#Jo Ann Beard
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the tiny birds on the reeds that won’t stop flitting inside my writing mind, swaying back and forth...
Jo Ann Beard, Festival Days (Little, Brown & Company, March 16, 2021)
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My September & October Reads
Festival Days, Jo Ann Beard - An essay-writing god who cares about dogs just as much, possibly more, than I do. Incredible.
The Mutual Friend, Carter Bays - A coworker convinced me to put this on hold by describing it as "like reading a TV show." Specifically, it feels like reading How I Met Your Mother, which makes sense because Carter Bays created that show. I didn't want to stop once I started, and I've recommended it to all of my book friends. Twists! Turns! Lovable characters! New York City!
Nora Goes Off Script, Annabel Monaghan - Ideal for a Friday night when you're stuck at home with a cold. It's fun and funny but there are actual stakes, I loved the protagonist (a relatable queen!), and I was rooting for the relationship the whole time. I flew through it in one sitting, if you don't count the 20 times I walked across the room to grab cough drops or make more hot tea.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin - This is my third Gabrielle Zevin book and what I want to know is: how does she do it?! Each book is wildly different from the last, but they're all extremely well-written page-turners. Tomorrow is my favorite so far because I knew it would be a perfect novel to recommend to my older brother, which I rarely get to do.
Exteriors, Annie Ernaux - This year's Nobel Prize was announced as I was walking in to work, and since I work at a library, I grabbed the first book of hers that I could find before heading to my desk. I had never read Ernaux, but based on her fans' ecstatic tweets, she is mainly a memoirist who writes about sadness and extramarital affairs—okay, I'm interested! This one turned out to be a slim book of diary entries written when she moved to a neighborhood outside of Paris; short observations from the grocery store, the dentist's waiting room, the train.
Flight, Lynn Steger Strong - If you're in the mood for a heartwarming holiday story, this ain't it. But! If you love: Christmas, your unfortunately faraway siblings, the Jodie Foster/Holly Hunter film Home for the Holidays, and being sad, then this very much IS it.
#books#booklr#how i met your mother#monthly reads#september#october#am reading#lynn steger strong#flight#annie ernaux#exteriors#nobel prize#gabrielle zevin#tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow#annabel monaghan#nora goes off script#romance#carter bays#the mutual friend#jo ann beard#festival days#essays
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“I think we should brace ourselves in case something bad has happened,” I say to Mary. She nods. “Just in case. It won’t hurt to be braced.” I realize that I don’t know what “braced” means. You hear it all the time but that doesn’t mean it makes sense. Whiskey is supposed to be bracing but what it is is awful. I want either tea or beer, no whiskey. Mary nods again and heads into the kitchen.
Within an hour there are seven women in the dim living room, sitting. Switching back and forth between CNN and the local news reports. There is something terrifying about the quality of the light and the way voices are echoing in the room. The phone never stops ringing, ever since the story hit the national news.
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his character sucks, his design sucks, his voice sucks everything about him sucks. I don't get why people like him, he's a selfish bitch who cares for himself. Randomly beefing with people for no reason, Brick tried to be nice to him multiple times on the show but he didn't give a shit and still tried to hurt him. Then when we get the merge he's basically treating lightning and Cameron like shit.
In episode 1 he was already beefing with people the second he appeared om screen. Scott wad just minding his own business then all of a sudden jo of course had something to say "stay of my way If you value your kiwis🤓" girl wtf are you talking about, scott didn't do anything to you. After chris McLean crahes the boat he's basically drowning people so he could get 1st place. Then when he arrives 1st he keeps bringing up he's a girl like who give a fuck. Yes we can all see your an girl.
Episode 2 and he's still a bitch. I wish he got voted off instead of staci. At the start of episode 2 him and brick was both running then suddenly they both crash into each othim 😱😱 and then yet again jo starts beefing and being a bitch in general for no reason like stfu for once your so annoying and then in the trivia game he's basically forcing Cameron and brick to embarrass themselves and even before the challenge he was being rude to Cameron saying he had a giant head while him chin is just as large.
