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Stuff that I hope doesn't sound whiny
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kamilaa :-)
( Some warning musings, cut so the flist doesn't have to go into it again if they don't want to )
Speaking of books...why didn't anyone tell me how good Lois McMaster Bujold is? I've been completely hooked for the past couple of weeks. I stumbled across her fantasy book (Curse of Chalion - very good) and am now going through her sci-fi stuff, which is bloody fantastic. I've even ordered a book from county reserve stock at my local library. Why yes, I am an ex-librarian who knows how to find books not available to ordinary mortals :-)
I also found a new (ish - 2003) David and Leigh Eddings book. Kind of a phsychological thriller with hints of other oddness. It hooked me into staying up all night reading it :-) Similar to Mary Higgins Clark plot-wise, but not really because they did things she'd never do. It was, however, strange to read Eddings trademark phrases coming out of the wrong characters' mouths.
And my fabulous father has a copy of Jonathan Strange that I will steal as soon as he finishes. Gotta love fathers with money who buy things I also want. Such as West Wing season 4 DVDs :-))
Research project and revision are progressing. Slowly, but progressing. Got one version of the program I'm writing for the project finished, complete with user interface and error handling, so I'm hopeful that I'm going to meet my deadlines. I will, however, have to work through this weekend *sigh* It's mostly so that I don't feel guilty when everyone is moving furniture and taking up carpets this weekend. They've all agreed that People With FMS Don't Do That (TM) and I can't argue too much because they'll just point out all the times I've nearly killed myself moving or lifting stuff that's too heavy. Guh. I guess I do need to be fit for my exam on the 13th. On Tuesday the carpet-fitters will be here and most of the house will be off-limits while they work. We decided that it was better to have almost the entire house re-carpeted at once and get it over with rather than doing it bit by bit and having the mess around for months. We're regretting the decision now that we've got to work out where the hell to put our stuff.
Mom wants to sell the books. Heathen.
kamilaa :-)( Some warning musings, cut so the flist doesn't have to go into it again if they don't want to )
Speaking of books...why didn't anyone tell me how good Lois McMaster Bujold is? I've been completely hooked for the past couple of weeks. I stumbled across her fantasy book (Curse of Chalion - very good) and am now going through her sci-fi stuff, which is bloody fantastic. I've even ordered a book from county reserve stock at my local library. Why yes, I am an ex-librarian who knows how to find books not available to ordinary mortals :-)
I also found a new (ish - 2003) David and Leigh Eddings book. Kind of a phsychological thriller with hints of other oddness. It hooked me into staying up all night reading it :-) Similar to Mary Higgins Clark plot-wise, but not really because they did things she'd never do. It was, however, strange to read Eddings trademark phrases coming out of the wrong characters' mouths.
And my fabulous father has a copy of Jonathan Strange that I will steal as soon as he finishes. Gotta love fathers with money who buy things I also want. Such as West Wing season 4 DVDs :-))
Research project and revision are progressing. Slowly, but progressing. Got one version of the program I'm writing for the project finished, complete with user interface and error handling, so I'm hopeful that I'm going to meet my deadlines. I will, however, have to work through this weekend *sigh* It's mostly so that I don't feel guilty when everyone is moving furniture and taking up carpets this weekend. They've all agreed that People With FMS Don't Do That (TM) and I can't argue too much because they'll just point out all the times I've nearly killed myself moving or lifting stuff that's too heavy. Guh. I guess I do need to be fit for my exam on the 13th. On Tuesday the carpet-fitters will be here and most of the house will be off-limits while they work. We decided that it was better to have almost the entire house re-carpeted at once and get it over with rather than doing it bit by bit and having the mess around for months. We're regretting the decision now that we've got to work out where the hell to put our stuff.
Mom wants to sell the books. Heathen.
