summer semester has begun!
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lunabee341. I got wonderful postcards from oracne and misbegotten! Thank you!
2. MRI scheduled for tonight at 8:30. It is wonderful that this facility is open after normal business hours and on the weekends, making it easy for people who can't take off work to schedule imaging. But, lordy, do I not want to drive an hour away in the dark to get this test done. LOL *cross your fingers for me*
Biopsy consult scheduled for the 31st. Who knows when the actual biospy will occur. No one is moving with any alacrity. I am annoyed (but let's be real; this is indeed my default state LOL).
Still haven't gotten Emma's lumbar puncture scheduled. Cymbalta seems to be having minimal effect on her pain levels. :( Back to the meds drawing board for her, I think.
3. Today is Fiona's last day of school! She won eleventy billion awards at Awards Day, including several state awards (for math and for writing; her entry to the RESA Writing Contest was a kickass poem about an owl). She was also the Outstanding Third Grade Musician. *preens in the reflected glory*
4. Peacemaker is a delightful show that you all should watch. It has many things going for it: it is short (this may actually be the #1 selling point for me), it has a diverse cast (people of color, women, queer characters), it manages to be really endearing and heartwarming. I mean, I don't understand how the show manages this last exactly; it's some kind of magic (okay, it's really excellent writing and a truly stellar cast). The characters are mostly terrible people, and the show deals with some super heavy themes, and it's incredibly violent, and yet I cried more times than I would care to admit (I care to admit no times), I am charmed by all the terrible people (except the villains, obviously--caveat, Todd the Wraith has a special place in my heart always), and this show is just damn awesome. John Cena is a fucking amazing actor, and I never thought I would be saying that, but damn. Also Danielle Brooks. And Eagley. :)
5. So many books!
Matrix by Lauren Groff
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wonderful. I read this in two days and was very annoyed that I had to stop reading to go to work. LOL
We know so little about Marie de France, but the life that Groff has imagined for her is rich and interesting and compelling as is the monastic life she depicts in the novel.
And that title. Oh, when I finally realized what Groff means by the title: *chef's kiss*
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Short Stories from the Age of Queen Victoria by Flame Tree Studio
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
With the exception of the final story by Henry James, which was an absolute slog, this was a delightful collection of short stories that I'd mostly not read; there were a few chapters of larger works that I'd read before, but most of the collection was new to me and great fun. A+ Christmas gift from the husband.
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The Crime in Mind: Criminal Responsibility and the Victorian Novel by Lisa Rodensky
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is very much into the weeds of legal theory and history, so if that's your jam, this is the book for you. The most interesting chapter for me is the final chapter about the real life case of a late 18th-century execution in colonial India and two 19th-century accounts of that execution that approach the legal circumstances of the execution differently.
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Embracing Refuge: A Place of Refuge, Part Three by Victoria Janssen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I continue to love this world and these characters and their journey together. So nice to read about healing and kindness and comfort and food and beauty and song and craft.
View all my reviews
oracne and misbegotten! Thank you!2. MRI scheduled for tonight at 8:30. It is wonderful that this facility is open after normal business hours and on the weekends, making it easy for people who can't take off work to schedule imaging. But, lordy, do I not want to drive an hour away in the dark to get this test done. LOL *cross your fingers for me*
Biopsy consult scheduled for the 31st. Who knows when the actual biospy will occur. No one is moving with any alacrity. I am annoyed (but let's be real; this is indeed my default state LOL).
Still haven't gotten Emma's lumbar puncture scheduled. Cymbalta seems to be having minimal effect on her pain levels. :( Back to the meds drawing board for her, I think.
3. Today is Fiona's last day of school! She won eleventy billion awards at Awards Day, including several state awards (for math and for writing; her entry to the RESA Writing Contest was a kickass poem about an owl). She was also the Outstanding Third Grade Musician. *preens in the reflected glory*
4. Peacemaker is a delightful show that you all should watch. It has many things going for it: it is short (this may actually be the #1 selling point for me), it has a diverse cast (people of color, women, queer characters), it manages to be really endearing and heartwarming. I mean, I don't understand how the show manages this last exactly; it's some kind of magic (okay, it's really excellent writing and a truly stellar cast). The characters are mostly terrible people, and the show deals with some super heavy themes, and it's incredibly violent, and yet I cried more times than I would care to admit (I care to admit no times), I am charmed by all the terrible people (except the villains, obviously--caveat, Todd the Wraith has a special place in my heart always), and this show is just damn awesome. John Cena is a fucking amazing actor, and I never thought I would be saying that, but damn. Also Danielle Brooks. And Eagley. :)
5. So many books!
Matrix by Lauren GroffMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wonderful. I read this in two days and was very annoyed that I had to stop reading to go to work. LOL
We know so little about Marie de France, but the life that Groff has imagined for her is rich and interesting and compelling as is the monastic life she depicts in the novel.
And that title. Oh, when I finally realized what Groff means by the title: *chef's kiss*
View all my reviews
Short Stories from the Age of Queen Victoria by Flame Tree StudioMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
With the exception of the final story by Henry James, which was an absolute slog, this was a delightful collection of short stories that I'd mostly not read; there were a few chapters of larger works that I'd read before, but most of the collection was new to me and great fun. A+ Christmas gift from the husband.
View all my reviews
The Crime in Mind: Criminal Responsibility and the Victorian Novel by Lisa RodenskyMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is very much into the weeds of legal theory and history, so if that's your jam, this is the book for you. The most interesting chapter for me is the final chapter about the real life case of a late 18th-century execution in colonial India and two 19th-century accounts of that execution that approach the legal circumstances of the execution differently.
View all my reviews
Embracing Refuge: A Place of Refuge, Part Three by Victoria JanssenMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I continue to love this world and these characters and their journey together. So nice to read about healing and kindness and comfort and food and beauty and song and craft.
View all my reviews
