Took this one on a little trip & giggled the whole flight. The subtle observational-humor in describing historical, cultural and political info made everything so memorable. I need more Ben Coates in my reading life. Onwards to Antwerp.
#booksky #nonfiction #WhyTheDutchAreDifferent #travelbooks
#booksky #nonfiction #WhyTheDutchAreDifferent #travelbooks
December 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Took this one on a little trip & giggled the whole flight. The subtle observational-humor in describing historical, cultural and political info made everything so memorable. I need more Ben Coates in my reading life. Onwards to Antwerp.
#booksky #nonfiction #WhyTheDutchAreDifferent #travelbooks
#booksky #nonfiction #WhyTheDutchAreDifferent #travelbooks
Loving the story-telling style of this sort-of-history book so far. 🇳🇱 Bit of an odd combo - backdrop of the idyllic Dutch towns with calming windmills against the roar of Bruce Dickinson. Northern Europe theme to both I guess.
#nonfiction #travelbooks #booksky #booksandmusic #mandrakeproject #miffy
#nonfiction #travelbooks #booksky #booksandmusic #mandrakeproject #miffy
December 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Loving the story-telling style of this sort-of-history book so far. 🇳🇱 Bit of an odd combo - backdrop of the idyllic Dutch towns with calming windmills against the roar of Bruce Dickinson. Northern Europe theme to both I guess.
#nonfiction #travelbooks #booksky #booksandmusic #mandrakeproject #miffy
#nonfiction #travelbooks #booksky #booksandmusic #mandrakeproject #miffy
The feeling of missing the people/times that have passed was so beautifully captured in this book. I feel deeply nostalgic for the good old days with my friends.
Had some "travel" tunes to go with Tsukuru on his pilgrimages to see his pals.
#murakami #booksandmusic #booksky #japanlit #litfic
Had some "travel" tunes to go with Tsukuru on his pilgrimages to see his pals.
#murakami #booksandmusic #booksky #japanlit #litfic
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The feeling of missing the people/times that have passed was so beautifully captured in this book. I feel deeply nostalgic for the good old days with my friends.
Had some "travel" tunes to go with Tsukuru on his pilgrimages to see his pals.
#murakami #booksandmusic #booksky #japanlit #litfic
Had some "travel" tunes to go with Tsukuru on his pilgrimages to see his pals.
#murakami #booksandmusic #booksky #japanlit #litfic
Started Colorless Tsukuru thinking it might be a slow burn, but every time I pick it up for a few chapters I get pulled deep into, and then I'm distracted, thinking about it all day. Let's see if how much progress I can get through before work.
#murakami #bookandbeans #mondaymorning #miffy #booksky
#murakami #bookandbeans #mondaymorning #miffy #booksky
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Started Colorless Tsukuru thinking it might be a slow burn, but every time I pick it up for a few chapters I get pulled deep into, and then I'm distracted, thinking about it all day. Let's see if how much progress I can get through before work.
#murakami #bookandbeans #mondaymorning #miffy #booksky
#murakami #bookandbeans #mondaymorning #miffy #booksky
Actually, looking back, I can't blame Main Street on slow reading, it was hard to focus on because there were too many weird and beautiful things around to look at instead. #utrecht #antwerp #ghent #wanderlust
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Actually, looking back, I can't blame Main Street on slow reading, it was hard to focus on because there were too many weird and beautiful things around to look at instead. #utrecht #antwerp #ghent #wanderlust
My oh my, at last I've finished #MainStreet. Story didn't feel out of place, despite being written in the 1920s - very much Real Housewives vibe but set in small towns 🤣. I usually enjoy #SinclairLewis, but this one took more effort (& a lot of bevvies).
#Rotterdam #Utrecht #booksky #booksandbeer
#Rotterdam #Utrecht #booksky #booksandbeer
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My oh my, at last I've finished #MainStreet. Story didn't feel out of place, despite being written in the 1920s - very much Real Housewives vibe but set in small towns 🤣. I usually enjoy #SinclairLewis, but this one took more effort (& a lot of bevvies).
