12,862 Days Alive
9 Years in the Making
We had garden rotini with marinara sauce and Italian style meatballs for dinner tonight. I’m stuffed still.
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Tag: Reading as a Coping Mechanism
Of Books and Belief
12,861 Days Alive
110 Days Left in 2020
95 Books Left to Read-Maybe
54 Non-Golden Trio Reading Challenge Books to Read
16 Books Read So Far
I believe I’m going to have to amend my reading goal. JK Rowling has come out of the woodwork as an absolute TERF and I’m phenomenally disappointed in her for her inhumanity.
Continue reading “Of Books and Belief”Silliness on a Sunday
12,840 Days Alive
361 Day Streak on Duolingo
3 Episodes of A Touch of Cloth
1 New Smoothie Tried
I spent the day with Reffie today. She gifted me a wonderful bag of chocolate as well as the pleasure of her company today.
Continue reading “Silliness on a Sunday”Spa Day, Sushi, and Spider-Man
12,811 Days Alive
333 Day Streak on Duolingo
2 Sushi Rolls Eaten
1 New Marvel Movie Watched
So! I finally saw Into the Spiderverse! It was really good. Don’t worry, no spoilers here.
Continue reading “Spa Day, Sushi, and Spider-Man”Blustery Thursday
12,809 Days Alive
9 Jalapeño Poppers Eaten
2 Spicy Black Bean Burgers Eaten
1 Massive Headache
Well, the dryer still isn’t fixed. I’m so frustrated about it. But in other news, the training exercise went well today.
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Manic Monday and a New Moon
12,806 Days Alive
Today was one of those days where I blinked and it was noon.
Continue reading “Manic Monday and a New Moon”Simple, Cinematic, Saturday
12,797 Days Alive
4 Way Chat Call
3 Movies Watched
1 Broken Dryer
I watched three awesome movies today. Twister was first up. I consider it a classic.
Continue reading “Simple, Cinematic, Saturday”Worried on a Thursday
12,795 Days Alive
$170 Spent
1 Vet Visit
I had to take off early for Spock’s veterinary visit this afternoon.
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12,793 Days Alive
2 Movies Watched
1 Cupcake Eaten
I’m for bed here shortly, so this will be brief.
Continue readingMarvelous, Mildly Productive Monday
12,792 Days Alive
35 Years, 8 Days Old
1,300 Pages Scanned
2 Tacos Eaten
1 More Book Read
Today was a busy day at work. I almost busted my butt coming in the door on all the mail from Friday.
Continue reading “Marvelous, Mildly Productive Monday”Review: Fortune’s Fool, A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms (Book 3)
By: Mercedes Lackey
Available on: Amazon, Audible, and Barnes and Noble.
Overview:
Blurb: This is the third book in the Five Hundred Kingdoms series; while it can be read as a stand-alone, it does make more sense if you have read The Fairy Godmother with certain characters that make an appearance. Katya, a daughter of the Sea King, is a spy for her father. She is sent ashore and meets a kitsune who she aids in defeating a demon. While on another mission, Katya meets the Seventh Son of the King of Led Belarus, another kingdom of the Five Hundred Kingdoms.
However, this kingdom has no Fairy Godmother, just the magic of Sasha, the Fortunate Fool and Seventh Son. Katya and Sasha fall in love, quite quickly, and end up separated when Katya is kidnapped by an evil Jinn. Katya and Sasha have separate adventures, including run-ins with Baba Yaga herself and the Queen of the Copper Mountain, as they strive to get back to one another.
Katya isn’t the only one that has been kidnapped. Because of The Tradition forcing his hand, the Jinn has been taking women of magical abilities away and keeping them to drain of their powers. One of the Swan Sisters has been stolen away by the Jinn, another captive is an actual ghost who is earth-bound. A snow maiden and shapeshifter have also been taken.
As ever with a Five Hundred Kingdoms, they also help many others along the way. All in all, a nice, happily ever after sort of story, with magical beings and multiple folk tale characters abounding.
Trigger Warnings:
Bastardization of Mythology, Blood, Bullying, Death, Disabled Character (sort of), Food, Murder, Off Screen Sex, Poor Coping Mechanisms, Purple Prose, Sex, Toxic Masculinity (mentioned in passing), Unsafe Sex, Violence, Violent Imagery, War
Body Count: 2, technically? Does it count if they’re already dead?
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12,791 Days Alive
1 Pepperoni and Garlic Spread Wrap Eaten
So, the air conditioner at work is on the fritz. It was 79 degrees in the office pretty much from ten am on.
Continue reading “Dizzy Day”Hurting Head
12,789 Days Alive
4 Chapters Read
1 Massive Headache
I didn’t sleep well again last night. Couldn’t get to sleep, couldn’t stay asleep. I tried to avoid picking up my phone so I would get more sleep but it didn’t work.
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