I have been off-line for two whole days, and not really missed it.  I'm impressed with myself.  Somehow, coming home for an extended break not only lets me lose weight, but also cuts down on my need to be on the internet.  Perhaps the latter is due to my keeping of my laptop in my basement bedroom.  I don't go in there very much except to sleep, ( Read more... )

Happy New Year!  This first day of the decade I do not know how to name has been charmingly quiet.  I woke up at 10, read HBP for an hour and half, finally got dressed and went upstairs to rejoin the living and eat food, then read HBP for the next four hours until it was done.  And that's really been it.  I can't complain - I like my quiet time.  I ( Read more... )

Considering that my home seems to be this Swirling Vortex of DOOM that eats objects and doesn't even leave the bones, I surrendered to fate and went to the public library to hunt down a copy of Half-Blood Prince.  Mercifully, I managed to find the only, (yes, ONLY) copy left.  I felt quite accomplished.  Then, the trip kind of turned into "let's ( Read more... )

I know it's pathetically late (early?) to be writing, and it probably seems a bit keen to do two entries within twelve hours, but I don't care.  I just watched Love Actually again, and I want to talk through my thoughts.  No one else in my family feels like discussing it, so I'm going to discuss it with myself.

First as last, it's like an infinitely ( Read more... )

No lie, I have been reading like it's my JOB for the past week and a half.  Maybe two and a half weeks, actually.  All I know is, once you put me on holiday, the books come out.  I'll read a book a day, generally.  I'm talking at least 325 pages.  I do almost nothing but read, and read, and read.  I stay up late to read "one" more chapter, and then ( Read more... )