Yet again in Episode 3 he was still annoying, at the start of the episode he basically racing with brick for the 29292 time and then he nearly chocked him and then omg 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 jo is actually nice to someone he actually "compliments" svetlana and then for the rest of the episode he's breaks bricks arm and is being annoying to anne maria. Istg If I was anne maria I would've beaten the shit of him.
Don't even get me started on episode 4 omg, in this episode he was just being a selfish annoying jerk. The whole episode he was bullying brick for passing his pants acting like he don't work out naked. Anne maria and Mike had the right to insult his attitude. he needs to get his attitude problem fixed istg. The more I talk about him in this episode the more my blood boils so let's just get to episode 5.
Episode 5 this bitch starts complaining about how no one can do shit on their tteam like oh my god shut the fuck up no one made you team leader. anne maria shouldve let that bitch fucking drown. if i were him i wouldve cheered zoey on for stepping on the air hose because then it wouldve gotten rid of the worst contestant of all time. then jo almost kills cameron like how much of a stupid fucking bitch can you be??????? no wonder no one likes you oh my god you asshole. and after brick basically took a bomb for the team all he has for him is a "nice job kid!" and a thumbs up????? what the fuck??????? hes a heartless asshole. can we also talk about how fucked up him back is????? why does he look like that??? girl looks like a humpback whale. fucking big ass feet as well. he needs to join the rates. no wonder lightning thought you were a man look at you. big ass chin.
then in episode 6 the only thing they do with him is talk about how hairy and ugly that bitch is. "ill pass on the frilly girly hair care thank you" WE GET IT YOURE NOT LIKE OThim GIRLS. CAN YOU SHUT UP YOU ANNOYING ASSHOLE. i wish anne marias hairspray killed him on the spot. no wonder anne maria and zoey looked so disgusting at jo shaving whatever he was doing in that scene because id be disgusting at that ugly ass bitch too. then the only othim thing he does is say hes hairy like ugh we get it nobody asked. girls out hime acting embarrassed like "Omg silly me did everyone hear me mention my pit hair? xoxoxoxoxo ahahaha i hope no one heard that" fucker has a beard. and normally i wouldnt care if girls have body hair but this bitch dont need to be acting like this and getting all embarrassed that someone heard him mention him beard. then chester fucks up him makeup lmaoooooooooo good on him. everyone shouldve laugehd at him harder, if anything that ugly ass makeup made him look even better. then he cruhes bricks hand like "welcome to my team" who tf r uu go away ur knew.
Then in episode 7 he has to mention he works out naked like um????? weirdo???? fym "finally work out like the ancient olympians" like ew thats actually disgusting. have you been WAITING to do this? kys. then he makes that dumb alliance with lightning for some reason although brick is a giant simp and will do whatever he says and it wouldve been a better strategy to keep him around because he constantly rides him dick. hes so fucking stupid for that move. then he has him whole "and ive never kissed a guy" moment ugh shut the fuck up youre not a gay twink. "ermm im not a dude!!!!!" WE KNOWWW hes the reason i hope gay marriage gets criminalized in every country in north america. then hes all like "brickkkkk abandon ur code for me!!!!!" like you just wanted zoey mike and cam to die?????? hes actuallly so fucking twisted. how awful of a person can you be. then he voted out brick even tho he didnt even vote for him so if he voted out lightning he couldve kept him around and manioulated brick. but he voted brick anyway. you know why? because jo sucks.
Episode 8 he doesnt even do jackshit he just wakes lightning up from his sleep and starts yelling at him with those corny ass nicknames like please shut your face no one ever wants to hear you talk you sue sylvester wannabe. since sues a republican i bet joes a republican too. fucking trump voter. i cant even remember what he does this episode becauses hes so useles?????? and then he beats lightning with a metal sign for no reason. like girl thats your only ally why dont you kill yourself while youre at it. god i hate republicans.
