From 9a1e0b01f9f34292fdfd1cc1a6e16daf16c160ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rachel Brindle Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2022 09:20:58 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update the intro, and note that I've finally gotten around to reading tolkien --- src/README.md | 2 +- src/books/README.md | 6 ++++++ 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/README.md b/src/README.md index b709ab8..7c18e37 100644 --- a/src/README.md +++ b/src/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Introduction -Going to store stuff here. +Hello! I'm Rachel Brindle. I maintain this digital garden (or knowledge repository) here. Amongst other things, I'm a pilot, I'm building my [own (electric) airplane](https://coz-e.rachelbrindle.com), I'm a software engineer by trade, and I help maintain the [Quick](https://github.com/Quick/Quick) & [Nimble](https://github.com/Quick/Nimble) testing frameworks for iOS. This is inspired by [Nikita's](https://wiki.nikitavoloboev.xyz) knowledge repository. diff --git a/src/books/README.md b/src/books/README.md index d7922e3..81e5222 100644 --- a/src/books/README.md +++ b/src/books/README.md @@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ I really enjoy his [Magic 2.0](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18616975-off- When I was 11 or 12, her Circle of Magic books caught my eye at a Barnes and Noble. My parents bought the entire quartet for me. Somewhat recently, I began to re-read these, and remembered everything I enjoyed about them, plus additional things that my older perspective was able to pick up on. This time around, I also read her Circle Opens quartet, which is also good. Highly recommend these feminist books for any fans of fantasy. +### Tolkien + +I remember reading The Hobbit the summer before fifth grade. The only scene from it that I remember, and even barely, is Bilbo getting the ring. I really ought to re-read it again sometime. + +Also around that time, I wanted to read Lord of the Rings. But I just couldn't get into it. It wasn't until after I turned 30 that I actually got around to reading the books. + ## Other Readings - [HFY](https://reddit.com/r/hfy) is a subreddit where people share stories sci-fi/fantasy stories where humans are the badasses. Usually by picking one particular trait of humans and overexagerrating it to give them an advantage over other species.