#Kathy Whalen

[the-empress-7]

Empress, for those that want to to get real tin-hatty (well it may not be far off) have your anons research The Portland who is owned by HCA Healthcare in the US (who are SUPER shady — like their legal troubles are documented). Look up HCA’s SVP and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Kathi Whalen and her relationship (nay) tenure with Sara Latham.

No wonders Archie’s birth announcement was sketch. I’m convinced there’s a connection here.

I vaguely remember all of this being discussed from around the time of the alleged birth.

[starkiddreamcasting]

Could you do Singin' In The Rain?

Make em' laugh! It's the Starkid dreamcast of Singin' in the Rain. I'll admit this dreamcast is mainly built off of the movie version (with what limited footage of the musical I could find) so apologies if there are any major changes between them (but I doubt there are). But please enjoy this extensive cast.

Curt Mega as Don Lockwood

Britney Coleman as Kathy Senten

Jon Matteson as Cosmo Brown

Denise Donovan as Lina Lamont

Jeff Blim as Roscoe Dexter

Dylan Saunders as R.F. Simpson

Jaime Lyn Beatty as Dora/Ensemble

Will Branner as Ensemble

Tyler Brunsman as Ensemble

Bryce Charles as Broadway Melody/Ensemble

Brant Cox as Ensemble

Corey Dorris as Ensemble

Mariah Rose Faith as Zelda Zanders/Ensemble

Davis Hamilton as Ensemble

Brian Holden as Sound Engineer/Ensemble

Ali Gordon as Ensemble

Lauren Lopez as Ensemble

Alle Faye Monka as Ensemble

Alex Paul as Ensemble

Joey Richter as Ensemble

Brian Rosenthal as Rod/Ensemble

Rachael Soglin as Ensemble

James Tolbert as Ensemble

Joe Walker as Dialect Coach/Ensemble

Kim Whalen as Ensemble

Tiffany Williams as Ensemble

Swings: Julia Albain, Clark Baxtresser, Eric Kahn Gale, Virginia Vass

Understudies: Will Branner (Don Lockwood, Cosmo Brown), Tyler Brunsman (Don Lockwood), Corey Dorris (Roscoe Dexter, R.F. Simpson), Lauren Lopez (Kathy Senten, Lina Lamont), Rachael Soglin (Lina Lamont), James Tolbert (Cosmo Brown), Joe Walker (Roscoe Dexter, R.F. Simpson), Kim Whalen (Kathy Senten)

Make sure to leave any show suggestions or any questions on my casting choices so I can explain them.

#starkid #dreamcast #singin in the rain #curt mega #britney coleman #jon matteson #denise donovan #jeff blim #dylan saunders #will branner #tyler brunsman #corey dorris #lauren lopez #rachael soglin #james tolbert #joe walker #kim whalen

[emeraldgreaves]

23 Books in 2023

[2022]

Finished

Loved / reread / read

The Vegetarian by Han Kang (12/29/22 - 1/4/23)

The Defining Decade by Meg Jay (1/5)

Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (1/6)

Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim (1/6-1/8)

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (1/5-1/11)

Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries #5) by Martha Wells (1/4-1/19)

The Goddess Chronicle by Natsuo Kirino (12/27–1/19)

Swan Dive by Georgina Pazcoguin (1/19)

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (1/24-2/3)

Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull & Amy Wallace (1/20–2/9)

I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown (3/4)

Once Upon a Marquess by Courtney Milan (3/1-3/10)

This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan (4/4)

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (4/23)

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin (finished 4/29)

Nuclear Family by Joseph Han (4/27- 5/3)

The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula LeGuin (4/30-5/9)

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (reread, started est. bigolas dickolas saga & finished 5/25)

The Devil Comes Courting by Courtney Milan (5/11-5/26)

Life Mask by Emma Donoghue (5/27-5/30)

Lady of the Camelias by Alexandre Dumas, fils (reread, 5/14-6/4)

My Not-So-Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella (6/4-6/6)

The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery (6/6-6/7)

Shakespeare Saved My Life by Laura Bates (6/7-6/11)

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin (6/4-6/18)

Love is a Mixtape by Rob Sheffield (6/14-6/21)

Beauty by Robin McKinley (reread, 6/22-6/24)

Geisha: A Life by Mineko Iwasaki (6/26-6/28)

