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I hope everyone had a great New Year's and a good first week of the year. My week was quiet and nice although I didn't get a ton of reading in- I did however binge quite a bit of Netflix. It took me a few days to decide on a book but I finally settled on one. The Birthday Girl wasn't a bad read and although it started kinda slow it took off.
I'm finished with the first season of Longmire and just started S2. Am I addicted now to this show? It would appear yes.
Last week I reviewed Star Man's Son for Vintage SciFi Month, and this week will be another vintage book.
Song of the week
PULP COVER OF THE WEEK:
NEW ARRIVAL/ UPCOMING REVIEWS:
BOOKISH LINKS
This is a killer remix of Heart of Glass- I heard this on The Handmaid's Tale
Here's a look at how Luke built a new Jedi order in the old canon- before Disney made changes. I don't know, I like the sound of this a lot better!
Spike the punch
I love this sequence- including the Emperor getting irked with Vader.
And this is just the Emperor at his best.
This is a killer remix of Heart of Glass- I heard this on The Handmaid's Tale
Here's a look at how Luke built a new Jedi order in the old canon- before Disney made changes. I don't know, I like the sound of this a lot better!
Spike the punch
I love this sequence- including the Emperor getting irked with Vader.
And this is just the Emperor at his best.
A quite week is a good week! And hey, bingeing Netflix isn't a bad way to start the year ;-)
ReplyDeleteThis is true! And I live on Netflix sometimes I think!
DeleteI don't even know if I want to watch the new Star Wars movies. I don't understand why they felt they needed to change things. :/
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the music links! I will be listening a bit later.
Quiet is good. I like quiet. Have a wonderful week. :)
Me too. :) And I know some people like the new Star Wars but it definitely isn't for me!
DeleteEnjoy the music :)
At this rate I'll never get motivated to watch the new Star Wars films!
ReplyDeleteHa ha you're not missing much!!
DeleteHooray for starting the year with a quiet week. :) That Heart of Glass remix is wild. Such a totally different sound from the original. It's haunting. Love the graphic with the mermaids. Hope you have a great week, Greg!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it though? I always loved Heart of Glass so when I heard that remix I was like- wow.
DeleteHappy New Year!! I think binge watching is a wonderful way to start a new year. I am in between binges and need to pick something soon. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteHa ha I agree. And the nice thing is Longmire has a lot of seasons so I have more binging ahead. :)
DeleteI love all these old Agatha Christie covers you're spotlighting! Very fun. We've been watching a lot of Netflix, too - almost done with Travelers!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
How are you liking Travelers? I thought S2 was a bit better than S1. And it's been fun to use Christie covers- there are so many to choose from!
DeleteI had a rather slow week too, I had to work but there wasn't much going on. Love the mermaid artwork!
ReplyDeleteI thought that was cool too. :)
DeleteYay for Longmire!! At least you have several seasons to go before you get depressed with the rest of us. It's a binge-worthy show.
ReplyDeleteYes! I am loving Longmire right now- so glad I tried it.
DeleteI like that last pic there
ReplyDeleteI liked that one too...
DeleteI'm taken with anything Handmaid's Tale related since that series came out. I have a couple books with similar themes in my tbr pile that I gotta get to. Have a good reading week.
ReplyDeleteHooray for quiet weeks/weekends. I am not looking forward to going back to work on Monday!
ReplyDeleteThe last week here has been bitterly cold and son is still on winter break (Monday needs to get here). I've had a slow start to my reading year. Love the last pic, at first I thought it was HP's Hermione.
ReplyDeleteI'm so mad because I was supposed to watch the Star Wars movie with my family, but we did not :( I did get in a ton of reading this first week of 2018 though!
ReplyDeleteAww I hope you get to see it soon! Glad you had a good reading week though... :)
DeleteI love that song, I am listening to it again now hah. It's funny because you don't really think of Blondie and Handmaid's Tale going hand in hand, but alas, it works. What is Longmire exactly? I have heard of it, but never looked into it. How the hell do you watch so many shows?! I feel like you should give lessons or something.
ReplyDeleteThe picture of the girl with the wine glass reminds me of like, if Cheryl Blossom was in a high fantasy, and I would read that. And are those mermaids like... android mermaids? Merdroids? Is merdroids a thing? I think it should be.
