Glad it's almost the weekend

On the way to work this morning. I got myself some flowers. The blue just jumped out at me.

Sometimes it's just a good thing to do something nice for yourself.

Listening to:



On Sunday we have the mid-season return of The Walking Dead "Rock In the Road":

Rick and the group are led to a new community, where they are introduced to its inhabitants and ruler; and a familiar face resurfaces.

No NCIS: Los Angeles again this week because of the stupid Grammys. But we'll get through this together.

I have an online class tomorrow morning but otherwise it will be the usual weekend stuff. 

Have a good weekend

Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster 

Who ordered all this damn snow?!

We got about 4 or 5 inches of snow in the last couple days on top of the snow that hasn't really gone away. Today's high is in the teens. Tomorrow will be in the 40s. When all this snow melts, it will be time for waders. Or boats.

Arrow tonight!

"Bratva":

A mission takes Oliver, Felicity and the team to Russia, where they meet up with Oliver's old friend, Anatoly. Meanwhile, fresh out of rehab, Lance returns to the mayor's office ready to get back to work. However, when Susan asks for an interview with Lance to discuss his addiction, he balks and it's up to Rene to help keep things on track.

I finished the DePoy book. It was an even better read than I thought it would be. Yes, Marlowe and Walsingham, but it had even more intrigue, agents and double agents, than I thought it would. Lovely. 

I will probably be starting A DARKNESS ABSOLUTE by Kelley Armstrong. 2nd of 2 in series featuring Casey Duncan, a homicide detective with a secret, living off the grid in the wilds of northern Canada.

When experienced homicide detective Casey Duncan first moved to the secret town of Rockton, she expected a safe haven for people like her, people running from their past misdeeds and past lives. She knew living in Rockton meant living off-the-grid completely: no cell phones, no Internet, no mail, very little electricity, and no way of getting in or out without the town council’s approval. What she didn’t expect is that Rockton comes with its own set of secrets and dangers. Now, in A Darkness Absolute, Casey and her fellow Rockton sheriff’s deputy Will chase a cabin-fevered resident into the woods, where they are stranded in a blizzard. Taking shelter in a cave, they discover a former resident who’s been held captive for over a year. When the bodies of two other women turn up, Casey and her colleagues must find out if it’s an outsider behind the killings or if the answer is more complicated than that...before another victim goes missing.

Published in 2017, it has 400 pages. 

Have a good one!

Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster

Meant to do that

Received all four of my new release books on my Kindle overnight. Now I'm even more behind in my reading.

On TV tonight we have Curse of Oak Island "One of Seven":

Incredible discoveries are made at Smith's Cove and in the Money Pit.

Yeah, we'll see. They have a very consistent habit of having an hour-long show of nothing.

Snowing quite a bit today but we're back to 30s and 40s in the next couple days after being very cold again tomorrow.

Have a good one

Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster

OMG that's Monday!

Yeah. The Super Bowl.

I don't have anything to say about it but I do like this meme:

And if you're a Flash fan, you'll get this one which I think is clever:

I did make the five different paleo dips:

From left to right: Salmon/capers, macadamia nut/herb, guacamole, artichoke caviar, and cashew nut/bacon. My favorite was the artichoke followed by the salmon. The guacamole had too much lime in it. We ordered Chinese food for dinner at half time -- there's a place that delivers, bless them. I had a dish with shrimp, scallops and some crab called The Three Kingdoms. I'm hoping there wasn't too much in the sauce that was bad for me. Probably for sure MSG but hoping no soy sauce or sugar.

The weekend itself was pretty good but not overall very productive. Per usual.

I didn't get caught in a binge, so that's good. I read some, so that's good. Very good, because tomorrow is the BIG release day.

Nothing on TV tonight.

I had to find an old pair of jeans, another size down. I'm not doing the paleo food plan specifically for weight loss but I'm now two sizes down since I started. It would come off faster if I worked out but all I have time for is to walk the dogs in the morning. There's too much stuff happening until later in the evening to do it then and I'm wiped out and it wouldn't be conducive. I'm on the food plan to stop putting crap in my system -- the clothing sizes are a side effect.