#Rotterdam #Utrecht #booksky #booksandbeer
#Rotterdam #Utrecht #booksky #booksandbeer
Needed to inject a little spice in my reading as Main Street is feeling a bit ho-hum (which I think is the point). I'm breezing through #FromHereToEternity, a look at death rituals & traditions. I'm finding it beautiful & not grim at all despite the artwork here.
#booksky #nonfiction #slowsundays
#booksky #nonfiction #slowsundays
November 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Needed to inject a little spice in my reading as Main Street is feeling a bit ho-hum (which I think is the point). I'm breezing through #FromHereToEternity, a look at death rituals & traditions. I'm finding it beautiful & not grim at all despite the artwork here.
#booksky #nonfiction #slowsundays
#booksky #nonfiction #slowsundays
Reading while drinking #Delirium is perhaps not the most practical. Since the 1st one was so good, and my brain was still working after, I went for a 2nd soon after & it hit like a ton of bricks- #Belgians don't mess around. Also, book isn't exactly exhilarating to be fair... #booksky #booksandbeer
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Reading while drinking #Delirium is perhaps not the most practical. Since the 1st one was so good, and my brain was still working after, I went for a 2nd soon after & it hit like a ton of bricks- #Belgians don't mess around. Also, book isn't exactly exhilarating to be fair... #booksky #booksandbeer
Reading a small town americana tale while traversing quaint 🇧🇪 towns feels a bit off. New goal: finish #MainStreet quickly so I can hit up some used bookshops for a new read.
#booksky #SinclairLewis #BEL #fiction
#booksky #SinclairLewis #BEL #fiction
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Reading a small town americana tale while traversing quaint 🇧🇪 towns feels a bit off. New goal: finish #MainStreet quickly so I can hit up some used bookshops for a new read.
#booksky #SinclairLewis #BEL #fiction
#booksky #SinclairLewis #BEL #fiction
I may have gone a little overboard with my devices. Haven't even glanced at the Switch since I started playing old school classics with these. Now the hard part: I'll need to pick one, and only one for the next trip.
#retrohandheld #powkiddy #miyoo #retroid #gaming #rg40xxv #gamingonthego
#retrohandheld #powkiddy #miyoo #retroid #gaming #rg40xxv #gamingonthego
November 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I may have gone a little overboard with my devices. Haven't even glanced at the Switch since I started playing old school classics with these. Now the hard part: I'll need to pick one, and only one for the next trip.
#retrohandheld #powkiddy #miyoo #retroid #gaming #rg40xxv #gamingonthego
#retrohandheld #powkiddy #miyoo #retroid #gaming #rg40xxv #gamingonthego
The before & after - started #TheBookOfGuilt on crisp, well tucked hotel bed, finished it thrashing around in anxiety. Based on the cover I thought this would be a relaxing story set in the countryside, was I ever wrong 🤣. What a weird, thrilling ride. #booksky #thriller #fiction #notwhatiexpected
November 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The before & after - started #TheBookOfGuilt on crisp, well tucked hotel bed, finished it thrashing around in anxiety. Based on the cover I thought this would be a relaxing story set in the countryside, was I ever wrong 🤣. What a weird, thrilling ride. #booksky #thriller #fiction #notwhatiexpected
Do I read or do I game? #Danubia is queued up, but #Pokemon Fire Red is here too...
Also love a fake beach setting in the middle of concrete land.
#danubia #eauclaire #yyc #powkiddy #rgb20s #streetart #booksky
Also love a fake beach setting in the middle of concrete land.
#danubia #eauclaire #yyc #powkiddy #rgb20s #streetart #booksky
October 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Do I read or do I game? #Danubia is queued up, but #Pokemon Fire Red is here too...
Also love a fake beach setting in the middle of concrete land.
#danubia #eauclaire #yyc #powkiddy #rgb20s #streetart #booksky
Also love a fake beach setting in the middle of concrete land.
