I haven't felt like doing much today, so I've mostly been puttering about the internet, watching far too many YouTube videos. I should be doing another round of dusting in the library/home office but we'll see if I get that done or not. Sometimes you just need to take a day off.

Between various house chores, I ended up watching 2 movies today. First up was Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) and then the family sat down to watch The Fast & The Furious (2001) after dinner. Now, it's time to read.

After two back-to-back DNFs, I started my third book of the month last night and quickly made it to the half-way point. At just over 200 pages, this one is fairly quick-paced, to the point where it feels like some things are happening a bit too fast, but at least I will finish this one.

Four hours of dusting and the library/home office is about 1/3 done. I don't expect to get it fully cleaned in a day but it already looks so much better. Time for dinner and to relax with a book, movie, or perhaps both for the evening.

With all of the controversy from Sony/PlayStation about physical media this is a time when we really need to support our second hand shops with physical media immensely and do what we can to show that discs still matter and preservation/ownership still does and will matter. ❤️🙏🏻

Today's project is to dust all my bookshelves. I'm trying to get better about doing it regularly, aiming for once a month

Another movie ticked off my to-watch list. I didn't expect to enjoy Every Day A good Day (2018) so much, yet this story about a woman learning tea ceremony and how her life changes over a couple of decades was really good.

Watched the movie The 100th Love With You and enjoyed it quite a bit. I love that JFF Theatre offers so many Japanese movies free to watch throughout the year, otherwise I would miss out on quite a few great movies. I may watch one more tonight as the time to watch it is quickly running out.

We were granted another smoke window of nearly smoke-free air this morning. Took the dog for a walk, took a load of dry grass and weeds to the dump, and we even had the house windows open for a brief time. It was great. Now the smoke is rolling in again.

Hit up the library for some extra movies since we are expecting another bout of heavy smoke. These movies will help the family and I stay entertained for the next couple of weeks. #libraryhaul

Woke up to minimal smoke and took advantage of the short reprieve to do some running around. Hit up the grocery store and the farmers market. Also ended up watering the garden and harvesting basil.

After a day filled with puttering around the house and watching movies, it's time to read. I'm going to, hopefully, finish Edge of Survival by Kyla Stone before bedtime.

We are in for another bout of extreme smoke for the next 48 hours or so. All plans, which essentially boils down to grocery shopping, have been cancelled. A ton of ash fell last night, which collected everywhere but was most visible on the shade cloth in the garden.

We have out first open flower in my row of sunflowers. There are a few others that look like they will open in the coming days. I cannot wait to see the whole row in bloom. #bloomscrolling

Ran to the library to pick up my latest round of holds. Two books plus a few movies. This shall help keep me entertained while I'm staying inside out of the wildfire smoke. #booksky #libraryhaul

After 3 days of cool smoke-free weather, we are back to smoky skies. I am grateful for the small break from the smoke and the cooler weather helps to slow the spread of the fires nearby. I'll be spending some quality time with my books and video games today.

There's been a positive shift in the weather, as it's now cool and cloudy with little wind and a small chance of rain. This will help with the wildfires near us. Since the air is smoke-free we're focusing on knocking out as much outside work as we can.

We enjoyed a few hours of smoke free air this morning, allowing us to hit up a few yard sales. Came home with a near complete set of Life Times Books The Wild West, only 3 books are missing. Plus I found a set of The Shorter Oxford Dictionary (1984), ironically I found a volume at each yard sale.

The smoke has cleared, for now, and despite the heat, we went ourside for a few minutes to enjoy some clean, breathable air.

I didn't watch as much as I had planned to today, but I did watch 2 movies. First was Shodo Girls!! (2010) a Japanese movie about a high school calligraphy club. Then the family watched The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).

It's another hot and very smoky day. Thankfully, as an introvert, I am quite happy being "stuck at home". This is the perfect opportunity to work through some of my to-watch list of movies and shows. The only real challenge is picking what to watch first.

We picked up the card game Long Cow a month or so ago and it's been collecting dust ever since. So, my son and I dusted it off and played a few rounds tonight. It's pretty fun.

If there is a book you're interested in reading, but you see it compared to books you read and hated, do you still give that book a chance? I'm having this exact issue and I'm not sure if it's worth trying that book. #booksky

After a busy day of cleaning and organizing the house, I whipped up some homemade pizza for dinner and it hit the spot.

I spent all of yesterday reading. I read the entirety of Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey. I then started to reread Wraith and the Revolution by A.J. Calvin, which I started last year but I was in a reading slump (no fault of this book) so set it to the side and forgot about it until now.

Today disappeared in the blink of an eye and I have no idea how that happened. I didn't even do anything except visit the library and boom it's already coming up on 5pm.

Did a library run before it got too hot and smoky today. I have wanted to read Mercedes Lackey for YEARS, but for some reason, I felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of books she's written but it's time to finally dive into her writing.

I lost track of time and didn't feel like cooking so I ordered a rice bowl from the sushi place. Best dinner ever, and it was big enough that I will have leftovers for dinner tomorrow.

Did some online library browsing and put holds on several movies. I shall be well entertained once they arrive.

It's another hot and smoky day, so I did the only logical thing I could think of upon waking, I baked a cake. I figure if I'm going to be stuck indoors all day I might as well make myself a tasty treat. Now I need to figure out what book to read.