What I am... January 2022
Hello Dear Reader,
I am planning to give a quick summary of some of the shiny little treasures that have caught my eye each month. I hope you enjoy them too! (1)
What I'm reading
Nonfiction:
Publisher's Summary:
A practical and comprehensive guide to surviving the greatest disaster of our time, from New York Times best-selling self-help author and beloved CBS Sunday Morning science and technology correspondent David Pogue.
You might not realize it, but we’re already living through the beginnings of climate chaos. In Arizona, laborers now start their day at three a.m. because it’s too hot to work past noon. Chinese investors are snapping up real estate in Canada. Millennials have evacuation plans. Moguls are building bunkers. Retirees in Miami are moving inland... (2)
Nonfiction YA:
Publisher's Summary:
Hip-hop and feminism combine in this empowering guide with attitude, from best-selling author Brittney Cooper and founding members of the Crunk Feminist Collective.
Loud and rowdy girls, quiet and nerdy girls, girls who rock naturals, girls who wear weave, outspoken and opinionated girls, girls still finding their voice, queer girls, trans girls, and gender nonbinary young people who want to make the world better: Feminist AF uses the insights of feminism to address issues relevant to today’s young womxn... (3)
Fiction:
The weakest hunter of all mankind!
E-rank hunter Jinwoo Sung has no money, no talent, and no prospects to speak of - and apparently, no luck, either! When he enters a hidden double dungeon one fateful day, he’s abandoned by his party and left to die at the hands of some of the most horrific monsters he’s ever encountered.
But just before the last, fatal blow...ping! [Congratulations on becoming a Player.] (4)
Fiction YA:
Publisher's Summary:
For fans of Lemony Snicket and Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, this first book in the bestselling, award-winning Mysterious Benedict Society Series is not to be missed!
"Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" Dozens of children respond to this peculiar ad in the newspaper and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests, which readers take along with them. Only four children--two boys and two girls--succeed... (5)
What I'm playing
Phone:
If you decided to play, come and join my guild Loxwyld and send a friend request (My ID: 2572595303)! (6)
PC:
I am a lifelong Trekkie. I grew up watching Next Gen and marathoning the original series on the sci-fi channel when I was home sick. So when a friend of mine introduced me to the MMO version of it I was... skeptical. But the game quickly won me over the first time I heard Lenard Nimoy's voice congratulate me for leveling. The game does a wonderful job of creating new content while honoring and incorporating the wide-ranging stories of its roots and dialog from the original actors. Currently playing through the celebration event for the 12th anniversary of the game. (7)
Console:
The original pokemon snap was my favorite game for quite a while when I was growing up. I loved the photography aspect of it and I loved a solo game that was not super combat heavy and reaction time-dependent as I was not very good at either. It's such a chill game and I am going through it slowly but I am enjoying it quite a bit. (8)
What I'm listening to
This project was started by Catieosaurus on tiktok. She make adult ADHD content and she decided to make a playlist of all the songs that people hyperfixed on and needed to play over and over and over. It quickly ballooned into such a massive playlist that she opened it up for others to add their own songs and then once that playlist filled up she started another. I believe there are 4 parts now. (9)
What I'm watching
Geralt
of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a
world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
I have read the first couple of the witcher books and I am planning to read more (once I get my TBR shelf a little more empty.) In the meantime, my spouse and I enjoyed the show and managed to make it last two whole date nights rather than bingeing it all in one evening like I definitely wanted to do. (10)
What I'm making
Watercolor Birthday cards
I am trying to paint small cards for everyone's birthday this year. I have wanted to do this for years but never could get the executive function together to make it happen. So I have a bunch that I painted up, now to just remember to mail them.
What I'm eating
I have recently rediscovered a love for popcorn, white cheddar is still my favorite by far but I have had some flavored caramel corn and I am hooked. I am currently munching on a bowl of "snickerdoodle" flavored popcorn! EC Pops makes all kinds of fun flavors of popcorn. (11)
What I'm loving
Chronic fatigue makes everything in life more complicated so anything that can simplify some steps for me is a huge win. I have been using instacart since the start of the pandemic but honestly, it's become more of a part of my life now that I have two kids working and I spend so much time driving just to get them to work. Not needing to walk around the grocery store saves me so much energy and I love that I can either get my Aldi groceries delivered to schedule a pick-up time and grab them on the way home from a drop-off or pick-up. (12)
Footnotes:
1. Some of the links on this blog are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you buy something through those links, this does not change the cost of the item for you but does help me out.
12. https://inst.cr/t/RTNodndCNG1L The first 10 people to place their first order through this link will get 10$ to use on instacart.
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