I didn't expect to like this book very much, but it landed on a bunch of best of 2012 YA booklists and I figured that it was probably a lot less depressing than its premise or more insightful than most YA lit that I groused through last year.  Overall, its a really good read and a lot more depressing than I initially thought it would be.  The main ( Read more... )

I refuse to have a single dirty dish at the beginning of 2013.  I am getting down with my dirty dishes, thinking about New Year's wishes.  Sadly, the wife is ill so all parties are now no longer a go for me.  If she's ill, then I am probably also ill and carrying flu to a party is uncool ( Read more... )

[2012.11.20][448][24212]

( Day 20 )

[2012.11.19][680][23764]

( Day 19 )

Wrote up a full chapter this time.  Phew!  Lots more time with Dad coming up while the ham cooks.  More dreams then Thanksgiving.

[2012.11.18][1712][23084]

( Day 18 )

[2012.11.17][146][22092]

( Day 17 )

still chugging along

[2012.11.16][539][21946]

( Day 16 )

Haven't stopped writing, just too on edge.  I have friends who are Muslim as well as Jewish and the whole situation in Gaza that's been escalating (it seems like 2008 all over again) is hell on the nerves.

[2012.11.15][225][21407]

( Day 15 )

still kind of ill.  cough cough mucus cough

[2012.11.14][622][21182]

( Day 14 )

Thanksgiving is so cloooose.

[2012.11.13][1693][20560]

( Day 13 )