richard adams | greygirlbeast

"You're waiting for a train."

greygirlbeast Dec 30, 2021 16:53

Eh. Weather. Yeah. Cooler today. We only reached 68˚F, but it'll be in the seventies again tomorrow. We had some sun. Sun is good.

No writing. I spent most of the day reading.

Today would have been Elizabeth's 51st birthday. Frankly, I'm glad she was spared living long enough to see what has become of the world.

I finished Richard Adams' ( Read more... )

1976, christopher nolan, 1970, frank herbert, good books, warm december, then vs. now, elizabeth, 1974, richard adams, 2010

"You're right about the moon, but you're wrong about the stars."

greygirlbeast Nov 27, 2021 17:52

Sunny and chilly today. After an overnight low of 31˚F, we made it to 61˚F. It is currently 58˚F. But warmer weather is on the way.

I finished Dune Messiah today and began Richard Adams Shardik. I was six years old when Dune Messiah was published, and I was ten when Shardik hit the stands. A whole 'nother age ago.

After Shardik, I'm gonna reread ( Read more... )

the gobbler cobbler, documentaries, dune, science fiction, frank herbert, dunkirk, bears, good books, monster doodles, reading, gender, then vs. now, american experience, richard adams

"But seas between us braid hae roar'd sin' auld lang syne."

greygirlbeast Dec 31, 2016 13:31

And here, the last day of this foul year. It's appropriately overcast here in Providence, 32˚F, windchill at 25˚F. It should be overcast the world over, mourning 2016 and the fear of 2017. This year, the ball drops on an entirely different variety of uncertainty ( Read more... )

selwyn, good movies, #131, #129, #122, lists, #125, dreamwidth, pat conroy, umberto eco, deaths, #1, gene wilder, 2016, #128, blogging long-term, #123, dry spells, david bowie, #119, mythos tales, juvenilia, carrie fisher, stranger things, houses under the sea, cambrian tales, katherine dunn, alan rickman, #120, #130, richard adams, editing, 2017, debbie reynolds

"And the old men with the money would flash you a smile."

greygirlbeast Dec 28, 2016 11:15

Sunny today and 38˚F, with the windchill at 32˚F. Which makes it a bit more seasonable.

Yesterday, I wrote 1,018 words on what I'm calling "Untitled Psychiatrist #1."

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When I was in eighth grade, I read Watership Down eight times. I read that book until the cover of my paperback copy fell off and had to be scotch taped back on again (I still ( Read more... )

1976, "untitled psychiatrist #1", dear sweet filthy world, subterranean press, star wars, carrie fisher, 2016, watership down, sonya, reviews, "werewolf smile", 1977, richard adams, kirkus, deaths