I'm waiting for a vendor to call me back, so I have a few minutes in which to regale you with the scintillating minutia of my day. I finished Throne of Jade at lunch. I did not love it quite as much as His Majesty's Dragon, but it's taking the series in a direction I cannot wait … [Read more...] about Books, bookmarks, and occupational minutia
Books
Book stuff
A misguided fanficcer has not only published her own work of Star Wars fic, but has made it available for sale on Amazon, for which she has been loudly disowned by the larger fanfic community. John Scalzi has, as usual, an entertaining summary of things, although the Nielsen … [Read more...] about Book stuff
It’s DLD day!
Jennifer Crusie's new book (improved! with added Bob!) is out today. Really, it should be a national holiday. Who wants to work when you could be reading Crusie? … [Read more...] about It’s DLD day!
Recommended: His Majesty’s Dragon
So I said I'd be posting recommended stuff, and here's the first: His Majesty's Dragon, by Naomi Novik. This was already out in the UK (as Temeraire) and has been getting a fair amount of buzz on my friendslist, so I snapped it up when it came out on Tuesday. DAMN, y'all, this … [Read more...] about Recommended: His Majesty’s Dragon
Well, crap.
I'm going to have to get HBO now; they're doing a Sookie series. … [Read more...] about Well, crap.
“Books are life. Everything else is just details.”
I never call, I never write. Why do you put up with me? The truth is, I've had nothing interesting to say. I've been working constantly, watching the new TV season while catching up on housework, and generally wearing myself to a nub trying to get things done. What the hell … [Read more...] about “Books are life. Everything else is just details.”
Free books
Stranger Things Happen, Kelly Link's first (and wonderful) short story collection, is now available to download for free. And so is Jeffrey Veen's The Art and Science of Web Design, a book that was pretty influential when it was released 5 years ago. I'll have more fun stuff to … [Read more...] about Free books
Sundries
So I was in the bookstore this evening and I remembered that Justine Larbalestier wanted proof that her book was really out there. Camera phones are fun, even if the resolution stinks. (The bigger question is whether Hastings has it, given their great discounts and their … [Read more...] about Sundries
Favorite sentence du jour
Mrs. John Dashwood had never been a favourite with any of her husband's family; but she had had no opportunity, till the present, of shewing them with how little attention to the comfort of other people she could act when occasion required it. – Sense and Sensibility, … [Read more...] about Favorite sentence du jour
In which your hostess makes a brief appearance
ConDFW was a lot of fun but has left me a little worn out and, of course, way behind on a lot of things that needed doing. I avoided the illness that was steadily felling the guests, but now I'm surrounded by sick people at work. I expect I'll become dreadfully sick just as … [Read more...] about In which your hostess makes a brief appearance