A Lady of Persuasion by Tessa Dare (6/29-6/30)

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston (6/30)

The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan (reread, 7/1-7/3)

Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa Dare (6/30-7/4)

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang (7/3)

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (7/10)

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (7/18)

Persuasion by Jane Austen (7/14-7/22)

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett (reread, 7/21)

Burnout by Emily Nagoski, PhD, and Amelia Nagoski, DMA (7/23-7/24)

Mao’s Last Dancer by Li Cunxin (7/3-7/24)

The Red Palace by June Hur (7/26-8/2)

The Farthest Shore by Ursula LeGuin (8/1-8/15)

Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett

The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 

The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King (9/2-9/3)

Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (9/3-9/4)

Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor (9/22-9/27)

A Mathematician’s Lament by Paul Lockhart (9/23-9/28)

Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou (9/28-9/29)

Days of Distraction by Alexandra Chang (9/27-10/02)

Foreverland by Heather Havrilesky (10/03)

Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee (10/21)

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (finished 10/27)

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up / Spark Joy by Marie Kondo (11/15-11/18)

Raise Your Voice by Kathy Khang (11/28)

The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly by Margareta Magnusson (12/5-12/6)

The Art of Discarding by Nagisa Tatsumi (12/5-12/7)

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson (12/11)

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (12/17-12/24)

The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis (12/28-12/31)

Ongoing

The Worst Journey in the World: The Graphic Novel by Sarah Airriess (1/17–)

Lord of the Rings (via LOTR Newsletter)

DNF

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel (12/28–1/12)

Astray by Emma Donoghue (1/4-1/13)

Time Squared by Lesley Krueger (2/10)

Mambo in Chinatown by Jean Kwok (3/18-3/19)

Density rhapsody lmao (4/4-4/18)

Madly deeply alan rickman (4/19-4/20)

Be the bridge (4/20)

The dead romantics (4/20)

Bronze drum (5/1)

This is how augusten burroughs (5/3)

Tastes like war grace m cho (5/4)

The duchess war courtney Milan (5/11)

The calculating stars mary robinette kowal (5/11)

Frugal wizard brandon sanderson

Fool moon jim butcher (5/21)

Vladimir julia may jonas (5/29)

Light from uncommon stars (6/11)

The spy who came in from the cold by john lecarre (6/25, try again later)

How not to be wrong by jordan ellenberg (6/29)

The great derangement by amitav ghosh (7/28)

i keep my exoskeletons to myself by marisa crane (9/16)

the key to rebecca by ken follet (10/03. not even tim downie can rescue this)

Frostblood by Ely Blake (11/something - 12/11)

Too Like The Lightning by Ada Palmer (12/17. wanted to love it though)

The expatriates by janice yk lee (12/27)

#emerald reads #new year new books! #emerald speaks

[uwmspeccoll]

Wood Engraving Wednesday

SVEN LJUNGBERG

This week we present original wood engravings by the Swedish visual artist and writer Sven Ljungberg (1913-2010) illustrating his own text Parvus, translated and introduced by Rosemary & Thorsten Sjölin, and printed in an edition of 200 copies in Oldham, England by Graham Moss and Kathy Whalen at Incline Press in 2000. This collection of stories about Ljungberg’s childhood in  Småland, Sweden, was first published in Stockholm in 1971. This translation was printed using the original wood blocks.

Ljungberg is remembered especially for creating the certificates for the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, and Economics from 1977 to 1981, but he is also a noted book illustrator. Nobel Prize winner in literature Pär Lagerkvist, whose books Ljungberg illustrated, called him “the best illustrator in the world.” The Sjölins write: “Sven’s memories of his childhood are especially vivid. The stories in Parvus, illustrated with his evocative wood engravings, are filled with details about day-to-day life in a village in the south of Sweden during the first half of the twentieth century.” Ljungberg served as Director of Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm between 1972 and 1978 and was the school's Rector from 1978 to 1981. He was honored by his hometown of Ljungby with the construction of a museum, Ljungbergmuseet, to house his works.

View more posts with wood engravings!

