I’ve finished the R.I.P II challenge. I think it’s actually the third one I signed up for, but it’s the first one I’ve actually finished. I’m very glad I picked the tome version of the challenge, as it was a great excuse to read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and to dip my toes into […]
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Read for the R.I.P. II Reading Challenge. It’s not every day where you read a book where the titular character doesn’t ever speak a word. Titus Groan is the first novel in the Gormenghast series, and starts with the birth of Titus, the heir to the earldom of Gormenghast, a large pile of a building
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I’m so excited I can hardly stand it. We just booked tickets (first balcony, second row center) to see Doctor Who and Captain Picard (ok, David Tennant and Patrick Stewart, for the non-extreme geek) do Hamlet at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon next November. Hurray! We’ve been waiting to go back to England for
I was in a bit of cleaning mood last night, so decided to take a tour through my UFO drawer and the spillover on the top of the set of drawers holding the UFO drawer. In the grand scheme of things, I’m actually not that bad off, but the pile is still a little sobering.
So I broke down and put aside Titus Groan last night to read some fluff (why yes, that would be Sorcery and the Single Girl). And it was good. And then, this morning, I received the Nanowrimo reminder in my inbox, and realized I better get my butt in gear if I actually want a
Finally got back to my long delayed project to get my library up in Library Thing. I’d previously just had a couple of my easiest to recall series up there. So today, I started going methodically through my bookcases, and figured I’d stop for the day once I’d exhausted my free membership. (I’ll be upgrading
Not much going on this weekend. Still reading Titus Groan. I think I’m under a hundred pages from the end, though I still have no idea how long that will take me to get through. On the knitting front, I’ve started and pulled out a lace scarf four times now. The lace is completely kicking
It finally feels like freakin’ Fall! (Well, ok, these pictures were taken in the insane heat on Saturday, but they sure look fallish! Can I tell you how annoying it is to have to pack for a simple overnight trip away when they’re projecting a 20 degree difference between days? At least Sunday felt as
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My best friend from college was up visiting this weekend, so we took advantage of the incredible weather to head out to the sea while she was there. The foliage still isn’t in full swing, but we were able to find some little peeks of color here and there. It was also nice to have
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Read for the R.I.P. II reading challenge. I first read this book around 15 years ago, just after finishing Pride and Prejudice for my 10th grade English class. I’d actually tried to read Sense and Sensibility first, and loathed it so much I didn’t get past the second chapter. I remember reading this book, and
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