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Jun. 18th, 2008
Sorry I've been Distant
Jun. 18th, 2008 04:55 pmBut my life has been utterly uninspiring lately. And except for the reading I've been doing on my commute, nothing interesting has happened.
Some thoughts, before I talk books:
I need to get a new laptop. I know I've said it before, but I wanted to just make that clear to all.
I've been spending a lot of money on books lately, since I go through 3 or 4 a week. Reading the non-fiction brings that into the 2 or 3 range, but it's still getting expensive. So, do I get the Kindle, even though it takes away from the savings for the new laptop, because in the long run that will make my reading habit cheaper and I will also be able to read fic while commuting? Or is the up-front payout for an additional machine not worth it right now?
So, anyway...Books.
I read "Moon Called" by Patricia Briggs last week, and I really enjoyed it. I was surprised that I liked it so much, because the blurb on the back was not inspiring; but Amazon recommended it to me, and when I mentioned it to a friend she had read and liked it, so I took a chance, and it paid off.
I'm working on "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" at the moment - started it a year or two ago and never went back to it. It's been going quickly, but I feel like I'm not getting anything out of it. I appreciate the writer's style, but I still get the urge to skim through things I don't have patience for. I can't sink into it.
I finished "Old Friends and New Fancies" over the weekend. In case you've never heard of this book, it is essentially a novel-length piece of fanfic from the early 1900's. I think 1918. It features characters from all of Jane Austen's novels, intertwined into one book very like the ones they originated in. It was freaking brilliant!
And...I think that's all I have. Bosslady is on vacation this week, back next week, and off again the following week. In her absence I am managing the office and fielding her instructions (she of course is unable to leave the office, even overnight, without keeping in touch). I'm getting an ulcer from worrying, but so far I have not screwed anything up.
Some thoughts, before I talk books:
I need to get a new laptop. I know I've said it before, but I wanted to just make that clear to all.
I've been spending a lot of money on books lately, since I go through 3 or 4 a week. Reading the non-fiction brings that into the 2 or 3 range, but it's still getting expensive. So, do I get the Kindle, even though it takes away from the savings for the new laptop, because in the long run that will make my reading habit cheaper and I will also be able to read fic while commuting? Or is the up-front payout for an additional machine not worth it right now?
So, anyway...Books.
I read "Moon Called" by Patricia Briggs last week, and I really enjoyed it. I was surprised that I liked it so much, because the blurb on the back was not inspiring; but Amazon recommended it to me, and when I mentioned it to a friend she had read and liked it, so I took a chance, and it paid off.
I'm working on "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" at the moment - started it a year or two ago and never went back to it. It's been going quickly, but I feel like I'm not getting anything out of it. I appreciate the writer's style, but I still get the urge to skim through things I don't have patience for. I can't sink into it.
I finished "Old Friends and New Fancies" over the weekend. In case you've never heard of this book, it is essentially a novel-length piece of fanfic from the early 1900's. I think 1918. It features characters from all of Jane Austen's novels, intertwined into one book very like the ones they originated in. It was freaking brilliant!
And...I think that's all I have. Bosslady is on vacation this week, back next week, and off again the following week. In her absence I am managing the office and fielding her instructions (she of course is unable to leave the office, even overnight, without keeping in touch). I'm getting an ulcer from worrying, but so far I have not screwed anything up.