#Wood Engraving Wednesday #wood engravings #Sven Ljungberg #Parvus #Graham Moss #Kathy Whalen #Incline Press #Rosemary & Thorsten Sjölin #Pär Lagerkvist #Ljungby #Ljungbergmuseet #Sweden #Swedish life

[kathyannleutner]

Kathy and the ladies at the Rust wedding

#kathy leutner #wags #jillian wickett #nikki whalen #elle ruhwedel #kelsey burton #kayla dumoulin #wedding #2019

[pghpenswags]

From the girls' bachelorette party a few months ago!

#pittsburgh penguins wags #pittsburgh penguins #wags #nhl girlfriends #nhl wives #nhl wags #hockey wags #hockey wives #hockey girlfriends #nhl hockey #nhl #hockey #kelsey burton #bryan rust #ellie pikula #nikki whalen #garrett wilson #kathy leutner #sidney crosby #natalie johnson #jake guentzel #elle ruhwedel #chad ruhwedel #kayla dumoulin #brian dumoulin #malin hornqvist #patric hornqvist #jillian wickett #justin schultz

[nothingconsoled]

do I accept gif/icon requests?   not at the moment.

do I accept gif/icon suggestions?   yes,   always!

this post serves as a collection of direct links to all the fc resources I’ve uploaded to this blog.   you’re welcome to like this post to check back in later for more!   you can also view my gif packs here if you prefer to see example gifs,   and  here  is the side - blog where I reblog other people’s resources.  (If you’re struggling to find posts on tumblr I suggest searching using  this helpful site).   

my gif packs

William Fichtner,   Finding Steve McQueen (2018)

Alun Armstrong,   Possum (2018)

Richard Brake,   Perfect Skin (2018), The Dare (2019)

Robert De Niro,   Cape Fear (1991),  Heat (1995),  Being Flynn (2012)

Jessica Lange,   The Gambler (2014), AHS S1E1 (2011), Cape Fear (1991)

Jane Seymour,   Lake Effects (2012)

Laurence Fishburne,   Standoff (2016)

Lily Rabe,   Finding Steve McQueen (2018)

David Bradley,   The Lodgers (2017), Harry Brown (2009), Roy (2021), Edmund the Magnificent (2019), and Broadchurch S1E1

Michael Caine,   Youth (2015), Harry Brown (2009)

Scott Turner Schofield,   The Conductor (2018)

Bradley Cooper,   The Hangover III (2013)

Alex Blue Davis,   NCIS (2017)

Drew Barrymore,   Boys on the Side (1995)

Cameron Diaz,   In Her Shoes (2005)

John Goodman,   10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

John Gallagher,   10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

Dame Judi Dench,   Notes On A Scandal (2006)

Joaquin Phoenix,   [ gif icons ]   Joker (2019)

Paul Dano,   Being Flynn (2012)

Josh Brolin,   Labor Day (2013) *(accidentally deleted this. kill me. I’ll try to find a backup of this somewhere and repost it. rip.)

Jaz Sinclair,   When The Bough Breaks (2016)

Jonathan Rhys Meyers,   6 Souls/Shelter (2010)

Dermot Mulroney (gif icons),   The Wedding Date (2005), and the Griffin & Phoenix (2006).

both

Tilda Swinton (gif icons & static icons),   We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011), Burn After Reading (2008), Constantine (2005), Thumbsucker (2005)

my icon packs

Keeley Forsyth,   The Devil Outside (2018)

Juno Temple,   Small Apartments (2012)

Peter Stormare,   Small Apartments (2012)

Johnny Knoxville,   Small Apartments (2012)

Rebel Wilson,   Small Apartments (2012)

James Caan,   Small Apartments (2012)

Billy Blair,   Whitetail (2021)

James Jordan,   Home (2020)

Kathy Bates,   Bad Santa II (2016), Home (2020)

Jena Malone,   The Public (2021)

Richard Brake,   Bingo Hell (2021)

Daniel Grogan,   Recipe For Abduction (2021)

Barabra Hershey,   The Manor (2021)

Sean Whalen,   Employee of the Month (2006)

Matthew Rhys,   The Americans S1E1

Noah Emmerich,   The Americans S1E1

Dax Shepard,   Employee of the Month (2006)

Danny Woodburn,   Employee of the Month (2006)

Doug Jones,   Pans Labyrinth (2006)

William Fichtner,   Finding Steve Mcqueen (2018)

Alun Armstrong,   Possum (2018)

Rosamund Pike,   Return To Sender (2015)

Richard Moll,   Lake Effects (2012)

Lara Flynn Boyle,   Twin Peaks: S1 (1990) & S2E1-4

Jacob Wysocki,   Loosely Exactly Nicole: S1E1-4 (2016), Fat Kid Rules The World (2012)

Nicole Byer, (pt one two three four)   Loosely Exactly Nicole: S1E1-4 (2016)

Brandon Scott (pt one two),   Loosely Exactly Nicole: S1E4-5 (2016)

Stanley Weber (pt one two),   Not Another Happy Ending (2013)

Sam Coleman,   Leatherface (2017)

James Bloor,   Leatherface (2017)

Lili Taylor,   Leatherface (2017)

Naveen Andrews,   Sense8: S1 (2015)

Helen Mirren,   Collateral Beauty (2016)

Octavia Spencer,   Gifted (2017)

Cate Blanchett,   Notes On A Scandal (2006)

Keiynan Lonsdale,   Love, Simon (2018)

Jonah Hill,   Acceptance (2006), Grandma’s Boy (2006)

Amy Aquino,   Bosch: S3 (2017)

Claudia Doumit,   Timeless: S2E1 and E3 (2018)

Nathan Page,   Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012-2015)

my screencaps

Sid Haig,   Spider Baby (1967)

Danny Woodburn,   Employee of the month (2006)

#underused fc #gif pack #rp icons #olderfcs #gif hunt #resource index

[palmerasenfuego]

partial reading log, 2021

Great Expectations, Kathy Acker

The Oresteia, Aeschylus

Inferno, Dante Alighieri(!)

Poetics, Aristotle

Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen(#)

Amiri Baraka poems

Nightwood, Djuna Barnes

Snow White, Donald Barthelme

Donald Barthelme stories

Mythologies, Roland Barthes

Samuel Beckett stories

The Secret Doctrine, Helena Blavatsky(#)

Bertolt Brecht essays

Lord Byron poems(!)

Lemuria: The Lost Continent of the Pacific, W.S. Cerve

Chariots of the Gods, Erich von Däniken

The Society of the Spectacle, Guy Debord(!)

Barbara Villiers, or, A History of Monetary Crimes, Alexander del Mar 

Relativity, Albert Einstein

Walt Disney: Hollywood’s Dark Prince, Marc Eliot(#)

The Epic of Gilgamesh (N.K. Sandars)

Black Skin, White Masks, Frantz Fanon

QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter, Richard Feynman

Escape from Freedom (selections), Erich Fromm

The Greek Myths, Robert Graves(*)

The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions about the Bush Administration and 9/11, David Ray Griffin

The Agony of Eros, Byung-Chul Han

A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking

Nathaniel Hawthorne stories(!)

Maria M., Gilbert Hernandez

How Should A Person Be, Sheila Heti(#)

A Delusion of Satan: The Full Story of the Salem Witch Trials, Frances Hill

I Ching(*)

Goodbye to Berlin, Christopher Isherwood

Kabbala: A Very Short Introduction, Dan Joseph

Dora Lives: The Authorized Story of Miki Dora, Drew Kampion

UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record, Leslie Kean(#)

Gidget, Frederick Kohner

The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human intelligence, Ray Kurzweil(#)

The Death of Ahasuerus, Pär Lagerkvist

Barabbas,  Pär Lagerkvist

Malador, the Comte de Lautréamont

Steering the Craft: A 21st-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story, Ursula K. Le Guin(#)

The Lichtenberg Figures, Ben Lerner(!)

Clarice Lispector stories

Terrorism and the Illuminati: A Three Thousand Year History, David Livingstone(*)

Federico García Lorca poems(!)

The Prince, Niccolò Machievelli(!)

Doctor Faustus, Christopher Marlowe

Dark Money, Jane Mayer(#)

Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man (selections), Marshall McLuhan

The Archaic Revival, Terence McKenna(*)

Paradise Lost, John Milton(!)

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, Yukio Mishima

The Confusions of Young Törless, Robert Musil

In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692, Mary Beth Norton

Dept. of Speculation, Jenny Offill

Fake Accounts, Lauren Oyler(#)

The Gnostic Gospels, Elaine Pagels

ABC of Reading, Ezra Pound

Selected Poems, Ezra Pound

Bleeding Edge, Thomas Pynchon

Gravity’s Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon(!)

