August Recap

I am sadly behind in my posting this month, and the next is looking no better. By the end of October I will have finally completed my Masters. Before that, I have to finish my final assignment, and sit my first (and last) exam in my academic career. More study, but less reading.

On the up side I have only got 94 books to read in order to reach my target. Plus my faulty ereader was replaced with a newer model (after a not inconsiderable amount of drama, which I won't go into as I'm trying to keep my blood pressure at a reasonable level).

Books read in August:

216. Wintersmith  by Terry Pratchett

217. I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett

218. The last hero by Terry Pratchett

219. Thief of time by Terry Pratchett

220. Maskerade by Terry Pratchett

221. Rope burns (Million dollar baby) by F.X. Toole

222. Berserk v9 by Kentaro Miura

223. The black madonna by Peter Millar

224. Berserk v10 by Kentaro Miura

225. Unseen academicals by Terry Pratchett

226. Cold comfort farm by Stella Gibbons

227. Fire in the East by Harry Sidebottom

228. King of Kings by Harry Sidebottom

229. Lion of the Sun by Harry Sidebottom

230. Berserk v11 by Kentaro Miura

231. The Caspian gates by Harry Sidebottom

232. The Zombie survival guide by Max Brooks

233. Berserk v12 by Kentaro Miura

234. Berserk v13 by Kentaro Miura

235. Howl's moving castle by Diana Wynne Jones

236. Neuromancer by William Gibson

237. Berserk v14 by Kentaro Miura

238. Berserk v15 by Kentaro Miura

239. The seven daughters of Eve by Bryan Sykes

240. Einstein's Riddle by Jeremy Stangroom

241. Nation by Terry Pratchett

242. The princess bride by William Goldman

243. Berserk v16 by Kentaro Miura

244. Trees that shaped the world by Tom Petherick

245. Dodging the bull  by Paul Mitchell

246. The gathering by Will Peterson

247. Blood price by Tanya Huff

248. Blood trail by Tanya Huff

249. Berserk v17 by Kentaro Miura

250. Blood lines by Tanya Huff

251. Berserk v18 by Kentaro Miura

July recap

Books read in July:

187. Prowlers: Wild things by Christopher Golden

188. The memory eater by edited Matthew Hance

189. Returner's wealth by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell

190. Bloodhoney by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell

191. The colour of magic by Terry Pratchett

192. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

193. Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

194. Mort by Terry Pratchett

195. Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

196. How tea cosies changed the world by Loani Prior

197. That woman; the life & times of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor by Anne Sebba

198. Silvermay by James Moloney

199. Tamlyn by James Moloney

200. Triskellion by Wil Peterson

201. The Burning by Wil Peterson

202. Wyrd sisters by Terry Pratchett

203. Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente

204. The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

205. The golem's eye by Jonathan Stroud

206. Ptolemy's gate by Jonathan Stroud

207. The Eyre affair by Jasper Fforde

208. Lost in a good book by Jasper Fforde

209. Well of lost plots by Jasper Fforde

210. Something rotten by Jasper Fforde

211. Thursday Next first among sequals by Jasper Fforde

212. One of our Thursdays is missing by Jasper Fforde

213. The woman who died a lot by Jasper Fforde

214. The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

215. A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett

Halfway peoples

Ok, I’ve been slack. Not just a little slack, but on an epic scale. Since semester finished I’ve been spending more and more time away from my laptop. Time that has been channelled into far more pleasurable activities, like seeing my friends and reading. Always reading. This slackness has meant that I didn’t print my reading list for May or June, something that I have now rectified.

With the countdown to my final semester I have started getting things into order. I’m in front for my reading, which is a good thing. Today being the 1^st of July, and day 183, I am quite pleased that I am currently reading book 187. It’s all downhill from here. I realise that in lots of way this challenge has taken over this blog. The last few posts have been little but my reading lists. It would be easy to think that it has taken over the rest of my life too. But it hasn’t really. 

I don’t go out any more or less than I would if I wasn’t reading. I can honestly say that I haven’t missed out on doing anything with friends, or going places with Miss R. I don’t entertain any less, or see fewer movies (though there hasn’t exactly been a wealth of stuff worth seeing). In fact the only thing I do less of is watch tv. Which, in the grand scheme of things, I can’t take that as a bad thing.

On the baking front I finally sourced chestnut flour for my wheat/gluten free baking. It’s first outing as part of a vegan chocolate pumpkin cake was a success. I plan on consuming the last of it with a bowl of warm custard after dinner.

I’m running a second photobooks class on Tuesday morning, and have managed to pick up a few extra shifts, so the bank a/c is slowly recovering from the chunk my rego took out of it. Work also paid for my first aid course. I expect my certificate in the mail any day now. 

The quest for full time work continues. There are possibilities with the opening of the new library in September, but council is still looking over the positions. In the end what they decide will come down to money. I don’t want to leave my library, but it’s hard to live on only 17.5 hrs a week.

Maybe Miss R and I should open that dessert home delivery business …

June recap

Books read in June: 

155. The hospital by the river: a story of hope by Dr Catherine Hamlin w/ John Little

156. For the thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb, and the murder that shocked Chicago by Simon Baatz

157. The Borgias by Christopher Hibbert

158. Bad science by Ben Goldacre

159. Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris by David King

160. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

161. Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

162. The psychopath test: a journey through the madness industry by Jon Ronson

163. Behind The Shock Machine: The Untold Story Of The Notorious Milgram Psychology Experiments by Gina Perry

164. Wild Surmise by Dorothy Porter

165. Love Poems by Dorothy Porter

166. Why don't penguins' feet freeze? by New Scientist

167. The Minority Report by Phillip K Dick

168. Apt pupil by Stephen King

169. Perfect shadow by Brent Weeks

170. Zombielicious by Tales of the crypt

171. Steampunk Holmes: Legacy of the Nautilus by P.C. Martin

172. Even Hand by Jim Butcher

173. Backup by Jim Butcher

174. Lord of the flies by William Golding

175. Harry Potter & the philosopher's stone by JK Rowling

176. Harry Potter & the chamber of secrets by JK Rowling

177. Harry Potter & the prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling

178. Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling

179. Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling

180. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince  by JK Rowling

181. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

182. The tales of Beedle the bard by JK Rowling

183. Unfortunate English; the gloomy truth behind the words you use by Bill Brohaugh

184. Prowlers by Christopher Golden

185. Prowlers: Laws of Nature by Christopher Golden

186. Prowlers: Predator and prey by Christopher Golden