Yay, Z!
I don’t know why this was a tough month. The challenge was extra challenging.
You would think the alphabet could be easy. It’s not been that hard in the past.
But so had Camp NaNo. You want to know how far I got on that goal? Zero. Zip.
Yep, once again editing, writing, and my podcast and piano goals got nothing but yawns. Yippee!
But… Yarn got a lot of attention. Many socks nearly jumped off the needles. I seem to have a lot of zest for knitting.
Oh, well. Zippity Do Dah!
The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Whoa! This is a lot! A crazy book to read at bedtime. My emotions were all over the place.
It’s worth the read. So much information! I love that the author did the narration, as you could tell her heart was in the read.
It’s so late at night that I can’t think of what to say that will help others to want to check out this book. It is so worth the read. I’m just warning you. If anger, excitement, sadness, hopelessness, regret, hope, and other huge emotions keep you awake, you might want to read this earlier in the day. I had too many 3 AM bedtimes that didn’t turn into actual sleep. Emotions about women, historical events, and all the wins and losses we’ve all lived through, but receiving only partial information played through my head, wondering what I would have done. What could I have done? How about the personal situations I’ve been through like some of these women; what needed to be done?
So read it for yourself and learn what you can. I was lucky to get to read (listen to) it on Libby.
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “show.” Use it as a noun or a verb. Have fun!
Plus, I think I am on the letter
It seems obvious:
Where’s the show?
X marks the spot.
So, I guess it’s a creek of Consciousness. I should at least show I have a mind to follow.
Still, nothing is coming up.
This xes out the whole process. Sorry. No show today.😥
Viewing Shogun all day today was a valiant effort. We binged all ten episodes. So soon after reading (listening) the book, it was interesting to see how well it was interpreted. Now, on Monday, I should receive the older version with Richard Chamberlain. I advise if you can, to read the actual book first. I did in the 80s. But I wish I had read it more recently. But my vision isn’t good enough for the printed volume.
Meanwhile, I have a bunch of socks nearly finished. My hands have been hurting with the weather changes. So not a lot of progress on any of the projects. But here ya go:
Now off to recorders and ukulele.
Shogun, Part 2 by James Clavell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Finally, I finished reading (listening) to part 2 of the tome. However, I couldn’t find the actual Audible version on which to write the review.
Ralph Lister was the narrator. Sorry. I think he may be the worst. Or maybe this would have been better with a cast of actors. The problem with Mr. Lister is it is hard to tell the characters apart. And his women sound demeaning to all women. Well, the whole book, and that time in history, was degrading to women, but there were positive things stated in the book, such as how wives took care of the money the men made, which may have been their only power. The next level from wife is Geisha, a step up from prostitute. So, to hear that demeaning voice just continued to make me angry.
My review for the first part can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show…. There is a lot to this book, which includes my history of reading and watching this series.
Anyway, I am looking forward to watching the new series and will rewatch the old one. We don’t need to hide from past mistakes; we certainly can learn from all of them. Meanwhile, learning more about Japanese culture and beginning steps in the language was fun for me.
And
Ugh! Unfinished Month with uncomfortable letters to use unabated unhelped, unusual in an upside down universe!
Straight up, I’m trying to catch up. Still, this causes stress.
Story is ‘Socks’ is my favorite ‘S’ word. Stitches, tidal pools, stars and star fish.
Tuesdays and trying. Striving to be better, smarter. Singing in trios, or solos, spending time with my friends.
Show tunes, swimming, trays full of drills, reading Shogun.
Streaming thoughts. So many things unsaid, the train skipped the tracks.
I don’t know if I’m behind or how I got there but I’m seeing others beyond R and I’m barely think of Q.
For some reason I feel like streaming. No plan or plot is showing up. I feel like the queen of lazy. No rhyme or reason.
Since I’m tired I’m in a quandary both mind and body wants to quit. Be quiet. And seeing no rescue in sight, I’ll go with the Monday que: what’s being made?
Finishing arch heading towards the heel.
And
Another challenge:
Time for Duolingo then 🎵🎶
It’s true for me.
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