What a fun, wacky, adventurous read! I really enjoyed this, and I am looking forward to reading the sequel.

#queerbc @PuddleJumper
#readingispolitical #overcomingevilempires #antifabookclub @Chrissyreadit

Just leave me in peace with my lady meals, please. 🤣🤣🤣 We're returning to childhood rules: Fed is best.

#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday

Laughter is laughter, right? 🫠

#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday
@dabbe

#julyjazz #epluribusunum

Watching this with MisterInBlue tonight. I watched this obsessively when it came out. I was 12. It's not a surprise I turned out the way I did. 😅

The haiku is comprised of lines from different songs in the movie.

#haikuhive #haikuaday

Johan was not pleased that I spent yesterday evening finishing this book instead of focusing all of my attention on him. 😹

Soft pick. The world building was overly complex, and the pacing was inconsistent. However, I was invested in the characters, and the end did satisfy some of my doubts. I'd be willing to give the next book a chance.

I read this purely for fun and escape.

Sometimes I listen to music that reflects my mood, and sometimes I listen to music to try to change my mood. I've been feeling anxious, so I've been finding comfort in this playlist I made for MisterInBlue last year when my health started turning around. I guess it's not surprising that songs that remind me of my safe person make me feel safe. 🩵🩵🩵

https://tidal.com/playlist/f7aa61b4-d608-4eee-8ebe-b32f6c763207

#tuesdaytunes @TieDyeDude

I don't like to bring my phone outside with me when I'm having my morning porch time, so I had to use another web pic. But I watched the sun rise this morning as a thunderstorm rolled in from behind me. It was awe inspiring.

#haikuhive #haikuaday

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46545/eagle-poem

#julyjazz #eagle

A much needed #palettecleanser. This is my new soap opera.

The library goddesses have it in for me. Just as I started reading Animal Farm & 1984 for #withthebanned, my hold for Parable of the Sower came in after 4-ish months. I've finished all 3 last week, but I haven't had the mental capacity to post a review. After several days, this is still all I can come up with:
🤯🤯🤯🫢🫢🫢😬😬😬

I recommend all three, but not at the same time. 🫠
@Jadams89

It's fine. Everything is fine. 😵‍💫🤯🫠

#mondaymood @Deblovestoread

#haikuhive #haikuaday @dabbe

I feel this every time I read the news.

#haikuhive #haikuaday

#julyjazz #picnic

#julyjazz #bastilleday #readlesmis

#julyjazz #fireworks

#julyjazz #redwhitebluecover

Nighttime me has absolutely no respect for morning me. 🤣🤣🫠

#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58195/lady-liberty
#julyjazz #liberty

Had to use another web photo because the cat left as soon as I grabbed my phone. 😹😹😹

#haikuaday #haikuhive

Book Riot had a good article on what we can do to help save IMLS. Contact your reps!

https://bookriot.com/we-can-still-save-the-institute-for-museum-and-library-serv...

#readingispolitical #overcomingevilempires #antifabookclub #resist

I didn't get to snap a pic, so the picture is from the web.
#haikuhive #haikuaday

#julyjazz #forgiveness

An eye-opening and horrifying, but absolutely necessary, read. This provides a good overview of the history of indigenous people in the United States from their perspective. It also connects a lot of dots as to how United States military policy is still influenced by the genocide inflicted on Native peoples.

#realhistory #honesthistory #overcomingevilempires #antifabookclub #readingispolitical

Just a word doodle from last night that became a rough haiku.

#haikuhive #haikuaday

#julyjazz #mentalhealth

Finding solace in the simplicity and complexity of nature this weekend. 💚
#haikuaday #haikuhive

www.indivisible.org

#julyjazz #indivisible

As a member of the mixtape generation, I am compelled to say that this playlist is a work in progress. There's some "transitions" I need to fill in yet. ?
#4thofjulyplaylist @dabbe

Like Home by Eminem featuring Alicia Keys
https://youtu.be/lZQ3kisKMBk?si=9KwIpRmr8uzqBMw-
#julyjazz #starsandstripes

🩵 I love how my bestie and I fall into our old rhythms so easily.
🩵 Went thrifting with my bestie and scored The Complete Poems and Plays of TS Eliot for $2
🩵 GOOD TROUBLE
🩵 I'm so grateful for the litsy community. Y'all are so supportive and smart and amazing!
🩵 I'm grateful to myself this week for recognizing my limits AND taking steps to make sure I take time to rest. It's hard for me, and I'm proud of myself.
#5joysfriday @debinhawaii

Inspired by Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes. Thank you to @karisa and @cbee for reminding me of this. My heart hurts this week.
#haikuhive #haikuaday

I am grateful to these folks, and many more not pictured, for fighting the good fight. Working with them has restored my hope and my faith in humanity. I am so proud to stand with them.

#thoughtsforthursday

#julyjazz #loyalty
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe

I was looking on Libby for 1984 for #withthebanned, and the waitlist was a mile long. But the Animal Farm/1984 combo was available. Lucky for me, but did no one else realize they could just borrow this instead of waiting? 😂

I'm excited for this month's #bookspin and #doublespin selections!
@TheAromaofBooks

#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe

More to come. I find this hilarious and therapeutic. 😂😍
#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe

#julyjazz #madeinus
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I forgot to grab a picture this morning, but a chipmunk almost dug up my poor frostbitten flower! It's still hanging on, though!
#haikuaday #haikuhive

Some folks at work have picked the wrong person to play dumb with. I loathe weaponized incompetence. It's on, now.
#haikuaday #haikuhive

I love how Yang approached each novella in this series with a different style and format, and how each was told from a different character's perspective. The theme of resistance was powerful and timely. Yang incorporated themes of gender, class, and sexuality, as well. Overall, these were intriguing reads. I'd love to read more by Neon Yang.
#queerbc @puddlejumper

I liked the premise, but I wanted a bit more from this book. The writing could have been a little more polished. There are places where the narrative jumps around between the present and the recent past awkwardly. The family dynamic is fascinating, but the plot line with Jess' girlfriend feels like an afterthought. It just needed to be pulled together a little more.
@queerbc @puddlejumper

Poetry. Dickinson. Enough said. 😍🤩😍
#poetrymatters

Chimwemwe (Chim) Undi is a Canadian poet and lawyer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is the current Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate, and was poet laureate of Winnipeg for 2023 and 2024.

#julyjazz #canada
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#junespecials #sportscar
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I'm not sure what exactly happened the other night, but the birds were sounding alarms! Nature is fascinating.
#haikuaday #haikuhive

#junespecials #camera
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks