I'm sick. Awesome.
But I should be better before I leave for China, at least.
But because I was sick I slept through the Bayern Munich/Schalke game.
Oh yes, it turns out I like football for real now, and not just once every four years. That means I ought to pick a team to love, as when I first got interested in football it was Bayern Munich, and then Chelsea, but now that I seriously care about football I feel that I ought to put in a little effort to finding a team before I just automatically say Bayer Leverkusen.
I did see some pics from the game, but this is all I could think about:
They're all standing on the ground, actually.
Little Lahmie is super cute, but I'll never find him sexy because I'd be taller than him in heels.
Anyway, in lieu of meeting people this weekend, I stayed at home and read Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex. I love Artemis Fowl. I mean, I really adore him and I will never grow out of that series. That's probably the main reason why I didn't like this book at much as the others: Artemis wasn't himself. And I just didn't like "Orion", except for a few humorous moments.
And there were a good number of those. It's not Terry Pratchett by any means, but I did LOL IRL a few times.
Orion brightened. "I have an idea."
"Yes?" said Foaly, daring to hope that a spark of Artemis remained.
"Why don't we look for some magic stones that can grant wishes? Or, if that doesn't work, you could search my naked body for some mysterious birthmark that means I am actually the prince of somewhere or other.
Later...
"Oh, how I pray that dragon will turn round that I may smite it."
"Smite it with what?" wondered Foaly. "Your secret birthmark?"
"Don't you mock my birthmark, which I may or may not have."
See? Funny, but not Artemis, and thus just not as good. Frankly, my favorite part of the whole book was when Artemis was getting attacked by the giant squid, because that was the section of the book when he was most himself.
Artemis felt that in the circumstances a slang word was justified.
"Wow," he breathed. "Of all the things that have almost killed me, that was the most fearsome."
and
What nut would a giant squid with to crack?
"Me," Artemis blurted. "I'm the nut."
Artemis could have sworn the squid winked at him before bringing the five-ton chunk of spacecraft swinging down toward the morsel of meat in its blue shell.
"I'm the nut!" Artemis shouted again, a little hysterically, it must be said.
...
"Butler!" called Artemis, purely out of habit. He had no real expectation that his bodyguard could miraculously materialize at this side, and even if he did it would just be to die there.
In any case, I'm hoping the next (and last :,( <--teary face) book will bring Artemis back to his usual excellent self.
Also, new LJ theme is Basti. <3
But because I was sick I slept through the Bayern Munich/Schalke game.
Oh yes, it turns out I like football for real now, and not just once every four years. That means I ought to pick a team to love, as when I first got interested in football it was Bayern Munich, and then Chelsea, but now that I seriously care about football I feel that I ought to put in a little effort to finding a team before I just automatically say Bayer Leverkusen.
I did see some pics from the game, but this is all I could think about:
They're all standing on the ground, actually.
Little Lahmie is super cute, but I'll never find him sexy because I'd be taller than him in heels.
Anyway, in lieu of meeting people this weekend, I stayed at home and read Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex. I love Artemis Fowl. I mean, I really adore him and I will never grow out of that series. That's probably the main reason why I didn't like this book at much as the others: Artemis wasn't himself. And I just didn't like "Orion", except for a few humorous moments.
And there were a good number of those. It's not Terry Pratchett by any means, but I did LOL IRL a few times.
Orion brightened. "I have an idea."
"Yes?" said Foaly, daring to hope that a spark of Artemis remained.
"Why don't we look for some magic stones that can grant wishes? Or, if that doesn't work, you could search my naked body for some mysterious birthmark that means I am actually the prince of somewhere or other.
Later...
"Oh, how I pray that dragon will turn round that I may smite it."
"Smite it with what?" wondered Foaly. "Your secret birthmark?"
"Don't you mock my birthmark, which I may or may not have."
See? Funny, but not Artemis, and thus just not as good. Frankly, my favorite part of the whole book was when Artemis was getting attacked by the giant squid, because that was the section of the book when he was most himself.
Artemis felt that in the circumstances a slang word was justified.
"Wow," he breathed. "Of all the things that have almost killed me, that was the most fearsome."
and
What nut would a giant squid with to crack?
"Me," Artemis blurted. "I'm the nut."
Artemis could have sworn the squid winked at him before bringing the five-ton chunk of spacecraft swinging down toward the morsel of meat in its blue shell.
"I'm the nut!" Artemis shouted again, a little hysterically, it must be said.
...
"Butler!" called Artemis, purely out of habit. He had no real expectation that his bodyguard could miraculously materialize at this side, and even if he did it would just be to die there.
In any case, I'm hoping the next (and last :,( <--teary face) book will bring Artemis back to his usual excellent self.
Also, new LJ theme is Basti. <3