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  • Tehanu

    I finished the fourth book in the Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin, <em>Tehanu</em> yesterday afternoon. It is the best of the series so far.

  • Comics: 4 volume twos

    I recently was back on a comics streak, plowing through several volume twos of various series I've started, so here are some quick thoughts.

  • Voting

    Ten years ago when we moved to Portland I experienced voting by mail for the first time. A ballot arrived, a voting guide arrived, I filled out the ballot, and I mailed it back in. That was it, I'd voted.

  • Yoga at Home

    The book is composed of short "chapters" where a person talks about their home practice. Some of them are well known and others I'd never heard of, most are yoga teachers, and they are from all over the world. The great thing about the book is that no two people have an identical home practice.

  • The Farthest Shore

    Another Le Guin book, I know, I know. But she is just such a great writer and this series is just so fantastic.

  • The Pursuit of Love

    I recently read a biography about the Mitford Sisters, an interesting read about six sisters and their lives in Britain during the interwar period. One of those sisters was an author, and I wanted to read one of her books to understand more about how she saw the world.

  • Inclusive Design Patterns

    I preordered <em>Inclusive Design Patterns</em> by Heydon Pickering when it was announced last summer. And this past week I've been spending time reading through the patterns and learning more about accessibility.

  • Writing my tweets

    I tweeted about this yesterday, but I figured since in my string of tweets I talked about putting my energy into this site, I should probably write about it here.

  • Dear Data

    Lupi, along with her friend Stefanie Posavec, trade postcards every week for a year with a data visualization on it of something they tracked in their lives for a week.

  • Performance and assumptions

    And in light of the work I did to write the talk on performance and then reading and listening to the discussion on JavaScript, I've been reminded, yet again, that we <em>really</em> like to make assumptions.

  • The Crimson Skew

    I finished the final book in The Mapmakers Trilogy yesterday. It was with the typical sadness when you finish something you truly enjoyed and you just want to be able to dive back into the world of the characters you've come to love.

  • Who Fears Death

    Lately I prefer to read fiction before bed, I think because I want to be taken into another world after living another day in our world. And I wasn't really sure what to expect with this book, but it surprised and challenged me.

  • Ambition

    Elise Albert captures many of my thoughts about being a woman, work, and ambition.

  • JavaScript for Web Designers

    I'm lucky enough to work with Mat Marquis and experience his smart thinking in so many different ways that it was really great to see his ideas on JavaScript all in one book. <em>JavaScript for Web Designers</em> is a really great introduction to the basics of JavaScript and written in an accessible way for those who aren't comfortable with coding.

  • The Tombs of Atuan

    I loved this book, and I love that Le Guin wrote it based on the landscape of Eastern Oregon and that I know that because she shares so much about how she came to write the book.