Disparate thoughts from a very low energy day. In fact, it was so low-energy that I thought I posted this entry last night, and never did. I has a fever. Do Not Want. Blah. Can’t brain. Short attention span means…
R.I.P. Madeleine L’Engle
I started this post on September 7, the day after the grand lady moved on to find out what’s next. I find myself certain that she wasn’t afraid, that she looked forward to a reunion with her husband Hugh and…
Review: A Lick of Frost, Laurell K. Hamilton
I honestly didn’t think Laurell K. Hamilton had it in her, but A Lick of Frost moved me to tears in spots. She managed real romance. I don’t even like reading romances, and I really hate crying, but I couldn’t…
Rumbles from the Recliner
Not from the grave, oh no, not yet! It’s been too long to do a real “this is all that has happened in my life.” Writing it would exhaust me, and reading it would likely bore you. If you want…
Is that really my Dæmon?
Book Review: Murder Most Crafty, edited by Maggie Bruce
Murder Most Crafty, edited by Maggie Bruce, was really uneven. Gillian Roberts’ story, “Ellie’s Chair,” left me in tears. I’ll definitely be looking for more be Jan Burke, and I’ve been a Monica Ferris fan for years and years. “The…
RIP, RAW
Well, damn. Robert Anton Wilson died Thursday. He made it to 01-11 – the 101st birthday of Dr. Albert Hoffman. I was mostly out of touch, so I didn’t hear about it until Friday. Sideways, even, which is appropriate.
Reading
I just finished reading Born in Death by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts). It’s the latest in the Eve Dallas series and a good read. I took a break from The Star Scroll, part of Melanie Rawn’s Dragon Prince series, to…
Bookmooch?
Anybody else using Bookmooch? I just joined (username technomom) and plan to list books there as we do our yearly clearing of the shelves. (Edited to correct name – thanks Alicebunnie!)
Weird
My paid LJ account is about to expire, and I’m not feeling any anxiety about it. There are far more important things to pay for. Yeah, I’ll miss the extra icons and the simple URL, but I’ve been trying to…