filkferengi

I keep falling into various binge readings and rereadings, & falling behind on things, both online and off-.

Most Aprils, ze spouse & I take 4 days & make a trip to a town within driving distance.  The last few years we've gone to Charleston, Asheville, Nashville, Beaufort [SC]; this year was Chattanooga.  We didn't make it to the Towing Museum, but did make it to the art museum, several parks, & the botanical garden [which was mostly wild woods, not all curated like ours in Atlanta].  It was lots of fun, although my feet didn't quit whimpering for several days.

A couple of years ago, when I was discovering Alice Coldbreath?  I reread her so obsessively, I was afraid I'd be like Jo Walton, who laments she's read her favorites so often, she's memorized them, and can't read them anymore.  It's been over a year and a half now, & I'm launched onto what may well be a dozen book binge.  Part of the reason I waited so long, I was panting for the next Karadok book.  Instead, she published a spinoff of the Prizefighter series.  I'll probably read & enjoy it, but am still eagerly awaiting more Karadok.

What all are y'all reading these days?

A Bujold list buddy kindly commented,

"Happy birthday. Hope it was fun."

A spit-rainy Tuesday with the kind of doctor's appointment where you pay lots of money and wait an hour for a prescription refill. Still, the blood work was good [great opening sentence for a certain kind of novel ;)], & I got a good start on the next M.C.A. Hogarth novel [_Either Side Of The Strand_]. I also hit two thrift stores and the library on the way home [25% senior discount at Goodwill on Tuesdays!], & we went out for dinner [after the be-sprinkled stroll]. Then there was the box of books.

So, yeah, all in all - fun.

:)

Humble Bundle has a whole bundle of box sets, in all kinds of genres, here:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/bundle-bundles-open-road-media-books

The charity is Doctors Without Borders. Share the love!

I was on the way home from the booksale yesterday, and getting caught up on Filkcast [a wonderful filk podcast, that comes out every 2 weeks]. During this episode [http://filkcast.blogspot.com/2019/07/filkcast-episode-19-july-17-2019.html ], they played a delightful song called "The Last Page."

It's on Sunnie Larsen's new album [https://sunnielarsen.bandcamp.com/track/the-last-page ], so I assumed she wrote it. But, upon looking it up, I find it was written by yam , a major Bujold fan. It's reasonable to infer that Bujold books were at least at the top of her list.

It wonderfully encapsulates that feeling of meeting "your" characters for the first time.

And, the music's ridiculously gorgeous, so everyone wins!

The acclaimed _Goblin Emperor_ is on sale for 1.99! The link below includes lots & lots of sites & formats.

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781429946407

This book is so good, I read it twice in the same year. Compelling world-building, & one of the kindest main characters ever. *insert incoherent, euphoric squee-ing here*

Well, that takes care of reading matter for my next flight.

*heads off to share the love*

Marc Gunn, aka the Celtfather, offers:

"I want to make it as easy as possible for people to get to know my music. So I am setting two of my albums on Bandcamp to 100% free. There's no hitch, no need to sign up to a mailing list or pay anything. Just listen and download.

The two albums are: St Patrick's Day
https://magerecords.com/album/st-patricks-day and

Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers
https://magerecords.com/album/irish-drinking-songs-for-cat-lovers

Share the links. They will be good through St Patrick's Day. I want as many people as possible to hear them. I really appreciate your help. Thank you! Marc"

note: these are both lots of fun!

Patricia Wrede's 5 Lyra novels are on sale for 2.99!

https://www.amazon.com/Lyra-Novels-Daughter-Witches-Thyssel-ebook/dp/B0092G1BOC

and

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lyra-novels-patricia-c-wrede/1112725415

I don't know about elsewhere.

This other Pratchett favorite is 1.99 as well!

https://www.amazon.com/Wee-Free-Men-Discworld-Book-ebook/dp/B000R33QWY and
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-wee-free-men-terry-pratchett/1118916886

Squee!

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/17745685-new-lakerwalker-novella-impending

Squee!

So, among other errands [mailing All The Things, the drugstore, the library], I hit the local Value Village on the way home. They've recently lowered their cds to .25 [yay!], but the cd cases are often empty [boo!]. {I don't get that; if you're stealing the cd, why not take the case as well? It doesn't take up much more space, & is much more sellable or tradeable.}

No joy in book- or cd-ville, but I lucked out on the t-shirt rack. I found a blood donor shirt. It's admittedly white with a garish design, but it's new, my size & was only 1.69. Major win! I gave blood at the end of August, so I've definitely earned it. Now I have a shortsleeve, as well as a longsleeve donation shirt.

[One of the highlights of Conflikt this year was when I wore my longsleeve shirt to dinner, & Kanef showed up in the exact same shirt. Normally, he's a bit hard to talk to, but we had a nice conversation about keeping one's hemoglobin up.] Best of all, I'm not eligible to give again until the end of October, well after OVFF. Another win!

What fun purchases have y'all had lately?