Daily Reading (08 July 2015)

[nanila]

What have you been reading today? Everything counts, from a novel-length fic to the labels on your washing!

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[nanila]

The instructions for assembling a breast pump. I threw them away a year and a half ago after my first child was weaned, figuring if I had a second one, surely I'd remember how to put it back together. NOT SO MUCH. Google to the rescue!

[ironed_orchid]

Good luck!

[nanila]

It is reassembled! I have used it successfully. \o/

[ironed_orchid]

Catching up on the basic social media (DW/LJ/FB) after 29 hours on planes and in airports.

Lots of street maps.

Might start The Prague Cemetary by Umberto Eco tonight.

(P.S. Thanks for posting today)

[nanila]

No worries. I thought you might be a little busy. :)

[alexseanchai]

The posters on the walls of the patient room in my allergy/asthma doctor's office. Also DW, though I'm going to have to reread the_comfortable_courtesan from the beginning at some point, I've lost track of at least one significant goings-on.

[nanila]

I'm also behind on TCC. Must rectify!

[weaverbird]

Twitter and related baseline, a chapter or two of The Hobbit while at the laundromat, the first chapter of a long fic, and, of course, work emails. Too hot and muggy for anything too taxing. *g*

[yuuago]

High five from another Tolkien reader! o/ AHH I really should re-read The Hobbit one of these days, it's so good.

[weaverbird]

*high five*

Tolkien is my comfort reading. I re-read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings at least once a year and have for a long time. It never gets old. *g*

[yuuago]

Some pages of The Silmarillion here and there. Problem was I kept drifting off in the middle of it - on account of needing sleep, not on account of disliking it. :D

[nanila]

Drifting off during an enjoyable read is one of the great pleasures in life, I always think. :)

[doccy]

I've spent the last couple of days nibble-reading my way through the Captain Awkward glossary (C-A is pretty good, I find the glossary to be an excellent primer *s*).

Link here, for the curious: Captain Awkward's Glossary

[nanila]

I follow Captain Awkward but only started doing so fairly recently. Thanks for the link; it's helpful for providing context!

[chickenfeet]

A bit of Barraclough's Introduction to Contemporary History. I had this weird idea sparked by news of Jon Vickers' death but I don't think it's going anywhere.