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Book haul – I took my dad to the hospital edition

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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 an actual bookstore. The book I actually went in for: If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller is nowhere to be found – I could order it, but any actual bookstore for pick up is two plus hours away, I could get it delivered, but then there’s the little thing of not having an actual credit card. So, I’ll wait for that.

I did find some books though! Not a lot though, because I’m relearning how to be an adult, and adults have budgets. So instead of books, I’m choosing electricity, rent, water, etc.

I did find two!

So after the book store, and the endorphin rush ended, I was parked across the street from the hospital, and waited. I brought a book. I think I made about 20 pages, and my dad was ready to be picked up.

So, the plan was, and will be for next week, that part of the weekend (after work) is to freakin buckle down and read, and hopefully finish Plain Bad Heroines.

Until next time we meet, book nerds!

Book appreciation – House of Leaves

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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 just dive in yourself. Period.

It’s it horror? Mystery? A love story? It simply is what you think it is.

For me, it’s all the above. For me, it is a horror. It is a mystery. It’s also a love story. It’s an entire world between a cover.

Have you read this hefty tome? What did you think of it?

Book club – Plain Bad Heroines

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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 swing of things, and that makes me happy.

We’re really getting into the meat and potatoes of the story. It’s been a slow burn, but the chapters are starting to feel like they’re flying by.

In the book, they’re starting to film on location and the school. They’re starting to find that somethings are getting creepier, and not explainable.

I’m still in joying the dual timelines. Although, I am liking the current time line the best, as that’s the one that seems to be moving the plot forward.

Enjoy the rest of your Monday, book nerds! See you next time!

April Book Haul

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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 King books (which Crystal says I have to start reading), and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. My Twilight collection is almost complete!

Once I got home, and started to organize the books, I found that I now have 2 copies of The Dead Zone. Ugh! I’ll have to take that to the second hand store later. And I’ll have to make a note of what books I already have.

But for now, I’m doing good in The Flat. Have a great Sunday, book nerds!

Show me your bookcase(s)

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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 living and sit there for hours. She puts all her weight on her walker. She has no balance. So today, she listened to my mom when she said if you don’t walk, you get a wheel chair, and if you get a wheel chair, you have to go into a home because I cannot lift you. So my gramma walked today. Well more like pacing. She’s get up from the kitchen, walk to stand behind my seat. Stand there for two minutes and talk back into the kitchen. By the time they left today, my anxiety level was through the roof.

So I drove down to The Flat. I have a couple of sweaters in the washer. It’s not that I don’t trust my mom, but she doesn’t wash in cold water, which is what the sweaters need to be washed in. As far as she’s concerned, the dryer has one setting – perma press. I’m pretty sure she shrunk my work sweatshirt. It was small to begin with on me.

But I digress.

Anyways, the reason for this post BOOKCASES! As most of you know, I’m 99% of the way moved into The Flat. I wanna show you my bookcases, in hopes you’ll share some of yours with me!

The Flat came with a built in, which by the way is totes full, and my mom donated my grammas bookcase, which is almost full. My gramma donated my grandfathers collection of Zane Grey novels (not gonna do a book haul on those!), so they’re on display. When I’m fully moved in, I’ll organize the books to my liking. But for now, here ya go!!