#readingrainbow

As a kid, I devoured books. I always had at least one book partially read thru college, but suddenly I hit 30 and... I just fall asleep when I pick up a book. This still happens tbh. Don't get old. It sucks.

Enter discovering audiobooks. Podcasts and old audiobooks were never my thing but newer recordings are so much better.

TLDR - these are the books I've read so far this year! Total Cost: $0. All borrowed from Libby or Hoopla .

January: Magical Midlife Crisis, A Demons Guide to Wooing a Witch, Magical Midlife Dating, the Book of Azreal pt 2, A Court of Wings and Ruin pt 3, A Court of Silver Flames (DNF), A Kilt for Christmas, Shield of Sparrows, the Serpent and the Wings of Night, Caught Up, Magical Midlife Flowers, Oath of the Wolf, Magical Midlife Invasion

February

Wild Scottish Gold, Magical Midlife Alliance, Daindreth's Assassin, Red White and Royal Blue, Dune (dnf :( :(), Legends and Lattes, Bookshops and Bonedust, Storm Front, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (dnf), Fool Moon, Grave Peril, Magical Midlife Love, Magical Midlife Meeting, Magical Midlife Challenge

March to Date

Magical Midlife Battle, Brigands and Breadknives (current), Daindreth's Outlaw (current)

I just woke up and came in to my living room and I can already hear my teams chat binging. I haven’t been too thrilled with work lately but this week it has really been on my nerves. I need to make it big doing something so I don’t have to go any more. After work today I am going to work on my little picture with the rotary phone and also my journal I’m making. I still want to finish it, it’s a…

From August 15, 1988.

In both the featured story and on the set of the show "Star Trek: the Next Generation" (which LeVar Burton also stars in), we learn how TV shows are made and how actors in costumes and special effects can make imaginary things seem real.

The STSTG segment begins at the 8:48 mark, and we're treated to filming behind the scenes of the season1 episode, "Symbiosis." This segment ends at the 22:15 mark.

From October 21, 2022.

LeVar Burton discusses working on the 1977 TV series "Roots," (his first film role), 'Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Reading Rainbow."

Majority of the interview pertains to "Roots." The Star Trek segment begins at the 32:49 mark and Reading Rainbow at 39:56.

Playing with the idea of resurrecting my tumblr as a home for my absurd storytelling project, DOCTOR BORING. Curious to see how this displays here. (Note: This, and all the other stories, are fiction.)

The text version of this one was published by COVER:

Finally, tiktok is where the story popped off: