Week 7 [24/02/2025 - 02/03/2025]: What I have read this week...

What I have read this week...


I am still here telling you what I have been reading. But this week there has not been much.


This week has seen me read a little bit, though not much in the way of variety.


1: French!

I have not stopped doing my French at all! The new words and phrases I am learning all the time fascinates me!


2: The Autograph Man (2002) by Zadie Smith.

I am continuing to read this novel and hopefully it will continue to be interesting without spoiling too much... I have decided once I get this finished then I am moving onto her third novel On Beauty (2005) because I enjoy reading what Zadie Smith has written.


3: Monopoly.

I recently got myself a second hand Monopoly. It's Ms. Monopoly I mentioned last week. It was brought out to celebrate inventions made by women and to take aim at the gender pay gap. In this one, it gives more money when passing go for being a "woman". I will say however that some of the cards can offer more money for being a man. I actually like this idea. The only problem is that it fails to acknowledge those whose gender identity does not fit "male" or "female" such as myself. Therefore when I have played with my mum, her friend, my friend etc. what we do is distribute 240 to those with a female gender identity, 200 to those with a male gender identity (as the rules state) and then distribute 220 for me as I do not fit either of those. Everyone I play with does not have a problem with it so why not.

This week I have been all the cards and rules again and again. I will say it threw me a little that all the board spaces, property cards, chance and community cards are in English and French. You get two sets of all the cards. This does not bother, rather the opposite because it gives me an opportunity to swap a card once in a while and practice my French.


4: Instagram. (Again)

Still the same story... I like to be in possession of all the facts before I comment on something. Especially when it concerns politics and social issues. But I follow trusted people/sources which I cross reference with other sources. Not everyone can be wrong.  Unlike other people, I want to know what I am talking about with the right information because otherwise you could say something wrong. It was misinformation that led to the far right rioting that happened in this country. But then again, who knew that? Who went and found that out? That saying of "it's not who you know, but what you know" rings true a little here. But you need to know good, honest and loving people in my opinion.


This short selection sums up what I have read during this week. There was not much but you never know, in a week's time, there might be a whole lot more... Who knows?


Until then...


Thomas.

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