I've mentioned before that I'm a great big fan of writer David Mitchell, right?

I just read a really interesting interview with him, where he talks about his writing process. And man, reading that, makes me understand why I love his style so much. You can read it hereFirst he throws in a reference to Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita and then to ( Read more... )

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Today, we had our first snow. Yikes! I like snow, but this is a bit early. September was unusually warm and October, so far, has been unusually cold. Weather, what're you going to do ( Read more... )

Damn, it's hard to keep with the internets when I'm on vacation! I've been home-ish for a few days, but on Saturday I'm off to visit a friend in London. Yay! And THEN my vacation's over. It flies by much too fast ( Read more... )

It's finally beautiful summer here! Oh how we've all longed for that ( Read more... )

Just a small note to give BIG thanks and hugs to dear, dear antiac588 for being such a sweetheart and giving me a beautiful flower v-gift to my LJ.

You're awesome too, dear! ♥ ♥

Another thing, have you guys read Born on a Blue Day, the autobiography by Daniel Tammet? If you haven't, you really, really should. I've just read it and it's infinitely ( Read more... )

I've just finished reading Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair and man, that was one entertaining book! It takes place in a slightly alternate reality where time is rather, well, flexible and the line between fiction and reality is not definite. And it's hilarious! It's such a terrific world he's created, sometimes absurd, sometimes fascinating, mostly ( Read more... )