And I don't plan on stopping doing paleo. It's amazing how terrible we eat in general. And how good you feel when you eat real food. 

Have a great day

Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster

I put the weekend here somewhere ....

TGIF

Of course, it's Superbowl weekend. I guess I'm for the Falcons because I don't like the Patriots.

 Don't know how much of the game I'll really watch. There's also the Puppy Bowl.

And the commercials during the game. Not interested in the half-time show because though I don't mind Lady Gaga, I'm not interested in politics during this kind of entertainment.

I do plan on making a few paleo snackages for me. Cashew "cheese", Macadamia nut "cheese", guacamole, artichoke caviar, and salmon spread. I have cucumbers and paleo crackers for dipping. I need to pick up celery maybe. I forgot to do that.

No NCIS-LA on Sunday. Bah.

Yeah, they're not back until like February 26th because of Super Bowl, Grammys and, what the Academy Awards or something? Double bah.

On 4MA, I've proposed that we do reads of the top three categories of the Edgar Awards, which are in April. The top category, Best Novel, I've suggested for February. Here's the nominees:

• The Ex by Alafair Burke (HarperCollins Publishers – Harper)  
• Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman (Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam's Sons) 
• Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye (Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam's Sons) 
• What Remains of Me by Alison Gaylin (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow) 
• Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (Hachette Book Group – Grand Central Publishing)

I don't usually do group read things but I will attempt to get the ball rolling by doing the audiobook of JANE STEEL by Lyndsay Faye.

“A thrill ride of a novel. A must read for lovers of Jane Eyre, dark humor, and mystery.”
—PopSugar.com

“Reader, I murdered him.”

A sensitive orphan, Jane Steele suffers first at the hands of her spiteful aunt and predatory cousin, then at a grim school where she fights for her very life until escaping to London, leaving the corpses of her tormentors behind her. After years of hiding from the law while penning macabre “last confessions” of the recently hanged, Jane thrills at discovering an advertisement. Her aunt has died and her childhood home has a new master: Mr. Charles Thornfield, who seeks a governess. Burning to know whether she is in fact the rightful heir, Jane takes the position incognito and learns that Highgate House is full of marvelously strange new residents—the fascinating but caustic Mr. Thornfield, an army doctor returned from the Sikh Wars, and the gracious Sikh butler Mr. Sardar Singh, whose history with Mr. Thornfield appears far deeper and darker than they pretend. As Jane catches ominous glimpses of the pair’s violent history and falls in love with the gruffly tragic Mr. Thornfield, she faces a terrible dilemma: Can she possess him—body, soul, and secrets—without revealing her own murderous past?

Published in 2016, it has 427 pages.

Otherwise, this weekend the usual cleaning and laundry and napping. No other plans that I'm aware of. I need to do major reading because I have, what, four of them on Tuesday arriving? Plus through the Amazon Prime deals and so forth I add stuff every day.

Have a great weekend, everyone. Be safe.

Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster

Shake it off

Wow, there was some really negative energy in the ethers yesterday.

Yuck.

Today feels much better.

February is a good month for me of new releases in books.

 

Wow. I should have said AMAZING. Look at them all.

Have a great Thursday

Much love,
PK the Bookemonster

Having a Wednesday? Have some bunnies, puppies and chicks!

It's Arrow night!!

"Second Chances":

Talia al Ghul agrees to help Oliver take down Kovar, but her offer comes with a steep price. Meanwhile, Felicity attempts to hack the NSA to help free Diggle, but when her online efforts are flagged, she faces off against an unknown adversary; and Curtis tells the team about a female vigilante, Tina Boland, he uncovered online who has been wreaking havoc all over the country.

If I were caught up to present on my Suits binge, I could then watch a new episode of Suits after Arrow. But though I'm in the same season now, I'm a few episodes away. Maybe next week.

Otherwise, Steve has shooting. I'm not sure yet what I'll be having for dinner. After my show I'll probably read before bed. The usual.

Ok, going now.

Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster