1. I speak Spanish and Portuñol
2. I try to learn at least the basic phrases, and I look for internet radio or streaming shows to “tune my ear.”
#two4tuesday
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1. I speak Spanish and Portuñol
2. I try to learn at least the basic phrases, and I look for internet radio or streaming shows to “tune my ear.”
#two4tuesday
❤️ Maryland
🧡 58
💛 I‘m surrounded by libraries and cool indie bookstores
💚 Married
💙 she/her
💜 work nickname
Last week I walked ~49K steps and finished two books. More later about screen use and sleep. 😴
This week I have activities every night and a big “thing” at work, but somehow 🤔 I‘ve managed to accumulate all these library books plus a few others that aren‘t shown for various reasons. The Fodor‘s guidebook is research for #readingretreat2020 but still...
#bfrc4 #checkin
A little bittersweet but satisfying end to the trilogy. I hope Fin finds some “solace” for the rest of his life on the Isle. The time jumps were slightly annoying but didn‘t take away from the story. OTOH, bonus points to Peter May for throwing in a quick trip to another part of the world that I love and want to visit again. BTW, is anyone else having problems with the desktop version this evening?
1. Is it cheating to pick a series? 😎
2. Socks 🧦
3. I‘ve been to the top of Pikes Peak which is ~14,000 feet. 🗻
4. Liver 🤢
5. Probably. At a minimum I‘ll wear cat ears. 🐈
#friyayintro
Lukewarm pick. Interesting plot but far too much banter, bickering, ruminating, etc. Anyway, it knocks off prompts for a couple reading challenges.
#Booked2019 #nightoriented not just because of the title but also because much of the mischief occurs at night.
#MMD for a book published before I was born. It was probably quite modern at the time...
I think I went through every emotion last night, and I still can‘t quite wrap my head around the fact that we‘re going to the World Series! Games 3-5 will be in Washington!!!
Pretty good work week...aside from screen use Wednesday night😃...and not so good on the weekend. OTOH I did some socializing, errands, and reorganizing. Newly arranged nightstand in the photo. Yes, that‘s a mermaid themed nail file in my Nationals coozie repurposed as a holder thingy.
Totals: ~45K steps and two books completed.
#bfrc4 #checkin
This was fine. The dog is definitely the best part of the story. Note there‘s a sad 😢 scene in an animal shelter. Meanwhile, the photo is proof that I like dogs too.
#animalPOV
#whodunitbymail
So far this year, thanks to a dry and hot September, the autumn #leaves haven‘t been all that. A couple years ago, though, it was a different story. #fallisbooked
TFW your team is losing and you can‘t even check your library holds during the commercials. 😱
What‘s more #cozy than Harry Potter kittens being fostered at a bookstore? The ginger is Ron (of course), the tabby at the top is Harry, and the gray one at the bottom is Hermione. I met them last weekend, and they‘re adorable! #fallisbooked
1. I keep track in Goodreads and on a big spreadsheet workbook thingy. Also various notes on my phone for book clubs and reading challenges.
2. So many factors, but library due dates play a big role.
#two4tuesday
Cider is a #favoritefalltreat whether it‘s fermented or unfermented. Maybe I‘ll check out one of these places on a road trip this season. Meanwhile, the tagged book is a thought provoking story for this “first Monday in October,” and that‘s all Imma say about that.
#fallisbooked
Notwithstanding the fact that I was reading the tagged book on my Kindle at 3 AM recently, one of my goals for #BFCr4 is to turn off all screens one hour before bed.
Also:
-55K steps/week
-10 books completed
There‘s a #football (soccer) game at 4:00 and a baseball game at 7:45, and the stadiums are about a block apart. Is that enough of a gap, or will there be parking pandemonium in SW DC? #fallisbooked
1. Fun book. Beautiful cover.
2. Multi colored.
3. NL Wild Card game. The upper deck was shaking!
4. Yes and yes.
5. Come play, my dears!
#friyayintro
When you have a brown couch and a #blackcat is it any wonder that he sometimes disappears in plain sight? There‘s also the ability to move from room to room without passing his human who‘s going the same direction, but he somehow always gets there first. #fallisbooked
I enjoyed this book from the long lamented #whodunitbymail experiment. Lots of opera and foggy Venice nights and wry observations from the author. If you like the city, you might also like the movie “Bread and Tulips” about a woman who gets separated from her family during vacation and decides to go to Venice for a while on her own. #orangecover #fallisbooked
1. Nats Captain Obvious holding a sign that says: I‘m holding a sign.
2. Read and/or sleep.
3. Cleaning out the car, watching baseball.
4. Hi friend!
In keeping with my plan to read these in the season in which they‘re set, I should have read this about a month ago. But it wasn‘t available then! I‘m ignoring everything else on my #OctoberTBR so I can return it early for the next patron in line and while we‘re still kinda sorta in that summer-to-fall transition time. I‘m just a few chapters in, and already I want to punch Beauvoir in the face. Again. Does he eventually get nicer? #fallisbooked
IRL September was a very mixed bag, and apparently it was likewise in my reading life. While I didn‘t read as much as I thought I had, I‘m still on track with my reading challenges, and I also have several books “cooking” to close out the year. #septstats #selfimprovementsept
I can‘t say that the month of September has been non-stop #fun but this is pretty cool. ⚾️🍾🎉
Also, there‘s a plethora of books titled Wild Card. 🤣
#selfimprovementsept
1. Goodreads: 55/75. Booked2019: 18/24. MMD: 11/12.
2. Three of last four Presidents have given speeches at my workplace. I saw them all in person.
3. Garth channel on Sirius is most like my quirky musical taste.
4. Married 26 years in October.
5. 🖐🏻🖐🏻
#friyayintro
#7covers7days #covercrush #lastday
Yes explanation! When a dear coworker enthusiastically recommends a book, you put it on your #TBR list immediately.
