Temperatures are heating up here…
I had a bunch of fives in my design home game
I finished my yearly reading challenge….
My allergies are blossoming
Books: (this is a two week list)
What I finished:
- The Last House Guest- average psych thriller
- The Art of Making Memories- interesting
- The Women in Black- perfect if you want a book with no conflict
- Tiny Habits- Loved it- will be talking about it
- Hillbilly Elegy- Loved this book- might be fave of the year
- Late Migrations- memoir told in vignettes
- Project 333- you know I loved this
- Nose up, eyes down- very average
- Calm- much needed in this time
- If I Never Met You- perfectly average chick lit
- The Pale Horse- An Agatha that I’ve never read- fun read
What I’m Reading
- THe Henna Artist- Reese’s Book Club- really good so far
- Mrs. Miniver- Love this book- short tales of a British housewife at the onset of WWII.
- Purple Hibiscus- some beautiful prose
- West with the Night- interesting
- Conjure Woman- soooooslooooooow
What’s Next
- The Book of V (GMA book club)
- Whatever Jenna’s book club pick is
- The Secrets of Love Story Bridge
TV-
I know I watched TV, but honestly I remember little of it. I did watch Big Here Six in Disney+ which was fun. Started Hollywood, which is sort of an oversexed romp through post WWII Hollywood. Making the Cut was fun but I love those types of reality competition shows
What have been your highlights? Books? TV?
You’ve read a lot in the past two weeks 🙂 I’m curious did you read all the classics? I hope you don’t mind me asking..
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I was an English lit major so I did a decent amount of classics in the past, but all of them…no.
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I love classics but it does make it harder to satisfy my taste.. i’m spoiled 🙂
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Did you read Remains of the Day?
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Yeah it’s a shame the butler realized too late how misguided his loyalty was. I like everything from Wilde to Pynchon
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Did you read Gentleman in a Moscow?
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No I did not, is it good?
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I thought his prose was gorgeous, and the characters were well drawn out. It was one of the best I read last year. The Water Dancer was beautifully written, and I just discovered Patricia highsmith who I think is grossly underrated
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I will have a look at them and let you know how I like them. Thanks for taking the time to answer 🙂
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Any time! I’m always up for talking books!
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try living in an apartment where you can’t turn the heat down or off…80 degrees inside in May is killing me more than Covid-19
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Oh that would kill me! They shit our heat off a few weeks ago
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It perplexes me because heat is included in our rent, it makes me wonder just how dumb my landlord is for essentially screwing themselves.
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I’m surprised too
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The heat in the building where I taught was like that. Even in the dead of winter, it was in the 80s in most rooms. Brutal.
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Yuck
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it didn’t used to be like this
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I mean, if I put the AC on it gets even hotter
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Ugh
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That’s awful!
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Yes it is, just hoping it gets fixed before it is equally as hot outside 😦 Today being a pretty close example it’s 74 outside and 80 inside !!!
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Good luck! Seems like your landlord would want to save money on heat.
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We started watching The Baker and the Beauty on ABC. It’s a light rom com that is perfect for forgetting all the bad
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I forgot about that. Might try
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The highlight of my morning is reading WordPress blogs, like yours, LA.
In the afternoons, I like to dance. 🤗
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Dancing is good for the soul
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😁
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My allergies are in full wing. I walk in the mornings and garden in the mornings, sometimes evenings. I like “Bless this Mess” and “Deputy.” Reading books on kindle but by evening, I am bushed.
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I set reading hours….I know….😆
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Between taking care of the garden, home, and my online gigs…I need those reading hours but my eyes won’t cooperate.
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I get it
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I finished 4 books this week.
“On the Come Up” by Angie Thomas
“The Less People Know About Us” by Axton Betz-Hamilton
“Milk and Honey” by Rupi Kaur
“Shout” by Laurie Halse Anderson
Two of them were audiobooks, which I love, and I’m doing so much cleaning and decluttering it’s a good way to keep my mind occupied while I work.
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My daughter liked Milk and honey
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I enjoy poetry and most of this collection was really good.
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My daughter lives poetry as well.
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I’m impressed you’ve been able to concentrate enough to finish a book let alone read that many. Good for you, keep enjoying. 😊
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Concentrate on today…that’s my new motto…
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Let’s see… slowly reading my way through a Social Security “get the most you can from it” book, missed out on Beheld from my library hold so just started Mary Toft-The Rabbit Queen until the other comes back around.
TV has been Mrs America which makes me angry and proud and radicalized all over again. I have Hollywood on my list but want to get my fill of the feminist 70’s before I regress to sexualized and stereotyped women post-war cinema.
