DiAnne
@dianneindover.bsky.social
Self-employed. That means there's no boss to see when I'm reading a book instead of doing my transcription. Unfortunately, it also means there's no money in my paycheck because I was busy reading books instead of doing that transcription.
Time to post the books I read last month. They ranged from silly talking cat capers to a sweet AIDS family redemption story and dragon-riding pseudo-porn to a teenage take on Sherlock Holmes.
I broke in my new Kobo color ereader. (Thanks Public Library for the free books!)
#booksky
I broke in my new Kobo color ereader. (Thanks Public Library for the free books!)
#booksky
May 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Time to post the books I read last month. They ranged from silly talking cat capers to a sweet AIDS family redemption story and dragon-riding pseudo-porn to a teenage take on Sherlock Holmes.
I broke in my new Kobo color ereader. (Thanks Public Library for the free books!)
#booksky
I broke in my new Kobo color ereader. (Thanks Public Library for the free books!)
#booksky
I saved my Christmas bonus (thanks Dr. Dean!), and mom gave me my early birthday money so I could replace my Kindle Oasis due to a dying battery.
Writing notes for book club books is going to be a lot easier. Bonus: e-ink COLOR!!
Free public library downloads were a cinch.
##booksky
Writing notes for book club books is going to be a lot easier. Bonus: e-ink COLOR!!
Free public library downloads were a cinch.
##booksky
April 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I saved my Christmas bonus (thanks Dr. Dean!), and mom gave me my early birthday money so I could replace my Kindle Oasis due to a dying battery.
Writing notes for book club books is going to be a lot easier. Bonus: e-ink COLOR!!
Free public library downloads were a cinch.
##booksky
Writing notes for book club books is going to be a lot easier. Bonus: e-ink COLOR!!
Free public library downloads were a cinch.
##booksky
March's list of books read was shorter than February, even though the month had 3 more days. I guess it was quality over quantity because I rated 4 of the last books I read as 8 or 9 out of 10.
April 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
March's list of books read was shorter than February, even though the month had 3 more days. I guess it was quality over quantity because I rated 4 of the last books I read as 8 or 9 out of 10.
Someone in Alabama(!!) needs to be high-fived.
March 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Someone in Alabama(!!) needs to be high-fived.
I'm planning to buy the Kobo Libra Colour ereader soon. I held off until I found out that I definitely can borrow library books through Overdrive (yay!).
Can anyone confirm if library books can be annotated if I buy the pen? Or can you only do that with purchased books?
#kobo
Can anyone confirm if library books can be annotated if I buy the pen? Or can you only do that with purchased books?
#kobo
March 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I'm planning to buy the Kobo Libra Colour ereader soon. I held off until I found out that I definitely can borrow library books through Overdrive (yay!).
Can anyone confirm if library books can be annotated if I buy the pen? Or can you only do that with purchased books?
#kobo
Can anyone confirm if library books can be annotated if I buy the pen? Or can you only do that with purchased books?
#kobo
How do you deal with a cat who insists on sitting on your lap and scratching her chin on your keyboard while you are trying to catch up on your transcription?
You McGyver a kitty blockade (complete with scratching brush for her). Everyone is happy.
You McGyver a kitty blockade (complete with scratching brush for her). Everyone is happy.
March 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
How do you deal with a cat who insists on sitting on your lap and scratching her chin on your keyboard while you are trying to catch up on your transcription?
You McGyver a kitty blockade (complete with scratching brush for her). Everyone is happy.
You McGyver a kitty blockade (complete with scratching brush for her). Everyone is happy.
My project for the weekend is to create a blockade for Sunny to keep her from typing for me. A good 10% of my day is spent pushing her face off of the left half of my keyboard so my transcription isn't filled with random bbbvvvgggvbbb keystrokes which apparently are great at scratching cat chins.
March 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My project for the weekend is to create a blockade for Sunny to keep her from typing for me. A good 10% of my day is spent pushing her face off of the left half of my keyboard so my transcription isn't filled with random bbbvvvgggvbbb keystrokes which apparently are great at scratching cat chins.
Today is a frigid new day in Ohio.
I made a fresh cup of latte to warm me up. I am determined to not spend the day doomscrolling about our POS POTUS. I'm going to get a lot of work done so I can start the work caught up.
Yeah, I don't believe me, either.
I made a fresh cup of latte to warm me up. I am determined to not spend the day doomscrolling about our POS POTUS. I'm going to get a lot of work done so I can start the work caught up.
Yeah, I don't believe me, either.
March 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Today is a frigid new day in Ohio.
I made a fresh cup of latte to warm me up. I am determined to not spend the day doomscrolling about our POS POTUS. I'm going to get a lot of work done so I can start the work caught up.
Yeah, I don't believe me, either.
I made a fresh cup of latte to warm me up. I am determined to not spend the day doomscrolling about our POS POTUS. I'm going to get a lot of work done so I can start the work caught up.
Yeah, I don't believe me, either.
Obligatory first-day-of-the-month reading progress post.
The Gallows was the lowest which I rated 4 out of 10.
The Maid's Diary, A Fatal Grace, The Hate U Give, Listen for the Lie, and The Cruelest Month all got my highest ratings of the month tied at 8 out of 10.
#booksky
The Gallows was the lowest which I rated 4 out of 10.
The Maid's Diary, A Fatal Grace, The Hate U Give, Listen for the Lie, and The Cruelest Month all got my highest ratings of the month tied at 8 out of 10.
#booksky
March 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Obligatory first-day-of-the-month reading progress post.
The Gallows was the lowest which I rated 4 out of 10.
The Maid's Diary, A Fatal Grace, The Hate U Give, Listen for the Lie, and The Cruelest Month all got my highest ratings of the month tied at 8 out of 10.