Tag yourself if you want to play along.
I‘m not going to put the bail tag on this and pull down the ratings BUT ... I tried three times to read it and just couldn‘t even. To me it just seemed to jump all over the place and spew quotes at the reader. Maybe I just have enough #politicalintrigue in my Twitter feed!
Definitely check out the author discussing the book in an interview though. There‘s at least one online which is similar to his excellent talk at #NatBookFest last year.
7 days, 7 covers you love, no explanation. Try to tag someone new each day. #7covers7days #covercrush Day 6.
Okay, I‘m ignoring the instructions now. I wasn‘t crazy about this book, but isn‘t that cover gorgeous? As for tagging... If you have escaped being tagged by now and want to join in the fun, come on in. The water‘s fine.
I‘ll be back tomorrow (later today?) with day 7. I think it is tomorrow already if only by a few minutes...
Any other Chakotay fans out there? If you‘re still looking for a #clifi story for #Booked2019 this just might fit the bill. Some more fun choices for your #TBR the link.
https://www.startrek.com/news/what-read-summer-based-your-favorite-star-trek-cha...
7 days, 7 covers you love, no explanation. Try to tag someone new each day.
#7covers7days #covercrush
Day 5.
7 days, 7 covers you love, no explanation. Try to tag someone new each day.
#7covers7days #covercrush
Day 4.
My first time at a professional soccer game, and I get to see Wayne Rooney take a penalty kick that leads to a goal!
7 days, 7 covers you love, no explanation. Try to tag someone new each day.
#7covers7days #covercrush
Day 3.
7 days, 7 covers you love, no explanation. Try to tag someone new each day.
#7covers7days #covercrush
Day 2.
Last night I had a spoonful of peanut butter ice cream my husband wanted me to try. I don‘t know if it‘s my #favoritefood but that little taste was wonderful! #selfimprovementsept
7 days, 7 covers you love, no explanation. Try to tag someone new each day.
#7covers7days #covercrush
Thanks for the tag @Billypar !
1. I‘ve visited 20 countries.
2. If forced to choose I would say mountains.
3. Australia
4. Middle Earth
A queer romance featuring boys, like the one in the picture, was a little outside my #comfortzone mostly because I wasn‘t expecting it from the blurb! I liked it though once I got over my shock. OTOH I want to read a queer romance featuring women, like the tagged book, but it‘s not really available at the library. If only I‘d known this when I was at the bookstore last night! #selfimprovementsept
Another week, another mystery #bookclub meeting. We were varying degrees of indifferent about this one. I liked it but didn‘t love it. A bit gloomy and had some random bits that were maybe just there as fodder for later in the series?
1. Do I love the Hebrides because of Peter May, or do I love Peter May because of the Hebrides? Either way, I just checked this one out from the library. 🏴
2. Overcast but pleasant 🌥
3. Blind date. At the end of dinner he said: I guess we agree we aren‘t going to see each other again, right? I was surprised, perplexed, annoyed...and relieved. 🤷🏻♀️
4. Four-legged variety. Hubby says we can only have the one. 🐈
5. ❤️❤️
#friyayintro
TFW you walk into #bookclub and as soon as the meeting starts someone says: I HATED THIS BOOK. Everyone is entitled to their opinion of course, but IMO it‘s not a #goodhabit to shut down discussion this way. For my part, I thought it was fine. Not the same panache as the original author, but that‘s a tough act to follow. #selfimprovementsept
Thank you to everyone who sent me ❤️❤️ yesterday. I love this community. 🥰
Today is a weird day for me. September 11 was my mom‘s birthday long before those fuckers flew planes into buildings (one of which I could see burning from my office across the river). Now she‘s gone and I‘m still here. It‘s like a regular day, but it really isn‘t. I‘m okay-just kind of want this day to be over.
1. My goal this year is 75 books, and I‘m at 53 now, so I‘m on track. I mostly know what they‘ll be, but there could be some surprises!
2. I want to have my stuff in order to retire within the next couple years.
#Two4Tuesday
I‘m combining #selfimprovementsept and #bfrc3checkin today. Yesterday I was feeling some lingering effects of last weekend‘s hours of standing on a concrete floor, so I decided to do #SelfcareSunday a day early and get a pedicure before coming home and reading on the patio. I managed to walk ~45K steps this week and finished one book. It‘s gonna be another busy week, but I hope to finish strong. I‘m down for a Round 4 later in the month.
All too soon it will be cold and dark when I want to sit outside and enjoy my #favoritereadingspot and a beverage, so I‘m taking advantage of the sunshine now. #selfimprovementsept
Earlier this year I binge listened to What Should I Read Next, and during one of those episodes Anne talked about #selfhelp books with these podcasters. Fast forward a few months, and I read an article on Bookriot about the tagged book. I found the episode of By the Book when they discussed it, and now I‘m binge listening to another podcast. To bring it full circle, Amanda also mentioned this podcast on the latest Get Booked. #selfimprovementsept