I'm kind of obsessed with that song now? Thanks to YOU for turning me on to the Handmaid's Tale (it's all your fault) :):) seriously though I always liked Heart of Glass, so naturally the remix has me all ga-ga!
DeleteLongmire is a crime show set in Wyoming, it's on Netflix. Someone recommended it to me and I was like meh after the first episode, then I tried it again and schwing! I'm hooked. And I don't know except- I'm on Netflix WAY too much?
Cheryl Blossom! That's awesome. I think the mermaids are real (you know real being relative) but I like the sound of merdriods.
I'm glad you had a nice week. Though you didn't read much, sometimes catching up on shows/doing other things is just what you need! I often have a hard time keeping up with multiple things - like I'll read too much instead of watching shows or writing, etc. lol
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It was exactly what I needed! Just a veg week ha! And I have the same problem- sometimes Netflix just takes over. :)
DeleteI hope that you enjoyed your week! Quiet is good, and I really wish that I had another week or two to just lay around. Have a good week, and happy reading! :)
ReplyDeleteI'll take quiet. :) And yes there's never enough time- I think we should all get a month off for New Year's!
DeleteI've been on a bit of a Mindhunter kick lately. I think next is going to be Black Mirror although I'm a bit behind. Still gotta watch season 2. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing all of this great stuff, Greg. I had a quiet week too. And I recently binged all of Longmire. So glad you are liking it.
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I like the collection of artwork you've chosen this week, all are very dark in their own way. The first one would make a very good cover for a cyberpunk/horror mashup!
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I agree!!
DeleteI'm bingeing The Good Place on Netflix right now and really enjoying it. Have a great week :)
ReplyDeleteNice artwork! Have a great week, Greg :)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI haven’t heard about Longmire yet. I guess I’ll have to check it out. Here they now have all the seasons of Friends of Netflix. Since I’ve never seen them all I’ve been watching those. Great series!
Good to hear you had a nice and quiet week too.
Happy Reading!
Happy New Year! I love the cover of The Birthday Girl and I'm glad it picked up after a slow start.
ReplyDeleteSometimes you just have to sit back to relax for a while, then dig in to whatever plans you have for the New Year. I'm starting to believe that Netflix was created just for me because I found all kinds of new stuff to check out, and quite a few are food related(lol) I tried Longmire, but may have to get back to him. As always, I'm hoping that you're taking care of yourself and continuing to heal. Happy Sunday! Hugs...RO
ReplyDeleteI agree. And that's what I did this week. :) Ditto about Netflix. Oh, and Longmire? I didn't like it at first either, but after a few episodes I got hooked. :)
DeleteI am feeling a lot better, thank you.
Glad that you had a wonderful first week of the New Year!
ReplyDeleteHere’s my Sunday Post!
Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog and join in this week’s Book Photo Sundays!
I'm just going to come right out and say it... I haven't see the latest Star Wars. Yup... can't make myself sit in the theater for 2.5 hours. I'm waiting for video. How lame am I? But on a better note, we purchased Blade Runner this week so there's that :) Why can't they just make shorter movies???? I have zero patience...
ReplyDeleteHave a great week, stay inside, read, and stay warm!!!
You're not missing anything ha ha. Although opinions vary- I'm just negative about 'em. :) It was way too long though. And I heard Blade Runner was too- you're talking the new one right? Was it good??
DeleteI have binged on a bit of netflix here lately too. :) After the first new star wars and they killed off my favorite character, I have had no desire to try the others...lol. I was never a huge fan anyway and now there is no reason to watch them. :)
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Stormi
Week in Review
My life is a string of quiet weeks and I like it like that. I feel so out of the loop, because the last Star Wars movie I saw featured the Jar Jar debacle. I obviously need to get out more. Your thoughts on The Birthday Girl remind me that sometimes I need to be patient with a book. It depends on my mood, but if the start is too slow, I have been known to DNF. Glad you were patient and it paid off for you.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a quiet week - the children had to go back to school on 4th - and were originally slated to go back on the 2ND, but they added two training days to delay it, which even so, seems too early to me! Thank you for a lovely pics, Greg, I particularly love the mermaids... Have a great week:)
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a quiet week! Hope you find some more good shows to binge watch and get some more reading time in!
