I found a group on Meetup to go walking with around Lake Merritt on Tuesday. I also found an independent bookstore nearby, Walden Pond Books. Welp, there went my spending money, but at least I got over 12K steps that day!
The Boyfriend gave me the go-ahead to order the remaining pieces of furniture we need for the apartment. So, next week will be all about putting together nightstands and a yet another bookshelf along with some other odds and ends.
Image: hjl Down the TBR Hole was started by Lia over at Lost in a Story. All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.
How it works:
Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf.
Order on ascending date added.
Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
Read the synopses of the books
Decide: keep it or should it go?
I will be repeating this process until I’ve filtered out my entire TBR. My TBR pile is back up to 719 books. Though I read a few books this past week, I also added a few.
This week’s five books:
Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm – KEEP. This is the other fancy book the Boyfriend gave me as part of a Birthday gift several years ago. I haven’t removed the plastic from this one either. Doctor Who and Philosophy ed.by Courtland Lewis – KEEP. I’ll never forget the first episode of “Doctor Who” I ever watched. A friend recommended I start with the 9th Doctor and go from there when I expressed an interest in trying it out but had no clue how or where to enter into this crazy world. I’ve been hooked ever since, and so I inevitably buy just about every book about the show. Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon – KEEP. This book is on the list of armchair travel books in The Bad Girl’s Guide to the Open Road by Cameron Tuttle. I may have already read it, but I can’t remember, and I still own a physical copy, so I’ll keep it for now. A Gentle Madness by Nicholas A. Basbanes – KEEP. I already own a physical copy of this book, and let me tell you, it is a door stopper! I attempted to start it several years ago, but couldn’t get into it; however, I’m willing to give it another chance. After all, there are very few books about books that I don’t at least like. Eight Women Philosophers by Jane Duran – KEEP. This has been on my shelf since I found it at a book sale while I was still in college. I haven’t read it yet because I’m a little bit burned out on Feminism, or at least what passes for Feminism on Twitter these days. I’ll get around to it eventually.
My to-read shelf remains at 719 books. See you next Saturday when I start with book #151.
I recently started using an app called “Plant Nanny” to help me drink more water. It is awesome because I can see the consequences of not drinking enough water in the form of my adorable little plants starting to die. It’s cute, free, doesn’t take up much of my time, and I love it!
Image: hjl Down the TBR Hole was started by Lia over at Lost in a Story. All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.
How it works:
Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf.
Order on ascending date added.
Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
Read the synopses of the books
Decide: keep it or should it go?
I will be repeating this process until I’ve filtered out my entire TBR. My TBR pile is down to 717 books. I weeded out a couple of books on my wish list that I knew I no longer wanted.
This week’s five books:
The Master Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg – KEEP. Holmberg is one of my auto-buy authors. I absolutely loved the first 2 books in “The Paper Magician” trilogy, and I don’t understand why I haven’t read this one yet. I need to get to it considering I have the spin-off book, The Plastic Magician, pre-ordered and it will be released in May. Far Far Away by Tom McNeal – KEEP. It’s dark, it has characters with strange names, and it has to do with the Grimm fairy tales. Why is this still on my wish list instead of on my bookshelves? Steampunk ed. by Mike Ashley – KEEP. I already own this absolutely beautiful hardcover. I plan on keeping it no matter how long it takes me to get around to reading it. Prince Lestat by Anne Rice – KEEP. After Rice’s husband passed away she made a statement that she would never write another Vampire Chronicles book and would only write religious fiction. None of her books were huge successes and she decided to start writing about werewolves, which I’ve heard didn’t do much better. So, when it was announced she would be returning to writing about her most famous vampire, I had mixed feelings. My feelings weren’t helped with a re-read of the first 3 books in the original series since I’m no longer completely besotted by the characters and story the way I was when I was in my early 20s. I’m keeping it for now since I already own it and I want to continue my re-read of the series before I make a final decision. The Arabian Nights translated by Sir Richard F. Burton – KEEP. The Boyfriend gave this book to me as part of a Birthday gift several years ago. It is so beautiful that I haven’t even removed the plastic yet. We’ve moved a couple of times since that Birthday, and I’m afraid the cover will get damaged if I take off the plastic. Even if I never read it, it will always remain a part of my collection.
My to-read shelf remains at 717 books. See you next Saturday when I start with book #146.
My goal for April (and hopefully the rest of the year) is to walk every day, even if it’s just around the block. So far, I’ve been successful. When I couldn’t, or didn’t want to go outside, I did a walking workout video in my living room.
Image: hjl Down the TBR Hole was started by Lia over at Lost in a Story. All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.
How it works:
Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf.
Order on ascending date added.
Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
Read the synopses of the books
Decide: keep it or should it go?
I will be repeating this process until I’ve filtered out my entire TBR. My TBR pile is down one to 723 books. I recently started Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.
This week’s five books:
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones – KEEP. I bought a used copy of this book after reading something about it somewhere during my ramblings around the net. Like Howl’s Moving Castle, it’s been lingering on my TBR just waiting for me to pick it up. A Tale of Time City by Diana Wynne Jones – KEEP. Here’s another one by Jones, but this one is on my wish list. The story sounds too good to pass up. Unexpected Magic by Diana Wynne Jones – KEEP. The first story in this collection is described as, “A cat tells how the kindhearted wizard she owns is suddenly called upon to defeat a horrific Beast.” Yep, that’s right, a cat who owns a wizard. There’s no way I’m taking that off of my wish list. The Travels of Daniel Ascher by Déborah Lévy-Bertherat – GO. I was tempted to keep this since it was supposedly widely popular in France, but something about the synopsis rubbed me the wrong way. I don’t know why, but I’m taking this off of the list. If it’s meant to be, it will find its way back. A Study in Silks by Emma Jane Holloway – KEEP. I already own the ebook, but even if I didn’t, I would keep it on my TBR because of 3 things; not only is it a spin off of Sherlock Holmes but it also involves Steam Punk and magic. How could I pass that up?
My to-read shelf is down to 722 books. See you next Saturday when I start with book #136.
I’m at a standstill with putting together furniture thanks to an Ikea dresser having a wrong piece in one of the boxes it came in. Once I get the replacement part, I’ll be able to finish it, put the bed frame together, and then most of the apartment will finally be done. The rest will be just odds and ends to make it cozier.
I’m having some difficulty getting my steps, but I’m going above and beyond my active minutes goal without much trouble. I’m not going to adjust any of my goals yet, though, since I’m still in the process of unpacking, putting together furniture, rearranging things, and organizing all the stuff.