V., Thomas Pynchon

Vineland, Thomas Pynchon

Gargantua and Pantagruel, François Rabelais(#)

Mumbo Jumbo, Ishmael Reed

Portnoy’s Complaint, Philip Roth

120 Days of Sodom, The Marquis de Sade(*)

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley(!)

Afghanistan: A Cultural History, St John Simpson

Science and Human Behavior, B.F. Skinner

Illness as Metaphor, Susan Sontag

Tender Buttons, Gertrude Stein

The Art of War, Sun Tzu

America’s Secret Establishment: An Introduction to the Order of Skull & Bones, Antony C. Sutton

Cold Fusion: The Secret Energy Revolution, Antony C. Sutton

Dylan Thomas poems

Dimensions: A Casebook of Alien Contact, Jacques Vallée

Candide, Voltaire

The 70 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time, Jonathan Vankin & John Whalen

The Occult: A History, Colin Wilson(*)

The Prize, Daniel Yergin(*)

Chess Story, Stefan Zweig

key: * = in progress, ! = reread, # = abandoned

[allmusic]

AllMusic Staff Pick: Tsar Tsar 2000 Alternative/Indie Rock

Led by the hyper-charismatic Jeff Whalen, this Los Angeles group blended cheeky glam rock, outraged punk, glossy new wave, hooky pop, and showboating hard rock into a memorably infectious debut. Highlights among highlights on the album include "Kathy Fong Is the Bomb" and the still timely anti-corporate anthem "Calling All Destroyers."

- Marcy Donelson

#allmusic staff picks #tsar

[orbemnews]

Kathleen Andrews Dies at 84; Helped Give Ziggy and Others Their Start In the early days of the company, Mr. Trudeau recalled, he would visit the Andrewses to work on his nascent strip, as all the syndicate’s artists did. “I would go and stay with them and help them pretend they had a viable business, which unbeknownst to me was very much in jeopardy,” he said. “I didn’t realize until much later how much trouble they were in, but Kathy knew. She was incredibly overqualified to simply keep the books. “Jim would show up at breakfast in a coat and tie,” he continued, “and after having a few cups of coffee we would all head down to the basement, where he would loosen his tie and take off his jacket and start the day. Kathy would be upstairs with the books. Since there were so few dollars to count and so few features to edit, there was a lot of downtime and a lot of laughs, which is I think what kept them afloat. Together, Jim and Kathy were unstoppable.” Mr. Andrews died of a heart attack at 44 in October 1980. Ms. Andrews joined the company six months later, and very quickly became chief executive of its publishing business, said her son Hugh, who would later hold that title. He recalled her signing every artist’s royalty check and sending it out with a personal note. “She knew everyone’s family and how they were doing,” he said. “As the youngest of seven, she grew up sleeping three to a bed,” Mr. Andrews added. “She was a humble lady. Not being in the spotlight was not an issue for her as long as everyone was working.” Universal Press Syndicate rebranded itself in the late ’80s as Andrews McMeel Universal. It is now the largest independent newspaper syndicate in the world. When Ms. Andrews retired in 2006, she was vice chairman. In addition to her son Hugh, Ms. Andrews is survived by another son, James; a sister, Annabelle Whalen; and six grandchildren. Source link Orbem News #Andrews #Dies #give #Helped #Kathleen #Start #Ziggy

[starkiddreamcasting]

Starkid Promises! Promises!

It’s Turkey Lurkey time! Enjoy this Thanksgiving special of Promises! Promises! The only show I could find with even a little bit of a Thanksgiving connection. I know there is not a big audience for this show on Tumblr, but I hope those here how do know the show enjot this dreamcast!

