One of the benefits of reconnecting with my blood sisters is unexpected Christmas presents. My oldest sister sent me this book: [link]
which pretty much tags many of my historical interests. I'm out of practice at this family thing. I keep waffling between "People who like me who send me things!" and "People who like me who I have to remember to do nice things for!"
But, really, don't we all?
I mean, unless you take it down to the next level and hit the Likely Suspects list.
Not that I know anything about that, but my friend does.
Coffee: Oh dear lord, Fay, that video is awesome.
I want to start randomly saying, "Where the hell is my crumpet?" It should be the new shorthand for "Shut up, you pretentious literary ass," seriously.
DH got me the zombie haiku book
this book is very gross and funny
Tongue in cheek post outlining the vetting process for Oprah's Book Club.
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Did we know that there's an Anathem Wiki?
I'm poking through the Earth-Arbre connections page, and I'm not agreeing with all of it. I can see where they're getting most of the definitions, but a lot of them just aren't lining up for me.
Donald Westlake died.
Best known for his mysteries, of course, and also the ultra-hard Richard Stark novels, but I'm also fond of his science fiction and fantasy stories (mostly from the fifties when he was getting started).
Every Christmas I'm reminded of his anti-Claus, "Nackles."