reading Jack McDevitt in particular

A Talent for War is an amazing book with a very high HSQ. I keep reading McDevitt in the hope that he'll write another as good.

I've read a lot of sf, but for some reason I'm reading mostly mysteries right now, interspersed with nonfiction. It entirely depends on my mood. I sometimes stand in the midst of the hundreds of books in my den and none of them are the book I want.

Duck and cover, DJ.

I don't think any particular reading choice could necessarily motivate a breakup for me, however proselytizing about it might be able to. I'd regard Dianetics and The Watchtower as reasons to be watchful, at any rate.

Though considering I went to considerable effort to get a copy of The King in Yellow shipped over from Europe, this issue might be more likely to crop up for someone who dates me...

Keep safe, DJ.

currently I am reading a lot of books meant for 4th - 6th graders. Interspersed with adventure fiction ( Preston/Childs). Kind of looking forward to the third Thursday in May when I have my last book group meeting for the kids until October

A Talent for War is an amazing book with a very high HSQ.

That's what I'm reading right now. Well, not right now, right now, but it's the book I'm reading. I'm 'reading' mysteries via audiobook in my car right now. Mostly Rex Stout at the moment, with the exception of 'Crocodile on the Sandbank' which I listened too while my next Rex Stout audiobook was on hold.

They look to be to the north east. It's just weird because earlier when I was outside smoking, it was all bright and pretty.

I sometimes alternate between non-fiction/fiction or serious/fun reading, but if I'm really honest-it's whichever book I started that I can consistently find when I'm looking to read. Which means right now it's The Kite Runner, Baudolino and It's All Over But the Shoutin'. Whichever one of those proves easiest to get my hands on before bed or when I'm taking my bath, will be the one I finish reading.

I'm pretty laissez-faire so if you want to eat baked products that use no dairy, more power to you. As long as you don't force your oat-cake on me.

Clearly spoken by someone who's never tried homemade vegan cupcakes. WAY lighter and fluffier than the eggy kind.

I could date an omnivore, no problem. I'd only have two issues: first, certain kinds of meat cooking (like bacon) just smell disgusting, but I would probably be able to deal with that. Also, I don't like the thought of meat being cooking with my pots and pans.

And also, kissing someone who's just eaten meat is gross. I went out to dinner once with this guy who got some really greasy fried chicken and the grease got all over his hands, and all I could think was, "Ew, you are washing those hands before they get anywhere near me."

Timelies all!

I know I have no right to judge people for what they read, as I tend to read a lot of mysteries, most of which could be called "fluff". (Not reading at all? That would be a deal-breaker. Luckily G likes to read, so we can joke about our to-be-read piles)

The greasy-hands guy also seemed to own about five books, as far as I could tell: two vaguely-conservative political books, and three "how to be happy" books. The meat-eating was way way down on the list of reasons why I broke up with him.

There was a woman in line behind me at the grocery store today buying a package of Hostess cupcakes, a big bag of beef jerky, and a Coke. It was like the entire range of American processed food product.