Category Archives: Glimpses into Real Life

Guess where I’m going tomorrow….

Posted on April 28, 2015 by badkitty1016

That’s right!  Getting in another trip before we climb that monster in August.  I’m hoping to have time to get in some Dragonfly in Amber while I’m down there, or at least take some “location shots” of my copy in some … Continue reading →

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Volume 5005 in the Chronicles of things I did while I should have been reading Orfeo (by Jill)

Posted on April 23, 2015 by badkitty1016

My list this week is awesome, if I do say so myself.  Here we go. 1. Working a lot, even more than usual.  The nicer the weather is in Sacramento the more dogs are out and about getting into fights and … Continue reading →

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Hello from the middle of my work week….

Posted on April 21, 2015 by badkitty1016

The past two days at work have been what we in the veterinary world like to call a “shit show.”  Not the worst shit show of my veterinary life, but a medium one.  I haven’t been reading, I haven’t been … Continue reading →

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The neverending saga of Orfeo, by Richard Powers (who hates me, I’m pretty sure) (by Jill)

Posted on April 18, 2015 by badkitty1016

Here is a brief rundown of what I accomplished on my weekend: Hike with parents Spent some time with my friend Letti and her daughter, catching up with things like Marvel movies, the antics of our respective animal herds (she … Continue reading →

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On the Injured List

Posted on April 17, 2015 by lfpbe

I can’t remember a time when I was so sick or hurt that I couldn’t read. I read my way through a horrible bout of bronchitis in 2009, and I’ve read through personal crises and endless airport layovers and fourteen-hour … Continue reading →

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Getting back into Diana Gabaldon’s universe (by Jill)

Posted on April 16, 2015 by badkitty1016

Slow progress is being made on Orfeo, and I hope to have more profound things to say about it by the weekend. But tonight, the husband and I are getting caught up on Outlander. As I’m sure most of the … Continue reading →

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More things I did while I was supposed to be reading Orfeo (by Jill)

Posted on April 9, 2015 by badkitty1016

  So…. Yeah…. I’ve been faithfully carrying Orfeo around for the past couple of days. Bedroom to living room and back again. Today I even took it to my parents’ house. Have I read a word? No. Am I considering … Continue reading →

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This should be a progress report on Richard Powers’ Orfeo…. (by Jill)

Posted on April 7, 2015 by badkitty1016

  But it’s not. I haven’t read very much since Saturday. I’ve been busy. Kind of. I thought I’d list out all of the things I’ve been doing since Saturday. Working. I took the dog for a run on Saturday. … Continue reading →

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Just Saying Hi

Posted on April 3, 2015 by lfpbe

This will be a slow blogging weekend for me, I think. My reading list is eclectic as always; this weekend it includes medieval warfare fantasy, an insipid contemporary comic novel, a Marine Corps training manual, a cookbook and food-history book … Continue reading →

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Back to Yosemite (by Jill)

Posted on March 14, 2015 by badkitty1016

Some of you may remember that last year at this time I wrote about how Yosemite saved my life.  In 2011, we started going to a conference here every March and I realized how much I was missing out on … Continue reading →

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