Q: “Hum! He’s about due. Do you feel a creeping, shrinking sensation, Watson, when you standbefore the serpents in the Zoo and see the slithery, gliding, venomous creatures, with their deadlyeyes and wicked, flattened faces? Well, that’s how Milverton impresses me. I’ve had to do with fifty murderers in my career, but the worst of Read more about QCQ #2[…]
Tom Standage wrote an article called “how commonplace books were like tumbler and Pinterest” about commonplacing. Now I had a tumbler but never really used it but I do still have and use my finsta, a finsta is a “fake Instagram” On this Instagram it is my select friends where I can post memes that Read more about COMMONPLACING: FINAL REFLECTION AND SYNTHESIS[…]
While I really enjoy the way that I did my CPB and found that I had a very nice flow of writing while eating my lunch or sitting in a nice spot, I do wish I did it differently in a few different ways. One of the ways that I have mentioned before was trying Read more about CPB reflection #2[…]
I loved this CPB project. Often times when I read books I keep them to myself since I don’t like bothering people. I wish that I took more time to do more physical pieces. I originally was planning on doing a bullet journal but I just didn’t feel like it would be me. For one Read more about CPB Reflection #1[…]
What makes a vampire a vampire? If we look at Dracula in the origin text here are some of the things that make Dracula a vampire “pros”– Immortality if enough blood has been drunk-No shadows or reflections -dark vison– transform into a bat “lesser-known powers”– Turns into a wolf– controls weather -rides on moonbeams -can Read more about CPB #10[…]
Q: She said, “Promise me that you will not tell me anything of the plans formed for the campaign against the Count. Not by word, or inference, or implication, not at any time whilst this remains to me!” And she solemnly pointed to the scar. I saw that she was in earnest, and said solemnly, Read more about QCQ #12[…]
my favorite vampires
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-the-biggest-beetle-in-the-world.html My favorite quote from the Beetle (my QCQ# 9) talks about what the beetle looks like as it is crawling up one of the characters so I wondered what is the biggest beetle we have ever found and is it from Egypt? First, off I thought it was kind of cool that the family Read more about CPB #9[…]