1. Jon Matteson as Chuck Baxter 2. Britney Coleman as Fran Kubelik 3. Dylan Saunders as J.D. Sheldrake 4. Nick Gage as Dr. Dreyfuss 5. Jaime Lyn Beatty as Marge MacDougall 6. AJ Holmes as Mr. Dobitch 7. Corey Dorris as Mike Kirkeby 8. Jeff Blim as Mr. Eichelberger 9. Joe Walker as Jesse Vanderhof 10. Tyler Brunsman as Lum Ding Waiter/Orchestra Voice 11. Bryce Charles as Barbara/Orchestra Voice 12. Denise Donovan as Miss Olson/Orchestra Voice 13. Mariah Rose Faith as Sharon/Orchestra Voice 14. Ali Gordon as Kathy/Orchestra Voice 15. Brian Holden as New Young Executive/Night Watchman/Orchestra Voice 16. Lauren Lopez as Ginger/Lum Ding Hostess/Miss Della Hoya/Orchestra Voice 17. Curt Mega as Eddie Roth/Orchestra Voice 18. Alle-Faye Monka as Helen Sheldrake/Miss Kreplinski/Orchestra Voice 19. Joey Richter as Company Doctor/Karl Kubelik/Orchestra Voice 20. Meredith Stepien as Patsy/Orchestra Voice 21. Sango Tajima as Miss Wong/Vivien/Orchestra Voice 22. James Tolbert as Eugene/Orchestra Voice 23. Kim Whalen as Miss Polansky/Nurse/Sylvia Gilhooley/Orchestra Voice

Swings: Julia Albain, Joe Moses, Brian Rosenthal, Rachael Soglin

Understudies: Julia Albain (Kathy, Ginger/Lum Ding Hostess/Miss Della Hoya, Helen Sheldrake/Miss Kreplinski), Tyler Brunsman (Chuck Baxter, Mike Kirkeby, Jesse Vanderhof), Ali Gordon (Fran Kubelik), Brian Holden (Mr. Dobitch, Jesse Vanderhof), Alle-Faye Monka (Miss Olsen, Miss Polansky/Nurse/Sylvia Gilhooley), Joe Moses (Dr. Dreyfuss, Mike Kirkeby, Mr. Eichelberger, New Young Executive/Night Watchman), Joey Richter (J.D. Sheldrake, Mr. Dobitch, Mr. Eichelberger), Brian Rosenthal (Chuck Baxter, Lum Ding Waiter, Eddie Roth, Company Doctor/Karl Kubelik, Eugene), Rachael Soglin (Barbara, Sharon, Patsy, Miss Wong/Vivien), Meredith Stepien (Marge MacDougall), Joe Walker (J.D. Sheldrake, Dr. Dreyfuss), Kim Whalen (Fran Kubelik, Marge MacDougall)

Make sure to leave any show suggestions or any questions on my casting choices so I can explain them.  

#starkid #dreamcast #promises promises #jon matteson #britney coleman #dylan saunders #nick gage #jaime lyn beatty #aj holmes #Corey Dorris #jeff blim #joe walker #julia albain #tyler brunsman #Ali Gordon #brian holden #alle-faye monka #joe moses #joey richter #Brian Rosenthal #rachael soglin #Meredith Stepien #kim whalen

[agardenandlibrary]

Books Read in 2017

As always, here’s the link to my Goodreads year in books!

And here’s last year’s post.

The Breakdown:

GOAL: 55 READ: 69

most books read in a month: technically May, but also 7 in November.

fewest books read in a month: 3 in March

Recommended Series:

The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner

The Expanse by James S. A. Corey

Recommended Standalones:

As You Wish by Cary Elwes

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss

Sunshine by Robin McKinley

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

I listened to a lot of audiobooks this year! Mostly this was positive but there were a few cases where the narrator made me dislike a character purely by the way they were read. (Thus why I gave up on A Darker Shade of Magic before finishing!) 

I also read quite a few non-fiction books (for me, anyway). 

I think I’ll be sticking with a goal of 55 for next year as well. It’s a decent number without being overwhelming and causing panic. It’s not really a “challenge” so much as a “goal”. 

(Here’s my Goodreads - add me as a friend!)

Best wishes for reading in 2018!

The month by month breakdown under the cut:

January

Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear (4⭐)

While My Pretty One Sleeps by Mary Higgins Clark (3⭐)

Buffy: Season 8, Vol. 1 by Joss Whedon

The Color of Distance by Amy Thomson (4⭐)

February

As You Wish by Cary Elwes (4⭐)

The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman (re-read)

Heaven’s Bones by Samantha Henderson (4⭐)

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher (4⭐)

The Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman

March

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson (5⭐)

Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride (4⭐)

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

April

King Tut’s Tomb by Nunzio DeFillipis

Wolverine, Vol. 2 by Paul Cornell

At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft (3⭐)

Fatale, Vol. 1 by Ed Brubaker

Leonard by William Shatner (4⭐)

May

Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski (4⭐)

