Month: April 2024

Books Read in April 2024

*Book Group Selection | Bolded means favorite

Picture Books

*The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn by Shawn Harris

Middle Grade

*Alterations by Ray Xu
*Mascot by Charles Waters and Traci Sorell

*Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu

Just the right amount of middle-grade creepy. (Which is my top threshold for creepy.) I was feeling “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Were you?

Young Adult

*Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline
*Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle
*Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros
*Louder Than Hunger by John Schu
Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal by Gretchen Schreiber
*There Goes the Neighborhood by Jade Adia

Young Nonfiction

*Climbing the Volcano: A Journey in Haiku by Curtis Manley and Jennifer K. Mann


*The Observologist: A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions by Giselle Clarkson

This is my kind of tiny-detail science book.

Grownup Fiction

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker
Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Grownup Nonfiction

Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World’s Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson

Probably not compelling at all if you aren’t familiar with Go Ask Alice. Incredibly gripping if you are familiar.

My Computer Setup c. April 2024

Memorializing my three-screen setup for my work computer. It allowed me to keep track of all the things.

The horizontal monitor was where I did my editing work. I could fit a document at 120% and also be able to pop the style guide up when I needed it.

The laptop screen was where I kept track of the requests coming in (or not coming in, as it came to be). I also did my internet searching on additional tabs.

The horizontal screen allowed me to monitor both Teams comments and messages as well as email. It was also where I kept my To-Do lists and opened relevant files.

You can barely see my keyboard, but it’s below the my desk’s top, arranged at just the right height.

Headed to Boise and My Cute Airbnb

On the way to Boise, I traveled with a Portland Thorns high school team. I could tell they were in high school because as we were deplaning, the adults in charge made sure each one hadn’t left anything, including their phones, behind.

While they weren’t great at managing the space they were taking up in the airport, it was fun to travel with them and their cheery red gear.

Having grown disenchanted with hotel/motels (they provide much more space than I need at too high a price; when I price down, they turn scuzzy) I tried out this darling Airbnb. I loved the original art and that bowl of chocolate waiting for me.

The unit was an integrated part of a mid-century and so had those great mid-century details including built-ins in the bedroom.

Also, this cute tiny kitchen.

Look at this darling built-in which is where I would put my spices and staples, were I living here full time.

Sadly, this wasn’t the best location, logistics-wise, so I won’t be staying there again.