I'll admit this week didn't start out so great. Last weekend was fun, what with the Hollywood Ending show in Philly on Friday, but the drive to Columbus on Sunday was long and rainy and took more out of me than I expected it to. Even with lots of good music to listen to, I still was moody by the time I arrived. The class group on Monday and Tuesday ( Read more... )

Since I blogged about my writing goals for 2011, it also feels right to discuss my reading goals for the year.

I don’t tend to sign on for too many of the “challenges” I find at various book-blogs. This is largely because I like to leave myself with a lot of wiggle room to read what I’m in the mood to read. Being involved in two book clubs ( Read more... )

This half of the week has flown past. On Wednesday's drive from Charlotte to Richmond I stopped partway and had a nice two-hour lunch with xjenavivex . It was so nice to finally meet her in person and talk books and careers and such. We were both a bit nervous, but the conversation flowed smoothly! I wish we could have chatted longer.

Class here in Richmond ( Read more... )

Monday night was a quiet night -- I did watch Heroes and Castle and will probably at some point put some thoughts up about both, just not while I'm at work. *grin*  Then of course, I was online too late -- too many AIM conversations going on. I felt bad that I cut two of them short with very little chance for the other person to say "wait, just one ( Read more... )

Okay, did anyone out there REALLY think paragraphs and I would get any actual writing done during our afternoon together?

Yeah, me neither.  In fact, we joked about why we bothered bringing the laptops along or turning them on, because we had way too much to catch up on talking in person!  It is always great to just hang with her, and of course I don't get to ( Read more... )

Perry Rhodan 106: Caller From Eternity by Kurt Brand,  no isbn, 167 pages, ACE,  $1.25

I actually read this early in my last travel swing, but forgot to post about it.  Regular readers will perhaps remember that I've recently become reacquainted with the American Ace editions of the classic German space opera, thanks to a lucky find at a Half-Price  ( Read more... )

Since I'm squeezing four book reviews into this post, I will put them behind cuts to save space on folks' friends pages.  These are four very different books, so hopefully among them there's something for everyone....( The Graveyard Book )

Gotta love it ( Read more... )