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

May recap:

Books read in May:

116. Dark Powers (The Sentinels) by Jack McKinney

117. Death Dance (The Sentinels) by Jack McKinney

118. World Killers (The Sentinels) by Jack McKinney

119. Rubicon (The Sentinels) by Jack McKinney

120. Books; a living history by Marytn Lyons

121. Sun kings; a history of magnificent kingship by Hywel Williams

122. Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

123. Percy Jackson & the sea monsters by Rick Riordan

124. Percy Jackson & The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

125. Percy Jackson & The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

126. Percy Jackson & The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

127. Percy Jackson & the lost hero by Rick Riordan

128. High School of the Dead v 1 by Daisuke Satō

129. Percy Jackson & the son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

130. Sabriel by Garth Nix

131. High School of the Dead v 2 by Daisuke Satō

132. High School of the Dead v 3 by Daisuke Satō

133. High School of the Dead v 4 by Daisuke Satō

134. High School of the Dead v 5 by Daisuke Satō

135. High School of the Dead v 6 by Daisuke Satō

136. High School of the Dead v 7 by Daisuke Satō

137. Lirael by Garth Nix

138. Abhorsen by Garth Nix

139. Berserk v1 by Kentaro Miura

140. Berserk v2 by Kentaro Miura

141. Berserk v3 by Kentaro Miura

142. Berserk v4 by Kentaro Miura

143. Killers; the most barbaric murderers of our time by Nigel Cawthorne

144. The Great Bazaar and Other Stories by Peter V. Brett

145. Berserk v5 by Kentaro Miura

146. The eaters of the dead by Michael Crichton

147. I am legend by Richard Matheson

148. The Devil's Dozen: How Cutting-Edge Forensics Took Down 12 Notorious Serial Killers by Katherine Ramsland

149. Fight club by Chuck Palahniuk

150. Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen

151. Pride and prejudice and zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

152. Berserk v6 by Kentaro Miura

153. Berserk v7 by Kentaro Miura

154. Berserk v8 by Kentaro Miura

April recap

It is sad that I’m not getting as much time to read as I like, but with uni in full swing I’ve had to prioritise. With that it mind I’m trying not to be disappointed that I haven’t managed to get through as many books as I need to stay on target. I’m not exceptionally behind. I’m just not quite where I’d like to be. With about 4 weeks of uni to go I don’t expect to cover much ground. This weekend however I am having to myself. 

Also, I have become more than a little obsessed with Kickstarter. Particularly with a game called Zombicide. It is in the last few hours of funding, and they have smashed their $20k target. At last check it was at $646k. I’ve made my pledge at Abomination level, and can hardly wait for it to arrive in September. Of course I won’t be able to play with it until uni is finished sometime in October. Zombies, cake, and maybe a nice roast (depending on the weather).

Miss R has gone off to an antique show with her mother so I am going to spend the day with a book or two. Monday I am going to start on the next assignment. I’ve got leave planed in the week and a half before it is due, but I want to get a head start on it. Why did I think doing my masters was a good idea?

Books read in April:

93. Mockingjay. Suzanne Collins

94. Eternal Sabbath Vol 2. Fuyumi Soryo

95. Eternal Sabbath Vol 3. Fuyumi Soryo

96. Eternal Sabbath Vol 4. Fuyumi Soryo

97. Eternal Sabbath Vol 5. Fuyumi Soryo

98. Death becomes them; Unearthing the Suicides of the Brilliant, the Famous, and the Notorious. Alix Strauss

99. Shades of grey. Jasper Fforde

100. Assassin's apprentice. Robin Hobb

101. Royal assassin. Robin Hobb

102. Assassin's quest. Robin Hobb

103. Fool's errand. Robin Hobb

104. Golden fool. Robin Hobb

105. Fool's fate. Robin Hobb

106. The heir of night. Helen Lowe

107. The gathering of the lost. Helen Lowe

108. Genesis. Jack McKinney

109. Battle cry. Jack McKinney

110. Homecoming. Jack McKinney

111. Battle hymn. Jack McKinney

112. Force of Arms. Jack McKinney

113. Doomsday. Jack McKinney

114. The Zentraedi Rebellion. Jack McKinney

115. The Devil's Hand (The Sentinels). Jack McKinney