formerly Flotsam and Jetsam — Thoughts that float through my head like so much detritus
I am drawn to pulling myself out of this doom-loop this year, as the next step in healing from burnout. Shifting my media intake from short form scrolling to reading may be enough to help me reconfigure my free time/me time into something more fulfiling. Continue Reading →
So I was tagged in one of those “post one a day for X days of Y that influenced you” — usually 5 or 7 or 10 books/bands/albums/films. I got Continue Reading →
The last reading challenge I did was in 2015 — I didn’t come anywhere near completing the 52 books on that list and I found it frustrating to always try Continue Reading →
There are a lot of complaints about the lack of diversity in film. In part, this is because there is a cycle of creation and consumption and, basically, we need Continue Reading →
I didn’t think I would actually finish the 2015 Reading Challenge, but I knew I would put a big dent in it and I have: 28 categories (30 if I Continue Reading →
“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.” —George Bernard Shaw Great advice, Mr. Shaw. Books tend to be a very personal Continue Reading →
Through history, we’ve seen many examples of poets who do their best work when their life is at its darkest. However, there are just as many poems that are light Continue Reading →
Originating from Japanese, the word tsundoku is one of those words imported to English because we don’t have an equivalent. It basically means “book hoarding” but more specifically it is Continue Reading →
As I mentioned in my post about goals for 2015, one of the things I will be working on is the 2015 Reading Challenge. The list started circulating on social Continue Reading →
I’ve decided for December I want to keep the Blackwood Book Box stuffed with Christmas, Hanukkah, and other winter related books. I have a few on hand (there are a Continue Reading →