Then in episode 9 he pushes lightning into a shark like stoppppppppp thats ur ally you dumb fuck. whyd you just abandon him while everyone else hates you. lmao. i really wish scott eliminated joe that episode because then he wouldt have made it to the final 4 but nooooo scotts also stupid. s4 wouldve been SOOOO much better if joe wasnt in it. then she wants to be spoiled and pampered by lightning like stop itttt
Finally she gets eliminated in 10 but the entire time shes like "why is lightning mad at me?? i only pushed him into a shark ahahaha teehehheeh im so sillyyy" please sotp it you look liek you have xy chromsomes!!!! thens he bullies cameron for no reason??? and acts like a 90s school bully like ahahahah do my homework for me NERD!!!!!!!!!!!!! you dipshit i hope you kill yourself lmao look at meeeee. then she acts all surprised when everyone votes her off loolllll love it when he gets his karma. no wonder lightning misgendered you when you have a full beard that you cant shave off jackass
Even in the finale he cant shut up "im not rooting for cam or lightning ://// look at me guys im so different ahahhaha im one of the boys lmao!!!! im not like other girls!!! XDDDDD" nobody asked. :/
anyway jo dick riders dont come after me its just my opinion and im correct xoxo. dont come at me with all bis issues r just internalized misogyny !!!!!! bc i dont care i hope he joins the rates!!!!glad he didnt make it far in AS bc if he did i think i wouldve shot somebody lollll okay goodnight
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The Antonian Reading List
Mark Antony: A Life by Patricia Southern (Highly recommended!)
Mark Antony: A Biography by Eleanor Goltz Huzar (Highly recommended!)
The Life and Times of Marc Antony by Arthur Weigall (Recommended)
Marc Antony: His Life and Times by Allan Roberts (Recommended)
Marc Antony by Mary Kittredge
Antony & Cleopatra by Patricia Southern
Antony & Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy (By far the most negative book on Antony by a modern historian, the Cleopatra portion is better)
Mark Antony: A Plain Blunt Man by Paolo de Ruggiero (Recommended)
Mark Antony and Popular Culture: Masculinity and the Construction of an Icon by Rachael Kelly
Mark Antony's Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an Emperor by Stephen Dando-Collins
A Noble Ruin: Mark Antony, Civil War and the Collapse of the Roman Republic by W. Jeffrey Tatum (Highly recommend!)
Mark Antony & Cleopatra: Cleopatra's Proxy War to Conquer Rome & Restore the Empire of the Greeks by Martin Armstrong
Actium and Augustus: The Politics and Emotions of Civil War by Robert Alan Gurval
The Roman Revolution by Ronald Syme (Recommended)
Octavian, Antony and Cleopatra by W. W. Tarn
Fulvia: Playing for Power at the End of the Roman Republic by Celia E. Schultz
Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt by Joyce Tyldesley (Highly Recommended!)
Cleopatra by Michael Grant (Highly Recommanded!)
Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff (Highly Recommended!)
Cleopatra - A Biography by D. Roller
Cleopatra and Antony by Diana Preston
Cleopatra by Alberto Angela (Recommended)
Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott
Cleopatra the Great by Joann Fletcher
Cleopatra and Egypt by Sally-Ann Ashton
Cleopatra and Rome by Diana E. E. Kleiner
Cleopatra Her History Her Myth by Francine Prose
Cleopatra Histories, Dreams, and Distortions by Lucy Hughes Hallett (Recommended)
Cleopatra’s Daughter Egyptian Princess by Jane Draycott
The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard (Good for beginners)
The Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar by Peter Stothard
Robicon by Tom Holland
Alesia 52 BC: The final struggle for Gaul (Campaign) by Nic Fields
Actium 31 BC: Downfall of Antony and Cleopatra (Campaign) by Si Sheppard
Pharsalus 48 BC: Caesar and Pompey – Clash of the Titans (Campaign) by Si Sheppard
Philippi 42 BC: The death of the Roman Republic (Campaign) by Si Sheppard
