BatKat Blogging

Gray days always pair best with hot cocoa. (at Press Cafe)

Waiting for my apartment to be finished cleaning and found my new favorite place.

The winners of the ‘I’m moving to Ithaca and there’s only so many books I can fit into my suitcase!’ Games. I have one bag packed and one more to go!

Morning light on the books. It’s my last weekend at home and it still hasn’t sunk in that I’ll be off and elbows deep in a new life by next week. Although it would probably help if I got around to filling at least *one* of my suitcases today... ☺️

So Tremontaine Season Two was somehow just as thrilling and even more gay than season one, a feat I hadn’t really dared to hope for. The writing and characters are still as compelling as ever. I have no idea what took me so long to do this after falling in love with season one last year. But I do know that I’ll be shoving this story into as many hands as possible.

Birthday selfie while I take a break from figuring out my life story for student bio purposes. This is totally the face of someone who knows what they’re doing, right?

The gotta-read-all-the-books-on-my-shelf-before-Ithaca-athon continues with read no. 10. Persuasion by Jane Austen is tied for my favorite by her for a reason. The characters are so artfully rendered. The emotions are always rich and palpable beneath the veneer of society manners. And Anne Elliott is a unique, compelling heroine. One who has already had her foolhardy misjudgments and growing pains, whose journey is more grounded in forgiveness and trusting in her own wisdom. It’s a beautifully written book, one I enjoy more each time I revisit it.

A day late, but happy July, friends! I’ve got a draft to pursue, revisions to make, and ideas to chase. Plus final prep before moving to Ithaca, my birthday, and who knows what else. Now if you’ll excuse me I’ll be hiding from the heat in my bed. (at Cypress, Texas)

Read no.7 was pure perfection. @seananmcguire strikes a balance between earnestness, criticism, whimsy, and observation. I would read a hundred more fairytales from her pen. Down Among the Sticks and Bones is everything it promised to be and even better than I had hoped. And if you aren’t reading the Wayward Children series yet, you should be.

At least one of my trackers is looking good so far!

It is! She was the first one I ever got, actually.