The Sandman: Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman 

The Sandman, Vol. 2-10 by Neil Gaiman (re-read) 

Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss  (5⭐)

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (3⭐)

Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett (4⭐)

June

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (4⭐)

Graceling by Kristin Cashore (4⭐)

Prince Orlofsky, Vampire Hunter by Isabelle Glass (5⭐)

The White Hart by Nancy Springer (4⭐)

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (5⭐)

July

Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (4⭐)

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn (5⭐)

The Storyteller of Marrakesh by Joydeep Roy-Battacharya (3⭐)

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (4⭐)

August

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (4⭐)

Dead Man’s Folly by Agatha Christie (4⭐)

Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie (4⭐)

Towards Zero by Agatha Christie (4⭐)

N or M? by Agatha Christie (4⭐)

The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (4⭐)

September

The View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman (5⭐)

You’re Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day (4⭐)

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (4⭐)

The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (5⭐)

The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner (5⭐)

October

Stardust by Neil Gaiman (5⭐)

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (4⭐)

Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke (4⭐)

The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner (5⭐)

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (4⭐)

A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner (5⭐)

November

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (re-read) (5⭐)

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson (4⭐)

Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner  (5⭐)

Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey  (5⭐)

Sunshine by Robin McKinley (re-read)  (4⭐)

The Young Elites by Marie Lu  (3⭐)

Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs  (3⭐)

December

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Sing the Light by Louise Marley (re-read)  (5⭐)

Sing the Warmth by Louise Marley (re-read)  (5⭐)

Corsair by James Cambias (3⭐)

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio (5⭐)

#books #year in review #book recs #goodreads

[uwmspeccoll]

Feathursday Nursery Rhymes

This week we present a folded broadside of avian nursery rhymes with illustrations by the English designer and wood engraver Enid Marx. It is part of a collection of forty broadsides entitled Forty Sheets to the Wind, printed by Graham Moss and Kathy Whalen in 1999 to showcase the enormous collection of typefaces at their Incline Press in Oldham, England. We will post more about this collection next week.

In 1997, a year before Marx’s death, she was in the process of ensuring that some of her collection of folk art would find a home in the new art gallery at Compton Vernbey in Warwickshire, and asked Moss and Whalen to consult with the staff there to produce an illustrated booklet and a series of broadsides of nursery rhymes that reflect items in the collection. This broadside is based on that effort. The three wood engravings by Marx were enlarged from her originals and printed from zinc plates along with 18 pt. Verona type from Stephenson Blake on Sheepstor handmade paper. Our portfolio Forty Sheets to the Wind is one of 150 sets donated to us by our friend Jerry Buff.

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#Feathursday #Enid Marx #Forty Sheets to the WInd #Graham Moss #Kathy Whalen #Incline Press #Stephenson Blake #nursery rhymes #wood engravings #broadsides #Compton Verney Art Gallery #Jerry Buff #birds #birbs! #women wood engravers

[kathyannleutner]

Kathy and the wags at the final game of the season.

#Kathy Leutner #wags #natalie johnson #elle ruhwedel #Christina Sirignano #kelsey burton #sarah sweetnam #nikki whalen #malin hornqvist #kayla dumoulin #beatrice nilsson #2019

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The Reading Tag

Tagged by @ablogofscribbles

1. Which book has been on your shelves the longest?

A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn

Virals by Kathy Reichs

Kissed by Cameron Dokey

I got all of these in middle school. 

Also, Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe, which I’ve had my whole life. One of my favorite children’s books. 

2. What is your current read, your last read, and the book you will read next?

Current: Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb and The Queen of Attolia by Meghan Whalen Turner

Last: The Thief by Meghan Whalen Turner

Next: Dunno. Maybe I’ll reread And I Darken so I can read Now I Rise. If I like The Queen of Attolia I might move on with the series. 

3. Which book does everyone like but you hate?

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

Simon vs. The Homo sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Abertalli

Cinder by Marissa Meyer (I like the series, but I find the first book underwhelming and if I had read it before Scarlet, I wouldn’t have continued the series at all)

The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Crismon Bound by Rosamund Hodge (words cannot describe the depths of hatred I have for this one)

4. Which book do you keep telling yourself you’ll read but you probably won’t?

Pantomime by Laura Lam and A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar

5. Which book are you saving for “retirement”?

Almost every classic that I haven’t read yet. 

