Hello, everyone! I'm afraid to say that this wrap-up is going to be a little dinky but sometimes that's just the way it is. The weather's been faking me out a lot this past March going from very nice to very not nice very quickly -- I'm hoping it'll even out soon so I can… Continue reading March ’24 Wrap-Up: Still Finding My Footing for the Year
Hello, everyone! Happy March. It's been a very nice week here, bright sunny days and flowers blooming. I think it's going to get cold again next week but I'm enjoying the pre-spring spring-like weather! What's it like where you're at? I've not actually been reading and watching too much so far this month as I've… Continue reading Mid-March ’24 Update: Focusing More on Exports than Imports
Hello, everyone! How has your February been? The days have been such a blur lately. I think February has been mostly a month of tempering/moderating for me. The new year typically doesn't mean too much to me but, for whatever reason, this year filled me with such a huge burst of energy and and inspiration.… Continue reading February ’24 Wrap-Up: Finding Balance, Good Films, and The Bear
Hello, everyone! Happy February. 🙂 One month down, eleven more to go! January was a very interesting month for me, because for the first time in many years, I actually had a burst of energy with the new year. Most times, I feel just the same if not worse with the transition. However, a lot… Continue reading January ’24 Reading & Watching Wrap-Up: Reading Slumps, TV Bingeing, & Cold Days
Hello, everyone! If you've followed my last several posts, then you may recall how frequently I've lamented the lack of snow in my area. Well, we finally got some! I made my "Mr. Tumnus's Sugar-Topped Cake" in celebration this morning. 🙂 I meant to do a Top Ten Tuesday post this week but when I… Continue reading Mid-January Update: My “Currently Reading” Pile Runneth Over
Hello, everyone! How have your autumnal months been of late? I know fall technically bleeds a good deal into December but I tend to peg the beginning of the season at the start of the month -- meaning I'm pretty much bidding farewell to fall. At the end of the summer, I'd hoped to read… Continue reading October-November ’23 Reading Wrap-Up: Middle-Grade Fantasy, A New Favorite, and Rare Books Uncovered
Hello, everyone! I've been meaning for a long time now to get back into a regular blogging schedule, and I'm hoping that I'm finally getting there. A large contributor to my absence is my unfortunately waned reading rate. Due to that, monthly wrap-ups come up a little too brief to be reasonable.
At the end of 2021, I made it my mission to read more and review every book I consumed in the new year of 2022. In some regard, I filled this resolution as I actually completed most of the many books I tend to pick up in a year, and though I reviewed quite a… Continue reading My 2022 Year in Books Ranked (An Excessively Long, Detailed Wrap-Up)
I had a creeping suspicion during the gradient transition from the sweltering, miserable (in my humble opinion) summer to the delightful, richly vibrant, mildly brisk months of autumn that I was going to end the reading plateau that occurred in this year's middle. Unfortunately, though, that was not entirely the case. It did start off… Continue reading September-November ’22 Wrap-Up: A Farewell to Youth, A Hello to Horror, and Overhyped Novels
Well, well, well, what do we have here? Two measly months wrapped up in one post yet again? I'm afraid so. I have a hunch that as autumn settles, I'll start reading more consistently again, but for now, please take this minute nibble I can offer. My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh… Continue reading July-August ’22 Wrap-Up: Unrated Books, Iffy Sci-Fi, and the Osemanverse
Little Bit of All That 