Book club

I've managed to resist the urge to bolt out and grab the new HP---I know perfectly well it'll still be available next payday. I want to know, and I don't, y'know? Meanwhile, I'm becoming acquainted with The Golden Compass, having found a used copy at Goodwill. One of these days, I may even make it all the way through Inkheart, which I've had for at least a year---I lost momentum in the middle, but I still remember the plot clearly.

Other stuff I've been reading lately: Mary Kay Andrews, whose Hissy Fit I picked up (also courtesy of Goodwill), and enjoyed enough to snag Savannah Blues when I ran across it in paperback at Publix. They're Southern and funny as heck, and I definitely want to catch up with the rest of her output. Dark Tort, the most recent Diane Mott Davidson...although I was underwhelmed. The tone of this series has gotten darker, and I liked it better through the first half-dozen or so titles. I *am* glad they killed off The Jerk, though. Tom Clancy's The Teeth of the Tiger, which IMO is one of his better books, because he doesn't get all carried away with keeping up with fifteen different POVs and all that technical twaddle. Although I haven't read any of his mysteries, I snagged James Patterson's Maximum Ride books...I've read the first two, and am holding onto the third one for an occasion when I need something special as a pick-me-up.

I was delighted to hear that Armisted Maupin has a "final" Tales of the City novel out, but I haven't scored it yet. Susan Conant has a post-wedding Holly Winter book out, which I'm also trying to be patient about.

And I'm sure there's other stuff, but nothing comes to mind at the moment.

Book club

I've managed to resist the urge to bolt out and grab the new HP---I know perfectly well it'll still be available next payday. I want to know, and I don't, y'know? Meanwhile, I'm becoming acquainted with The Golden Compass, having found a used copy at Goodwill. One of these days, I may even make it all the way through Inkheart, which I've had for at least a year---I lost momentum in the middle, but I still remember the plot clearly.

Other stuff I've been reading lately: Mary Kay Andrews, whose Hissy Fit I picked up (also courtesy of Goodwill), and enjoyed enough to snag Savannah Blues when I ran across it in paperback at Publix. They're Southern and funny as heck, and I definitely want to catch up with the rest of her output. Dark Tort, the most recent Diane Mott Davidson...although I was underwhelmed. The tone of this series has gotten darker, and I liked it better through the first half-dozen or so titles. I *am* glad they killed off The Jerk, though. Tom Clancy's The Teeth of the Tiger, which IMO is one of his better books, because he doesn't get all carried away with keeping up with fifteen different POVs and all that technical twaddle. Although I haven't read any of his mysteries, I snagged James Patterson's Maximum Ride books...I've read the first two, and am holding onto the third one for an occasion when I need something special as a pick-me-up.

I was delighted to hear that Armisted Maupin has a "final" Tales of the City novel out, but I haven't scored it yet. Susan Conant has a post-wedding Holly Winter book out, which I'm also trying to be patient about.

And I'm sure there's other stuff, but nothing comes to mind at the moment.

Drabble meme

Okay, this just sounds like way too damn much fun (I have peculiar ideas of fun). The link to everything I've posted at fanfiction.net is on my profile page, and there's more stuff scattered around on bystanderfic and singer_salvage.

Give me one of my own stories, and a timestamp sometime in the future after the end of the story, or sometime in the past before the story started, and I'll write you at least a hundred words of what happened then, whether it's five minutes before the story started or ten years in the future.

Snagged from fandom_me.

Drabble meme

Okay, this just sounds like way too damn much fun (I have peculiar ideas of fun). The link to everything I've posted at fanfiction.net is on my profile page, and there's more stuff scattered around on bystanderfic and singer_salvage.

Give me one of my own stories, and a timestamp sometime in the future after the end of the story, or sometime in the past before the story started, and I'll write you at least a hundred words of what happened then, whether it's five minutes before the story started or ten years in the future.

Snagged from fandom_me.

Heaven, I'm in Heaven....

Had a couple hours of pure bliss this afternoon...was surfing some of the higher channels that my cable company provides (but you have to go hunting for them). Imagine my joy to find an episode of Burning Zone, albeit already in progress**. JDM young, clean-cut/shaven, jeans, tee shirt (and some plaid flannel, GOD, that makes me happy!).... Dr Eddie Marcase getting whupped on by some schmuck with a cane---gets away, limping---oh, those, long, lean legs!---just avoiding getting run over by an old truck with duh-duh-duh: red headlights. (Cue ominous music and cut to commercials).

As if 30 minutes of Jeff's eyelashes wasn't enough of a treat, I noticed that BBC America was showing MI-5 following that, and lo and behold---it was The Rosebed Memoirs, so I got to squee over Jools after squeeing over Marcase. Life is good!

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** pwcorgigirl, I heartily concur about the "most deliberate acting" comment. Not that that's a bad thing....

Heaven, I'm in Heaven....

Had a couple hours of pure bliss this afternoon...was surfing some of the higher channels that my cable company provides (but you have to go hunting for them). Imagine my joy to find an episode of Burning Zone, albeit already in progress**. JDM young, clean-cut/shaven, jeans, tee shirt (and some plaid flannel, GOD, that makes me happy!).... Dr Eddie Marcase getting whupped on by some schmuck with a cane---gets away, limping---oh, those, long, lean legs!---just avoiding getting run over by an old truck with duh-duh-duh: red headlights. (Cue ominous music and cut to commercials).

As if 30 minutes of Jeff's eyelashes wasn't enough of a treat, I noticed that BBC America was showing MI-5 following that, and lo and behold---it was The Rosebed Memoirs, so I got to squee over Jools after squeeing over Marcase. Life is good!

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** pwcorgigirl, I heartily concur about the "most deliberate acting" comment. Not that that's a bad thing....