6. Last page: read it first or wait until the end?

Depends on whether I’m enjoying myself or not. I read three chapters of Three Dark Crowns then skipped to the end to see if I had guessed the plot twist (I did). 

7. Acknowledgements: waste of ink or interesting aside?

I don’t feel one way or the other about them. I usually just ignore them. 

8. Which book character would you switch places with?

I wouldn’t

9. Do you have a book that reminds you of something specific in your life (person, place, time)?

The Upside of Unrequited--contributes to the reason why I despise it. The main character reminds me of someone in my life I’d rather forget. 

10. Name a book you acquired in some interesting way

Umm...I have a copy of Paradise Lost that the sub for my English Lit class gave me. Vintage aesthetic

11. Have you ever given a book away for a special reason to a special person?

I only give my books to libraries

12. Which book has been the most places with you?

A Kiss in Time-- I read the crap out of that book. There are tears and bends all over it. 

13. Any required reading that you hated in high school that you didn’t find so bad years later.

Ha nope--I don’t reread things I don’t like

14. What’s the strangest item you’ve ever found in a book?

I’ve never found anything strange

15. Used or brand new?

I’m not opposed to used, but I’m more likely to buy them new

16. Stephen King: Literary genius or opiate of the masses?

Opiate of the masses--honestly I only really like his work from the eighties

17. Have you ever seen a movie you liked better than the book?

Lord of the Rings

Pride and Prejudice

Jurassic Park

Ella Enchanted

Matilda

18. Which book should never have been made into a movie?

Eragon

Divergent

Ender’s Game

I am Number Four

19. Have you ever read a book that made you hungry (cookbooks excluded)?

Redwall by Brian Jaques and the rest of that series. Had my mouth watering. 

20.  Who is the person whose book advice you’ll always take?

Everyone’s failed me some way or another so my best bet is to follow my gut. 

Tagging all who wish to partake

#reading tag

[daniellethamasa]

Hey all, Dani here.

Well, here we are, at the very end of January. It’s hard to believe that we have completed an entire month of 2019 already. Time flies when you keep busy I suppose. And we have been pretty darn busy here at Mousai Books. There was at least one post up every day (and a few days there were two). Every day when I would log in to check my comments and respond and all that, I found myself blown away at my stats. Seriously, I can’t thank you all enough for joining us here in our bookish and geeky corner of the world.

So, with January pretty much over, I suppose I should actually focus on February a little bit. And because I think my January Wrap-Up post will be a bit on the longer side, I am splitting the TBR onto a different post.

Since my experience with Kathy at Books and Munches and her monthly reading challenges has gone great so far, I’m going to stick with it. For February this means participating in Fantastic February, where we will read all the fantasy and/or paranormal books. Now does this mean I’m only going to read those genres? Well, probably not, but they will likely be a majority of what I read.

Actually, since using the TBR mug in January made things so interesting, I’m going to keep using a TBR mug. But I’m going to run through all the possible fantasy and paranormal books I’ll be adding to the mug, just so you can get an idea of where I’m going with my reading.

The one book that won’t be going into the mug is King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo. Of course I will be reading this one as soon as it is in my grabby little hands. Nikolai is one of my favorite characters in the Grishaverse, so I’m really looking forward to reading this one.

Other books that will be included in my possible February TBR include: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett, The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima, To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo, Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore, The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell, Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas, The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, The Thorn of Dentonhill by Marshall Ryan Maresca, Priest of Bones by Peter McLean, Onyx & Ivory by Mindee Arnett, The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke, The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty, and The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan.

I find it highly unlikely that I would make it through all of these, but I wanted to have a little variety in my fantasy subgenres and such. But there are quite a few in the list that are filled with political intrigue, or a heist plot, so clearly that’s the kind of mood I’m in, and that is totally fine with me.

Wow, so many of my potential book choices are lengthy ones. They would certainly knock a few titles off my list for my year of Big Books. The only way to see what happens is to just start reading.

What reading plans do you have for February? Let me know in the comments, because you know I’m always ready to talk about books. I’ll be back soon with more bookish content.

Fantastic February TBR Hey all, Dani here. Well, here we are, at the very end of January. It's hard to believe that we have completed an entire month of 2019 already.

#ARC #Books! #Reading #TBR