Dec 31, 20222022 in BooksThis year I spent a lot of time thinking about how place and mood affect how we appreciate the content we consume. …Reading7 min readReading7 min read
Jan 25, 20222021 in Books2021 was a long exhale. In retrospect, a tremendous amount of good came out of this year, with vaccines, weddings, a promotion, and wonderful adventures with friends, but it did so by using all of the pent-up energy of 2020 without a chance to recover. …Reading4 min readReading4 min read
Jan 24, 20212020 in Books2020 being 2020, books were one of my only constants and companions this year. …Reading5 min readReading5 min read
Feb 15, 20202019 in BooksI’ll be honest: I’m not a great reviewer. Plots and characters sieve out of my memory almost as fast as they enter. I’m terrible at critical analysis. Neither my voice nor my perspective are particularly unique. If you want a thoughtful and comprehensive review of any particular book I mention…Reading4 min readReading4 min read
May 9, 20192018 Year in BooksPreviously: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Five years of tracking my reading in, and it remains my favorite, and only, New Year’s tradition. As always, shout out to GoodReads for tracking my progress. Overall Stats 49 books read (up from 27 last year) 11,982 pages read (up from 9,478 last year) After a…Books5 min readBooks5 min read
Jan 2, 20182017 Year in BooksPreviously: 2014, 2015, 2016 We’re on my fourth year of reading habit naval-gazing and it’s turned into one of my favorite year-end rituals. It helps keep me aware of what I’m reading and, more importantly, what I’m not. …Books5 min readBooks5 min read
Jan 31, 20172016 Year in BooksPrevious: 2014, 2015 My third annual book review comes during a new beginning. After a few solid months of reading in 2016 I entered a lengthy job hunt which ultimately had me move from Charlotte, NC to Washington, DC in a new field. Under these new surroundings my reading suffered…5 min read5 min read
Apr 26, 2016How Mario Kart helped me love CharlotteEvery twenty-something is at least nominally familiar with the mechanics of Mario Kart. You choose a character from a cast of Nintendo favorites based on either your affinity for the character or for their unique strengths and weaknesses; then you race. Depending on your style you may value certain properties…Moving3 min readMoving3 min read
Jan 14, 20162015 Year in BooksLast year I kept track of my reading and turned it into an infographic. People seemed to like that, so I’m doing it again. With words this time. Overall Pages 54 books read 16,053 pages read This is up from 27/8,314 last year, which means I essentially doubled my reading. It’s a…Books7 min readBooks7 min read
