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         <h2 id="mar25">march</h2>
         <ul>
             <li>Native Tongue, Suzette Haden Elgin</li>
-            <aside>
-                <blockquote>
-                    read most of this in two long session while we were in
-                    turkey. after a bit of a slow start i liked the spin on
-                    "dystopian future-not-future society"; the world building
-                    is reminiscent of handmaid's tale, but i felt like there
-                    was more exploration of the inner workings of
-                    <i>why</i>
-                    society is that way; the feminist context shines through
-                    especially towards the end, when the plot only works because the
-                    men are all arrogant assholes, which was satisfying but a
-                    bit too one-dimensional.
-                </blockquote>
-            </aside>
+            <blockquote>
+                read most of this in two long sessions while we were in
+                turkey. after a bit of a slow start i liked the spin on
+                "dystopian future-not-future society"; the world building
+                is reminiscent of handmaid's tale, but i felt like there
+                was more exploration of the inner workings of
+                <i>why</i>
+                society is that way; the feminist context shines through
+                especially towards the end, when the plot only works because the
+                men are all arrogant assholes, which was satisfying but a
+                bit too one-dimensional.
+            </blockquote>
         </ul>
+        <h2 id="feb25">february</h2>
+        <p class="notice">
+            started reading a weekly newspaper which had quite the
+            impact on my reading time. i have a test subscription for
+            10 weeks, let's see if i can figure out how to balance my
+            reading out...
+        </p>
         <h2 id="jan25">january</h2>
         <ul>
             <li>Record of a Night too brief, Hiromi Kawakami</li>
-            <aside>
-                <blockquote>
-                    the first half consists of surreal dreamlike short stories
-                    that only refer to their protagonists as 'me' and 'the
-                    girl'. second half is two longer stories. i enjoyed
-                    interpreting what everything might mean, but wasn't
-                    particularly drawn to the book because of the episodic
-                    nature at the start. read the second half in one afternoon.
-                </blockquote>
-            </aside>
-        </ul>
-        <h2 id="feb25">february</h2>
-        <ul>
-            <aside>
-                <blockquote>
-                    started reading a weekly newspaper which had quite the
-                    impact on my reading time. i have a test subscription for
-                    10 weeks, let's see if i can figure out how to balance my
-                    reading out...
-                </blockquote>
-            </aside>
+            <blockquote>
+                the first half consists of surreal dreamlike short stories
+                that only refer to their protagonists as 'me' and 'the
+                girl'. second half is two longer stories. i enjoyed
+                interpreting what everything might mean, but wasn't
+                particularly drawn to the book because of the episodic
+                nature at the start. read the second half in one afternoon.
+            </blockquote>
         </ul>
     </main>
 </details>
 <details>
     <summary>2024</summary>
     <main>
-        <p class="notice">
-            i left my ereader at a cafe on the 1st of january of this year
-            while traveling in south korea. i only got a replacement in june.
-            that's why there is a 6 month gap where i did not read anything
-            this year.
-        </p>
         <h2 id="dec24">december</h2>
         <ul>
             <li>Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
-                <aside>
-                    <blockquote>
-                        had I not read Ready Player One and Neuromancer before,
-                        this would surely have left a better impression.
-                        the part about the sumarian virus is creative but feels
-                        forced at the end when it is used to resolve
-                        everything.
-                    </blockquote>
-                </aside>
+                <blockquote>
+                    had I not read Ready Player One and Neuromancer before,
+                    this would surely have left a better impression.
+                    the part about the sumarian virus is creative but feels
+                    forced at the end when it is used to resolve
+                    everything.
+                </blockquote>
             </li>
         </ul>
         <h2 id="nov24">november</h2>
         <ul>
             <li>Celestial Bodies, Jokha Alharthi
-                <aside>
-                    <blockquote>
-                        read this while in iceland. basically a family history
-                        focused on the women. i had no background on oman's
-                        history or society. super interesting from that angle.
-                        sometimes a bit slow and confusing, since it's jumping
-                        around the timeline.
-                    </blockquote>
-                </aside>
+                <blockquote>
+                    read this while in iceland. basically a family history
+                    focused on the women. i had no background on oman's
+                    history or society. super interesting from that angle.
