The thought has occurred to me that I should get some apps for my phone or tablet to entertain certain wriggly, energetic little boys on plane or train trips. A bit of Google-fu has given me a few ideas, but if anyone out there with small ones has suggestions, I would certainly welcome them ( Read more... )

And we're up to date! How about that? November's theme was cramming; trying to squeeze in two Cherryh novels before Philcon and three 2016 graphic novels before the deadline for the Goodreads Choice Awards. We will note the eventual winner was not one of the five nominees I got around to reading. Ah well, at least I read five of the nominees, which ( Read more... )

Well, I've made it through another year. Do the math in the subject line and you can figure out my age (*grin*).

We had given thought to celebrating my birthday with a local folk event, but I failed my babysitter-finding roll. But we had a nice dinner at Trapezaria and did a little catching up on the DVR ( Read more... )

Almost caught up! October's reading was all over the map - some books that have been on the shelf for a long time (Primates and The Apocalypse Door), some 2016 releases (Once Broken Faith and Company Town), the usual pair of magazines, and yet another Zombies Need Brains anthology. I am convinced Joshua Palmatier dreams of breaking Martin H. ( Read more... )

My September reading reflects two key decisions: (1) I should really start working on my Comixology backlog, and (2) I should work some of the piles on my to-be-read bookcase from the bottom up. The four graphic novels are the result of #1; the two non-fiction reads the result of #2.

74. The Killing Joke, Alan Moore (writer), Brian Bolland (artist ( Read more... )

Looking back at August’s list, I realize I only completed two paper books in August - Indexing and Central Station. I started Quiet but hadn't finished it before the end of the month. Everything else I read during the month was in ebook form. Notable among the reads are the 2nd novel set in the universe of K.D Spangler’s excellent webcomic “A Girl ( Read more... )

For the second year in a row, I'll be spending the last month of the year (give or take a day) catching up on bookposts. I’ve gotten waaaaaay behind on those, let alone any sort of posting to LJ. Blame it on too much business travel and (as mentioned last post) all the time and energy spent chasing a toddler around the house. Clearly the middle of ( Read more... )

Because life with a toddler means never having time/energy to post.

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As usual, we had a quiet Thanksgiving, just the three of us heading over to my mom's for dinner. Sam spent most of the visit toddling a continuous circuit around my mom's den, kitchen, living room and dining room, using various objects to test gravity. I tired myself out just walking around behind him ( Read more... )

It's time once again for my traditional birthday housefilk, which we'll host at our townhouse in Rockville on Sunday, December 11th, from 2pm til 8pm. (Sunday! Sunday! Sunday ( Read more... )