2009 Reading, Second Half

In the second half of 2009, I read eighty books, for a yearly total of 149. The second-half numbers were inflated by my (unfinished) Discworld reread; no less than thirty books were by Pratchett, from The Colour of Magic through Going Postal, plus the new Unseen Academicals. The details are under the cut.

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Dog Days

It appears that the lengthy separation took a toll on Gracie's sanity. She's been racing around the house all evening, barking at God knows what. (I certainly don't; occasionally she'll stop and focus her attention on a single spot, but there's never anything there.) Now she's got Buster going too.... (I don't allow barking before 7 AM or after 9 PM, but it's not yet 7 PM, so I'm letting it ride.)

They've both been rather clingy since I got back. When I sit down, Gracie climbs on me. I don't mean she gets into my lap; she climbs up my torso and onto my shoulder, licking everything she can reach. Buster has been demanding a lot of lap time, too.

They'll settle down in another day or so.