Time to read.
Jun. 20th, 2011 06:48 amGood morning! As is typical for this time of year, I've had a couple of clients drop their contracts. No matter how diligently I screen, no matter how much money they put down as a nonrefundable deposit, there is something about June that makes people totally flake out. That's okay, though, because I always overbook my July, so I can just do some clients early.
It also means that I've had more time to read than usual, which is helpful, since![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
kink_bingo has started. If you've never heard of this challenge, here's ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
anatsuno's introduction to KB post.
In the past, it's been strictly a fan work challenge -- this year, it's accepting original works as well. I personally find it a really inspiring challenge, especially since even though the stories are meant to be kinky, they don't also have to be about sex, so there are many ways to stretch the mind to come up with awesome stories for each square.
I've also just finished reading Sub Rosa by Amber Dawn
. I know a couple of people who read it and loved it, so I thought I'd check it out. I found it really difficult to get invested in, and I pretty much cringed my way through it. I think I read it from the wrong perspective, because it seemed to me that it was basically a book about how glamorous and literally magical prostitution is, while secretly it's actually a book about trying to find the most magic in the least awesome situations, and building a chosen family, and never giving up, and going after what you want even when you're not in the best position to get it.
Basically, it did the book equivalent of rubbing me the wrong way with a little bit of it, and being awesome in other parts that I couldn't really appreciate enough.
I would definitely recommend it to the people I know who like reading books about (1) glamorized prostitution, (2) urban magic, (3) chosen family, (4) never giving up. And I know a lot of people who like one or more or all of those things!
My other book recommendation today is Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food by Jeff Potter
(kindle edition
). My baby sister and I bought this for our dad for father's day, and he absolutely loves it. He is a nerdy software programmer (since the 70s!) who spent the majority of the time while I was teaching him to make bread asking about the chemistry and science behind everything we did, and I got the distinct feeling that my answers, while accurate, were not as comprehensive as what he was looking for. So: cookbook for geeks! It is exactly perfect (I flipped through it when it arrived, before I wrapped it), and he emailed me this morning to say that it's already making him laugh.
I'm also sitting on Sweet Vegan: A Collection of All Vegan, some Gluten-Free, and a Few Raw Desserts by Emily Mainquist
... At this point, I've read through it and figured out a few things I want to make, but I haven't gone forward and made anything yet, because I'm trying to find the soy-free, dairy-free version of Earth Balance... I may have to go to Whole Foods for that. But if you know someone who is a regular vegan, who is happy to eat stuff made with soy margarine, this is perfect. It even includes a recipe for homemade gluten-free flour that seems to be an improvement on the store-bought stuff.
...What are you reading?
It also means that I've had more time to read than usual, which is helpful, since
kink_bingo has started. If you've never heard of this challenge, here's anatsuno's introduction to KB post. In the past, it's been strictly a fan work challenge -- this year, it's accepting original works as well. I personally find it a really inspiring challenge, especially since even though the stories are meant to be kinky, they don't also have to be about sex, so there are many ways to stretch the mind to come up with awesome stories for each square.
I've also just finished reading Sub Rosa by Amber Dawn
. I know a couple of people who read it and loved it, so I thought I'd check it out. I found it really difficult to get invested in, and I pretty much cringed my way through it. I think I read it from the wrong perspective, because it seemed to me that it was basically a book about how glamorous and literally magical prostitution is, while secretly it's actually a book about trying to find the most magic in the least awesome situations, and building a chosen family, and never giving up, and going after what you want even when you're not in the best position to get it.Basically, it did the book equivalent of rubbing me the wrong way with a little bit of it, and being awesome in other parts that I couldn't really appreciate enough.
I would definitely recommend it to the people I know who like reading books about (1) glamorized prostitution, (2) urban magic, (3) chosen family, (4) never giving up. And I know a lot of people who like one or more or all of those things!
My other book recommendation today is Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food by Jeff Potter
(kindle edition). My baby sister and I bought this for our dad for father's day, and he absolutely loves it. He is a nerdy software programmer (since the 70s!) who spent the majority of the time while I was teaching him to make bread asking about the chemistry and science behind everything we did, and I got the distinct feeling that my answers, while accurate, were not as comprehensive as what he was looking for. So: cookbook for geeks! It is exactly perfect (I flipped through it when it arrived, before I wrapped it), and he emailed me this morning to say that it's already making him laugh.I'm also sitting on Sweet Vegan: A Collection of All Vegan, some Gluten-Free, and a Few Raw Desserts by Emily Mainquist
... At this point, I've read through it and figured out a few things I want to make, but I haven't gone forward and made anything yet, because I'm trying to find the soy-free, dairy-free version of Earth Balance... I may have to go to Whole Foods for that. But if you know someone who is a regular vegan, who is happy to eat stuff made with soy margarine, this is perfect. It even includes a recipe for homemade gluten-free flour that seems to be an improvement on the store-bought stuff....What are you reading?
