Saturday TeaDay 6/5/10 Book 'em ...

[Chip]

Currently reading a fiction series by Robert Jordan. First book is The Eye of the World. Still just getting into character development. Interesting gender roles. And the parallels to LotR is too coincidental ...

Also dabbling in books on China, Japan, Tea ...

Began the TD with Asatsuya from Yuuki-Cha. SweeTea enjoyed her share while Pyrit and Shincha visited the TeaTable this morning.

[laura99]

Been reading a lot of fantasy lately, with some thrillers in between and random freebie's I pick up for the Kindle.

The latest fantasy series was the Live Ship Traders by Robin Hobb, followed by the first in her next series, Dragon Keeper. The next one is still too high in price for me so will wait. The publishers are really making a mess of ebooks and their pricing since the I-Pad came out. Guess I got spoiled with Amazons 9.99 price point for best sellers (although most I get are much less).

Been thinking about starting the Robert Jordan series soon Chip. Read the first one last year and have the second one on the Kindle already. Is a very popular series but I had a bit of trouble getting into it the first time, but its worth a second look.

Tea's with my reading today started with some black yunnan, then some nice YM Shincha. Followed by some iced Sencha - really liking this. I cold brew it over night and is very refreshing.

[TubbyCow]

Learning Python: Powerful Object-Oriented Programming

Hahahaha. Well, now we know where my "pretty much anything" line is. No.

[Victoria]

Happy Birthday Margules!

In my cup this afternoon: '10 Spring 'Subtropical' Baozhong
from Tea Masters.

[pimli]

I've been reading mostly textbooks lately. Last night I fell asleep on 250 Essential Chinese Characters for Everyday Use, Vol. 1.

This morning a spot of Sencha Fuka-Midori in my little banko houhin. It's like how some kids bargain for a puppy: "I promise! I'll feed him and walk him and clean him everyday!" Well I was all like that to my boyfriend: "I promise, just this one pot, I don't have any banko-ware yet, this'll take care of that! I'll use this everyday!" And I haven't. So, time to dust it off.

[nickE]

I've just recently finished "Returning to Earth" and "The English Major", by Jim Harrison. Both were absolutely fantastic books.

I just started "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac yesterday, seems good so far.

Also, I've been reading textbooks for a summer class I'm taking to catch up on credits. The class is entirely online, which is great because that means I don't have to live on [empty] campus during the summer.

In tea-related news, I had a lovely session with the 2010 Guan Zi Zai "Early Spring Meng Song" from YS earlier today. Boy, does that stuff have some energy! Very potent!! Left my tongue tingling.

[brad4419]

Mostly been reading my psychology text book but also The Hobbit(book before lord of the rings) So far Im only a few chapters into the hobbit but it seems like a great book and it makes the first movie's beginning make more sense because it starts off where this book left off. Recommended for LOTR fans.

earl grey today

[olivierco]

Olivierco, what Molière?

Complete works. The new edition in the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade (Gallimard) that was published last month.

[LauraW]

Mostly been reading my psychology text book but also The Hobbit(book before lord of the rings) So far Im only a few chapters into the hobbit but it seems like a great book and it makes the first movie's beginning make more sense because it starts off where this book left off. Recommended for LOTR fans.

+1 on The Hobbit - I really enjoyed it and it does make a lot of things in LOTR make sense.. if you really enjoy that, pick up The Simarillion - gives a TON of back history of the world which is really cool. I also have The Children of Hurin on audiobook, which I recommend but not until after The Silm.

Olivierco, what Molière?

Complete works. The new edition in the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade (Gallimard) that was published last month.

*drool* I want.. I have a couple plays in single-volumes, and one book with three plays (Tartuffe, Misanthrope, and Dom Juan); I read them over and over - partially when I just want something to read that I already know and partially if I want something to keep the language in my head.

[Seeker]

Voted "other" as I'm reading more than one.
Fiction: re-reading 'Runes of the Earth" so I can read the 2nd in that trilogy. (now that I've passed my exams, I can read for pleasure again! Ripped thru 'The Lost Symbol' while on honeymoon, loved it!)
Non-fic: dipping into two books by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, 'Joyful Wisdom' & 'The Joy of Living'.
Cheers.

[geeber1]

Fiction: re-reading 'Runes of the Earth" so I can read the 2nd in that trilogy. (now that I've passed my exams, I can read for pleasure again! Ripped thru 'The Lost Symbol' while on honeymoon, loved it!)

What? You READ on your honeymoon???

[Corona]

Just started East of Eden by John Steinbeck. I saw it in the classics section and figured it would make for good reading while i'm on my cruise, seeing as how I totally forgot a book. Shame on me.

Drinking TenRen Tea's Tung Ting Oolong, ghetto brewed using a hotel coffee maker, two mugs, and a coffee filter. Interesting experience to say the least, but it's not bad at all. It was a deal, and now I have three bags of tea to tinker with on the ship! Lets hope I can find enough hot water and coffee filters to work through.

[Chip]

Been thinking about starting the Robert Jordan series soon Chip. Read the first one last year and have the second one on the Kindle already. Is a very popular series but I had a bit of trouble getting into it the first time, but its worth a second look.

It took a while to get into it, but it is a pretty good read, a lot of detail so far, only on page 200 or so.

I swear I am reading an alternate universe LotR!

Mostly been reading my psychology text book but also The Hobbit(book before lord of the rings) So far Im only a few chapters into the hobbit but it seems like a great book and it makes the first movie's beginning make more sense because it starts off where this book left off. Recommended for LOTR fans.

+1 on The Hobbit - I really enjoyed it and it does make a lot of things in LOTR make sense.. if you really enjoy that, pick up The Simarillion - gives a TON of back history of the world which is really cool. I also have The Children of Hurin on audiobook, which I recommend but not until after The Silm.

The Hobbit is like comfort food for me, I have read it a number of times, nice easy reading and I am really comfortable with the characters.

I like taking an adventure with hobbits!

The Hobbit and LotR are likely my fave books.

[Corona]

[quote="Chip"]Currently reading a fiction series by Robert Jordan. First book is The Eye of the World. Still just getting into character development. Interesting gender roles. And the parallels to LotR is too coincidental ...quote]

Wheel of Time really is one of my favorite series...sadly, Jordan died before the series could be finished. There's another author who is writing the last three books with close attention to notes Jordan left behind. The first of the last three was a success in my opinion, the author who is finishing them is Brandon Sanderson - who has a great bunch of books in his own right. Enjoy WoT, Chip!

[Chip]

Currently reading a fiction series by Robert Jordan. First book is The Eye of the World. Still just getting into character development. Interesting gender roles. And the parallels to LotR is too coincidental ...quote]

Wheel of Time really is one of my favorite series...sadly, Jordan died before the series could be finished. There's another author who is writing the last three books with close attention to notes Jordan left behind. The first of the last three was a success in my opinion, the author who is finishing them is Brandon Sanderson - who has a great bunch of books in his own right. Enjoy WoT, Chip!

3 more books??? So, in total that is around 9? I think I have 6 of them?