#danubia #eauclaire #yyc #powkiddy #rgb20s #streetart #booksky
Haven't been able to quite get back into reading, or anything for that matter since this mini getaway. I can never get enough of this place.
#weekender #travel #canada #mountroyal #LeVieuxMontreal #MTL #lafontaine #Autumn
#weekender #travel #canada #mountroyal #LeVieuxMontreal #MTL #lafontaine #Autumn
October 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Haven't been able to quite get back into reading, or anything for that matter since this mini getaway. I can never get enough of this place.
#weekender #travel #canada #mountroyal #LeVieuxMontreal #MTL #lafontaine #Autumn
#weekender #travel #canada #mountroyal #LeVieuxMontreal #MTL #lafontaine #Autumn
Autocracy Inc was a lot to digest. After that one and The Godfather I need a break from the serious stuff, so starting my #Pokemon journey with Fire Red. Never played these before. A kid recommended I start with this one. I hope I don't suck. #powkiddy #retrogames #retrohandheld #videogames #gba
October 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Autocracy Inc was a lot to digest. After that one and The Godfather I need a break from the serious stuff, so starting my #Pokemon journey with Fire Red. Never played these before. A kid recommended I start with this one. I hope I don't suck. #powkiddy #retrogames #retrohandheld #videogames #gba
Still not done with this book. #TheGodfather is taking longer than expected, but I've also been very distracted by these beautiful streets. Amazing coffee from Bernice, also, the canal nearby seems like somewhere where an enemy of the Corleone's might be dumped...
#MTL #coffeeandchill #booksky
#MTL #coffeeandchill #booksky
October 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Still not done with this book. #TheGodfather is taking longer than expected, but I've also been very distracted by these beautiful streets. Amazing coffee from Bernice, also, the canal nearby seems like somewhere where an enemy of the Corleone's might be dumped...
#MTL #coffeeandchill #booksky
#MTL #coffeeandchill #booksky
Back on #TheGodfather, with a side of heart attack breakfast. Seems like something the Don might eat. #booksky #mtl
October 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Back on #TheGodfather, with a side of heart attack breakfast. Seems like something the Don might eat. #booksky #mtl
Something funny to read and something fun to listen to to kickstart this #MondayMonday. All the hype about #koss headphones are legit, they sound SO good, better than most sets, spanning the $ range that I've tried since the 2000s.
#A6 #Lights #retro #kosskph30i #MondayMood #nonfiction #booksky
#A6 #Lights #retro #kosskph30i #MondayMood #nonfiction #booksky
October 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Something funny to read and something fun to listen to to kickstart this #MondayMonday. All the hype about #koss headphones are legit, they sound SO good, better than most sets, spanning the $ range that I've tried since the 2000s.
#A6 #Lights #retro #kosskph30i #MondayMood #nonfiction #booksky
#A6 #Lights #retro #kosskph30i #MondayMood #nonfiction #booksky
#PilgrimsProgress what to say...the 2nd part seemed to have lost the charm, did I miss something? Anyway, #FinalFantasy #DistantWorlds album was a good fit for this leg of the journey, followed by a nice stroll through some fall colours. That's my pilgrim's journey wrapped. #booksky #classics
October 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
#PilgrimsProgress what to say...the 2nd part seemed to have lost the charm, did I miss something? Anyway, #FinalFantasy #DistantWorlds album was a good fit for this leg of the journey, followed by a nice stroll through some fall colours. That's my pilgrim's journey wrapped. #booksky #classics
I've finished none of the other books I've started but I saw this on the shelves and couldn't help myself. #AnneApplebaum 's writing always hooks me, so I'm excited for this despite the subject matter and any ties to the state of the world these days.
#nonfiction #booksky #currentevents #MondayMood
#nonfiction #booksky #currentevents #MondayMood
September 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I've finished none of the other books I've started but I saw this on the shelves and couldn't help myself. #AnneApplebaum 's writing always hooks me, so I'm excited for this despite the subject matter and any ties to the state of the world these days.
