Friday, December 31, 2021

Reading List 2021

This is the annual reading list, and for me it seems shorter than other years, but it was a tough year to make as much time to just sit and read as I would like.

Gaming
Magic: The Gathering: Rise of the Gatewatch: A Visual History by Wizards of the Coast

Fiction 

The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm by Christopher Paolini
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir
Stardance by Spider & Jeanne Robinson
Badger: The Novel by Mike Baron
Grendel by John Gardner
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Agatha H. and the Siege of Mechanicsburg by Kaja & Phil Foglio
The Prodigal Sorcerer (Magic The Gathering, No. 6) by Mark Sumner
Nobody's Ghoul by Devon Monk
The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov
The Crystal Shard by R.A. Salvatore
Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir: Inspired by True Events by 
The Ivory King by JT Krul
The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump by Harry Turtledove
Wayward Moon by Devon Monk

Short Fiction

Sealed With A Tryst by Devon Monk
At Death's Door by Devon Monk
Wish Upon A Straw by Devon Monk
A Few More by Benjamin Heider
Interlude: Behind the Curtain by Ren Cummins
Ripple Effects: A Wild Cards Story by Laura Mixon
Face Your Furs by Seanan McGuire
The Black Wave (Avery Cates) by Jeff Somers
It’s A Bird. It’s A Plane. It’s The Physical Manifestation Of My Ridiculous Reaction To Canonically Bisexual Superheroes Who Freak Me Out Because I’m An Ignorant Emotionally Stunted Bigot by Chuck Tingle

Non-Fiction/Biography/Poetry/Collections

Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea by Charles Seife
The Flea: The Amazing Story of Leo Messi by Michael Part
Monsters of River & Rock: My Life As Iron Maiden's Compulsive Angler by Adrian Smith
National Geographic Complete Survival Manual by Michael S. Sweeney
A Medieval Family: The Pastons of Fifteenth-Century England by Frances Gies & Joseph Gies
Faces by Louie Raffloer
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, A Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
by Malcolm Gladwell
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe by Brian Green

Graphic Novels/TPB

Girl Genius: The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 5: Queens and Pirates by Kaja & Phil Foglio
Girl Genius: The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 6: Sparks and Monsters by Kaja & Phil Foglio
Tuki: Fight For Fire (Volume 1) by Jeff Smith
The Strange Death of Alex Raymond by Dave Sim & Carson Grubaugh
Butts In Seats: The Tony Schiavone Story by Dirk Manning & Tony Schiavone

Papers/Essays/Children's Books/Cookbooks/Misc

The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes to Knickerbocker Glory--More Than 15
Magical Recipes for Wizards and Non-Wizards Alike (Unofficial Cookbook)
by Dinah Bucholz
A Smooth Exit from Eternal Inflation? by Stephen Hawking & Thomas Hertog
Heroes' Feast: The Official Dungeons & Dragons Cookbook by Jon Peterson, Kyle Newman, and Michael Witwer

Re-reads

The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss

Ephemera 2021

An interesting year.  The 20s have already been a long decade.


Soccer Media
Virtual media coverage of NWSL Draft(s), OLR preseason, USWNT for GoalieGuys and Prost
In Person Media 8-24-2021 Cascadia Doubleheader presser - Lumen Field

In Person Match Coverage
OLR 0 - 0 HOU 04-16-21 Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA - NWSL Challenge Cup
OLR 3 - 2 CHI 04-27-21 Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA - NWSL Challenge Cup
OLR 0 - 0 NCC 05-15-21 Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA - NWSL Regular Season
OLR 0 - 3 NJNY 06-26-21 Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA - NWSL Regular Season
OLR 2 - 0 KC 07-11-21 Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA - NWSL Regular Season 
OLR 2 - 0 LOU 7-31-21 Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA - NWSL Regular Season 
OLR 2 - 1 PTFC 08-29-21 Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - NWSL Regular Season
SSFC 0 - 2 PTFC 08-29-21 Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - MLS Regular Season
OLR 3 - 0 ORL 9-26-21 Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA - NWSL Regular Season
OLR 1 WASH 2 11-14-21 Cheney Stadium - Tacoma, WA - NWSL Playoffs (Semifinals)

Live Convention Events
PAX West 9/3-6 [E] Horse Theatre
NYCC 10/7-10 (*L Division)
ECCC 12/2-5 (*L Division)

Live Stuff
Moulin Rouge 10-7 Al Hirschfeld Theatre
In This Moment / Black Veil Brides / Ded  10-14 Paramount Theatre
This Is Halloween 10-30 The Triple Door
Halestorm / Evanescence / Plush 11-7 Climate Pledge Arena
Masquerade 11-26 The Can Can Culinary Cabaret


Movies in the Theatre
Raya and the Last Dragon
Black Widow
The Suicide Squad
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Dune
Eternals




Virtual Stuff
4-9-21 Town Hall Seattle Brian Greene

Virtual Conventions 
PAX Indie Showcase 4/10 [E]
PAX Online 7/15-18 [E]
Virtual Crunchyroll Expo *L Mod Supe 8/5-7

IRL Events
Green Seattle Partnership - Evergreen Carbon Capture 4-10
Pokemon GO Fest 7-17

Randoma
The Doubleclicks - "Science at Home" music video

0 - 0 4/16 v HOU

3 - 2 4/27 v CHI


Community Service 

PAX West

The Beach

Broadway

Hijinks

NYCC *Light

In This Moment

Halestorm / Evanescence

ECCC