Oof. The Horde Book Club is reading a very large, academic tome on the Reconstruction. I tried to read the preface yesterday. Couldn't comprehend it at all. Tried the first chapter today. Better, but very slow slogging. No way I finish this before it's due back at the library. I don't think I'm up to studious reading anymore.

It was DC Horde meetup day in Alexandria, so I saddled up and drove to Virginia. Easier said than done. They're doing 1812 stuff in Baltimore, so had to go around the long way to avoid traffic/etc in the city. Get to DC and discover oopsie! I never checked on the Nats' schedule. They're home. Day game. Crawl through the city. Found the park in ( Read more... )

I finally finished reading the book, ten months after I bought it and 3 months after I started reading it. (I had to get a move on, the Horde is collectively reading a Civil War historical tome and I didn't want to start thinking dragons fought for the North and the South was full of wights.) A few thoughts, without spoilers ( Read more... )