ReplyDeleteQuiet weeks are always nice too! thanks for sharing these beautiful illustrations and happy reading!
ReplyDeleteQuiet weeks are great. I spent a lot of my week on Netflix as well, watching movies that I never got to the theater to see. I haven't watched Longmire yet, but my hubby is obsessed with that show.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read that Agatha Christie book yet so I'll be curious to see what you think of it. I still have several of hers on my TBR.
Have a great week, Greg!
Happy New Year! I didn't get a whole lot of reading in during the first week of the year but it has been a good start to the year really. I hear you on binge watching Netflix, I've been watching Netflix own movies like Bright and and Little Evil. I've also begun a rewatch of Bones.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you too!! Hope it was a nice one. And Netflix is awesome. How are you liking those shows?
DeleteHappy New Year! I didn't get a lot of reading done either but I did read a good amount to my little ones. I've been binge watching Top Chef on Hulu which results in me snacking the entire time lol. I hope the rest of the year is good for you!
ReplyDeleteTina @ As Told By Tina
Happy New Year! Nope not much reading for me. :) But it sounds like you had a good week. I've been watching a little Hulu too now that I've gotten the free trial.
DeleteI went to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi with my hubby and loved it. I realized that I had not seen the previous one of The Force Awakens so I watched that on Netflix. These two reminded me of the original movies and made me feel nostalgic. My 14-year-old son saw The Greatest Showman and can't stop raving about it.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked Star Wars. And I do love the originals...
DeleteI loved Longmire! At least you won't have to wait for new seasons, as they are all there.
ReplyDeleteThe Birthday Girl caught my eye. What Alice Knew is another I have added to my list.
Enjoy your week, and thanks for visiting my blog.
I love a good netflix binge! Hope you have a great week. Love the Star Wars clips!
ReplyDeleteLongmire can be addictive. At least you can binge the whole show. I binged a show called Dark Lake on Shudder this week. It was a Swedish horror series and I really enjoyed it and would recommend it should to people who like atmospheric shows.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed What Alice Knew.
ReplyDeleteOoooo, Vintage SciFi month, that sounds cool! Some of those vintage covers are really fun. :D Happy reading, Greg!
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend. =)
Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
I just went to Goodreads and looked up What Alice Knew. That looks like it's going to be good! Thanks for sharing that mermaid picture. Loved it!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a nice week - Netflix binge watching is a favorite activity :) Hope you have another good week Greg!
ReplyDeleteI can always count on you for a Star Wars fix!
ReplyDeleteDo You Dog-ear?
Yes you can!!!
DeleteThat's nice you had a quiet week and binged Netflix. That siren image looks great, I like how you see the below and above water in the same picture. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you are enjoying Longmire. I have only seen the first couple episodes, but it didn't quite catch me in its spell, and I was distracted by other things and never got back to it. I love the books though, and definitely plan to jump back in the series soon.
ReplyDeleteWe've watched a lot of Netflix this week as well--although mostly Disney movies my daughter's wanted to watch. Right now we are watching Descendants 2 (not on Netflix).I am glad you are enjoying The Birthday Girl.
Have a great week, Greg!
I got very little reading in but I always seem to have a slow start to the year. I should kick in this week. I hope :-)
ReplyDeleteWe watched the first 4 epsisodes of Happy on SyFy and boy is that twisted.
For What It's Worth
How did you like our warm up? With even warmer temps on the way. LOL Love, love Longmire. We are just a couple of episodes from the end. I will miss this show.
ReplyDeleteA Netflix binge is always fun! I hope you found some great shows to dig into! Great art, as always. I especially love the second one you shared. Great Star Wars videos too! Have a great week :D
ReplyDeleteI think I was the same this week! Not a lot of reading, but tons of movie binging. I think I made it through half of Harry Potter and a few of my favorite old musicales. Happy reading, Greg! (Unless you still don't feel like reading this week.... then happy Netflix-ing instead!)
ReplyDeleteYup it was not my greatest reading week ever. :) But Netflix made it okay. Hope you have a good reading week!
DeleteIt's okay, I am absolutely sure that I did less reading than you :'(
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Anne @ The Reading Life
The best about Netflix is when you can binge right through a series and all seasons. I've binged through the second season of The Crown and now I have to wait though!
