Monthly Archives: July 2012

Not Much Progress: It’s Monday, What Are You Reading?

Posted on July 30, 2012 by kczaja

What I read this week: My youngest is really into tennis and not so into reading so I thought some tennis manga might be a good fit. Since not all manga is appropriate for an 8 year old, I previewed … Continue reading →

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Teeth: Poetry Friday

Posted on July 27, 2012 by kczaja

It’s been a traumatic week… Gearbox was running to catch a rocket in Engineering camp, ran into a bench, and knocked out his two front (adult) teeth. The dentist put them back in and wired them to their neighbors but … Continue reading →

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Nautical: It’s Monday, What Are You Reading

Posted on July 23, 2012 by kczaja

What I Read Last Week: China Mieville’s Kraken (speculative fiction, New Weird, apocalyptic) is dominating my reading. 80% of the way through the book, I’m not sure if I like it or not. While I have a soft spot for weird … Continue reading →

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Krakens: Poetry Friday

Posted on July 20, 2012 by kczaja

I’m reading Kraken by China Mieville (speculative fiction, New Wierd, apocalyptic) this week. In Kraken a pickled giant squid specimen is stolen from London’s Natural History Museum. Warring underground factions of thugs, cultists, thieves and mages attempt to recover the … Continue reading →

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Portals and Slow Starts: It’s Monday, What Are You Reading

Posted on July 15, 2012 by kczaja

What I Read Last Week: I can’t believe I forgot to mention that we finished The Amulet of Samarkand last week — it is one of the best audiobooks we have listened to so I highly, highly recommend it. We … Continue reading →

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Coffee: Poetry Friday

Posted on July 13, 2012 by kczaja

While looking for a Hawaiian shirt at a thrift shop (for camp), my husband found a classic Italian espresso machine. Taking a risk that it still worked, he lovingly brought it home. It works. It’s a little fiddly, but it produces … Continue reading →

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Strong, Brave Girls

Posted on July 9, 2012 by kczaja

What I’m reading: I still have James Dashner’s The Death Cure in my pool bag this week (it’s the final book in the Maze Runner trilogy). It was also in my pool bag last week. Not sure why but I am having a … Continue reading →

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The Robot Alphabet

Posted on July 2, 2012 by kczaja

While browsing around Amazon, I stumbled upon The Robot Alphabet by Amanda Baehr Fuller. The cover was so whimsical, that I immediately downloaded the book. Amanda is a professional designer and illustrator (she has worked on comics for Scholastic and … Continue reading →