Mutina 43 BC: Mark Antony's struggle for survival (Campaign) by Nic Fields
The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss
The Battle of Actium 31 BC: War for the World by Lee Fratantuono
Rome and Parthia: Empires at War: Ventidius, Antony and the Second Romano-Parthian War, 40–20 BC by Gareth C Sampson
Rivalling Rome: Parthian Coins and Culture by Vesta Curtis
Classical sources:
Plutarch’s Lives
Cicero: Philippics, Ad Brutum, Ad Familiares
Appian, The Civil Wars
Dio Cassius, The Roman History
Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars
Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War
Livy, The Early History of Rome
Tacitus, Annals and Histories
Friction:
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra by Willian Shakespeare
All For Love or The World Well Lost by John Dryden
The Siren and the Roman – A Tragedy by Lucyl
Caesar and Cleopatra by George Berbard Shaw
Cleopatra (play) by Sardou
Antony by Allan Massie
I, Claudius by Robert Graves
I, Cleopatra by William Bostock
Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard
Cleopatra by Georg Ebers
Kleopatra (Vol I & II) by Karen Essex
Last Days with Cleopatra by Jack Lindsay
The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George
When We Were Gods by Colin Falconer
The Masters of Rome series by Colleen McCullough
Caesar's Soldier: Mark Antony Book I by Alex Gough (Ongoing series)
The Antonius Trilogy by Brook Allen
The Last Pharaoh series by Jay Penner
Throne of Isis by Juith Tarr
Hand of Isis by Jo Graham
Woman of Egypt by Kevin Methews
The Ides of Blood 01-06 (Comics)
Terror - Antonius En Cleopatra (Erotic yet pure love, Dutch comics)
Cleopatra - Geschiedenisstrip (Dutch comics)
Les Grands Personnages de l Histoire en Bandes Dessinees – Marc Antonie (French comics)
Les Grands Personnages de l Histoire en Bandes Dessinees – Cleopatre (French comics)
Les Grands Personnages de l Histoire en Bandes Dessinees – Julius Caesar (French comics)
Cléopâtre (French Manga)
Ils Ont Fait L'histoire - Cléopâtre (French Graphic Novel)
#mark antony#marc antony#marcus antonius#cleopatra#cleopatra vii#antony and cleopatra#rome#ancient rome#roman history#roman republic#roman empire#books#book recommendations#reading list#to read list#history
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Band lineups
This will include all the band and what lineups have been submitted. It will be updated as more submissions come in. (Not complete at all)
Guns’N Roses: Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler
Mötley Crüe: Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee
Queen: Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor
Hanoi Rocks: Michael Monroe, Andy McCoy, Nasty Suicide, Razzle and Sami Yafta
Iron Maiden: Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Steve Harris and Nicko McBrain
Poison: Bret Michaels, C.C. Deville, Bobby Dall and Rikki Rockett
Rush: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart
Anthrax: Frank Bello, Joey Belladonna, Scott Ian, Charlie Benante and Dan Spitz
Possessed: Jeff Becerra, Mike Torrao, Larry LaLonde and Mike Sus
Bon Jovi: Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, Tico Torres, Alec John Such and Richie Sambora
Skid Row: Sebastian Bach, Dave Sabo, Scotti Hill, Rachel Bolan and Rob Affuso
Talking Heads: David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison
Warrant: Jani Lane, Joey Allen, Erik Turner, Steven Sweet and Jerry Dixon
The Cure: Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Lol Tolhurst, Roger O'Donnell, Porl Thompson and Boris Williams
The Bangles: Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, Debbi Peterson and Michael Steele
Def Leppard: Rick Savage, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, Rick Allen and Joe Elliott
The Traveling Wilburys: Nelson Wilbury (George Harrison), Otis Wilbury (Jeff Lynne), Charlie T. Wilbury Jr (Tom Petty), Lefty Wilbury (Roy Orbison), Lucky Wilbury (Bob Dylan)
U2: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.
