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Making progress on #ThePilgrimsProgress. I don't think this book is meant to be funny but I'm finding it so in a charming, whimsical way. Fresh air, coffee, treats and a book...can't think of any thing else I'd rather do on a #SlowSunday morning. #SundayFunday #booksky #booksandcoffee #classics
Took a break after Omori, but have been itching to get into another #RPG, so here we go. I've heard the hype & I'm coming to this so late, but I dig it already bc it's #HD2D! I think I'll go with Wild West to kick this off. #videogames #gaming #nintendoswitch #switchlife #squareenix #LiveALive
Reading the #PilgrimsProgress, making me feel even more guilty about being lazy and barely moving today. Thrilling cover art, very not thrilling journey, but calming and suitable for #sunset. Maybe it's me, the pilgrim sounds very whiny in my head. #booksky #classics #pilgrimmage #finallyfriday
#Grandaddy and #TheGodfather, a very parental pairing, maybe grandaddy can mellow out godfather...? It's been decades since I've watched The Godfather movies, and I've never read the book before so I'm pretty excited to dive into it. #modernclassic #booksky #booksandmusic #vinyl #TuesdayTunes
#SamHarris put out a great piece through his substack about losing the information wars in the current (social) media landscape. While the whole article rang true, these closing #WordsOfWisdom spoke the loudest. #MondayMotivation #quotes #wordstoliveby #NoRageBait
#TheSirensCall - a look at the info economy & how each advancement in access to info went through the same love/hate cycle in their time. The importance of being protective of how we are consuming info to avoid having our attention spans weaponized against us really hits home. #booksky #nonfiction
Saw your post, was very intrigued by the cover art, then laughed out loud reading a short synopsis. I've never read anything by this author, please tell me it's as dark and funny as it sounds.
For once I don't feel guilty about this mini #bookhaul. Usually I buy way more all at once, so quite proud of myself this time for practicing restraint. Just noticed it's all #nonfiction this round. #booksky #essays #travelbooks #history
Yes! That one took me a few tries to get through as I didn't have the patience for the slow burn, but once I was in the right mindset I LOVED it.
Each book in the Dark Tower series just draws you in harder doesn't it? I just finished book 5 recently, things get real crazy.
I seem to have hit the #bookshop themed stories hard this year. #MorisakiBookshop, like the others I've read is another hug for the soul. The more I read this genre, the more I feel the call to work at a small indie bookshop. One day... #booksky #lazydays #skyline #summerdays #walkabouts #fiction
Halfway through #Sociopath and enjoying it. The author's childhood filled with confusion around why they didn't feel or react the same way as others was heartbreaking. Unhinged remixes of #Paramore to go with a #memoir of learning to deal with unhinged impulses. #booksky #booksandmusic #nonfic
Sad that the days are getting shorter. Feels like summer is over before it really started. On the flipside, the #dusk lighting is feeling warm and lovely. #twilight #ricohgriii #photography #streetscenes
I needed a junk food boost for this final push to finish #EvilInModernThought - the #philosophy of evil, applying the concepts to modern disasters, human & natural. It's v. deep so I could only digest bits at a time but the writing is fluid, beautiful & immersive. #nonfiction #booksky #fridayfunday
The #shortstories in #Craft are hard to describe, other than to say overall it's all very original. Stories are not connected, yet they are, themes are dark yet also light. As a cheeky devil is a prominent character #DepecheMode seemed appropriate. #booksky #fiction #booksandmusic #vinyl #80s
#Omori is all kinds of messed up. Some dark ass story behind this cutesy art style. This game was not at all what I expected. I really really enjoyed it, and find myself still thinking a lot about the plot points and clues throughout the game. #nintendoswitch #darkthemes #rpg #hiddengem #indiegames
It's very cute! Perfect reset for me after one too many dark reads.
Back to a lighter read- about a bookseller & the relationships he forms with the eccentric customers he delivers to. Of course an obstacle presents itself but it's pretty heartwarming & not in a cheesy way. Matches well with cheerful #bossanova by #jobim and #sinatra. #booksky #fiction #feelgood
That's the perfect way to describe the feeling while reading this book. When I read it at night, at times it felt like there was a light fog around me.