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We’re getting Hulu after my daughter is done with finals so will be playing catch up
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Spring and summer have become my time to binge all the non-traditional network shows that leave until fall. I like not feeling obligated keeping up on weekly watching just to stay current and not overwhelmed! I have taken control back 🙂
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💗I’m just bored by tv
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Wow! Quite a list for reading! I screenshot it so I have some ideas when I don’t know what to read next! My husband has been watching the entire Game of Throne series during this time….a show or two a night. Not my favorite but I am watching it by default, the fact that it is on and I get to pick the next choice. We are on the last series so I’m excited and starting to decide what show we are going to binge on!!! My allergies are still there too and I’m not liking it!!!! Take care!
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I arched one episode of got and it was not my thing, but understand why so many love it
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I liked Making The Cut, but I think a few tweeks would make it better. I have been having trouble concentrating enough to really enjoy reading so I don’t often because I do not want it to be a chore. My husband and I have watched a lot of Agatha Christie on tv even though we have read most of the books it is still fun especially the Miss Marple ones.
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Love miss Marple! What tweeks? I agree MTC could have been better, but I couldn’t think of anything solid…what were you thinking?
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Could do without the Tim and Heidi segments and I think the business side needs more air time. I understand why the person won , but he didn’t have the best plan. I also didn’t like the question “Have you changed your mind?”
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Agree on Tim and Heidi, agree about changed your mine. I agree about business side, but that’s hard to put on a show and not have people bored. I figured he would win because he has the best aesthetic for amazon. E was always going to rely on black, which for me personally is a huge plus, but that won’t play with an amazon audience. I think S was the most innovative but again, not for amazon
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Oh phooey..😕
I thought you were going to discuss DIY hair highlights…
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Speaking if hair, my daughter said my color now resembles that of our Yorkie….
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Is that bad? 😬
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Well, my dog is cute
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So hey, it’s all good then!! I’m not sure what my hair compares to right now except thats it’s like a combo-situation.. it’s the #7 on the hair menu..loaded blonde with brassy toppings, a side of grey and a large serving of darker roots.. not good.
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😉I get it….
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Currently reading Moby Dick as I am going back to interspersing the classics into my fare. Also reading Water for Elephants and From the Corner of his Eye by Koontz. As for shows, just finished Narcos: Mexico, ran through Waco and am slowing down on The Wire after speeding through season one. Now I want to savor it. Also just finished Unorthodox, which was an excellent mini-series. And Goliath on Prime, pretty good stuff.
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I think unorthodox will make it to my list. Is that the Koontz that prophesied the Wuhan thing? I read Water for elephants years ago. I think I was iffy about it
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Yes it is. He kinda did, but not really.
So far, so okay with me too on Water.
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I haven’t been able to focus on books since all of this started. I need normalcy I guess to find myself reading. Hillbilly Elegy is an accurate look at the region in which I live. It’s not my story but it is the one of so many of the kids I went to school with. I’m pleased that you liked it.
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Such a good book….so well done…
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I love all of the book ideas! My book club just finished My Lovely Wife and I am looking for some things to read in between.
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💗💗
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great job reading so many books! I recently finish The Alchemist and loved it.
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Good book
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I read it in 2 sittings and for me, this says a lot. 🙂
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Neighbors have been the highlights of our lockdown. We visited with them separately, and yesterday we had an outdoor block party. Some day life will seem normal again.
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Soon I hope
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Season 2 of Zumbos just desserts, Making the Cut (haven’t watched the finale yet, no spoilers please), letters from pen pals, and having Mollie all week this week
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💗
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I binged watched two seasons of Succession mainly because it is filmed in different magnificent places all the time. It is as close to travel as I can get, and felt escapist. The final episode was filmed on a yacht off Croatia. Gorgeous.
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I heard that was a good show
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None of the characters are likable, but it’s entertaining in its own way. And the wardrobe is fantastic too.
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I like a good wardrobe….
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🙂
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Agree with you about Hillbilly Elegy – a really great read & thought-provoking too. Purple Hibiscus is on the TBR list as I’m a big fan of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie & I can recommend her other works if you’ve not dipped in to them yet. I’ve struggled to read as much as usual, but am now back on safe ground with someone who’s rapidly turning into a favourite author – Sebastian Barry. If you’ve not tried him yet, I do recommend 🙂
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Thanks! Must check out!
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I have been reading, writing, studying French. No TV. I have been reading The Tin Can Tree and Celestial Bodies! Highly recommended.
And Purple Hibiscus-what a beautiful book!
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Ph was beautiful! Finished it last night!
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Loved Hillbilly Elegy…made me realize that I come from hillbillies and that’s ok!
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Such a poignant book. Best I read this year
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About to start Tiny Habits. SO EXCITED! Can’t wait to hear what you think.
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Loved it! Am taking about it next week. My guess is you’re going to live it as well
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SQUEE! ❤
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