#booksky
The Gallows was the lowest which I rated 4 out of 10.
The Maid's Diary, A Fatal Grace, The Hate U Give, Listen for the Lie, and The Cruelest Month all got my highest ratings of the month tied at 8 out of 10.
#booksky
It's easy to participate in the Economic Boycott and not go out for a latte because I have a Breville, and I don't pay for Starbucks.
(Staying off Amazon is going to be my real act of solidarity today, though.) #economicboycott
(Staying off Amazon is going to be my real act of solidarity today, though.) #economicboycott
February 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's easy to participate in the Economic Boycott and not go out for a latte because I have a Breville, and I don't pay for Starbucks.
(Staying off Amazon is going to be my real act of solidarity today, though.) #economicboycott
(Staying off Amazon is going to be my real act of solidarity today, though.) #economicboycott
February 28th is Boycott "day."
I'm participating, because I want to contribute to the cause.
But it really doesn't make sense (or cents, for the punsters). If you delay your Amazon purchases or going to Walmart by one day, they get the same money. It only works if you stop buying from them.
I'm participating, because I want to contribute to the cause.
But it really doesn't make sense (or cents, for the punsters). If you delay your Amazon purchases or going to Walmart by one day, they get the same money. It only works if you stop buying from them.
February 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
February 28th is Boycott "day."
I'm participating, because I want to contribute to the cause.
But it really doesn't make sense (or cents, for the punsters). If you delay your Amazon purchases or going to Walmart by one day, they get the same money. It only works if you stop buying from them.
I'm participating, because I want to contribute to the cause.
But it really doesn't make sense (or cents, for the punsters). If you delay your Amazon purchases or going to Walmart by one day, they get the same money. It only works if you stop buying from them.
Reposted by DiAnne
Henceforth, any plane that lands and flips will be known as the Fetterman landing.
February 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Henceforth, any plane that lands and flips will be known as the Fetterman landing.
It's the third Monday in February. There's no mail today because it is a federal holiday:
"We No Longer Have a President Day."
"We No Longer Have a President Day."
February 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It's the third Monday in February. There's no mail today because it is a federal holiday:
"We No Longer Have a President Day."
"We No Longer Have a President Day."
Reposted by DiAnne
Living in Trump Country in Conservative Ohio sucks.
But today was my beloved Banned Books book club at my county library, which the director started a few years ago because she saw the need.
I'm grateful for the people who value all books and welcome the discussion.
But today was my beloved Banned Books book club at my county library, which the director started a few years ago because she saw the need.
I'm grateful for the people who value all books and welcome the discussion.
February 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Living in Trump Country in Conservative Ohio sucks.
But today was my beloved Banned Books book club at my county library, which the director started a few years ago because she saw the need.
I'm grateful for the people who value all books and welcome the discussion.
But today was my beloved Banned Books book club at my county library, which the director started a few years ago because she saw the need.
I'm grateful for the people who value all books and welcome the discussion.
Reposted by DiAnne
Hilarious NYT headline: REPUBLICANS LOVE TRUMP’S SPENDING CUTS. JUST NOT IN THEIR STATES.
February 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Hilarious NYT headline: REPUBLICANS LOVE TRUMP’S SPENDING CUTS. JUST NOT IN THEIR STATES.
Thinking ahead:
If I take out stock in medical supply companies (like leg braces, crutches, wheelchairs, iron lungs) how long will it take for me to become a millionaire?
If I take out stock in medical supply companies (like leg braces, crutches, wheelchairs, iron lungs) how long will it take for me to become a millionaire?
February 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Thinking ahead:
If I take out stock in medical supply companies (like leg braces, crutches, wheelchairs, iron lungs) how long will it take for me to become a millionaire?
If I take out stock in medical supply companies (like leg braces, crutches, wheelchairs, iron lungs) how long will it take for me to become a millionaire?
I think this hole-food diet is pretty tasty.
February 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I think this hole-food diet is pretty tasty.
@jdvance1.bsky.social says that federal judges aren't allowed to control the president's power. (Aileen Cannon sure felt differently.)
Vance went to Yale Law School.
Did he cheat while he was there and not learn?
Did he drop out and not get educated?
Or is he just willfully lying to you?
Vance went to Yale Law School.
Did he cheat while he was there and not learn?
Did he drop out and not get educated?
Or is he just willfully lying to you?
February 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
@jdvance1.bsky.social says that federal judges aren't allowed to control the president's power. (Aileen Cannon sure felt differently.)
Vance went to Yale Law School.
Did he cheat while he was there and not learn?
Did he drop out and not get educated?
Or is he just willfully lying to you?
Vance went to Yale Law School.
Did he cheat while he was there and not learn?
Did he drop out and not get educated?
Or is he just willfully lying to you?
I know where the term "as easy as pie" comes from.
It comes from using a giant Sam's Club can of diced peaches and refrigerated Pillsbury pie crust (and a little cinnamon, sugar, and flour).
Making the lattice crust was just to make up for the rest of the cheating of the pie-making.
It comes from using a giant Sam's Club can of diced peaches and refrigerated Pillsbury pie crust (and a little cinnamon, sugar, and flour).
Making the lattice crust was just to make up for the rest of the cheating of the pie-making.
February 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I know where the term "as easy as pie" comes from.
It comes from using a giant Sam's Club can of diced peaches and refrigerated Pillsbury pie crust (and a little cinnamon, sugar, and flour).
Making the lattice crust was just to make up for the rest of the cheating of the pie-making.
It comes from using a giant Sam's Club can of diced peaches and refrigerated Pillsbury pie crust (and a little cinnamon, sugar, and flour).
Making the lattice crust was just to make up for the rest of the cheating of the pie-making.