Raw Data:
Novels/Novellas - 6 ↓
Short Stories - 2 ↑
Manga/Graphic Novels - 0 -
Comics - 1 -
Average Rating - 3.17 ↓
Pages - 1898 ↓
Words - 725K ↑
The Bad:
Dragons of Autumn Twilight - 1.5stars of dnf'ing of my youth
The Good:
The White Rose - 4stars of Black Company goodness
Movie:
Resident Evil 5: Retribution was an absolute action packed blast of a time.
Miscellaneous Posts:
- Lost Soul - MTG 4E
- Lure - MTG 4E
- Imperatoris Chronicorum IV
- Magical Hack - MTG 4E
- [Art] Summer Maiden 2026
- Magnetic Mountain - MTG 4E
- Mahamoti Djinn - MTG 4E
Personal:
This was a busy work month. I had more 10hr days this month than I've had since January. I am not a fan of this. If it continues, and given the work load and how the office people are pushing I suspect it will, I will be having a talk with Human Resources. Just to air my concerns. We (Mrs B and I) will be able to pay off our condo by year's end I believe and once that happens, I am going to be looking long and hard at this whole 45+hr work thing. So that has been in the back of my mind all month.
I pretty much used up all my creativity with the Imperatoris Chronicorum IV post, so I just didn't have much else to say this month outside of book reviews. It did feel good to not blog as much, but that was a general words malaise thing, as my journaling time plunged too. I'm going to blame it on work though. When I'm exhausted, the words just dry up and they stay as stillborn thoughts inside my head.
Reading wasn't bad this month, but DNF'ing Dragons of Autumn Twilight really did a hatchet job on my rating average and page numbers. With only 9 books that had a lot more weight than it would have if I'd read closer to 15. Thank goodness July is a new month with a new start!
Plans for Next Month:
This past month was a nice break from the frenetic hurly burly of blogging. However, my reading is picking up, so then must my reviews. Which means I'll probably be doing more posts in July. I'm planning on going back to taking Wednesday and Saturday's off. I know I've been changing my posting days each month and I'd like to thank you all for putting up with that.
I will be making my annual announcement about the Barbara Cartland Buddy Read this coming Thursday. After last year's little dustup, I've made sure there won't be a repeat. So please look forward to that announcement where I spell everything out. So pull out your favorite pair of dice, buy a sealed deck of cards and get James Bond on the phone because we're heading to Monte Carlo this year! And that's all I'll say about it until Thursday.
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