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stoutfellowI'm not going in to work today; I'm feeling a little headachy and a little queasy. (This is probably not unconnected to the fact that breakfast today consisted of four slices of heavily-buttered toast, a cup of black coffee, and a couple of pieces of Hallowe'en candy. But still...)
I finished October by blitzing through The Lost Steersman and The Well of Lost Plots. The "Steerswoman" books continue to delight; I managed to stay one step ahead of Rowan most of the time (mainly because I've read a lot of science fiction and she hasn't), but didn't catch on to what was going on with Janus until the very end. The "demons" were very interesting; the communication problem is going to be difficult. I don't think TWoLP was as good as the first two Thursday Next books, but it was still entertaining. (I do want to know how the Cat knew to ask about Miss Havisham when Thursday called about the accident...) I'm continuing to read the same two books as before, but I've also started on Crowley's Little, Big and Donald Frantz' Blackfoot Grammar. That last one's been sitting on the shelves for quite a while and, for some reason, caught my attention a couple of days ago. Linguistic monographs are often pretty dry, but this one looks interesting.
On the suggestion of someone on the Bujold list, I took a look at the webcomic "Schlock Mercenary". I dropped into the current storyline at a rather confusing point. (This is about space mercenaries, right? What are they doing on a fishing boat?) But I've gotten through the archives, and enjoyed them a great deal. (I do wish he'd stop picking on Elf. I like her. But then, I liked Petey - at least, pre-explosion Petey. His current incarnation is a bit full of himself.)
Heigh-ho. Time to call the office.
I finished October by blitzing through The Lost Steersman and The Well of Lost Plots. The "Steerswoman" books continue to delight; I managed to stay one step ahead of Rowan most of the time (mainly because I've read a lot of science fiction and she hasn't), but didn't catch on to what was going on with Janus until the very end. The "demons" were very interesting; the communication problem is going to be difficult. I don't think TWoLP was as good as the first two Thursday Next books, but it was still entertaining. (I do want to know how the Cat knew to ask about Miss Havisham when Thursday called about the accident...) I'm continuing to read the same two books as before, but I've also started on Crowley's Little, Big and Donald Frantz' Blackfoot Grammar. That last one's been sitting on the shelves for quite a while and, for some reason, caught my attention a couple of days ago. Linguistic monographs are often pretty dry, but this one looks interesting.
On the suggestion of someone on the Bujold list, I took a look at the webcomic "Schlock Mercenary". I dropped into the current storyline at a rather confusing point. (This is about space mercenaries, right? What are they doing on a fishing boat?) But I've gotten through the archives, and enjoyed them a great deal. (I do wish he'd stop picking on Elf. I like her. But then, I liked Petey - at least, pre-explosion Petey. His current incarnation is a bit full of himself.)
Heigh-ho. Time to call the office.
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Date: 2005-11-02 03:58 pm (UTC)Hey, even mercenaries get to go on vacation sometimes! Of course, these guys are so unlucky that they're getting caught in a big conspiracy while on vacation...
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Date: 2005-11-02 04:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-11-02 05:36 pm (UTC)How *do* you manage to read such a number of books at the same time and not have story lines from one intrude into another?
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Date: 2005-11-02 06:09 pm (UTC)How *do* you manage to read such a number of books at the same time and not have story lines from one intrude into another?
"How do you get to Carnegie Hall?"
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Date: 2005-11-02 06:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-11-02 07:28 pm (UTC)Glad you're feeling more gooder, Not-so-Stoutfellow! And don't worry about the little fluctuations in your weight. You've really accomplished a lot so far, and the goal for the holidays should only be to steadily maintain; I count a Season well survived if I come out more or less even!
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Date: 2005-11-02 07:51 pm (UTC)Agreed on the weight fluctuations!
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Date: 2005-11-02 08:02 pm (UTC)"How do you get to Carnegie Hall?"
"Practice, practice, practice."
<*hee!*>
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Date: 2005-11-02 08:14 pm (UTC)Instafilk alert
Date: 2005-11-03 01:02 am (UTC)Practicing scales until I hit the wall
Can you tell me how to get,
How to get to Carnegie Hall?
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Date: 2005-11-02 07:53 pm (UTC)[Actually, I have a vague memory that a cabbie's supposed to be involved in the joke, but I can't make it work that way.]
Honestly? I don't know how; I don't recall it ever being a problem, at least when I'm actually reading them. After time passes, I may get confused as to what happened in which book, but not while I'm reading them.
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Date: 2005-11-02 08:13 pm (UTC)You must be able to compartmentalize what you're reading. I think my train must only have room for one passenger at a time!
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Date: 2005-11-02 08:20 pm (UTC)Glad the stomach is feeling better, anyway.
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Date: 2005-11-02 10:08 pm (UTC)That's my story.
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Date: 2005-11-02 10:28 pm (UTC)Right.
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Date: 2005-11-03 09:04 pm (UTC)Glad you're feeling better,
And as for you, young lady, go & do thou likewise. ;)
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Date: 2005-11-08 11:14 pm (UTC)I won't bore you with the details (which I may have already sent you by email anyway).
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Date: 2005-11-09 03:50 am (UTC)The only catch is, "I Fought the HMO" doesn't scan that well to "I Fought the Law." May I recommend the Camille West classic "Toe to Toe With the HMO"? It's on a 4 Bitchin Babes cd; have I sent you any of their stuff yet? Remind me to remedy that immediately!