Earthquake Weather, Tim Powers
Kushiel's Scion, Jacqueline Carey
Jane and the Genius of the Place, Stephanie Barron

Kind of a pathetic month, but perhaps less so if you consider that it was insanely busy and you could kill a person with one of Carey's books. I may have also finished Grave Peril early in the month, but I don't really recall. And I ( Read more... )

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

So, Sam came and went. Anyone want a wrap-up post? :)

I don't believe in it--haven't for ages--and I usually only acknowledge the secular parts of my Jewishness when something bumps against it (or if there's food involved, or if my mom needs help with something), but for some reason, I absolutely adore holding the door open and singing into the night, asking Elijah to hurry it up already ( Read more... )

...So, either I'm having bizarre and realistic dreams, or I just got woken up by an earthquake.

My second one in Illinois!

ETA: Aha. I did not imagine it.

If I were still reading Earthquake Weather, which I finished last week, I might be a bit freaked out. Instead, I'm going to go back to bed and hope it stays put.

So the trip to retrieve the present of awesome went really well. Better than I'd hoped for, in my most optimistic moments. It is...rather supremely awesome ( Read more... )

So I'm in a good mood.

1) Sunday involved, as you can see, tea and Brideshead. We're in the less and less happy parts of Brideshead, but it's still lovely. Plus, tea! (And those cookies are insane. Really and truly.)

2) Sam is going to be here for Ebertfest, which is cool because hey, it's the big artsy thing here. And I love seeing movies at the ( Read more... )

that's all, really.

:)

So while her other half is away, The Robyn and I planned to have a girls'-only evening without him: Rome, trashy Chinese takeout, high-quality baked goods, and wine. I planned to pick up the baked goods today, to be eaten tomorrow.

And today, K emailed me, asking if I'd like to come over and watch more Brideshead Revisited, which we are working ( Read more... )

Today is one of those days where you say to yourself, "Self, the hell with it. Eat an entire box of mac & cheese for dinner."

On a completely unrelated note, is it weird to have your boss comment on your weight loss?