Bought things yesterday. I now own pants and a belt that fit, Hyperion, A Fire Upon the Deep and Brand Upon the Brain. This last I was telling Alice how awesome it was before I synchronistically came upon it for sale in Rain City Video.

In other news, Goldeneye reeks of the early nineties and A Fire Upon the Deep is awesome.

I'm in Canada, skiing with my family. Heading soth to NJ again tomorrow.

I just finished Declare, by Tim Powers. It was possibly the best book I have read by him, although his others were pretty awesome. It's got spies, djinn and ankhs.

Bookstore last night. I acquired Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, which I am reading with Akiva's internet book group, Calvino's If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, which I have been intending on reading forever, and Bonewitz's Real Magic, as part of my vast plan to acquire every major religious and occult work ( Read more... )

I am looking for a book. It is a collection of short stories, science fiction, all by the same author, and all in the same universe. It tells the story of the history of humanity, from possibly the near future, through thousands of years and various galaxy spanning societies to the end of the human race as (I read the last story in the book) five ( Read more... )

Last night I read a bit of A prayer for Owen Meany and had my mind blown. Today I paid rent and went to work.

Skiing was fun, but skiingish. I find it very enjoyable, but dislike cold, winter coats, lines and carrying heavy things, all of which conspire to make the experience less fun.

I spent New Years dancing (well, bobbing) to folkish music in the streets of Montreal, for the second year in a row.

I read Mr. Norrel & Jonathon Strange at last. It was ( Read more... )