Well, I finished the new JK Rowling book, I don't often read contemporary fiction, and this one was pretty darn good, in a European - not necessarily a happy ending, but not preachy sort of way. The last two I can remember having read were The Lovely Bones, which I liked but had an element of magical realism, and My Sister's Keeper, which ended on a self righteous preachy note that enraged me. (I am trying to stop myself from going on about its moralistic, god bullshit.) The movie based on the book reversed the outcome.
But Casual Vacancy was good, I was skeptical, and I only got it so I could say I wanted to support JK Rowling's ambition to write something other than Harry Potteresque fantastical fiction, but I really wanted the novel to be terrible. Not that it matters, it's not like she is someone who would write just for the money.
Well, I need to feed the cats, before I beat them bloody- they are so irritating, and I need to take a tiny nap before I work an overnight tonight, loading out War Horse (which is super cool, and I will be saving up for a ticket for the next time it comes around.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
New books
If there is a theme for this year so far it's an inability to complete anything. I have not finished a single knitting project, and I have started four additional projects.
This may have tried to creep into my reading.
This year I am trying to read at least a book a week, and I am trying to mix more fiction in as well, as is always the case as soon as I read one thing, I have five more books I must read next, displacing the four I didn't pick from the time before that, it's vicious, but ... I want to try and keep up with myself.
But at this minute, I have two hours left of an audio book of Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling, and two hours left of Bridge of Birds on kindle, when a library book became available Lone Survivors, about how homosapiens became the only humans, and how we know it. And I want to drop everything to read it, never mind it's going to push Emigrating From Earth, back to standby status.
Plus I got the next assignment for the S&L book group, Downbelow Station, and the next title for VF BG will be revealed on Tuesday!
Arrrrrgh!
This may have tried to creep into my reading.
This year I am trying to read at least a book a week, and I am trying to mix more fiction in as well, as is always the case as soon as I read one thing, I have five more books I must read next, displacing the four I didn't pick from the time before that, it's vicious, but ... I want to try and keep up with myself.
But at this minute, I have two hours left of an audio book of Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling, and two hours left of Bridge of Birds on kindle, when a library book became available Lone Survivors, about how homosapiens became the only humans, and how we know it. And I want to drop everything to read it, never mind it's going to push Emigrating From Earth, back to standby status.
Plus I got the next assignment for the S&L book group, Downbelow Station, and the next title for VF BG will be revealed on Tuesday!
Arrrrrgh!
Friday, February 22, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
Farmers Market
So, today, I needed to go to the library and Joann's fabric store, and it so happened the farmers market was right there! So I bought some veggies. Yum.
And I got what I needed at the fabric store, plus a neat thing so I can use cones of thread, nice since I bought a bunch of thread cones at value village years ago, and then I sewed some stuff, a blanket and two pillows, and I spent the rest of the day cutting fabric for other projects.
Who needs a hot pad?
The picture today, Trixie approving the new pillow.
And I got what I needed at the fabric store, plus a neat thing so I can use cones of thread, nice since I bought a bunch of thread cones at value village years ago, and then I sewed some stuff, a blanket and two pillows, and I spent the rest of the day cutting fabric for other projects.
Who needs a hot pad?
The picture today, Trixie approving the new pillow.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Madrona
Yesterday I went to the annual Madrona Fiber arts festival, I didn't feel to inspired to buy yarn, it might not be a knitting year for me, I think it might be a sewing year.
Anyway I did buy some cool stuff though, a holder of patterns with matching magnets, a project bag, with farm animals on it, (I freaking love bags, have I said this before? ... Anyway) a contraption called a knitting nanny, that you stick your center pull ball on and it spins around, some knit by cards, and yarn for a new clapotis, this one will be lighter weight and spring colors.
After that, we went to the quilt store, I am making a quilt for my roommate, of trains, it's based on a pretty basic pattern I found online, I had planned to do this five years ago, but it never happened, but now I have time and a bit of cash, so, since it appears to be a sewing year...
I have a week off coming up, which is excellent, I hope to get a few things done around here, and maybe see my friend Lauren, go to Costco with Cole, and sew. And maybe start running again.
Anyway I did buy some cool stuff though, a holder of patterns with matching magnets, a project bag, with farm animals on it, (I freaking love bags, have I said this before? ... Anyway) a contraption called a knitting nanny, that you stick your center pull ball on and it spins around, some knit by cards, and yarn for a new clapotis, this one will be lighter weight and spring colors.
After that, we went to the quilt store, I am making a quilt for my roommate, of trains, it's based on a pretty basic pattern I found online, I had planned to do this five years ago, but it never happened, but now I have time and a bit of cash, so, since it appears to be a sewing year...
I have a week off coming up, which is excellent, I hope to get a few things done around here, and maybe see my friend Lauren, go to Costco with Cole, and sew. And maybe start running again.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Happy Valentines Day
Well, I have fallen off the blog wagon again. Lets see if I can remember what I have done in the last two weeks
I worked the show and out for Muse, at the Key Arena, and I was a head electrician at the Sheraton for Freeman, for the Microsoft Tech Ready conference. Which is a twice yearly conference on all the crap Microsoft is doing. As Head Electrician, my crew (of 3) and I hung and focused 18 light over two days, it .... Made feel guilty for taking their money. But it worked out great!
since then I have been working at the Paramount almost everyday. But now that War Horse is loaded in, I have nothing for about a week. So, I can get some crafty things done.
The Dude on My Couch has moved out. Hallelujah! So, The roommate and I are modestly fired up to redecorate and clean the place up a bit. Well, we are going to paint some walls I think.
I might even try and borrow the carpet cleaner from Tori again.
Oh, I'm also excited because I .... Bought a kindle, answering the what is your eReader question, and I love it, I can read trashy novels and no-one will know! I could go on and on about my justification of it, but I think I won't. I have also ordered the Game of Thrones season 2 DVDs, and while I was there at Amazon, I got the new Nick Cave album, which are both coming out on the 19th, which then lead me to getting tickets to Nick Cave at the Paramount on April 7th. Now I have to wonder if I'll get the load in and load out of that show, which would cause me to come out just about even. I don't have a date yet, but I'm not worried yet.
I worked the show and out for Muse, at the Key Arena, and I was a head electrician at the Sheraton for Freeman, for the Microsoft Tech Ready conference. Which is a twice yearly conference on all the crap Microsoft is doing. As Head Electrician, my crew (of 3) and I hung and focused 18 light over two days, it .... Made feel guilty for taking their money. But it worked out great!
since then I have been working at the Paramount almost everyday. But now that War Horse is loaded in, I have nothing for about a week. So, I can get some crafty things done.
The Dude on My Couch has moved out. Hallelujah! So, The roommate and I are modestly fired up to redecorate and clean the place up a bit. Well, we are going to paint some walls I think.
I might even try and borrow the carpet cleaner from Tori again.
Oh, I'm also excited because I .... Bought a kindle, answering the what is your eReader question, and I love it, I can read trashy novels and no-one will know! I could go on and on about my justification of it, but I think I won't. I have also ordered the Game of Thrones season 2 DVDs, and while I was there at Amazon, I got the new Nick Cave album, which are both coming out on the 19th, which then lead me to getting tickets to Nick Cave at the Paramount on April 7th. Now I have to wonder if I'll get the load in and load out of that show, which would cause me to come out just about even. I don't have a date yet, but I'm not worried yet.
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