I'm still here!
Look! I did NOT let another 8 months go by between posts! *cheers*
Still struggling physically and mentally. Sometimes even taking the "baby steps" is haaaard when I'm exhausted because I went out for a few hours, or when it's difficult to concentrate. BUT I am doin' it, baby.
Also trying to find one positive thing each day, and today that thing is BLUE JAYS. Until I moved last year I had never seen a blue jay in real life. Last year I saw one. Today? There are four or five of them swooping through my back yard! So beautiful! I tried to get a photo but they don't settle for long.
Anyone out there watching The Gifted? I'm not fond of the X-Men movies but I love this TV show that takes place in the same universe. Maybe it's because of the cast -- Vampire Bill from True Blood (Stephen Moyer), Fred from Angel (Amy Acker) and then I looooove the characters of John Proudfoot and Clarice Fong (who are living together now EEEEEEEE!) Also great to see a multi-racial cast.
The only other thing I've watched recently was Castle Rock. Felt like sometimes it was more 'confusing' than it had to be -- there were plot points and characters that had no resolution so it seems like they were there just to be WEIRD -- but overall I really enjoyed it.
Here's the lastest books I've read --
54. The Doomsday Book by Connie Wilson
In the near future, historians use time-travel to get accurate information about the past. However, past and present collide when an ancient disease found at an archaeological dig threatens the current population, while a computing error sends the latest traveler to a small village in the midst of the bubonic plague. A bit slow in the beginning, but it's the characters that make this one so great, and I am always a fan of character over plot. I'm gonna assume the author also did a shit-ton of research to make her 14th Century village seem so very real.
55. The Fold by Peter Clines
A group of scientists discover how to 'fold' space, the first step in making travel across great distances possible. And though they insist that their device is perfectly safe, the government brings in an expert to investigate. Super interesting and well written.
56. Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
What a slog to get through! Normally I can read two to three books a week (depending on length) and this one took me more than a week to struggle through. It's about a hidden retrovirus in DNA (not really, but I can't remember what the actual terms were) that causes mass miscarriages, and the scientists who believe that it represents the dawning of a new sub-species of mankind. And it might have been interesting, but it is hampered by waaaay too much technical dialogue, a main character who inexplicably makes the most ridiculous decision imaginable, page upon page of unnecessary backstory, and interchangeable, unlikable characters. When we finally meet three average people about halfway through the book - people through whom we could potentially find out 'in' to the story - they are gone in two chapters. UGH.
Hope everyone is doing great!
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Still struggling physically and mentally. Sometimes even taking the "baby steps" is haaaard when I'm exhausted because I went out for a few hours, or when it's difficult to concentrate. BUT I am doin' it, baby.
Also trying to find one positive thing each day, and today that thing is BLUE JAYS. Until I moved last year I had never seen a blue jay in real life. Last year I saw one. Today? There are four or five of them swooping through my back yard! So beautiful! I tried to get a photo but they don't settle for long.
Anyone out there watching The Gifted? I'm not fond of the X-Men movies but I love this TV show that takes place in the same universe. Maybe it's because of the cast -- Vampire Bill from True Blood (Stephen Moyer), Fred from Angel (Amy Acker) and then I looooove the characters of John Proudfoot and Clarice Fong (who are living together now EEEEEEEE!) Also great to see a multi-racial cast.
The only other thing I've watched recently was Castle Rock. Felt like sometimes it was more 'confusing' than it had to be -- there were plot points and characters that had no resolution so it seems like they were there just to be WEIRD -- but overall I really enjoyed it.
Here's the lastest books I've read --
54. The Doomsday Book by Connie Wilson
In the near future, historians use time-travel to get accurate information about the past. However, past and present collide when an ancient disease found at an archaeological dig threatens the current population, while a computing error sends the latest traveler to a small village in the midst of the bubonic plague. A bit slow in the beginning, but it's the characters that make this one so great, and I am always a fan of character over plot. I'm gonna assume the author also did a shit-ton of research to make her 14th Century village seem so very real.
55. The Fold by Peter Clines
A group of scientists discover how to 'fold' space, the first step in making travel across great distances possible. And though they insist that their device is perfectly safe, the government brings in an expert to investigate. Super interesting and well written.
56. Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
What a slog to get through! Normally I can read two to three books a week (depending on length) and this one took me more than a week to struggle through. It's about a hidden retrovirus in DNA (not really, but I can't remember what the actual terms were) that causes mass miscarriages, and the scientists who believe that it represents the dawning of a new sub-species of mankind. And it might have been interesting, but it is hampered by waaaay too much technical dialogue, a main character who inexplicably makes the most ridiculous decision imaginable, page upon page of unnecessary backstory, and interchangeable, unlikable characters. When we finally meet three average people about halfway through the book - people through whom we could potentially find out 'in' to the story - they are gone in two chapters. UGH.
Hope everyone is doing great!
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