What I’ve been reading, watching, making, and otherwise doing for the past month!
In February, I spent most of my free time either working on some genealogy projects or trying to keep up with our new gremlin-kitten.
Books + Media | Arts + Crafts | Food + Health
Books + Media
Finished
Books
- Audiobook – A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, 1988
- Audiobook – Confessions by Saint Augustine of Hippo, circa 400
- Book – Arabian Nights by anon. and transl. by Antoine Galland and Edward William Lane, ed. by Muhsin al-Musawi, circa 900
- Book – Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson, 1992
- Poetry – Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1850
- Poetry – Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda, 1924
Media
- Animated series – Star Trek: Lower Decks produced by Paramount+, voiced by Eugene Cordero, Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, and Noël Wells, 2020–2024
In progress
Books
- Audiobook – Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, 1954
- Book – A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain, 1889
Media
- TV series – Black Sails starring Luke Arnold, Toby Stephens, et al. 2014–2017
- Docuseries – Finding Your Roots hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 2012–TBD
Reviewed
- Cane by Jean Toomer (Fiction, audiobook)
- Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac (Fiction, audiobook)
- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Fiction, audiobook)
- The Mark of Zorro by Johnston McCulley (Fiction, audiobook)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey (Fiction, audiobook)
- Passing by Nella Larsen (Fiction, audiobook)
- The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emma Orczy (Fiction, audiobook)
- A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood (Fiction, audiobook)
Arts + Crafts
Nothing this month!
Food + Health
Finished
Cooking
I am currently sharing more about my cooking hobby on Substack — Eats + Makes
Dining + Drinks
- Dined out — Shogun Japanese Grill and Sushi Bar in Katy, Texas
Fitness
- Walking, 13 hours (38 miles)
- The Conqueror “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” series, “The Gorn” section — 77.5 total miles
In progress
Cooking
- Cookbook cook-thru project – Baking Yesteryear by B. Dylan Hollis, 2023
- Cookbook cook-thru project – Dining In by Alison Roman, 2017
- Cookbook cook-thru project – The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji López-Alt, 2015
- Cookbook cook-thru project – Methodist Morsels by the Cookbook Committee of the First United Methodist Church of Lamesa, Texas, 1983
- Cookbook cook-thru project – Pirate’s Pantry by the Junior League of Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1976
- Cookbook cook-thru project – Cook’s Illustrated All-Time Best French Recipes, […] Hot and Spicy Recipes, […] Side Dish Recipes special eds., 2018
- Magazine clippings cook-thru project
Dining + Drinks
- Wine tasting project – Wine Folly by Madeline Puckette, 2015
Fitness
- The Conqueror “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” series, “The Gorn” section
- The Conqueror “Conquer 2025” annual challenge
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