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My fun reading has slowed to a crawl recently as the grading has started to pile up and lesson plans continue to refuse to write themselves, but I’m stubbornly keeping something on my bedside table all the same because to do otherwise feels like admitting defeat. This is an unhealthy attitude to have for a healthy hobby. #books #reading #nowreading

My reading this morning was given over to “Three”, a historical fiction revenge fantasy set in ancient Sparta. It follows the story of three helots who kill Spartans and have to go on the run, killing any Spartans who get in the way of their run for freedom. It packs quite a punch of historical tidbits—almost to the point of distraction, even as they simplified things. I particularly appreciated the emphasis on memory and changing customs that runs through the Spartan scenes in the novel. As a response to Frank Miller’s “Three Hundred”, it brilliantly uses the fountains of blood to show the bankruptcy of the Spartan system. #reading #graphicnovels #Sparta #history #ancienthistory #classicalreception

First go at sourdough croissants and pain au chocolat. My instinct is to nitpick: a bit of butter ran out, the croissants are a touch small, my oven wasn’t perfectly set for the first set in the oven, my kitchen gets too warm for handling laminated dough. Still, I got pretty good layers and the oven bounce did its job after seemingly not rising on the counter. Most of all: they taste good. #baking #sourdougheverything #croissant #croissant🥐 #butterbutterbutter #breakfast

Variations on a theme: tomato, olive, and pickled baklouti and hatch peppers from the garden, plus a fresh batch of tomato sauce. #pizza #pizzapizzapizza #pizza🍕 #baking

I had hoped to get this far into the Earthsea books before the semester started, but didn’t quite make it. I don’t have as much time to read for the next few months, but continuing to read for fun is important for my sanity. The trick will be finding things I can still complete in a reasonable time frame given the limits of teaching prep. Tehanu fit the bill. #books #reading #nowreading

Roasted hatch chili peppers, olives and a home-made marinara, all on a spelt-sourdough crust. When you suddenly have piles of peppers from the garden, the solution is to put them on everything. Good thing this is a pro-spice household. #pizza #pizzaparty #pizzapizzapizza #pizza🍕 #baking #somelikeithot

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My fun reading has slowed to a crawl recently as the grading has started to pile up and lesson plans continue to refuse to write themselves, but I’m stubbornly keeping something on my bedside table all the same because to do otherwise feels like admitting defeat. This is an unhealthy attitude to have for a healthy hobby. #books #reading #nowreading

My reading this morning was given over to “Three”, a historical fiction revenge fantasy set in ancient Sparta. It follows the story of three helots who kill Spartans and have to go on the run, killing any Spartans who get in the way of their run for freedom. It packs quite a punch of historical tidbits—almost to the point of distraction, even as they simplified things. I particularly appreciated the emphasis on memory and changing customs that runs through the Spartan scenes in the novel. As a response to Frank Miller’s “Three Hundred”, it brilliantly uses the fountains of blood to show the bankruptcy of the Spartan system. #reading #graphicnovels #Sparta #history #ancienthistory #classicalreception

First go at sourdough croissants and pain au chocolat. My instinct is to nitpick: a bit of butter ran out, the croissants are a touch small, my oven wasn’t perfectly set for the first set in the oven, my kitchen gets too warm for handling laminated dough. Still, I got pretty good layers and the oven bounce did its job after seemingly not rising on the counter. Most of all: they taste good. #baking #sourdougheverything #croissant #croissant🥐 #butterbutterbutter #breakfast

Variations on a theme: tomato, olive, and pickled baklouti and hatch peppers from the garden, plus a fresh batch of tomato sauce. #pizza #pizzapizzapizza #pizza🍕 #baking

I had hoped to get this far into the Earthsea books before the semester started, but didn’t quite make it. I don’t have as much time to read for the next few months, but continuing to read for fun is important for my sanity. The trick will be finding things I can still complete in a reasonable time frame given the limits of teaching prep. Tehanu fit the bill. #books #reading #nowreading

Roasted hatch chili peppers, olives and a home-made marinara, all on a spelt-sourdough crust. When you suddenly have piles of peppers from the garden, the solution is to put them on everything. Good thing this is a pro-spice household. #pizza #pizzaparty #pizzapizzapizza #pizza🍕 #baking #somelikeithot

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