Monday, 8 February 2016

Well Now...

Seems like the last time I was here was back in August of last year.  Shame on me!  One day I'll get this journalling/blogging thing down straight.  *LOL*

I find myself looking for a place to put down thoughts and observations I have that is longer than Twitter and less... well, less possibility for douchebaggery than Facebook.  God only knows what these thoughts and observations will be other than mine - we'll just have to see.  Hopefully this means my hibernation/anti-socialness/depression is finally lifting.  *crossing my fingers*

So what was I on about today.  Well, to start off with, I was bemoaning the fact that most authors don't put maps up on their websites.  See, I read a lot of fantasy and a lot of the books contain maps of the made-up lands/worlds.  And I read a lot - a whole lot - on my ereader, which doesn't show maps very well at all.  Or, as one of my Twitter pals pointed out when I tweeted my desire, family trees.

I stitched some this afternoon while I watched my soaps and my Bondi Vet show.  I'm working on a new project that I have to add to my cross-stitching blog.  It's for Michael because he loves, loves, LOVES wolves.  This is what it looks like...



I really hope my writing mojo comes back soon.  I miss it.  I miss my writing buddies too.  I hope I get over this stupidity soon.  

I also have to think about upgrading to Windows 10 on the desktop.  I've been using it on the laptop for a couple of months and I can't say I've had any problems with it.  I still have a few months - until July I think - to make up my mind.  One of these days I'll have to do some online research and see what folks have to say about it after using it for a bit.

And speaking of the desktop, I really have to find a new chair.  The one I bought last spring is not working for me.  I need to get a new one that has a tilt seat and adjustable arms as well as the height, of course.  Michael needs a new one too.  His is totally falling apart.  So if I get a new one, he can have my old one.  And then maybe I'll be able to sit at my desk for longer than a half an hour.  

Y'know, I wish I could still drink coffee at night.  I'd do damage to one right now.  



Friday, 31 July 2015

My July Reads

I lucked out again this month.  Lots of good reads and I even stretched myself a time or two reading something that I wouldn't normally pick up.  I swear, there are so many good books out there just waiting to be read.  

So, as always, if you click on the link below the picture of the book, it'll take you to my thoughts on the book at my book blog over on Booklikes.


Hammer and Bone
by
Kirby Crow


 
The Mercenary
by
Cornelia Grey



 
Two Serpents Rise
by
Max Gladstone


 
Dirty Secret
by
Rhys Ford

(Cole McGinnis #2)




 
The Wolf's Hour
by
Robert R. McCammon



 
Dirty Laundry
by
Rhys Ford

(Cole McGinnis #3)


 
Vicious
by
V.E. Schwab




Tuesday, 30 June 2015

Covers Done Right

It's another installment of Covers Done Right and this time I bring to you the cover of the book I'm currently reading, Hammer and Bone by Kirby Crow.  The cover is the work of Robert Quintero and the author, Kirby Crow.   The colours are spectacular, the man on the cover is unique and that hat!  There's also the stylized font - it's just different enough to be evocative of the book's content and takes nothing away from the clarity of the letters.  Sometimes the letters in titles get so curlicued and fancy that you can't read them they're so busy.

To be honest, one of the main reasons I bought this book is because of the cover.





Monday, 29 June 2015

My June Reads

Oh boy there are a lot!  Okay, so two of them are really more short stories/novellas and the first book I finished on the first of June, but still!  There are some really good ones this month, including the best book I've read so far this year - Farthing by Jo Walton.  I'm posting a day early because I'm pretty damned sure I won't finish the book I just started at suppertime by tomorrow night.  I have too much to do!

So, without further ado, my reads for June.  Click on the title beneath the cover and it will take you to My Thoughts over on my book blog at BookLikes.


The Name of the Wind
by
Patrick Rothfuss

 
Lord of the White Hell - Book 2
by
Ginn Hale

 
Farthing
 by
Jo Walton

 
Master of Ghouls
by
Jordan L. Hawk

 
The Circus of the Damned
by
Cornelia Grey

 
Butterflies
by
K.J. Charles

 
The Shadow Revolution (Crown & Key #1)
by
Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith

 
Remnant
by
K.J. Charles and Jordan L. Hawk

 
The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal
by
K.J. Charles

 
Gasp!
by
Z.A. Maxfield

 
The Rook
by
Daniel O'Malley





Friday, 12 June 2015

Covers Done Right

I'm really picky about book covers, especially for ebooks.  So many of them are just plain chintzy and awful.  But every once in a while, one comes along that I like so much I'd even have it on my wall in poster form.  This is such a one.  The artist is Kanaxa and I think she's terrific.






Monday, 1 June 2015

My May Reads

I spent some of the month reading The City Stained Red, but I'm having the most difficult time with it.  I haven't figured out the point of it yet, so it's failing to hold my attention for very long.  But that being said,  I did read other things.  :)  Most of the last week and a half of May was spent on the book I just finished today.  It being the 1st, it'll go for next month.  These are the books I finished in May.  Click on the links beneath the cover pictures to take you to my thoughts on Booklikes.


The Gravedigger's Brawl
by
Abigail Roux


Hunter of Demons
by
Jordan L. Hawk



Dragon's Eye
by
James A. Hetley
The Stonefort Series #1