Dokken: Don Dokken, Mick Brown, Jeff Pilsen and George Lynch
Blondie: Clem Burke, Jimmy Destri, Nigel Harrison, Deborah Harry, Frank Infante and Chris Stein
Duran Duran: Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Andy Taylor and Roger Taylor
Quiet Riot: Kevin DuBrow, Carlos Cavazo , Rudy Sarzo and Frankie Banali
Aerosmith: Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer
Dio: Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain and Vivian Campbell
Metallica: James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Cliff Burton and Lars Ulrich
Winger: Kip Winger, Reb Beach, Paul Taylor and Rod Morgenstein
The Human League: Ian Burden, Philip Oakley, Susan Ann Sulley, Joanne Catherall, Jo Callis, Jim Russell and Philip Adrian Wright
The Clash: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon
Cinderella: Tom Keiffer, Eric Brittingham, Jeff LeBar and Jim Drinec
Nirvana: Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Chad Channing
The Smiths: Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce
The Police: Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland
They Might Be Giants: John Linnell and John Flansburgh
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Bruce Springsteen, Clarence Clemons, Garry Tallent, Roy Bittan, Danny Federici, Max Weinberg, Nils Lofgren and Patti Scialfa
R.E.M.: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
Spın̈al Tap: David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), Smalls (Harry Shearer), Viv Savage (David Kaff) and Mick Shrimpton (Ric Parnell)
Tin Machine: David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Tony Fox Sales and Hunt Sales
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith and John Frusciante
ZZ Top: Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard
AC/DC: Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd
Beastie Boys: Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz, Adam "MCA" Yauch and Michael "Mike D" Diamond
Depeche Mode: Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Alan Wilder and Andy Fletcher
The Pogues: Shane MacGowan, James Fearnley, Jen Finer, Terry Woods, Peter “Spider” Stacy, Andrew Ranken, Darryl Hunt and Philip Chevron
Bauhaus: Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins and David J
Prince and the Revolution: Prince, Bobby, Brown Mark, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman and Matt "Dr." Fink
Joy Division: Ian Curtis, Bernard Summer, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris
Fleetwood Mac: Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood
Devo: Gerald Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob "Bob 1" Mothersbaugh, Bob "Bob 2" Casale and Alan Myers
Van Halen: David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony and Alex Van Halen
Van Halen (Hagar era): Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony and Alex Van Halen
Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: Joan Jett, Ricky Byrd, Gary Ryan and Lee Crystal
Genesis: Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins
Primus: Les Claypool, Larry "Ler" LaLonde and Tim "Herb" Alexander
Ramones: Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone and Marky Ramone
Yes: Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire, Tony Kaye andAlan White
Siouxsie and the Banshees: Siouxsie Soux, Steven Severin, Budgie and John McGeoch
Kraftwerk: Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider and Karl Bartos
The Alan Parsons Project: Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
Hall and Oates: Daryl Hall and John Oates
Echo and the Bunnymen:Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant, Les Pattinson and Pete De Freitas
Tears for Fears: Curt Smith, Roland Ozabal, Ian Stanley and Manny Elias
The Psychedelic Furs: Richard butler, Tim butler, John Ashton and Vince Ely
Misfits:Glenn Danzig, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, Jerry Only and Arthur Googy
Living Colour: Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, Muzz Skillings and Will Calhoun
XTC:Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding and Dave Gregory
Adam and the Ants: Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni, Merrick, Terry Lee Miall and Gary Tibbs
Run-DMC: Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels and Jam Master Jay
King Crimson: Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin and Bill Bruford
Public Enemy: Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Terminator X, The Bomb Squad and Professor Griff
KISS: Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Carr and Bruce Kulick
N.W.A.: Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Rend, Dr. Dre , DJ Yella and Arabian Prince
Whitesnake: David Coverdale, John Sykes, Neil Murray, Aynsley Dunbar and Don Airey
Black Sabbath: Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward
Deep Purple: Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, John Lord, Roger Glover and Ian Paice
L.A. Guns: Phil Lewis, Tracii Guns, Mick Cripps, Kelly Nickels, Nickey Alexander and Steve Riley
W.A.S.P.: Blackie Lawless, Chris Holmes, Randy Piper and Tony Richards
The B-52’s: Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson and Keith Strickland
Vixen: Jan Kuehnemund, Janet Gardner, Share Ross and Roxy Petrucci
The Go Go’s: Belinda Carlisle, Jane Weidlin, Charlotte Caffey, Gina Schock and Kathy Valentine
The Residents: Hardy Fox, All other members have remained anonymous by choice, instead performing with masks on. There are four active Residents in live shows, though it is unknown how many have joined or left the group or been active at any given time.