#nonfiction #booksky #currentevents #MondayMood
#nonfiction #booksky #currentevents #MondayMood
Making progress on #ThePilgrimsProgress. I don't think this book is meant to be funny but I'm finding it so in a charming, whimsical way. Fresh air, coffee, treats and a book...can't think of any thing else I'd rather do on a #SlowSunday morning.
#SundayFunday #booksky #booksandcoffee #classics
#SundayFunday #booksky #booksandcoffee #classics
September 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Making progress on #ThePilgrimsProgress. I don't think this book is meant to be funny but I'm finding it so in a charming, whimsical way. Fresh air, coffee, treats and a book...can't think of any thing else I'd rather do on a #SlowSunday morning.
#SundayFunday #booksky #booksandcoffee #classics
#SundayFunday #booksky #booksandcoffee #classics
Took a break after Omori, but have been itching to get into another #RPG, so here we go. I've heard the hype & I'm coming to this so late, but I dig it already bc it's #HD2D!
I think I'll go with Wild West to kick this off.
#videogames #gaming #nintendoswitch #switchlife #squareenix #LiveALive
I think I'll go with Wild West to kick this off.
#videogames #gaming #nintendoswitch #switchlife #squareenix #LiveALive
September 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Took a break after Omori, but have been itching to get into another #RPG, so here we go. I've heard the hype & I'm coming to this so late, but I dig it already bc it's #HD2D!
I think I'll go with Wild West to kick this off.
#videogames #gaming #nintendoswitch #switchlife #squareenix #LiveALive
I think I'll go with Wild West to kick this off.
#videogames #gaming #nintendoswitch #switchlife #squareenix #LiveALive
Reading the #PilgrimsProgress, making me feel even more guilty about being lazy and barely moving today. Thrilling cover art, very not thrilling journey, but calming and suitable for #sunset. Maybe it's me, the pilgrim sounds very whiny in my head. #booksky #classics #pilgrimmage #finallyfriday
September 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Reading the #PilgrimsProgress, making me feel even more guilty about being lazy and barely moving today. Thrilling cover art, very not thrilling journey, but calming and suitable for #sunset. Maybe it's me, the pilgrim sounds very whiny in my head. #booksky #classics #pilgrimmage #finallyfriday
#Grandaddy and #TheGodfather, a very parental pairing, maybe grandaddy can mellow out godfather...? It's been decades since I've watched The Godfather movies, and I've never read the book before so I'm pretty excited to dive into it. #modernclassic #booksky #booksandmusic #vinyl #TuesdayTunes
September 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
#Grandaddy and #TheGodfather, a very parental pairing, maybe grandaddy can mellow out godfather...? It's been decades since I've watched The Godfather movies, and I've never read the book before so I'm pretty excited to dive into it. #modernclassic #booksky #booksandmusic #vinyl #TuesdayTunes
#SamHarris put out a great piece through his substack about losing the information wars in the current (social) media landscape. While the whole article rang true, these closing #WordsOfWisdom spoke the loudest.
#MondayMotivation #quotes #wordstoliveby #NoRageBait
#MondayMotivation #quotes #wordstoliveby #NoRageBait
September 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#SamHarris put out a great piece through his substack about losing the information wars in the current (social) media landscape. While the whole article rang true, these closing #WordsOfWisdom spoke the loudest.
#MondayMotivation #quotes #wordstoliveby #NoRageBait
#MondayMotivation #quotes #wordstoliveby #NoRageBait
#TheSirensCall - a look at the info economy & how each advancement in access to info went through the same love/hate cycle in their time. The importance of being protective of how we are consuming info to avoid having our attention spans weaponized against us really hits home. #booksky #nonfiction
September 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
#TheSirensCall - a look at the info economy & how each advancement in access to info went through the same love/hate cycle in their time. The importance of being protective of how we are consuming info to avoid having our attention spans weaponized against us really hits home. #booksky #nonfiction