I didn't really enjoy January - or rather, I didn't enjoy parts of January. There was much illness and traveling to work in the dark. (I have nothing against traveling to work or darkness but put them together? There are reasons I am not a mole, my friends.) books read The Lunar Chronicles ... I… Continue reading I’m ever so glad I’m not a mole [January’s Jumbles]
Five [Other] Uses For Books
Books are all very well when used for their actual purpose - that of reading them. But what other purposes can they be used for? And - more importantly - which books would you use? 1. a weapon. There's an intruder into the house. What book do I throw at him? The Misinterpretation of Tara… Continue reading Five [Other] Uses For Books
Recountings: in memory of the elephants
Take a dash of daring do, throw in a bit of casual racism, a pinch of beautiful prose and a dollop of nail biting tension and what do you have? King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard ***There Be Spoilers Ahead*** Look, let's get the 'casual racism' out of the way. Yep, I know that… Continue reading Recountings: in memory of the elephants
Also: hyenas (a touch of Random-Ness)
I've decided that I want to take a mechanics course. Announcing this to the nearest and dearest didn't bring very inspiring results. 'But you can't even check your oil' - one encouraging bystander. I can though; point me in its general direction and I'll check it more thoroughly than it has ever been checked in… Continue reading Also: hyenas (a touch of Random-Ness)
Readolutions: Head loppin’, Crime and Windmills
I don't often read Classics, but as resolutions are commonly made every new year, I've made a list of my own. These aren't resolutions though, these are readolutions. (And yes, that's a terrible, terrible pun of which I am inordinately proud.) Lorna Doone by R.D Blackmore It's been sitting on my shelf for the better… Continue reading Readolutions: Head loppin’, Crime and Windmills
of words & books 