+                    sometimes a bit slow and confusing, since it's jumping
+                    around the timeline.
+                </blockquote>
             </li>
             <li>Snow Country, Kawabata Yasunari
-                <aside>
-                    <blockquote>
-                        i am a sucker for japanese novels and their erie vibe.
-                        this one has it too. so many small details that feel
-                        meaningless on the surface but add some much to the
-                        experience of the book.
-                    </blockquote>
-                </aside>
+                <blockquote>
+                    i am a sucker for japanese novels and their erie vibe.
+                    this one has it too. so many small details that feel
+                    meaningless on the surface but add some much to the
+                    experience of the book.
+                </blockquote>
             </li>
         </ul>
         <h2 id="oct24">october</h2>
         <ul>
             <li><a href="//100r.co/site/busy_doing_nothing.html">Busy Doing Nothing</a>,
                 Rek Bellum &amp; Devine Lu Linvega
-                <aside>
-                    <blockquote>
-                        somehow i fell down the rabbithole (lol) of rek &
-                        devine's world this month. their log is fascinating and
-                        inspiring. much of their stuff makes you want to set
-                        out to sail yourself, and much of this book does too,
-                        but then there is also details (like the wave incident)
-                        that make you say: hell no.
-                    </blockquote>
-                </aside>
+                <blockquote>
+                    somehow i fell down the rabbithole (lol) of rek &
+                    devine's world this month. their log is fascinating and
+                    inspiring. much of their stuff makes you want to set
+                    out to sail yourself, and much of this book does too,
+                    but then there is also details (like the wave incident)
+                    that make you say: hell no.
+                </blockquote>
             </li>
         </ul>
         <h2 id="aug24">august</h2>
         <ul>
             <li><code>DROPPED</code>
                 <i>Illuminatus! Part 1: The Eye in the Pyramid, Robert Shea</i>
-                <aside>
-                    <blockquote>
-                        I did not like the meandering writing and whacky
-                        storylines that kept looping back onto each other.
-                    </blockquote>
-                </aside>
+                <blockquote>
+                    I did not like the meandering writing and whacky
+                    storylines that kept looping back onto each other.
+                </blockquote>
             </li>
         </ul>
         <h2 id="jul24">july</h2>
@@ -130,15 +106,13 @@
             <li>Der stumme Tod, Volker Kutscher</li>
             <li>At the Mountains of Madness, H.P. Lovecraft</li>
             <li>Only Human (Themis Files #3), Sylvain Neuvel
-                <aside>
-                    <blockquote>
-                        i did not like this compared to the other two entries
-                        to the series. mostly takes place on the world of the
-                        creators of the "mechs". the style feels off compared
-                        to the first novel when we were seeing the story evolve
-                        through the eyes of the unnamed character.
-                    </blockquote>
-                </aside>
+                <blockquote>
+                    i did not like this compared to the other two entries
+                    to the series. mostly takes place on the world of the
+                    creators of the "mechs". the style feels off compared
+                    to the first novel when we were seeing the story evolve
+                    through the eyes of the unnamed character.
+                </blockquote>
             </li>
         </ul>
         <h2 id="jun24">june</h2>
@@ -146,14 +120,18 @@
             <li>Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut</li>
             <li>Neuromancer, William Gibson</li>
             <li>Convenience Store Woman, Murata Sayaka
-                <aside>
-                    <blockquote>
-                        i admit, i probably started this out of nostalgia after
-                        coming back from japan. it's a cute little story that
-                        nicely shows how weird japanese society can be.
-                    </blockquote>
-                </aside>
+                <blockquote>
+                    i admit, i probably started this out of nostalgia after
+                    coming back from japan. it's a cute little story that
+                    nicely shows how weird japanese society can be.
+                </blockquote>
             </li>
         </ul>
+        <p class="notice">
+            i left my ereader at a cafe on the 1st of january of this year
+            while traveling in south korea. i only got a replacement in june.
+            that's why there is a 6 month gap where i did not read anything
+            this year.
+        </p>
     </main>
 </details>