Pretenders: Chrissie Hynde, Robbie McIntosh, Malcolm Foster and Martin Chamber
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Howie Epstein and Stan Lynch
Asia: John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Steve Howe and Carl Palmer
Jethro Tull: Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Doane Perry, Peter-John Vettese and Dave Pegg
Green Day: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and John Kiffmeyer
Journey: Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie, Ross Valory and Steve Smith
Wham!: George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
Pet Shop Boys: Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant
The Who: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Kenney Jones
Scorpions: Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, Francis Buchholz and Herman Rarebell
Heart: Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Howard Leese, Mark Andes and Denny Carmassi
Ratt: Stephen Pearce, Robbin Crosby, Warren DeMartini, Bobby Blotzer and Juan Croucier
The Beach Boys: Mike Love, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Bruce Johnston and Brian Wilson
Queensrÿche: Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton, Chris DeGarmo, Eddie Jackson and Scott Rockenfield
The Cars:
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end of year reading 2023
classics:
norwegian wood by murakami (i was on vacation, my phone was dying and i only had this book)
secret garden by burnett (our library copy has a missing page so i had to go to gutenburg.org to finish)
daddy-long-legs by webster (only to cross off the “letters” category in my reading bingo; i also considered this “(not so) dark academia”)
manga:
usotoki rhetoric by ritsu miyako (period mystery; couldn’t get enough)
daddy, the beard gorilla and i by koike sadaji (bittersweet slice of life about a widower and his kid moving in with his younger brother)
series:
elemental logic by laurie j. marks (hurts so good; some ugly crying but could not get enough of it and i love the glyphs)
haley and nana stories by maggie hogarth (cozy and cute litrpg with calligraphy but found myself arguing against the religious views)
fave library discoveries:
linnea at monet’s garden by bjork and anderson (children’s book with gorgeous illustrations; counted this and sequels as my “cottagecore” reads)
a month in siena by hisham matar (wonderfully written about art and author’s grief for his father)
chord by rick barot (amazing poetry by filipino-american queer author; enjoyed it more than his galleon book)
other people’s recs:
one long river of song by brian doyle (savoured the heck out of this essay/poetry collection; reccd by austin kleon)
kamogawa food detectives by hisashi kashiwai (loved the japanese drama so I didn’t need the rec; saw it on ig and immediately got a copy)
at the amberleaf fair by phyllis ann karr (jo walton rec; i discovered a lot of older sff via walton’s blog at tor)
new release:
salvage right by lee and miller (i am obsessed with the liaden books)
other memorable reads: t. kingfisher’s minor mage and wizard’s defensive guide to baking and dorothy gilman’s clairvoyant countess picked up on sale at work.
I enjoyed the reading bingo so much I made another one for next year with old & new categories and added a 3x3 mini movie bingo as well.
I read about 126 this year aiming for at least one more, but next year, I’m lowering my goal to 75 to ease the pressure.
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who are people’s favourite essayists/essay collections (besides queen didion) I work in a bookshop and need to compile a list to order! I’ve got Janet Malcom, Jo Ann beard, Anne Carson, hanif abdurraqib, mark fisher and June Jordan so far.
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What books did you get at the bookstore?
I have bought 12 books in the last 2 months (bc I am insane) & I will list them here for you now
fiction
- Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
- The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy
- The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud
- On Beauty by Zadie Smith
- Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
- The Innocent by Ian McEwan
nonfiction
- I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
- The Boys of My Youth by Jo Ann Beard
- Spark Joy by Marie Kondo
poetry
- A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe by Fernando Pessoa
- If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho translated by Anne Carson
-- some I bought bc they were super cheap, some I have been looking for for a while, some bc I like the author's other work (largest selection fit into this category), & some bc I've heard of them & wanted to see what the hype was about
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I have no choice. Once I start something, I always finish, for better or worse, because it's my personality.
Jo Ann Beard, Festival Days (Little, Brown & Company, March 16, 2021)
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June Rodil : Master Sommelier from Jo Ann Santangelo on Vimeo.
