Just got back from a 2.5 mile run! I am slowly clawing my way back from the absolute bottom. There may be something to this trendy biomechanically efficient running everyone is going on about, since running often causes me less joint pain than walking does.

Mostly I just wanted to see cactrot again.

After leaving it on my shelf for a long time, I finally read Perdido Street Station. My main thought about it was as follows: why didn't any of my so-called friends tell me there were cactrots in it?!While I was reading it, it held my attention with jaws of steel. Mieville is very good with characterization and relationships (and, of course, with ( Read more... )