state of the onion - books, jobs, ARRRGHH!

[vulgarweed]

Current reading obsession: Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files.

At the bus stop a couple days ago, a woman stared at me and squee'd with a look of recognition, and I'm thinking, like, "do I know you?" and it wasn't me she was squeaking at, but the book (Summer Knight, book 4). "I'm on Book 9" she said, and I said, "NO SPOILERS!" and she said, "Oh no.

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[shadowvalkyrie]

At the bus stop a couple days ago, a woman stared at me and squee'd with a look of recognition, and I'm thinking, like, "do I know you?" and it wasn't me she was squeaking at, but the book (Summer Knight, book 4). "I'm on Book 9" she said, and I said, "NO SPOILERS!" and she said, "Oh no. But you'll love it."

Oh, I love connecting to people over books -- even ten-second episodes like this can totally make my day. ":-D A shame this happens so rarely.

Re: unemployment. Yeah, not looking forward to that one. ":-(

[vulgarweed]

Yeah, it was really cool. :D (I think the odds are increased with this particular series, because it's set in the city Fellow Fan and I live in.)

((hugs)). It blows, it really does. You know what really helps me? An honest acknowledgment that it blows, free of pollyannism or reminders that so many others have it so much worse.

[laura47]

yay dresden files! i'm on book 9, i have been reading nothing else and am desperately trying to read them all before going to dragon*con, which butcher will be at... I'd look for dresden files icons but NO SPOILERS!

[vulgarweed]

Ooooo, wave at him for me! :D I'm trying to fly through them so I can read the small-amounts but promising-looking fic too!

[catbirdgirl]

we just discovered Dresden Files and we likes them. However, have only read one.

[vulgarweed]

Do they make you miss Chicago? Or do they make you glad you got the hell out of here? :D

[catbirdgirl]

I miss the people in Chicago. I don't miss Chicago entirely though.