Let's see, what of note is there to say? Fan Expo's in about a month, and I'm tentatively planning on going right now (to get Jewel Staite's autograph for my Firefly collection). I might even bring baked goods for in-line snacking and (if I work up the nerve) offering to others. I've got a plan to make "Fruity Oaty Bars" from Firefly/Serenity ( ( Read more... )

Don't really have time for a TV wrapup this time, maybe I'll do a separate one later.

But here are the last batch of books read:

Finished: Against A Dark Background by Iain M. Banks (reread ( Read more... )

My birthday yesterday (I was also born on Good Friday, so I'm still accepting birthday greetings today before calling you late). Meh, too old to really get worked up about it.

So let's move on to Book Foo!

Finished: The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway ( Read more... )

At least, if my dreams are prophetic. Which, judging by the lack of superheroes in Toronto, they most certainly are not. But, regardless, I had a dream last night that was pretty much just entirely a preview for some future season of Doctor Who. Cut for those who don't have any interest.

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Before we dip into the books, some TV stuff to talk about because I keep saying I might do it in another post and forgetting...
Superhero TV:
I'm enjoying Flash, Arrow, and Supergirl more or less. Not perfect, but solidly enjoyable. Legends of Tomorrow I'm more mixed on. I like the characters and their interactions but on a plot level it's just ( Read more... )

Before I start, I would like to wish a Happy New Year to anyone reading this, and, in addition, a happy birthday to liabrown!

Since we've also got end-of-year-book-foo-wrapup to do, I won't waste time talking about TV/movies (maybe another post soon though) and just get right to the last of the reviews of the year:

Finished: The Shining Girls by Lauren ( Read more... )

Probably the second last of the year ( Read more... )

Well, I suppose it was scheduled in some ways, but I only decided on it in the last 48 hours before, which pretty much counts as unscheduled to me!

Anyway, last Thursday there was an author reading at the library, featuring Saladin Ahmed (who wrote Hugo-nominated Throne of the Crescent Moon, which I haven't read) and Peter Watts (who wrote also ( Read more... )

Trying to do these more often so I don't have as huge a backlog as last time ( Read more... )

I guess I'm going to have to start doing this more often so I don't have to make such huge megaposts of already read books.

Finished: Up Against It by M.J. Locke ( Read more... )