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Sep 21, 2009 13:26

ealdthryth had to work late on Friday, so I was pretty much home alone with the cats on my birthday. I used the time unwisely, but at least the PlayStation got some exercise. Since Sunday was our anniversary, we decided to more or less celebrate both occasions on Saturday with dinner out and a minor shopping frenzy. We only meant to check out the ( Read more... )

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luciab September 21 2009, 17:34:58 UTC

Miranda's favorite trick right before I brought the kittens home and distracted her was to stretch and-- still stretched out-- sloooooooowwwwwwly roll right off the edge of the bed and then stroll away. Ever so casually. That was pretty entertaining.

dragonazure September 21 2009, 18:17:23 UTC

AElf' and Ignatius have both performed renditions of the Fat Cat Capsizing triptych--except that AElf' is too skinny to get it right. The image of their flailing legs followed by the FWUMP! of them landing on the floor is usually pretty funny. They get offended if you laugh out loud, though.

luciab September 21 2009, 18:41:32 UTC

Laugh out loud at a cat? Are you a heretic?

dragonazure September 21 2009, 19:17:47 UTC

Ignatius doesn't mind--it means we are paying attention to him....

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fabricdragon September 21 2009, 17:40:36 UTC

and a happy anniversary to both of you!

dragonazure September 21 2009, 19:17:11 UTC

Thank you!

honeypot904 September 21 2009, 19:08:45 UTC

That book is sitting on my desk at this moment waiting for me to read it. I thought it looked intriguing.

dragonazure September 21 2009, 19:14:48 UTC

It has ZOMBIES!

Run! 8^D

dragonazure September 21 2009, 19:16:45 UTC

It is also a much easier and more fun read than Difference Engine. D.E. was just a little too dystopian and had a few too many "gratuitous" issues.

Update on 25 Sept dragonazure September 25 2009, 18:29:04 UTC

ealdthryth reports that she is enjoying Affinity Bridge FAR more than The Difference Engine. I think the problem with being able to enjoy TDE stems from the fact that Gibson and Sterling wrote a cyberpunk novel with a veneer of Victoriana and made the computers steam-driven clockwork. If you don't enjoy cyberpunk, then The Difference Engine is not going to be a good reading selection.

Sorry... cryptolucien September 24 2009, 10:40:46 UTC

I completely forgot about your Birthday and Anniversary. Happy Belated on both!

Re: Sorry... dragonazure September 24 2009, 20:09:52 UTC

Thanks!