! :) Honestly, I may not even finish. O:O
Arielle wrote: "I second Jonathan Maiocco."Just curious, how did you discover him? I just found him completely by accident about a month ago.
Thanks for the recommendations, JD and Sarah Grace!! I will be checking them out!
Emily wrote: "Thanks for the recommendations, JD and Sarah Grace!! I will be checking them out!"You're welcome!
Anyone want a good fall challenge? One day left to sign up for a fun one I'm participating in! You don't have to be a blogger and you don't have to read only Christian fiction...just be able to read a book in two weeks or less. It's really fun!https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
JD wrote: "Arielle wrote: "I second Jonathan Maiocco."Just curious, how did you discover him? I just found him completely by accident about a month ago."
A friend of mine previewed some of his music on her blog a couple of years ago. That's how I discovered him. :)
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Thanks for letting us know, Sarah Grace! I just read The Question of Honor and I cannot wait to read the next one. ^_^
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Eeep, yes! IT was so good! <3
Arielle wrote: "A friend of mine previewed some of his music on her blog a couple of years ago. That's how I discovered him. :)"Ah! Very cool! He seems like a pretty cool guy too in the few emails we've exchanged.
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Haven't heard it yet. But you can be sure that I'm going to listen! I like most of their stuff.
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Yes, definitely check it out! It's fantastic! One of the songs, Walking on Water, is my new favorite. ;)
Question: when y'all read novella collections, do you review each novella separately, under its individual posting as a novella, or together, under the posting of the collection? I hope this makes sense. Because I feel like posting reviews under them individually might look like I'm inflating my book count, but I would prefer to distinguish them that way and rate them separately. AND you CAN read them separately as e-books. BUT. You know?
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I think I've only read one novella collection, but I reviewed it all under the posting of the collection, but delineated each novella and kinda reviewed them separately. Here's the link so you can see what I'm talking about. ;)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I personally would review them separately. I don't think you'd be inflating your book count by doing that. They ARE separate books, after all! :)
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https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Sarah Grace wrote: "As of about 3:15 this afternoon, I have another little niece! Eeeep! I'm so excited!! I can't wait to meet her! <3"Congrats! :)
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Congrats! :)"
Thank you! :D
Sarah Grace wrote: "As of about 3:15 this afternoon, I have another little niece! Eeeep! I'm so excited!! I can't wait to meet her! <3"CONGRATULATIONS!
@Sarah Grace Congratulations!!! Isn't being an auntie just the BEST?!?! On the review thingy, that's what I was kind of thinking, but it's always nice to have some confirmation 🙃
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CONGRATULATIONS!"
Thanks! :D :D
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On the review thingy, that's what I was kind of thinking, but it's always nice to have some confirmation 🙃"
Thank you! Yes it is!!! <3
Sarah Grace wrote: "As of about 3:15 this afternoon, I have another little niece! Eeeep! I'm so excited!! I can't wait to meet her! <3"Congratulations! Baby nieces and nephews are so much fun.
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Congratulations! Baby nieces and nephews are so much fun."
Thank you! Yes, they are! <3
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