#TheEmpusium was as odd as I suspected. And Paul Weller's folky covers sort of matched the old village-vibe of the book. The pace at which things played out reminded me of the movie Midsommar. I was confused and a bit creeped out, so it's a winner for me! #booksky #fiction #FindElDorado
Out and about #sundaystroll #ricohgrIII #cityscene #photography #sunnyday #ricoh
Oh that's nuts! I need to do some googling on that... It's unsettling to see the bigger picture, and definitely makes you wonder what everyday factors we currently live with are making us crazy/sick, that are denied as being harmful for the sake of making a buck.
Blue sky and sun is exactly the environment needed for the dark as hell #Murderland. I was unaware of the theory of heavy exposure to lead being a factor that may lead to aggression. Throws an interesting lens on the 70s serial killer streak in the #PNW. #booksky #nonfiction #killerview #truecrime
The rain came to set the mood for #VictorianPsycho. It's funny to imagine this story taking place at the same time but a few doors down from the romantic happenings of Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre. Moved a bit too slowly for my tastes but I liked the quirky darkness. #booksky #ILikeItDark #fiction
Finally giving #Omori a go. No clue what is going on or how anything works. Walking into it blind as I don't want any spoilers. The cutesy art style actually makes this seem more creepy to me. #rpg #gaming #nintendoswitch #videogames
Never thought I'd care so much for a guy in his underwear and a bitchy cat. #8BitBigBand supplied me with the background music while I binged #DungeonCrawlerCarl, I love interpretations of video game music and this ensemble always delivers. #GameChanger #RPG #booksky #booksandmusic #gaming
I'm breezing through this, and pretty excited that there are 6 more books!
Starting #DungeonCrawlerCarl right after a very long run of playing #Hades. I feel like I should take a break from game-things, but this also feels just right. It's weird seeing achievement info boxes laid out on a page rather than popping up on screen. #rpg #mattdinniman #fantasybooks #booksky
Happy Saturday! A couple more days of #CalgaryStampede before normalcy returns to the city. In the meantime, enjoying a very very quiet #SunnySaturday morning. #Yahoo
No I haven't! I'll have to check it out after this one, hopefully it's still a good read afterwards.
Absolutely loved it. It also made me wish I could draw/sketch better.
Hahahaha sounds on par for a good chunk of King's books.
It was so beautiful, I loved all of it!
Not quite the same but I also really liked Cultish by Amanda Montell.
Thanks, that the encouragement I need! It's been a while since book 4, I thought I forgot some key bit of story.
Finally starting book 5 of #TheDarkTower. The intro is SO long, it reminds me of the entire Book 1 where I had no clue what was going on 🤣, but, I know #StephenKing will deliver (eventually, with much patience)! Sidenote, what a beauty this cover is. #booksky #Fantasy #SciFi #fiction #SlowSundays
I'm glad I went with this and not a Hunter S. Thompson pick for a funny read. I needed a gut buster more than sardonic and this one delivers. #Essays that are reflective and makes you go "hmm...🤔"...while giggling. #WeLearnNothing #booksky #booksandbrews
Enjoying the art of #DenisonAvenue in the park. Every bit of this book reminds me of my grandmother. Both had a very similar unspoken sadness behind their quiet pride, & both had a hell of a lot of resilience. I didn't ugly cry, but I was touch & go a few times. #immigrantstories #fiction #booksky
It's a toasty one today. Happy #CanadaDay! 🍁🇨🇦 #summerdays #photography
Snaps from the #SundayStroll through a neighbourhood I don't frequent often. As much as l appreciate clean lines and modern architecture, I really love seeing homes and spaces that are very "lived-in". #photography
Itchy but pretty #outandabout #saturdaystroll
I watched this last year for the first time & totally fell in love! Saw it with live performers on stage playing the whole soundtrack and sound effects, I think it was more fun for me than the whole theatre full of kids :)
