Category Archives: Thoughts

2011: The Summary

I could say that it’s taken so long to pull this post together because of the rigorous analysis and detailed research that has gone into it… but that would be a lie.  2011 has probably been the year of procrastination … Continue reading

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Random Stuff

I’ve been re-reading Jane Austen‘s “Pride & Prejudice” on my phone in stops and starts recently.  I’ve always resisted reading on my phone, but after downloading the Kindle app a couple of months ago, I’m quite getting into reading while … Continue reading

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Musings and Such

Do you know how long I’ve had the “Add New Post” window open in my browser? Yep, no inspiration.  So you get some random ramblings instead. I’ve been working my way through a pile of second-hand Elizabeth Mansfield books that … Continue reading

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Back

Have been away, am now catching up on 1000s of unread posts in my feed reader. Also? ONE blog post in June?  Gah.  Must do better.

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Still Here, Really

So summer rolls around, good intentions disappear, and I find myself writing blog posts like this one… It’s a combination of reeeallly long hours at work (less said, the better) and now the tennis season is in full swing (yes, … Continue reading

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Me and Goodreads

It’s been around four months since I’ve started using Goodreads properly – verdict?  I really like it. I’ve made my profile public by the way – whoops for not realising that you could only see what I was reading if … Continue reading

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Books I Sort of Want

You know those books you vaguely want but haven’t yet gotten around to buying? Here are three of mine – all SF romance. Sara Creasy‘s “Song of Scarabaeus”: This one came to my attention after reading Janicu’s review.  I would … Continue reading

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2011: What Next?

At the beginning of 2010, I didn’t bother with a New Year’s resolutions post.  Come to think of it, I don’t think I did one the year before either.  Mainly because I don’t generally do resolutions, full stop. But I … Continue reading

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2010: Lists and Numbers

Without further ado, here are the various lists and numbers that encapsulate my 2010 reading: My very favourite books of 2010 You’ve probably guessed most of these, but the ahem… official list, roughly in the order in which I read … Continue reading

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Epistolary = Love

I have a thing for epistolary-style books. I’m not precisely sure why – perhaps it’s because I get to fill in the blanks, to read between the lines and figure out what’s left unsaid based on what has been written … Continue reading

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