Books read in September
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glacier_kittyMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan (Sept 1-7)
Icefields by Thomas Wharton (Sept 8-10)
Ordeal by Hunger: The Story of the Donner Party by George R. Stewart (Sept 11-15)
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft (Sept 16-20)
Moonwalker: Adventures of a Midnight Mountaineer by Alan Rowan (Sept 21-25)
Life With Badger by Maurice Wiggin (Sept 26)
I probably could have finished a 7th book this month, but it just didn't happen lol..darn :P
At the Mountains of Madness was DUMB..it sounded exciting since it took place in Antarctica, but it was dumb and boring lol.
Imagine: Your friend goes to Antarctica with a team of scientists and discovers the remains of a before-the-dawn-of-time alien civilization AND then finds the ripped up bodies of some team members lying around AND then was chased by the lost alien forms. Cool. Except, your "friend" doesn't want to tell you about any of that. All he wants to do is describe the icy, mountainous, eerie, tunneled landscape that Roerich built:
So you're like, no, go back to the part about the ripped up bodies.
And he's like, no, let me tell you more about the icy, mountainous, eerie, tunneled landscape that Roerich built.
And you say, tell me more about the gigantic albino penguins.
And he says, haven't I told you about the icy, mountainous, eerie, tunneled landscape that Roerich built yet?
Tell me more about your team members and that one guy you were with when that blob monster chased you!
No, I need to tell you about the icy, mountainous, eerie, tunneled landscape that Roerich built when the light hits it at 2:31 p.m.
Tell me more about what happened with that monster!
And he's like, I think I need to tell you about the icy, mountainous, eerie, tunneled landscape that Roerich built when the light hits it at 2:36 p.m.
By that point you're like, That's OK! I've gotta go clean my fish tank now or something...and you're not my friend anymore...(and who the heck is Roerich?)
By the time I reached the last part of this book, I really didn't care about the story or what was to be found in the grandest, deepest, most ancient of all chambers in Antarctica that he was leading up to. I didn't care what his teammate saw that he REFUSED to talk about. And I didn't care about the ENTIRE history of this civilization that he somehow managed to decipher from pictographs off a wall in less than a day. Perhaps the writer was trying to create suspense throughout the story, but I just felt teased and strung along for most of it.
Hahaha..yeah, I felt teased too lol (6 foot albino penguins and a smoke monster thing..what??)
The author of Moonwalker was hilarious..here are some passages that had me LOLing:
However, after a serious debate with myself, I bit the bullet--it was tastier than the power bar--and started the ascent to the summit of An Socach (I also learned Scotland has CRAZY names for their mountains, like Coire Mhic Fhearchair..how would you even say that??)
With mixed company, I could not lounge around with just a thin piece of Lycra keeping my carrot and two onions in check. The snugness of the shorts meant I was acutely aware that I was showing more than the gold medallion boys with their Speedos on any Mediterranean beach
There are many methods of removing ticks--tweezers, talcum powder, playing anything by James Blunt--but the one not now recommended is the old method of burning them off.
"Aye, hold a lit cigarette to their rear and they'll soon let go."
Hold a flame to the backside of 99.99999 per cent of any creatures on this planet and they will release their grip, screaming in agony. The exceptions, of course, being some members of the House of Lords, who would pay extra for this service
On several occasions I believed I could see someone ahead of me. That person invariably turned out to be a tree. After a few similar mistakes I started to relax and went with the flow. It was an almost dream-like state, an out-of-body experience and the results were some interesting conversations.
"Hi, there. Oh, you're a tree. Amazing. And how long have you been a tree?"
I know I've done a lot of these, but they're fun and it's been awhile lol. I don't think I've done this one yet...
Post a picture of you right now taken on your webcam
Eughh I feel like I look horrible in pictures lately D:
Day 1: Post a picture of you right now taken on your webcam (if you have one, if not, start on day 2)
Day 2: Post a picture of you when you were younger
Day 3: Post a picture of you with an animal
Day 4: Post a picture of you and your best friend (if they don’t mind)
Day 5: Post a picture of you on holiday
Day 6: Post a picture of you at a party/wedding/convention/organised social event
Day 7: Post a picture of you without make-up if you usually wear make-up, or with make-up if you don’t usually wear it
Day 8: Post a picture of you and your [desired] husband/wife (Can be photoshopped)
Day 9: Post a picture of you on the best day of your life
Day 10: Post your favourite recent picture of yourself
Day 11: Post a picture of you gaming
Day 12: Post a picture of you just before you go to bed
Day 13: Post a picture of you at school/college/university/work
Day 14: Post your favourite picture of yourself
Icefields by Thomas Wharton (Sept 8-10)
Ordeal by Hunger: The Story of the Donner Party by George R. Stewart (Sept 11-15)
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft (Sept 16-20)
Moonwalker: Adventures of a Midnight Mountaineer by Alan Rowan (Sept 21-25)
Life With Badger by Maurice Wiggin (Sept 26)
I probably could have finished a 7th book this month, but it just didn't happen lol..darn :P
At the Mountains of Madness was DUMB..it sounded exciting since it took place in Antarctica, but it was dumb and boring lol.
Imagine: Your friend goes to Antarctica with a team of scientists and discovers the remains of a before-the-dawn-of-time alien civilization AND then finds the ripped up bodies of some team members lying around AND then was chased by the lost alien forms. Cool. Except, your "friend" doesn't want to tell you about any of that. All he wants to do is describe the icy, mountainous, eerie, tunneled landscape that Roerich built:
So you're like, no, go back to the part about the ripped up bodies.
And he's like, no, let me tell you more about the icy, mountainous, eerie, tunneled landscape that Roerich built.
And you say, tell me more about the gigantic albino penguins.
And he says, haven't I told you about the icy, mountainous, eerie, tunneled landscape that Roerich built yet?
Tell me more about your team members and that one guy you were with when that blob monster chased you!
No, I need to tell you about the icy, mountainous, eerie, tunneled landscape that Roerich built when the light hits it at 2:31 p.m.
Tell me more about what happened with that monster!
And he's like, I think I need to tell you about the icy, mountainous, eerie, tunneled landscape that Roerich built when the light hits it at 2:36 p.m.
By that point you're like, That's OK! I've gotta go clean my fish tank now or something...and you're not my friend anymore...(and who the heck is Roerich?)
By the time I reached the last part of this book, I really didn't care about the story or what was to be found in the grandest, deepest, most ancient of all chambers in Antarctica that he was leading up to. I didn't care what his teammate saw that he REFUSED to talk about. And I didn't care about the ENTIRE history of this civilization that he somehow managed to decipher from pictographs off a wall in less than a day. Perhaps the writer was trying to create suspense throughout the story, but I just felt teased and strung along for most of it.
Hahaha..yeah, I felt teased too lol (6 foot albino penguins and a smoke monster thing..what??)
The author of Moonwalker was hilarious..here are some passages that had me LOLing:
However, after a serious debate with myself, I bit the bullet--it was tastier than the power bar--and started the ascent to the summit of An Socach (I also learned Scotland has CRAZY names for their mountains, like Coire Mhic Fhearchair..how would you even say that??)
With mixed company, I could not lounge around with just a thin piece of Lycra keeping my carrot and two onions in check. The snugness of the shorts meant I was acutely aware that I was showing more than the gold medallion boys with their Speedos on any Mediterranean beach
There are many methods of removing ticks--tweezers, talcum powder, playing anything by James Blunt--but the one not now recommended is the old method of burning them off.
"Aye, hold a lit cigarette to their rear and they'll soon let go."
Hold a flame to the backside of 99.99999 per cent of any creatures on this planet and they will release their grip, screaming in agony. The exceptions, of course, being some members of the House of Lords, who would pay extra for this service
On several occasions I believed I could see someone ahead of me. That person invariably turned out to be a tree. After a few similar mistakes I started to relax and went with the flow. It was an almost dream-like state, an out-of-body experience and the results were some interesting conversations.
"Hi, there. Oh, you're a tree. Amazing. And how long have you been a tree?"
I know I've done a lot of these, but they're fun and it's been awhile lol. I don't think I've done this one yet...
Post a picture of you right now taken on your webcam
Eughh I feel like I look horrible in pictures lately D:
Day 2: Post a picture of you when you were younger
Day 3: Post a picture of you with an animal
Day 4: Post a picture of you and your best friend (if they don’t mind)
Day 5: Post a picture of you on holiday
Day 6: Post a picture of you at a party/wedding/convention/organised social event
Day 7: Post a picture of you without make-up if you usually wear make-up, or with make-up if you don’t usually wear it
Day 8: Post a picture of you and your [desired] husband/wife (Can be photoshopped)
Day 9: Post a picture of you on the best day of your life
Day 10: Post your favourite recent picture of yourself
Day 11: Post a picture of you gaming
Day 12: Post a picture of you just before you go to bed
Day 13: Post a picture of you at school/college/university/work
Day 14: Post your favourite picture of yourself
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Date: 2016-10-01 08:56 pm (UTC)At the Mountain of Madness does sound dumb.
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Date: 2016-10-08 02:59 am (UTC)