This entry is specifically for Leigh Day, but it’s a public entry for all who might be interested. I don’t think I can present these in an order that suggests I liked any one more than any other; I obviously liked them all (for different reasons, though) if they’re on the list. So, I’ll just … Read more
~Sunday~ Recently—twice in fact—I've been tagged on Facebook to participate in a meme that asks you to list 10 books that have stayed with you or have impacted your life in some way. I'm sure there are others, but these are the ones that immediately came to mind. They are somewhat in order from most … Read more
~Tuesday~ I have completed my fourth book, Spoon Fed, from the 27 Must Have Queer Summer Reads list. I will be taking a short break from reading a book on the list, as our next Mostly Social Book Club book has been chosen, and it’s a whopping 991 pages, to which I’ll have to commit … Read more
~Wednesday~ Here are some thoughts on the third book, The Price of Salt, that I’ve now read from a list of 27 Must Have Queer Summer Reads. When I was first considering the books on that list, one of my observations (trepidations?) was that there were several “Lesbian books” and a couple of “graphic novels,” … Read more
~Saturday~ I have completed my second book in the 27 Must Have Queer Summer Reads. I’m going to get the annoying stuff out of the way first. This book had 13, count ’em THIRTEEN, errors in it that should have been caught by the least competent of editors. This detracted significantly from my enjoyment of … Read more
~Friday~ Back in Wednesday’s entry, I mentioned I’d finished the first book in the 27 Must Have Queer Summer Reads, We the Animals, and that I’d share my thoughts on it in a later post. Well this is it. So, this is the introduction to the book in Wikipedia: We the Animals is the debut … Read more
~Wednesday~ Several weeks ago now, I came across 27 Must Have Queer Summer Reads, undoubtedly pointed to on the feed of one of my Facebook friends or Twitter friends. Now, I know people who have committed to read lists of books, the most impressive by far, being my friend Glenn Hunt, who has this note in … Read more
~Thursday~ At lunch time today, I went to the NC State Bookstores‘ Sidewalk Sale, and while I found it had been moved indoors, I serendipitously came upon the NCSU Libraries‘s Friends of the Library annual book sale in progress in the general vicinity. A tent was set up for the book sale, and I walked … Read more
~Sunday~ I got up at about 9:30 today, after trying to go back to sleep for an hour. I tested the mixture for the deviled eggs, which I immediately didn’t like. It was way too salty and the taste just wasn’t where I wanted it to be. I considered just tossing them all, but then … Read more
~Friday~ I arrived at the city bus stop at 8:14, and I guess that first day of classes was just a fluke with all the students that were there that day. Haven't seen any of them since. To the left of the bus stop, Kaplan has a steep downhill slope long enough that most cars … Read more