20th Birthday, Mary Oliver and New Posts: Bi-Weekly Update

Short reviews: Monument by Natasha Trethewey and Bright Dead Things by Ada Limon (poetry)
Short reviews: Legion #1 by Brandon Sanderson (fantasy) and The year of femme by Cassie Donish (poetry)
Review: Lord of the butterflies (poetry)
Review: The grand design by Stephen Hawking (physics)
Review: It’s all too much by Peter Walsh (organization)
Review: If we were villains by M. L. Rio (contemporary)

Artificial generation by A. H. Haga
City of thieves by David Benioff
Solitaire by Alice Oseman – great author
The past and other things that should stay buried by Shaun David Hutchinson – great author
We are displaced by Malala Yousafzai – so anticipating reading this
Wilder girls by Rory Power
soft magic by Upile Chisala
Wicked saints by Emily A. Duncan
Skin deep (Legion #2) by Brandon Sanderson – great author and first book
All the lonely people by David Owen – recommended by one of my fav authors Alice Oseman
Army of none by Paul Scharre – recommended by Bill Gates

Trying to save money ! But I did buy City of thieves by David Benioff, because the kindle version was on sale.

RIP Mary Oliver. I cried a few tears when I realized she had passed, after seeing so many of her poems resurfacing on social media at once. She became 83 years old and really was my favourite poet, so talented and a goal in life, living in a small sea-town in Massachusetts with her wife Molly until she died fourteen years ago. I tried to describe her poetry to a few friends a couple days before her death as: criticizing humans through wonderful pictures of nature. I’ve always admired her perspective, but also how she put her thoughts out in the world.

I’ve been doing so much better the past three weeks health and mood-wise. I’m amazed at how good I’ve been feeling and the change it makes, like problems is still thrown at me daily, but I have the energy to deal with it. Then I started losing my voice and coughing today, so we’ll see how long that lasts. (I’m going to be mad if it doesn’t last longer, honestly, and I think that’s quite okay of a feeling this time).

With this input of energy (sidenote: I’m studying electric currents for physics test in a couple days and I can’t stop sliding in terminology in the most casual conversations, then catching myself doing it and groan. This is a light example, honestly). With this input of energy I’m also doing a lot more things. Lots of studying and actually being close to on top of things. Seeing friends! Enjoying myself! Celebrating my birthday for the first time in three years! I’m pretty proud and greatful for that, seeing as I’ve been too ill to want to the past years. It was my 20th and I chose to do things my introverted ass wouldn’t normally, like drinking the whole day and evening. I have a weirdly high tolerance for someone who doesn’t drink, but inevitably blacked out for the first time. Three hours gone. I mean – wouldn’t necessarily recommend, but it was great with good friends around me and lots of dancing.

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