Lisa of Troy
@lisaoftroy.bsky.social
Books are my passion. Obsessed with F. Scott Fitzgerald. Bill, my cat, is my default post material.
A chapter a day keeps the doctor away.
July 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A chapter a day keeps the doctor away.
I am not of many words, but I thank you.
- Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare
- Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare
June 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I am not of many words, but I thank you.
- Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare
- Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare
Jean jackets are out but flaunting your labubu is in lol
June 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Jean jackets are out but flaunting your labubu is in lol
I rarely leave my house, and the weirdness of people did not disappoint.
There was a woman clutching her phone with a giant bottle of wine pictured, almost like dangling a carrot.
Lately, I have been lacking inspiration so I will now display a giant can of Diet Coke and see how that works out.
There was a woman clutching her phone with a giant bottle of wine pictured, almost like dangling a carrot.
Lately, I have been lacking inspiration so I will now display a giant can of Diet Coke and see how that works out.
June 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I rarely leave my house, and the weirdness of people did not disappoint.
There was a woman clutching her phone with a giant bottle of wine pictured, almost like dangling a carrot.
Lately, I have been lacking inspiration so I will now display a giant can of Diet Coke and see how that works out.
There was a woman clutching her phone with a giant bottle of wine pictured, almost like dangling a carrot.
Lately, I have been lacking inspiration so I will now display a giant can of Diet Coke and see how that works out.
Today, I thought I was being punked.
On the radio, the broadcast was giving summer fashion tips. Apparently, jean jackets are out. Guess who is wearing a jean jacket?
Guess I am not styling today. lol. Better cross fashion icon off my list.
On the radio, the broadcast was giving summer fashion tips. Apparently, jean jackets are out. Guess who is wearing a jean jacket?
Guess I am not styling today. lol. Better cross fashion icon off my list.
June 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Today, I thought I was being punked.
On the radio, the broadcast was giving summer fashion tips. Apparently, jean jackets are out. Guess who is wearing a jean jacket?
Guess I am not styling today. lol. Better cross fashion icon off my list.
On the radio, the broadcast was giving summer fashion tips. Apparently, jean jackets are out. Guess who is wearing a jean jacket?
Guess I am not styling today. lol. Better cross fashion icon off my list.
So much the rather thou celestial light
Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers
Irradiate, there plant eyes, all mist from thence
Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell
Of things invisible to mortal sight.
-John Milton
Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers
Irradiate, there plant eyes, all mist from thence
Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell
Of things invisible to mortal sight.
-John Milton
June 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
So much the rather thou celestial light
Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers
Irradiate, there plant eyes, all mist from thence
Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell
Of things invisible to mortal sight.
-John Milton
Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers
Irradiate, there plant eyes, all mist from thence
Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell
Of things invisible to mortal sight.
-John Milton
Communicating fully is the opposite of being traumatized.
-Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD, The Body Keeps The Score
-Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD, The Body Keeps The Score
June 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Communicating fully is the opposite of being traumatized.
-Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD, The Body Keeps The Score
-Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD, The Body Keeps The Score
The mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
Paradise Lost, John Milton
Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
Paradise Lost, John Milton
June 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
Paradise Lost, John Milton
Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
Paradise Lost, John Milton
"Awake, arise, or be forever fallen."
Paradise Lost, John Milton
Paradise Lost, John Milton
May 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Awake, arise, or be forever fallen."
Paradise Lost, John Milton
Paradise Lost, John Milton
"You'll see whether this personality type fits you, especially the traits of tending to feel apologetic for needing help, doing most of the emotional work in relationships, and thinking about what other people want first."
May 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"You'll see whether this personality type fits you, especially the traits of tending to feel apologetic for needing help, doing most of the emotional work in relationships, and thinking about what other people want first."
Heaven help the poor soul who picks this book up after me.
This is not a library book btw. lol
This is not a library book btw. lol
May 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Heaven help the poor soul who picks this book up after me.
This is not a library book btw. lol
This is not a library book btw. lol
I decided that I am going to do an overall study of all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's correspondence.
Eventually, I am going to write a book, more like a conversation with Fitzgerald about his literary insights. Frequently, he would talk about authors and certain books.
Eventually, I am going to write a book, more like a conversation with Fitzgerald about his literary insights. Frequently, he would talk about authors and certain books.
May 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I decided that I am going to do an overall study of all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's correspondence.
Eventually, I am going to write a book, more like a conversation with Fitzgerald about his literary insights. Frequently, he would talk about authors and certain books.
Eventually, I am going to write a book, more like a conversation with Fitzgerald about his literary insights. Frequently, he would talk about authors and certain books.
You know you are a nerd when.....
May 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
You know you are a nerd when.....
"In the wretched state of my nerves, exertion of any kind is unspeakably disagreeable to me."
-The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins
-The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins
May 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"In the wretched state of my nerves, exertion of any kind is unspeakably disagreeable to me."
-The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins
-The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins
New Month! New books!
Have you read The Woman in White or The Goldfinch?
Have you read The Woman in White or The Goldfinch?
May 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New Month! New books!
Have you read The Woman in White or The Goldfinch?
Have you read The Woman in White or The Goldfinch?
Day 2 of trying to memorize this poem, Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats
I am going to write out the first stanza again.
I am going to write out the first stanza again.
April 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Day 2 of trying to memorize this poem, Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats
I am going to write out the first stanza again.
I am going to write out the first stanza again.
John Irving has a new book coming out November 4, 2025 called Queen Esther.
April 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
John Irving has a new book coming out November 4, 2025 called Queen Esther.
F. Scott Fitzgerald said that one of these phrases from Ode to a Nightingale inspired a line from The Great Gatsby.
Which line do you think it is?
Which line do you think it is?
April 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
F. Scott Fitzgerald said that one of these phrases from Ode to a Nightingale inspired a line from The Great Gatsby.
Which line do you think it is?
Which line do you think it is?
A cat picture a day keeps the doctor away.
April 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A cat picture a day keeps the doctor away.