Welcome to the Sunday Post, a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer to share weekly news and updates on what we’ve been up to on our blog, with our books, and book-related happenings.
School On My Mind
I’m ramping up preparations for school. We have an online “orientation” course that I’ve been working through these last few days that I haven’t finished yet. I’ve been organizing my notebooks and getting my textbooks, and kind of going overboard with colored highlighters and tabs – I am well aware I’m being a little extra but I love the idea of aesthetic notes! I’m pretty sure when the time comes for taking notes, all aesthetics will go out the window though!
I also had a wonderful Saturday spent with a friend who used to go to the school I’m going to. She offered to take me on a tour of her favorite spots on campus, which was really fun, and then we went for lunch after, which was really fun too! I think I’m ready for school…? 😅
The Books
Books I read last week:
- Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang – I am shooketh by this book! I didn’t expect it to be so hard-hitting but yeah, it’s incredible and gave me so much to think about. Now I’m even more excited to read The Sword of Kaigen.
- Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman – I just finished this today. I actually just read this last year and was supposed to read the rest of the series as well, but never got to them, so I’m rereading this to refresh my memory before getting to the next books.
Books I’m reading:
- S. by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst – I had never heard of this book until my bookclub started reading it, but it’s essentially a book within a book; the book in question is basically a “prop” of sorts, it’s a fake book that exists for this story. It’s got annotations on the margins made to look like two characters communicating with each other, there are papers, articles, letters, and more stuffed within the pages of the fake book. I’ve just finished the intro and not yet even gotten to the first chapter yet. I’m anticipating that this will take me longer to finish than a regular book!
Last Week on The Blog
This Week
It’s the last week I have to read the books with an August deadline; two BOTMs with two bookclubs – Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa, and The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell. I could possibly do the first because it’s shorter but I don’t think I’ll be able to finish The Power of Myth since it requires more focus. We shall see.
How was your week? I hope you had a great week last week, and I hope you have a great one again this week!
Huh, I hadn’t come across Blood Over Bright Haven before, but it sounds interesting!
I found that if I got too elaborate with my class notes, I couldn’t stick to it, but some stuff like colour-coding and a good layout did stick. Kinda weird, really, since I don’t usually look back at my notes again anyway, it’s the act of writing that works best for me — but I guess having a little ritual around it puts me in the right mindset, maybe!
Same for me! I don’t often revisit my notes but the act of having to organize them in my head and write them down works for me.
Hope you have a great week!
Thank you! And you too!
Yes – Blood Over Bright Haven isn’t for the faint-hearted and that ending winded me, too! I am so impressed with your preparations for school – how lovely you have a friend who could show you around the campus. Have a great week:).
Blood Over Bright Haven really impressed me and I’m excited to read The Sword of Kaigen too! Have a wonderful week!
Good luck and have fun in school 🙂 I like pretty notes too, but I’m horrible at remembering to actually take notes, much less make them pretty. Hahahaha
Thank you! The hope is for pretty notes, but I don’t know that I’ll actually be able to keep up with them!
Enjoy school! I loved getting stationary. Neatness did go out the window fairly quickly!
Have a great weekend!
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I’m totally expecting that it’s gonna get messy for me too!
tabs and highlights sound amazing! I take notes for everything, it helps me remember stuff. Even when you go to something and they say you don’t have to take notes, we’ll send you the presentation afterward–I’m still taking notes!
Yes, it’s a habit at this point and it gives me something to do with my hands!
I was trying to figure out if I could squeeze anymore books in for my summer challenges this week as well, LOL! When does school start? My son has decided to go to a community college and he will begin Sept. 8th.
I’m starting September 2nd! So exciting for your son! So excited for school!
Great that you feel ready for school. I think we would all like to squeeze in several more books this week.
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
I wish I read faster than I did but I also know that I don’t retain the story very well when I rush so I have to slow down.
Best of luck with school! I have to say, while I don’t miss some aspects of school, I do miss the excuse to get new stationary supplies every year. 😉
Omg yes! I’m such a sucker for pretty stationery!!