Let me start this with – ITS FREAKIN COLD OUTSIDE.
Thankfully the coffee is brewing. I hope I don’t freeze solid before I make it to work.
I slept like a rock. I think I have the perfect amount of blankets and heat. Maybe a little too perfect, as I really don’t want to get out of bed in the morning.
I wonder if everyone will make it in, or if they’ll work from home because their car wouldn’t start. We’ll find out! Happy Tuesday all!
Riverdale Season 4, Episode 1: In Memorandum.
Last night I watched this episode. I learned a couple of things as I watched this episode.
It was a very special episode. If you’re an 80s or 90s kid, you’ll know what I mean. It was the first episode back after Luke Perry passed away.
I was on the verge of tears almost the whole episode, but it was the last 4 or 5 minutes that really pushed me over the edge. With a quick sniffle about 15ish minutes in.
Shannon fucking Doherty.
Perfect little cameo, uncredited.
Very good, very powerful episode. Not really how I wanted to spend an hour, but I’m sure the next episode will be off the rails and back to normal.
Good morning everyone! I wasn’t cold while I slept last night. I added another blanket and turned up the bed an extra level. I think I will take it down a level tonight. It was just a little too warm.
Coffee.
It’s still cold out there. -19, but it feels like -30. I don’t have any plans to actually go anywhere today. So I can stay warm inside. I have all my laundry ready for laundry day, and it’s also a day to watch Sherlock with my mom. She’s loving the BBC series. We’re on season 2, episode 2.
But for now, morning news, quiet, and coffee.
Hey hey book nerds! It’s Sunday, so you know that means it’s time for Meet the Press er, that’s not right. It’s time for The Lockup Library Book Club. That’s right, if you’re new here we do this every week. I try hard to do one book a month. This month, I started a little late, and this book is a little on the thick side. So it may bleed into February, but we’ll see. I’ve been reading more at night – simply because I haven’t found a replacement for Netflix’s Bridgerton, but I digress.
Ok, The Arctic Fury. What a ride so far. Each chapter is either in 1854 at the trial of the main character, Virginia Reeve, or in 1853. In 1853, it follows Virginia, and 11 other women who have been tasked by Lady Franklin to find her husband Sir John Franklin (Franklin’s lost expedition).
I’m really enjoying the book so far. I’m really wishing there was more chapters on the trip to the Arctic circle. The trial parts I find pretty dry. I’m sure it’s going to pick up on that front.
So if you haven’t checked of The Arctic Fury yet, do it. It’s great!
Until next time book nerds!
I watched the first episode of Bridgerton a few weeks back, and when I was finished I told Crystal about it on our nightly video call. we both then kind of blew through it.
I’ve always really liked shows set in and around this time. I fell in love with Downton Abbey, and this was just the same. I’d finish an episode and immediately wish that I could watch another one.
However, with Netflix, they always leave you wanting more. 8 episodes in season 1. As you can see they’ve officially announced a second season that will start filming spring 2021. With COVID, who know when we’ll actually see the second season, and that makes me sad.
I think I like shows like Downton, and Bridgerton, because it’s so immersive, it feels like I can just disappear into them for a while. The back stories, the costumes, the story lines, I love them all.
So let’s hope that the second season appears soon, I want to disappear into it again.