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So...
Today is Brunch. Yay! :-D (Haven't been in a while, plus I get to see Junior Crone and - I assume - Invokation. Hurrah! :-)
Have finished Tamora Pierce's Trickster Duology - it was thoroughly enjoyably. I found all the characters quite likable although, I confess, the amount of snarky/light banter was almost Jossverse-like at times and it was, shall we say, a bit startling.
None the less, good books.
Favourite character: Aunt Nuritin.
( Slightly Spoilerific, But Not Very Much )
Also, I have to say that it's nice to see a young character who is, in point of fact, totally cynical. Not pessimistic, just very, very aware of the human tendency towards self-preservation. It's nice (in, perhaps, a weird way) to meet a heroine who understands the value of knowing how to pick locks and lie very, *very* convincingly.
<*shrug*>
She's terribly refreshing. ;-)
I think I'll have to pick up "Bekka Cooper: Terrier" next. (Why do I suspect she's one of George Cooper's ancestors? Miz Tamora does like to tie her characters together by blood, doesn't she? ;-)
In other news: Last night, I attempted to make a rice dish. It worked, and was pretty good. I think that basmati rice would have worked better than the Thai red rice that I used. Also, I'm feeling vaguely inclined towards eating more tofu. The Gods alone know why. <*shrug*>
I've been having a grand time calculating how much Animal Paul and I (probably) go through in a year. There's a local association of organic & free-range animal farmers who sell their products at slaughter time once a year. I would, eventually, like to get our animal protein supply from this association. I figure, if I'm going to eat them, they ought to have a reasonably pleasant life beforehand, yes? (currently, I'm tending towards "Free From", "Traditionally Raised", and occasionally Halal chicken and turkey, when I can, because it's cheaper than organic!free-range, but is still a step up (I think) from straight-up factory farming. A small step, yes, but it's something.
Anyway, I gotta get on a bus in a couple of minutes, so I shall toodle off for the time being. :-)
With any luck, I'll get some more writing done this afternoon.
Oh: Hyel --> Have you had a chance to look over my Nano novel yet? Anything? (Horrible?)
- TTFN,
- Amazon. :-)
Today is Brunch. Yay! :-D (Haven't been in a while, plus I get to see Junior Crone and - I assume - Invokation. Hurrah! :-)
Have finished Tamora Pierce's Trickster Duology - it was thoroughly enjoyably. I found all the characters quite likable although, I confess, the amount of snarky/light banter was almost Jossverse-like at times and it was, shall we say, a bit startling.
None the less, good books.
Favourite character: Aunt Nuritin.
( Slightly Spoilerific, But Not Very Much )Also, I have to say that it's nice to see a young character who is, in point of fact, totally cynical. Not pessimistic, just very, very aware of the human tendency towards self-preservation. It's nice (in, perhaps, a weird way) to meet a heroine who understands the value of knowing how to pick locks and lie very, *very* convincingly.
<*shrug*>
She's terribly refreshing. ;-)
I think I'll have to pick up "Bekka Cooper: Terrier" next. (Why do I suspect she's one of George Cooper's ancestors? Miz Tamora does like to tie her characters together by blood, doesn't she? ;-)
In other news: Last night, I attempted to make a rice dish. It worked, and was pretty good. I think that basmati rice would have worked better than the Thai red rice that I used. Also, I'm feeling vaguely inclined towards eating more tofu. The Gods alone know why. <*shrug*>
I've been having a grand time calculating how much Animal Paul and I (probably) go through in a year. There's a local association of organic & free-range animal farmers who sell their products at slaughter time once a year. I would, eventually, like to get our animal protein supply from this association. I figure, if I'm going to eat them, they ought to have a reasonably pleasant life beforehand, yes? (currently, I'm tending towards "Free From", "Traditionally Raised", and occasionally Halal chicken and turkey, when I can, because it's cheaper than organic!free-range, but is still a step up (I think) from straight-up factory farming. A small step, yes, but it's something.
Anyway, I gotta get on a bus in a couple of minutes, so I shall toodle off for the time being. :-)
With any luck, I'll get some more writing done this afternoon.
Oh: Hyel --> Have you had a chance to look over my Nano novel yet? Anything? (Horrible?)
- TTFN,
- Amazon. :-)
