Month: May 2024

That’s California For You

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Robert? Robert who?

The house at 4006 Arey Drive:

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Teaser Tuesday: “Vita Nostra”

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So this week I was reading Vita Nostra, by the Ukrainian authors Marina Dyachenko & Sergey Dyachenko, with a translation by Julia Meitov Hersey. The premise of this book is, basically, that a seemingly ordinary girl, Sasha Samokhina, meets a mysterious figure named Farit who informs her (more or less; more less than more) that:

  1. Magic is real; and
  2. She has to go to a remote college to learn it. Like, literally has to. They won’t let her not.*

If you are thinking, Oh, I’ve read this story before … Trust me, you haven’t.

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Spelling Be Like …

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Since last week I posted about Wordle, I figured this week I would post about another word game I play, Spelling Bee. For those who are unfamiliar with it, Spelling Bee gives you seven letters, and you have to make as many words as you can out of them. Oh, and the words always have to include the letter in the middle. However, there are a few quirks:

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Wordles Who Live In Glass Houses

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As I’ve mentioned previously (and which should surprise no one), I like word games, and so I play the daily Wordle. Everybody has their own approach and/or goals when it comes to Wordle, I’m sure; I just have two of them*:

  • I play a different starting word every day, often something outlandish, like “xylem”, “junco”, or “vinca”; and
  • The only thing I care about is how long of a streak I can keep going.
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