I remember reading a book—no, a series—in the early 90s or so. The clearest memory I have is that there was some sort of drug that made anyone who took it “perfect”—healthy, beautiful, athletic, etc. It was also addictive after…
Books & Cute Photo
Totally unrelated to anything else: Squee! (Thanks, AMQ!) For some odd reason, I got this weird notion about tracking down as many of the books I’ve read as possible. No, I don’t know why.
Readings & Socializing
Note: This entry went in a totally different direction than where I thought I was headed! It got very long and wandered around a lot. I got into something that’s really been eating at me for a long time, though,…
SBQ: Stitching Publications
The Stitching Bloggers Question of the Week: Do you currently subscribe to any stitching publications or have you in the past? (Either in print or online) If so, which ones? I don’t subscribe to any at the moment, and I…
Dance With the…
Dance Off with the Star Wars Stars 2008
Water from Stone?
Water From Rock, Easier Than Blood From Stone Gypsum, a rocky mineral is abundant in desert regions where fresh water is usually in very short supply but oil and gas fields are common. Writing in International Journal of Global Environmental…
Amazon Weirdness
I’m tired. I spent entirely too much time over the last 48 hours futzing with the library part of this site. The software I use to create that, Now Reading, automatically pulls images of book covers from Amazon whenever I…
Neptune On My Mind
Well, sorta. Katie and I indulged in a Veronica Mars marathon tonight, watching most of two DVDs of episodes. It was a good thing to keep me occupied while doing a very, very boring technical chore. She was doing some…
Seductive Fiction: Anne Bishop
I hit a run of “eh” books. I’m not sure if that was about the books or my mood, honestly. I tried reading Blindfold Game by Dana Stabenow. I love her writing, most of the time. I couldn’t stomach another…
Book Reviews: Magic Burns and No Rest for the Witches
I read two short books Wednesday and Thursday. The first, Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews, was great fun and very well written. It’s book two of her Kate Daniel series, and it certainly left me eager to read book three…