The Library is a curated collection of treasured elements in various domains. I hope to produce helpful, wonderful lists of items worthy of time and attention.

Read

This section of the library contains books, poetry, excerpts, authors and the like.

Books

Fiction

  • Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes (1605/15, Spanish)
  • Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo (1862, French)
  • War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy (1869, Russian)
  • Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas (1844, French)
  • Shogun, by James Clavell (1977, English)

Nonfiction

  • Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia, by Stevel Stoll (2017). Comprehensive economic and social-historical reckoning of Appalachia

Go

This section of the library contains places both digital and physical.

Look

This section of the library contains visual art like paintings, photographs, and the like.

Watch

This section of the library contains movies, TV shows, sporting events, and the like.

Listen

This section of the library contains music, speeches, podcasts, and the like.

Play

This section of the library contains games both digital and physical.

Video Games

(Release Date, Platform I played)

  • Risk of Rain (2013, Switch) 3D roguelike, many hours in college and grad school
  • Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006, Wii) Emotional favorite of all time
  • Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017, Switch)
  • Halos 1, 2, 3, and Reach (XBOX) Childhood
  • Animal Well (2024, Switch) Beautiful, peaceful, and thoughtful
  • Battlefield 4 (2013, XBOX) Favorite online multiplayer
  • Hades (2018, Switch) Excellent 2.5D roguelike set in Greek mythology
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009, XBOX)
  • Amped 3 (2005, XBOX) Ridiculously fun and funny snowboarding game
  • Lord of the Rings: Conquest (2009, XBOX)

Use

This section of the library contains tools and equipment both digital and physical.

Admire

This section of the library contains people both historical and fictional.

Ponder

This section of the library contains equations, techniques, theories, and other abstractions useful or beautiful.