Lockup Library Book haul – I took my dad to the hospital edition Shawshank, May 3, 2021 So after I dropped my dad off at the hospital, I figured I had about 2 hours before I had to be back to pick him up. So I had some time. First stop – Value Village. I didn’t find anything of note there. Sadly. Then, after thinking about it, I decided to go to… Continue Reading
Lockup Library Book appreciation – House of Leaves Shawshank, April 16, 2021 Crystal is rereading House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. This, contrary to my post history, is my absolute favourite book. Ever. You have to start your admiration of it by the cover. You simply cannot judge this book by the cover. You can’t even read reviews if it on the internet. You have to… Continue Reading
Lockup Library Book Club Book club – Plain Bad Heroines Shawshank, April 5, 2021 Good afternoon, book nerds! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Life had me busy for a little while. Well, life has slowed down a little, so I am able to read a little more. I made some progress on Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth. Not a lot, but I’m getting back into the… Continue Reading
Lockup Library April Book Haul Shawshank, April 4, 2021 Well, hello fellow book nerds! How’s everyone doing on this fine Sunday? Me, well I’m doing just fine. I went to BiggerTown yesterday, and stopped at Value Village. I looked around their housewares section, and then I popped over to their (by local second hand stores) huge book area. I managed to find more Stephen… Continue Reading
Lockup Library Show me your bookcase(s) Shawshank, March 29, 2021 So I just had to get out of Shady Acres for a while. I was going stir crazy. My mom yelled at my gramma because she’s not walking. She’ll get up in the morning, walk to the kitchen. Make breakfast. Sit for 2 hours playing in her iPad. Get up, and then walk to the… Continue Reading
Life Think I’ll slip on down to the oasis Shawshank, March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 Good morning everyone! I believe the weather here is going to be a shit show. We’ve already hit our high for the day, and according to my weather app, the snow should be starting around 6 tonight. I’ll believe it when it starts to snow, though. I slept pretty ok last night. Tossy turny, but… Continue Reading