Since it's been ridiculously long since I last made a book post (February, I think), I am only going to be including very short comments with this update.

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I already posted my reading list for last year, but I haven't yet commented on any of my December reading. I actually read a bit more than I thought I would last month, mostly due to working during the Christmas holidays and managing to get a lot of reading done there, since it was so slow :D ( Read more... )

Has anybody seen the new Sherlock Holmes movie trailer? I've got pretty mixed feelings about it, since it does look entertaining and I do like Robert Downey Jr., but it just doesn't look like my idea of Sherlock Holmes, if you understand what I mean. I still think the Jeremy Brett version is the quintessential media Holmes, though I would probably ( Read more... )

I returned from the country yesterday evening. The holidays went well though complete relaxation wasn't possible until my sister and her two children left the house :). It's amazing how much staying in the same house with a couple of active children can take out of you. Of course, it's very rewarding as well, but it's very tiring too.

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