Tag Archives: Reading

Spring Break and Losing My Wisdom (Teeth)

Spring break is thankfully on the horizon, a little over one week away. I need it. While I love college (seriously), a brief respite from reading schedules, paper deadlines, and other such things is always welcome. The weather has been … Continue reading

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Call Me A Bibliophile – A Meme

Edrei tagged me with this meme, and it revolving around books, I’m happy to oblige. Without further ado: Do you remember how you developed a love for reading? No, not really. Basically, as far back as my memory goes, I … Continue reading

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Writers: Just Use “Said”, Please!

Shortly after the end of spring semester, I started getting the fantasy itch – after all of the nonfiction reading I’d been doing, I needed something with orcs, elves, and swords. Along with installing Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate 2 … Continue reading

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Google Maps and the Isle of Lindisfarne

Earlier today I was reading some of Magnus Magnusson’s Scotland: Story of a Nation, which led me off on a bit of a peculiar web path. In the text, Lindisfarne Island was mentioned a few times, which is the site … Continue reading

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Mort

Book title: Mort Author: Terry Pratchett Originally published: 1987 I finished reading Mort a couple of days ago, and perhaps the way to best indicate how much I enjoyed it is to say that I’ve already requested Reaper Man, book … Continue reading

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52 Books in 52 Weeks – Looking Back

We’re halfway into the first month of the new year, and I’ve not said anything about 52 Books in 52 Weeks for a while. What gives? For anyone who was keeping track, I fell woefully short of the 52 book … Continue reading

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Eragon Is So Gone

Over a month ago, my boss at work, who knows I love reading, plopped the library’s copy of Eragon down on the desk I was sitting at. “You said you really enjoy fantasy, I read this, and I’d love to … Continue reading

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [amazon] Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic; 2nd edition (June 21, 2003) Pages: 870 Book Number: 27 Finally! After much chipping away at this mountain of a book, I finished it last … Continue reading

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A general update from the 13th System

I might as well get it out of the way: I know. I’ve not been writing here nearly as much as I did in the past. I’m not particularly happy about it, and I am going to try and blog … Continue reading

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Book bits: The Pale Horseman and Harry Potter sadness

I wanted to post quickly about two things which have taken place in my world of reading over the past couple of days. Before I get to those book bits, though, a warning: If you’ve not read the last Harry … Continue reading

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