I zoomed too much and couldn’t properly capture this little fellow. But his expression is clear.
Focus
Nights or mornings
I used to be a night person. Then I had kids. Then I discovered the saying:
If it’s not important enough to be first thing in the morning, it’s not important enough to be the last thing in the evening.
— Someone said that on the Internet
I’m now a morning person. I still do evening work sessions to catch people in distant timezones but my most productive time is the early morning.
What I Read in November 2024
I read 7 books, 1 gamebook, and 1 comics in November.
Best books for the month:
- Thraxas 11 and 12 – The march to free Turai is over, and the series didn’t end. Some serious questions are left for the unwritten book 13, like why are Thraxas and Makri glued together? Both books were 5/5s, and also short and easy to finish.
- Shadow of the Fox #1 – a human with fox features starts a journey to secure a world-dominating scroll. LOTR in a magical ancient Japan. Book 2 relied on superheroes and deux ex machina, and is closer to the bottom of this post than the top but was still interesting.
Worst books for the month:
- Claw of the Dragon – a gamebook where the choices don’t matter and you just read a few pages in a non-linear order to reach the final. Probably targets 7-8-year-olds from the pre-computer age.
- Monk and Robot – clever and thought-provoking but not as interesting as the other books I read in November.
Unusual Weather
This is not the usual November for us.
Our hike was very emotional, with hail, mist, and strong winds. Lasted about 1.5h. We started somewhere in the mist, ended somewhere in the mist, and we reached some white middle point.
Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa
In a magical world that feels like ancient Japan, a girl with fox tail will challenge the demons. She’ll have help by lots of random creatures, some of them interesting and others – less so.
The hero path has issues – the superpowers need super enemies. Thankfully, Yumeko’s superpower in book 2 is deception and she can’t just win by levelling up. She’ll need to figure out some clever ways out of the tough situations that keep happening.
The book is great. Gets 5*/5 and I’ll look for the final tomorrow. I liked book one more because the superpower was kindness.
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