In which there are rowing, growing, knowing, and overthrowing
- Women rowing on the River Severn at Bewdley.
- I had a post-Diwali moment a couple of days ago because the deodar cedars (aka देवदार , and دیودار ?) were dropping their catkin-like cones and the grey tarmac path was a constellation of starbursts painted in yellow pollen powder. This is the cedar used in essential oils and natural perfumes and as an insect repellant. Some Hindus believe देवदारु is an especially blessed tree. /nature notes
- App for pre-publication notification of books by my favourite authors: there's probably already an independent app that does this BUT what I want is to be able to add an author to my wishlists at [several well-known online bookshops] and then to receive a notification when a new book by that author is listed (preferably with a choice over whether to include reprints or not) so that I don't have to remember to periodically search for my favourite authors who publish irregularly, or sign up to a couple of dozen mailing lists.
- Reading, books 2015, 141.
140. Princeless vol.4, Be Yourself, by Jeremy Whitley and Emily Martin, is another in the children's fantasy graphic novel series about a non-white princess who decides to save herself, and her sisters, through non-traditional means by dressing as a knight and acquiring friends and allies. I got slightly bored when Our Heroine's father the king was on stage for too long in the first half, and I think we all know where the Black Knight storyline is going, but Our Heroine's brother Devin's storyline is picking up nicely and the second half of this trade, set in the swamp, with the goblin politics, dragon action, adorable monster, and Our Heroine's middle sister, was all lolzy and fun. There are a few production issues with the trade, which is numbered "1" on the spine instead of 4, and cuts off the edges of words in a couple of speech bubbles because the artist was clearly only considering digital formatting not a paperback, so I can't give this full marks as a book but I can thoroughly recommend the contents. Note: vol. 3, which I haven't read, and the volumes of short stories, which I read and enjoyed, are effectively standalones from the main story which you can follow in vols 1 & 2 & 4. (4.5/5)
ETA: Barney is crushing us under his mighty purpleness and we're intermittently losing electric power, bah!
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- I had a post-Diwali moment a couple of days ago because the deodar cedars (aka देवदार , and دیودار ?) were dropping their catkin-like cones and the grey tarmac path was a constellation of starbursts painted in yellow pollen powder. This is the cedar used in essential oils and natural perfumes and as an insect repellant. Some Hindus believe देवदारु is an especially blessed tree. /nature notes
- App for pre-publication notification of books by my favourite authors: there's probably already an independent app that does this BUT what I want is to be able to add an author to my wishlists at [several well-known online bookshops] and then to receive a notification when a new book by that author is listed (preferably with a choice over whether to include reprints or not) so that I don't have to remember to periodically search for my favourite authors who publish irregularly, or sign up to a couple of dozen mailing lists.
- Reading, books 2015, 141.
140. Princeless vol.4, Be Yourself, by Jeremy Whitley and Emily Martin, is another in the children's fantasy graphic novel series about a non-white princess who decides to save herself, and her sisters, through non-traditional means by dressing as a knight and acquiring friends and allies. I got slightly bored when Our Heroine's father the king was on stage for too long in the first half, and I think we all know where the Black Knight storyline is going, but Our Heroine's brother Devin's storyline is picking up nicely and the second half of this trade, set in the swamp, with the goblin politics, dragon action, adorable monster, and Our Heroine's middle sister, was all lolzy and fun. There are a few production issues with the trade, which is numbered "1" on the spine instead of 4, and cuts off the edges of words in a couple of speech bubbles because the artist was clearly only considering digital formatting not a paperback, so I can't give this full marks as a book but I can thoroughly recommend the contents. Note: vol. 3, which I haven't read, and the volumes of short stories, which I read and enjoyed, are effectively standalones from the main story which you can follow in vols 1 & 2 & 4. (4.5/5)
ETA: Barney is crushing us under his mighty purpleness and we're intermittently losing electric power, bah!
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