Rambling thoughts
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In January 2021 I gave myself a challenge to read for thirty minutes a day, every day for a month. Prior to lockdown in March last year I read on weekdays on my commute. I had two and half hours a day on trains and tubes and at least some of that time was for…
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I had a bit of break at Christmas and I took the opportunity to think about how the elements of my life fit together and where I’m spending my time. I decided I was going to work out how to reduce the amount of time I spend commuting and that I would put writing on…
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Our lives are controlled by the things we believe and we’re not totally aware of everything we believe. Our beliefs can be revealed to us in the little phrases and sayings that we like to use. One of mine is ‘I’ve started so I’ll finish’ and variations on that theme. The belief is that if…
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I got a Kindle for Christmas. Yay me. Not exactly newsworthy on its own, but I noticed something interesting the other day. When I’m reading a book I get a tactile experience that reminded me of the habit forming behaviours that go along with smoking. With the Kindle, my hands are fidgety. I’m not a luddite…
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I read 86 books in 2011. Not quite the 100 I was aiming for, but not an insignificant number. Out of those books 50 were by male authors and 36 by female authors. That’s a slightly more even split than I expected. I tend to read types of fiction dominated by male authors and while…
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So, only I few posts ago I was banging on about posting daily and then I go on a three week blogcation. Life happened, sorry about that. I’m busy at work and got a bit sick. The other reason is that I have started playing World of Darkness roleplaying games and they are awesome. It’s…
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When I’ve finished the chapter by chapter review of A Dance with Dragons I’m going to post some thoughts on the process and what doing it has revealed to me. One of those thoughts was that I like daily posting. But not in the sense of writing a blog post every day. What I like…
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I always wanted to have a proper library: a whole room in the house dedicated to books and reading. All the walls would be fully shelved and there would be one of those ladder things that wheels around the shelves. It would have a chaise longue or day bed for reading in the most comfort. There…
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Deirdra from A Storybook World stopped by to give me a Best Books Blog Award. Which is lovely. It’s nice to know that somebody enjoys my reviews. I’m feeling the love 🙂
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Astronomy picture of the day Lots to choose from this week, so I’ve picked two: this summer triangle over Catalonia and this castle and meteor by moonlight. Rise of the Planet of the Apes Went to see this on Friday and I enjoyed it much more than I expected. The CGI was very well done.…
Boudica Marginalia 