I'm 30 pages in and I'm feeling emotional already 🥹 Did not expect to be hit in the feels so hard this morning, just wanted a little calm before the work madness began. Goal: make it through the book without weeping 🤣 #DenisonAvenue #booksky #booksandbrews #booksandcoffee #immigrantstories
After the slightly sad end to Glorious Exploits, jumped into You Are Fatally Invited. It started off intriguing but got a bit convoluted for me in the last 1/3. A light, fun summer read nonetheless, with #rodrigoygabriela as my soundtrack to add extra mystique of the novel. #booksky #booksandmusic
Hell of a sky this evening, storm brewing 😍 #saturdayskies #nature
Finally starting some different books. #OrdinaryTime was extraordinary! Loved loved loved it, this is one I need to re-read once a year to remind me to slow down, look around, enjoy&appreciate the everyday stuff. Haven't made it through #GloriousExploits yet but so far - quirky & funny. #booksky
Cabinet of Curiosities is done-zo too! Thanks to #Monyo for the assist on this. This one seemed more out there than the 1st two #Pendergast mysteries...or maybe it's not. I vaguely remember thinking the same thing when I read the other ones. #booksky #booksandbeer
Not that I didn't enjoy #TheDecameron (I loved it, in fact), but happy to be able to say that's a wrap on this book, in #Vác. What a cute little city (big ol' prison and all), a perfect break from the hustle in BP, the air is wonderful out here. #booksky #hungary #danube
Toasty reading experience with river-side views. Love this spot away from the centre. #nepsziget for the win, double win for the #szitakoto cherry beer, too strong to be refreshing on a hot day but a tasty sipping beer. #booksky #decameron #booksandbeer
#TheDecameron with a view, along the #Danube. Somehow, it feels even more relaxing reading in the midst of people swirling around, rushing to get in line for cruises, tours, and such. #booksky #Boccacio in #Budapest
Took a bit of a reading break as the excitement for #IronMaiden took over my life in #budapest. But shows are over, now back to my regularly scheduled programming... #runforyourlivestour #uptheirons
Temporary break from #thedecameron to dip into something I can read in dim establishments. Been waiting a while to continue on my #Pendergast adventures. Can't wait to get deeper into this. #brno #booksky #booksandbeer
No amount of beer or coffee could help me get through the final 2 stories in #Nabokov 's dozen. A short book but a struggle for me. Switched to The Decameron. Here's hoping this one goes a little more smoothly...as smooth and delicious as a bitter #Mazak. #booksandbeer #booksky
Gothic goodness in the land of #pivo. View from #spilberkcastle. #brno #czechia
The #ufo. Not sure why I've always wanted to see it in person but here we are, one thing checked off the list. View from the #hrad. #slovakia #bratislava #travel
Great, delayed flight has me sitting anxiously wondering if I'll make my connection. At least if nothing else I'll get to knock off a few books. #nabokov #foreverdelayed #airportreads #booksky
Beautiful sunny morning had me taking a 6am stroll to McDonald's to crack this book open. I hope #HorrorMovie brings the lightness and fun I'm craving. #booksky #fictionfun
I thought #Martyr! might be too much for the #morningroutine but I'm pleasantly surprised how fun this is (despite some dark overarching themes). Been having a hard time putting this down to to go work. #booksandcoffee #booksky #fiction #morningritual #believethehype
A great story but also hard to get through, it is like reading entries out of a diary - both the good and the dark kind. I want to hug #Birdie and all the women in this book 😭 #booksky #fictionfriday #canadareads #hitsmeinthefeels
Dedigitizing myself and going old school with the 🎧🎶 setup to go with the old school fk-ery of McTeague. This book is messed up. #booksky #McTeague #grado
Though I pretty much love all Radiohead albums, this book really makes me miss and crave the feelings of weirdness, confusion and discovery that came from listening to the Kid A, Amnesiac and Hail albums the first 10-20times. #radiohead #stevenhyden #musicbooks #booksky #nonfiction
Maybe I should opt for something less heavy in light the world these days #booksky #morningreads #nonfic
