Recent arrivals:
- The Explorers: The Door in the Alley by Adrienne Kress - from Random House Children's Books for review
- BBC Dr. Who Coloring Book - from a blogging friend who knows me well!
Books finished since last Malarkey:
- The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains by Jon Morris
- The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day
- Little Known Tales in Oklahoma by Alton Pryor
Good reading week. The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains is tremendous fun and I liked the uniqueness of the heroine in The Day I Died (she's a handwriting analyst). Little Known Tales of Oklahoma was terrible, but it's a very thin book so I opted to finish it and I did learn a few things. But, the overall effect was like reading a book composed of someone's research notes on recipe cards after they'd been dropped. Literally, some of the paragraphs needed to be swapped. Still, I had a fun reading week. Unfortunately, I tried to start this week's F2F discussion book and it didn't click. So, I'll be quiet during discussion if I make it to this week's meeting.
Last week's posts:
- The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson and a Fiona Friday pic [book review + cat photo]
Currently reading:
- The Plague by Albert Camus - My classic selection for the month. I'm 1/3 of the way through and enjoying it but occasionally a bit grossed out.
- My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem - I am loving this book so much that I've elevated Steinem to the category of "People I'd like to have dinner with if I could choose anyone in the world".
In other news:
I think I may have mentioned that last week I was shut down for a few days when I got a pop-up claiming my computer had been hijacked. It took three attempts to shut down my windows and then I just set the computer aside until Husband came home from travel and confirmed that the message was a fake. Fortunately, we had two separate back-ups, but it still gives you an uneasy feeling when a message like that appears. On the plus side, I had a really productive week. Not having access to a computer makes an amazing difference in how one's time is used. Last week's computerless days and a story from My Life on the Road have got me thinking about changing how I do things (not to impact the blog, I should add). I periodically take social media breaks but I'm thinking about taking a break but still using Facebook and Twitter to update blog posts - just not visiting FB and Twitter, otherwise, because I like the way my time opens up when I avoid social media. Anyway, still thinking about that. We shall see.
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That's pretty much what I do. I ration my time. Every morning as soon as I get up, I spend about an hour on the computer. I do anything that needs to be done on the blog, check Facebook and play a dumb game I've been playing for years, check email, then I'm usually done for the day. Outside of that, I may use my phone during the day to Google something or quickly scan Facebook but I try not to engage. It can eat up so much time.
ReplyDeleteI think it takes me longer than an hour to write a post (I edit myself to death) but if I could do *just* that and posting links, nothing else online, it would make a huge difference. I'll probably try that, this week. I loved the extra time I had for reading, during those three days I thought my computer was shot.
DeleteYAY - I'm glad you like the Dr. Who book! Merry Christmas Happy Birthday etc..
ReplyDeleteI love it! Thank you! Such great timing, with the new season having just started on Saturday night. We watched a ton of Dr. Who, this weekend!
DeleteI wish I could take a social media break but sometimes I find scrolling mindlessly on Facebook calms me down. And sometimes not so...not sure what I should do.
ReplyDeleteTwitter does that for me. But, depending upon the topics most being discussed, it can also become a bit anxiety-inducting. Personally, I think it's a good idea to step away completely for a week, now and then. I deactivate my account so I won't be tempted to scroll when I get bored and, invariably, I find myself not wanting to come back. But, I always do. I'm never entirely sure why, apart from the fact that I don't want to lose touch with people with whom I have no other avenue for communication. Anyway, it's worth a try!
DeleteSorry . . . I wasn't clear. I deactivate my Facebook account and just don't bother going to Twitter. I've recently become a little bit of a Twitter addict, so I can imagine it'll be harder to set Twitter aside, the next time I go on a social media break.
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