June Rodil was born in the Philippines and raised in Texas, June joined Houston-based, freshly formed Goodnight Hospitality as a partner in 2019 and opened two new concepts the same year: Montrose Cheese & Wine and Rosie Cannonball, a 2020 James Beard Award semifinalist for Outstanding Wine Program.
Previously, June was VP of Operations for McGuire Moorman Hospitality, based in Austin, TX, and headed operations for 11 concepts. She remains a partner in June’s All Day, her namesake restaurant that was named one of Food & Wine magazine's Restaurants of the Year in 2017, I was AGM at June's during this time. June is one of 29 women in the Americas to earn the Master Sommelier credential.
To me, June will always be a mentor. Very early in my role as General Manager of June's All Day, June and I were sitting in our then-shared office space when the silence was broken by a very stern June "June's P&L is horrible, fix this shit" and then she started rattling off categories that were out of wack. Honestly, I had heard about P &L's, sat through many weekly manager meetings with the MMH executives, and listened to these numbers but I was never personally responsible for them. Now here I was in charge and asked to fix it. I told June, sure show me, walk me through the P&L, and she did that day and regularly whenever I needed. Always available to me, and willing to share her knowledge.
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Famous Five Art Nostalgia #09
Introductory post
Five Fall into Adventure – Le Club des Cinq et les gitans / Le Club des Cinq pris au piège
Original publication date: 1950 (UK), 1960 (France)
(Original cover art by Jeanne Hives, 1960)
This book was re-titled in newer editions for similar reasons to the fifth volume in the series: like “saltimbanques” (fair-folk), the word “gitans” (gypsies) was originally simply used to designate a certain group of people, but it has come to hold some derogatory and xenophobic connotations over time. The title was thus changed to “Le Club des Cinq pris au piège” (Famous Five Caught in a Trap).
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Plot summary (adapted from Wikipedia):
The Famous Five meet up at Kirrin Station and learn Aunt Fanny and Uncle Quentin will be holidaying in Spain, leaving the Five at home with the household's cook, Joanna [Maria]. On the beach, the Five meet a gypsy girl, the "ragamuffin", called Jo [Jo].
(Jo making a pest of herself and bombarding the Five with cherry pits)
Jo and George almost get into fight and Dick, who intervenes, gets a punch from Jo and retaliates in kind. The others find Jo and George very much alike. After finding out that Jo is a girl, Dick is very sorry, which moves Jo who is not used to kindness. After this Jo is devoted to Dick, but Jo and George keep disliking each other.
(Dick’s charm at work!)
After the house is burgled, George is kidnapped, and Jo comes with a card requesting some documents to exchange for George. The wrong papers are provided, so George is not released. Jo is helping the villains, but decides to change sides, mostly because she wants to please Dick, and tells that George is likely hidden in Raven's forest [la forêt de Courcy] by the villains, among them her father Simmy [Antonio].
(Jo enjoying Joanna’s delicious breakfast)
The children find Simmy's caravan, but no George or Timmy in it. Instead, they found George's writing on the wall of the caravan which says "Red Tower" [Mesnil-le-Rouge] over and over again.
(Julian, Dick and Anne get lost in the forest and caught in a storm, resulting in a very uncomfortable night)
Jo knows that Red Tower is a man, a dangerous fellow who lives in a castle-like house on a cliff-top. Jo eventually leads Julian and Dick to the cliff-top house, where George is captive in a tower. Anne is left home with Joanna. At the foot of the cliff, the children find an underground tunnel which leads to the house. In the tunnel they meet Red Tower, a giant of a man with a flaming-red beard and madman's eyes.
(The ferocious Red Tower is thoroughly pissed at his impertinent henchmen Simmy and Jake [Antonio and Manolo] for daring to request further payment for their shady work)
Red captures Dick and Julian, but not Jo who escapes. Jo frees the boys from captivity and climbs up some ivy and swaps places with George. Jo later locks up three of the kidnappers, including her own father. Timmy is doped, but wakes up just in time to protect them from the villains. She and Julian, George, Dick and Timmy manage to make a getaway by boat. The police are alerted. Three of the criminals attempt to escape but their helicopter crashes. Jo is admired by everyone, even by George, who first hated her. Joanna says that her cousin would like to look after Jo, as Jo's father will be sent to prison.
