I had been told there was a good used bookstore in Santa Barbara, so before I left today I went looking. I did find it after much wandering, and managed to find a second used bookstore (one of those "blink and you'll walk past it" types of stores).

At the store that had been recommended (The Book Den) I managed to pick up DEATH OF A GLUTTON, one of ( Read more... )

So does anyone remember the time I brought 14 ... errr, 17... books with me on my October West Coast swing?

Yeah, I do too.

And guess what? I've managed to do it again this year.  So far as I can tell, at least this year I didn't over-pack on books while underpacking on things like underwear. (Of course, I may figure out I'm missing other stuff over ( Read more... )

The Keep by F. Paul Wilson, Tor, isbn # 0-812-57925-9

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So we went bowling as a staff tonight. Two games was all we had time for, and I did not bowl at all up to my potential. I'm usually a 140s-160s or so bowler these days; tonight I bowled a 112 and a 109. I could not do anything right. I adjusted my shots a rediculous amount, and no matter where I hit (either side of the head pin, or the head pin ( Read more... )