Tag Archives: Reading

Spring Break and Losing My Wisdom (Teeth)

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Josh

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

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Josh

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!

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Josh

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

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Josh

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

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Josh

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

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Josh

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

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Josh

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

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Josh

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

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Josh

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

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Josh

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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