Bonus:
(Dick, you shameless flirt 😏)
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Cover art through the ages:
(Disclaimer: This is not an exhaustive list; sometimes the dates are difficult to pinpoint; and I have purposefully not included editions that re-used similar cover art, with differences only in layout and font style.)
(Original cover by Jeanne Hives, Hachette, 1960 – that’s a nice scene. I can’t remember if it is ever mentioned that Jo plays music, but I happily embrace this headcanon!)
(Jean Sidobre chooses to focus on an action scene from the end of the book – Hachette, 1973)
(Jean Sidobre again with some snooping in the forest – Vermeille collection, 1975. Er, what is George doing here? Isn't she currently kidnapped? 🤔)
(A similar setting from J.P. Morvan for France Loisirs, 1978… and the same question about George’s presence in the scene 🙄)
(Umberto Nonna opts for some dramatic seafaring action – Edito Service, 1982)
(Yves Beaujard also illustrates the escape scene – and this time it is Anne's turn to be where she isn't supposed to be! Hachette, 1989)
(Stuntwoman Jo in action! Julian, Dick and Timmy are suitably impressed. 😯 Paul Gillon, Hachette, 1993)
(A tense meeting on the beach! I like the kids’ outfits, particularly George and Anne’s overalls. Munch and Prunier, Hachette, 2000)
(Fun times at the gypsy camp - Unknown illustrator, Hachette, c. 2000)
(For once I quite like this cover by Frédéric Rébéna. It gives a feeling of mystery and tension, and George is suitably absent from the scene – Hachette, 2006)
(Auren also takes us on a trek in the forest – Hachette, 2019)
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Thanks for reading and see you next time!
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a tragedy that jo ann beard’s “forth state of matter” short essay/story isn’t like. a household name. what a deeply sad and lonely and loving and heartbroken work. major warnings for gun violence and discussions of pet death but like. i would recommend this to anyone in the headspace for reading it
#my life is in a moment where i can’t read books anymore but i really miss genuinely well written stories exploring large themes in succient#and wrapped manner. and like fanfic just does not scratch that it it’s the literary equivalent of candy it’s all fluff and rarely any#depth. and poems do scratch that itch but sometimes you want a Story you know. like a Thing to Read#anyways. reread this again cause i was looking through my bookmarks. fucked up#ramblings
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📚 What are some books that have influenced your style?
The book that's probably influenced my style the most is The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke. The character development plus the dynamic setting plus the way the mystery was woven into the plot so neatly (and the way the ending was hopeful but realistic at the same time) really stuck with me. I've also been really influenced by nonfiction, both short and longer-form -- Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand and The Boys In The Boat by Daniel James Brown are both excellent examples of taking details from a person's life and using them to set up a story arc, and I'll throw All The Frequent Troubles Of Our Days by Rebecca Donner into the mix although I've only read it once. For short nonfiction, "The Fourth State of Matter" by Jo Ann Beard and "A Sea Story" by William Langewiesche have been really influential on me. I've read both of those multiple times.
📋 Do you consider yourself organized?
I'd say I'm not unorganized. I name my files in a pretty structured way and keep my folders organized, and I keep planning notes in the same spot every time + I have rules for what's allowed to go into the planning note versus what I have to save for the actual writing. But as far as keeping my WIPs organized, nope. It's a mess in there/up here.
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"The house is empty and dim, full of dogs and cigarette butts. The collie has peed again. The television is flickering “Special Report” across the screen and I turn it off before the pictures appear. I bring blankets up, fresh and warm from the dryer.
After all the commotion the living room feels cavernous and dead. A branch scrapes against the house, and for a brief instant I feel a surge of hope. They might have come back. And I stand at the foot of the stairs staring up into the darkness, listening for the sounds of their little squirrel feet. Silence. No matter how much you miss them. They never come back once they’re gone." - Jo Ann Beard
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