2) I'm going to get a new office chair! I was actually given a new office chair (see below), but it turns out they sent the wrong chairs and I'm actually going to get one that's fancier than this one, so now you know just as much about the chairs as I do. I had the use of this one for one entire working day (Wednesday).
3) Library books! As of Saturday, I only had four library books and I was freaking out because that's the number I had when the library closed because of the pandemic and I'm NEVER going to be unprepared for a library shutdown ever again. I immediately ordered more books from the library than I could ever read.
Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. Rendon - currently reading
We Lived on the Horizon by Erika Swyler - I have started this one twice, but it doesn't hold much interest. It gets one more shot and then I'm returning it.
We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida, translated by E. Madison Shimoda - IRL book club pick.
The Way We All Became The Brady Bunch: How the Canceled Sitcom Became the Beloved Pop Culture Icon We Are Still Talking About Today by Kimberly Potts - I borrowed this to fulfill a Pop Sugar Reading Challenge Prompt, but I'm pretty sure I'm not going to really read it.
Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History by Lea Ypi - This sounds depressing as hell. It might not be a great fit for this time of year.
Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler - Mindless YA? I don't mind if I do.
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum and translated by Shanna Tanj - Cozy Japanese literature? YES!
Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence—and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process by Irene M. Pepperberg - It will not surprise anyone that Pepperberg was on an episode of the You're the Expert podcast, would it?
Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us by Alison Mariella Désir - For a Pop Sugar Reading Challenge prompt. I usually despise running/athlete memoirs, but this has a 4.55 Goodreads rating. Surely it's good? (I suspect I will not read this one, either.)
On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes by Alexandra Horowitz - This book was cited in Humor Me, so I ordered it immediately.
By the Sword (Valdemar saga) by Mercedes Lackey - I enjoyed the last installment of Valdemar so much I ordered the next one.
The next couple of photos are brought to you by me trying to document things that make me laugh.
4) Ted and the Giant Carrot - In this sequel to James and the Giant Peach, we try to figure out why the carrots at our grocery store are the size of melons.
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5) This dog. If you are ever driving around my town and you see this dog in the terrace rolling around, just know that she is loved and cared for. I mean, look how clean those teeth are. I laughed so hard at her.
Have you read any of those books? What's on your to-read list next? If you had to pick one of my books to read next, what would you read?
I've not read any of these books, but I finally got through Spoon River Anthology. Some of them were so pointed and shocking, others had glorious language, and a lot were sad. Not sorry I read it. I just finished The Art of Racing in the Rain ( sort of about a dog- upbeat!) and the Traveling Cat Chronicles ( sort of about a cat! sweet and sad).
ReplyDeleteI might try Mercedes Lackey- I have a serious book to read and need something to balance it.
Rex loves rolling like that too, the result is that he's constantly filling the house with dry grass. A small price to pay for such joy, if you ask me. OMG the library shutdown. I ended up rereading a lot of my old books, so that was something, I guess.
ReplyDeleteI think that carrot has something to prove! Or maybe it IS proving something.
Go Zelda go!!!
ReplyDeleteThe giant carrot is remarkable, but I want to know if Devonte was on break.
I haven't read anything in your stash, but I'm glad that you're prepared in case of another apocalypse. I'm kind of adrift in my reading right now, so I think I'm going to head to my bookshelves and do some rereading.
Hi! I just want to say that I really enjoy reading your blog and don’t want to come across as a jerk, but Welcome to the Hyunam Dong Bookshop is Korean not Japanese. Anyways I definitely want enjoy your book posts and have put some on my TBR list
ReplyDeleteI mean “I definitely enjoy your book posts”
DeleteI really should make a trip to the library.
ReplyDeleteWell this is kind of embarrassing, but I would probably read the Brady Bunch book! I grew up watching that show (and the reruns over and over again for years) and I would probably enjoy it. I'm also intrigued by We'll Prescribe You a Cat, obviously. On that note- of course Zelda is queen of the house!!! Muffin is queen of our house.
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued by that carrot- I mean what does it taste like? For some reason I imagine it tasting bland and un-carrot-like. You might have to buy it and report back.
I just finished "Welcome to the Hyunam Dong Bookshop" and it is very cozy! Having so many backup books is very smart. I read more books on Kindle than physical books, so I don't have the same COVID baggage, but whenever I'm getting on a plane I always download all the books so I can prepare for whatever mood strikes.
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