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“One school of thought holds that life in the tent so numbs the intellect that the only literature capable of sustaining interest is simple-minded, shallow stuff, heavy on the action: science fiction, pornography, thrillers.” - Krakauer, on what to read when mountaineering weather dictates you spend days upon days trapped in your smelly tent 😂

1. Life stresses me and I manage it by reading alot.
2. A full rainbow and National Parks. My first full rainbow was in Yellowstone National Park. 💚

@NataliePatalie @Eggs
#WonderousWednesday

Right before I started listening to Into the Planet for #AuldLangSpine, a friend tried to convince me to get scuba-certified alongside him. This coincidence was enough to give me pause. Was the universe trying to tell me something? Was diving a part of my future? My destiny, even? Heinerth‘s memoir quickly disabused me of that notion. If the universe was trying to tell me anything it‘s that diving is NOT for me — or, at least, not cave diving.👇🏻

I *hate* spoilers with a fiery passion and NEVER seek to learn the result of something before a writer wants me to. That being said, I just googled to see if Jill Heinerth and her husband, Paul Heinerth, were still together.

I‘m at the point where she reveals to him that she has The Bends, a sickness that could end her career &/or her life. He responds, “No shit, Sherlock.”

I want to END HIM. 🤯😤🤬

#AuldLangSpine #ALSpine @JamieArc

This is from an American point of view, so some of the things in here weren't relevant to me.

There wasn't much to be learned here either for me as I've read most of the things in other books.

When I bought this book, I knew nothing about it, I bought it because of the title.

After buying it though, I quickly found out that it was first printed in 1905, so it's severely outdated and only some of it was transferable.

Last night, I started my first #AuldLangSpine pick. I‘ve gotta say…I could have chosen better, given my current timeline. 🙈

As a way to talk about how she‘s learned to embrace fear, Heinerth tells the story of a break-in at her first apartment & a face-to-face, violent encounter with the intruder. My husband‘s band is going on (a short) tour. I‘m going to be home alone for a few nights. Hi. I won‘t be sleeping. 😅 Thank God people live above me?

Why is my first read and review for 2023 a total bomb? This was terrible. It's going to be the Friday post clocking it at nearly 500 words. I wanted a fast read so I could schedule early (hahaha yeah buffer's gone again), and this was my punishment.

Pro tip: do not, in fact, let your children forage for mushrooms. 😑

I added this to my TBR when I saw @JamieArc reading it. The audio is great, read by the author. The stories of going to Antarctica to dive into an iceberg had me on the edge of my seat.

I found the part at the end about the genetic makeup of thrill seekers fascinating. I definitely don‘t possess that gene, but I‘m glad I get to read about people who do!

1. We hiked to the Hollywood Sign on Monday. This is the back view of the sign.

2. New Year's Eve: exploring Carlsbad, New Mexico. New Year's Day: hiking in Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs
Everyone is tagged!

Sun‘s just up and I‘m the only one awake. Here's my Christmas haul (we open presents at midnight) : tagged book, an anthology of Gulf poetry, Babel or the Necessity of violence, and L‘archipel du gouache (travel/cookbook in former USSR states) 👍🥳😛