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  • Berlin, Volume 2

    I read the second volume of <em>Berlin</em> in just two days. Part of the reason is because I'm fascinated by history, especially the two World Wars and the interwar period of the twentieth century. I find it fascinating because so much of it changed not just those years of history, but the history of much of Europe and the US for years to come.

  • The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters

    So when I came upon a review of <em>The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters</em>, I was intrigued. These women came out to society during the interwar period and the six of them took dramatically different turns in their lives. Many of them met Hitler, one is a famous author, and several of them married either late or divorced early.

  • Stella by Starlight

    This past weekend I was hunting through what has become a rather long wish list in my digital loan app from the library. I came across <em>Stella by Starlight</em> by Sharon M Draper and spent a few days reading.

  • Wizard of Earthsea

    I spent the past week reading a chapter or two a night before bed from Ursula Le Guin's <em>Wizard of Earthsea</em>. I spotted this book at our local Powells and didn't think I wanted to read it, but then happened on it again in the digital library app and decided to give it a try.

  • Urban Watercolor Sketching

    Over the past 10 months I've been getting back into drawing and now, painting. It's been great for me, a way to do something that is completely away from the screen. And over that time I've picked up various books on both drawing and painting but none of them appealed once I started reading, so I never finished them. But this past week I sped through <em>Urban Watercolor Sketching</em> by Felix Scheinberger. I <em>really</em> enjoyed this book.

  • Berlin, Book One

    I've been on a hold list to get a copy of <em>Berlin, Book One</em> by Jason Lutes for quite some time. For some reason whenever I'm on a long hold for a library book I assume that it will be good.

  • Designing Interface Animation

    I've been spending time with Val Head's new book <em>Designing Interface Animation: Meaningful Motion for User Experience</em> and it's so fantastic.

  • Practical SVG

    If you've ever seen Chris Coyier speak at a conference, you know how deep his knowledge of SVGs is and how entertaining he makes learning about them. His book, <em>Practical SVG</em>, is no different in that respect.

  • Lathe of Heaven

    One of the reasons I love reading books by Ursula Le Guin is that her stories help me understand more about the world I live in. The way she frames things that may be completely different than Earth, help me understand more about myself as well.

  • James Bond: VARGR

    When I saw that one of my favorite comic book writers had done a series on James Bond, I was there.

  • The flag

    I've been thinking about that ever since it happened. The assumptions that were made by me having small flags in the flower pots that are lining our walkway. I put them there in June, in honor of flag day.

  • Lumberjanes

    I spent some time on the porch this weekend, reading <em>Lumberjanes</em> and am so glad I did.

  • 100 days of small self portraits

    Well, this is it, another 100 day project is finished. And, to be quite honest, I'm so ready for it to be done.

  • H is for Hawk

    I can't remember who recommended <em>H is for Hawk</em> first, but it finally felt like the right time to read it and it was indeed.

  • The Xenogenesis Series

    I just finished reading the final book of The Xenogenesis Series by Octavia Butler, also known as <em>Lilith's Brood</em>. It is <em>amazing</em>. So much about how she talks about humans and their innate tendencies is appropriate for what is happening in the world right now, it was so helpful to read at this moment in time.