ReplyDeleteI really feel the need for a series binge session soon. I've been binging anime, but it doesn't really feel the same as sitting down to blaze through actual live action tv shows (packed with drama, and some moderate to bad acting.) I hope you have an awesome week and enjoy your new reads!
ReplyDeleteI think this is the first time I hear of Longmire but it looks like a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteI love that cover of Agatha Christie's book - I just love all of her novels, maybe I should read one soon.
This Christie cover and the ones you have previously are just lovely! And reminding me it's been awhile since i've read her work and I should probably revisit her books!
ReplyDeleteNOt much else to do in this weather but read and watch TV. I loved Longmire. Soooooooo sad they ended the show.
ReplyDeleteI always love all the artwork you put in your Sunday Posts. That cyberpunk one is haunting. Glad you had a good start to the year---sometimes bingeing Netflix hits the spot!
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
Happy New Year! So many things to binge watch and so much to read, never enough time to squeeze it all in.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to have a quiet week and do some binge watching. I'm afraid to start Netflix because it could cut into my reading time. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI love that cover of The Birthday Girl. Hope it's a good one! I wasted too much time on social media last week but I'm back on track now.
ReplyDeleteNetflix! I'm getting it back. I though I could live without it but... NOPE. Gald your first week was quiet and Netflixed :) I hear you I have been obsessed with cleaning my TBR and deciding what the books to read as if it was the most important task of my life LOL What Alice Knew is one of the "chosen" that remained in the TBR. Glad to see it here. Hope we can chat about it soon :)
ReplyDeleteAgatha Christie is a real comfort read for me! enjoy all your books.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, too! I've been away for quite some time, are you feeling better? (*the last time I was around you've been in hospital) I did have a lovely time, although I didn't do any reading! However, I took advantage of my time off and scheduled two months of posts.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a great week!
I think it's been a month since I've watched anything on Netflix. The kids are back in school but my husband has one more week off. Come see what I'm reading
ReplyDeleteIt has been so long since I really got into a show. I am happy to hear that you had a good first week of the new year. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI'll catch the Star Wars movies when they all come out and binge watch it from my couch. :) I am the only one in my house that likes it so I don't have anyone to enjoy them with me.
ReplyDeleteI am waiting until Friday to get back to binge watching. Got a few things going on that I am trying to get in order so my binge watching is a little off.
Have a great week, Greg! Happy Reading!
I'm a Netflix fan too, nothing better than getting cozy and binge watching. Enjoy your week and happy reading! I love Star Wars!
ReplyDeleteYay for a quiet week. I'm considering a binge of the Longmeyer book series after loving the first book on audio.
ReplyDeleteI'm unfamiliar with The Birthday Girl. I'll have to check it out.
Love the Pinterest fantasy pics.
Have a great week, Greg!
I love the Christie covers you've been sharing.
ReplyDeleteA quiet reading week by the sounds of it, but sometimes you just need to wind down with a TV show or two... or three... or more!
A wonderful week ahead to you!
The pictures you are showing are absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
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Vi
Longmire is so awesome! I am glad you are a fellow addict. Lol. I think the characters are all pretty well done. Mathias becomes a particular favorite of mine. And of course Walt. And well, mostly all of them really. Lol.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
A quiet week sounds good to me. I can use one of those right about now. Love all the vintage Star Wars. :)
ReplyDeleteI like these fantasy art pieces in your post. It's because of all of you in this book community that I've opened up to fantasy and have become addicted. I also have a few sci-fi on my 2018 TBR and it makes me think of you and your love for it.
ReplyDeleteI have so many Netflix shows on My List. It's kind of hard for me to watch TV and knit at the same time because sometimes I have to concentrate although now that I have Harry Potter socks on the needles and it's vanilla knitting, that would be a good project in a Netflix pairing.
I appreciate your honesty about reading Agatha Christie. I will give Miss Marple another try but I'm not in a rush to right now. I think for First Book of the Year for 2019 I'll pick a fast paced read, like a thriller or a new-to-me fantasy.
I'm going to look up your Star Wars posts because I'm curious to see what you thought of The Last Jedi. We took the girls to see it after Christmas.
Love that Agatha Christie cover! I still haven't seen the new Star Wars movie. :-( Need to do that! Hope you are having a great week!
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Your song of the week! <3
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