September Overview
1. The month started with a bang. Literally. Something exploded
under the street, and the water pipes to my house had to be shut off. If you
wanted to pee at my house, you had to scoop water from a bucket and dump it in
the toilet. Luckily, everything got fixed pretty quickly.
2. A few weeks after the street exploded, I was taking a shower
during a windstorm, and the wind slammed my front door open. If you own a pet, then
you know that if a door is open for more than 1.76 seconds, the pet will exit
the house. My idiot dog, Cheyenne, escaped and went rampaging through the
neighborhood. I jumped out of the shower, threw on a few clothes, and ran down
the street barefoot while screaming “Cheyenne, get back here!” and trying to
keep my hair conditioner out of my eyes. (That stuff stings.) I apologize to my
neighbors. I did catch the dog, though.
My dogs showing their talent for running. Cheyenne is the brown one. |
3. At the end of the month, there was a gas leak in my house. Do
you know where I was while my home was filling with deadly gas? In the shower.
Why do bad things always happen when I’m naked?
4. Let’s talk about something that happened while I was clothed.
Remember that lecture I was working on for months? Well, it’s going to be a
real thing. In November, a bunch of writers are going to spend 30 minutes of
their lives listening to me talk about nonlinear narrative structure. Cue the
crippling panic.
5. I took my camera exploring and now have way too many
pictures.
Books I Read
I read 11 books in September. There were a bunch I liked and
none I wanted to burn, so it was a successful reading month.
All the Bright Places – Jennifer Niven
The One and Only Ivan – Katherine Applegate
The Gigantic Beard that was Evil – Stephen
Collins
The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty
Best Books of September
2. All
the Bright Places – Jennifer Niven
3. The One and Only Ivan – Katherine Applegate
Most-Viewed Reviews
Most-Viewed Non-Reviews
Tentative October TBR
Here’s what I hope to read in
October. I won’t be able to get to all of them because several of them are
massive.
All The Things!
All The Things (AKA number of unread books on my TBR shelf) = 27
books.
I’m currently reading A
Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab.
I hope
you have a fabulous October!
Ah crazy month huh??? I really liked Furiously Happy and All the Bright Places too. Hope you have a great October and happy reading!
ReplyDeleteYes, it was a little too crazy for my liking. Things need to stop breaking.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Oh, no! Something exploded under the street?? How terrifying! I'd hate to dump water in the toilet to flush it. D: I'm sorry you had to go through that.
ReplyDeleteSo you took your camera out exploring and didn't take pictures of your books outside? Do you have a Bookstagram, btw? I don't remember if we follow each other on there..
Good luck with your talk!! You'll nail it.
Thanks! I’m not on Bookstagram. I love taking nature photos, but I’ve never had much luck with book photos.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Wow, you have had some bad luck with your house/street this month! I'm glad everything is ok now though, and I hope you can start showering in peace! I am definitely familiar with the whole 'pet running the minute the door is open thing' though. My dog doesn't even get that far, I usually just find her sniffing about in the neighbours garden!
ReplyDeleteIt’s good that your dog doesn’t go far. One of my dogs will stay in the yard, but the other one likes to explore.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
WOW, that was some crazy nonsense in your (naked) life this past month!! I would love to attend your lecture, although I haven't actually read any of the books you reference.
ReplyDeleteThe lecture is going to be recorded, so there will be video evidence of it. If I don’t completely humiliate myself, I might post it on the blog.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Oh no! I'm so glad you got your toilet problems fixed! XD That's awful though. I'm still really excited to see your review of The One and Only Ivan! I've been wanting to read that for so long! Your TBR looks great too! Ghosts of Heaven is also on my list!
ReplyDeleteTracy @ Cornerfolds
I’m looking forward to Ghosts of Heaven. So many books, so little time.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
11 books is great! Congrats to you!
ReplyDeleteWe've been having water problems here too. It sucks. I'm glad to hear everything was fixed pretty quickly though!
Carrie @ The Butterfly Reader
Water problems are so annoying. I hope yours get fixed soon.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
omg you had a wild time! But I mean, OBVIOUSLY the answer to this is: never have a shower. Then things won't go wrong and you'll be safe! #sensible And your dog is SO CUTE N'AWWW. And devious I see.😂 My dog will bust free if given the opportunity, but luckily he's not run away so far when my dad hasn't been here to yell at him to get back. Hahah. Why doesn't my dog listen to me? WHAT IS MY LIFE. Ahem.
ReplyDeleteAlso yyyyyayyyy that you liked All The Bright Places!! *SHRIEKS* That is one of my all time most favourite books of the universe. <3
Lol, my dog is very devious. She doesn’t listen to me at all. I’m not sure if that’s because she’s going deaf or because she just doesn’t care. She does whatever she wants.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Oh no, I hope no more crazy things happen while you're in the shower! And good luck with your lecture - I'm sure you'll be amazing! I kind of wish I could listen to it - nonlinear narrative structure sounds really interesting.
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