weekend yay

[jinian]

A hectic week has been survived. I got my research proposal draft in to my co-workshoppers on time, and my lab meeting went very well (except that I forgot one thing I shouldn't have). Teaching is going well so far -- one student got really snippy about taking her own sample of some limited material, but I had enough else to do that I was able to just leave her alone the rest of the section.

The U Bookstore finally called me to say Half a Crown was in last night. Acquired at 6pm, finished by 11, made of awesome. I've also now read McKinley's new Chalice, perhaps even more wonderful, and I have the new Gaiman and Cecil Castellucci's Beige as well as the 2008 Best American Science and Nature Writing. Orgy of reading, your time is here!

There's stuff I need to do in the lab this weekend, but I don't feel terribly compelled to do it right this minute. Time emough to sit around with cats and heating pad, and enjoy the high winds sweeping by outside. It's true that our curtains ought not to move when the winds are on the other side of the glass, but I've got blankets.

Recommended reading: "Hey There, Joe Six-Pack" by copperwise.

Comments

[marzipan-pig.livejournal.com]

"our pastor spends all his time talking about how bad the gays are, and I go to church for God"

:) This made me think of my dad talking back to the women in the elevator at the condo complex he lives in, telling them that the guy they were just pretending to be nice to is one of those 'perverts' they keep talking trash about and he wants them to stop.

[gwyneira.livejournal.com]

I was so glad Chalice was better than Dragonhaven. I mean, I still thought there was maybe a little too much thought and not quite enough action, but I loved the main character and the worldbuilding enough that I didn't really care. Yay bees!

And Half a Crown was wonderful.