half-assed bookstore accident

FINALLY all the October books I wanted were out, so we went forth to have a bookstore accident. We failed. I mean, okay, strictly speaking it’s not an accident if you go in intending to spend a lot of money, but when you don’t spend even a hundred dollars, you’ve had a whole different *kind* of bookstore accident. How *embarrassing*. But we now own FURIES OF CALDERON (Jim Butcher), ORPHANAGE (Robert Buettner), KINGDOM OF THE SOMETHING OR OTHER and uh, something else about Egypt (Judith Tarr), TIME OFF FOR GOOD…

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on war

William S. Lind, whom I’ve never heard of, has some bloody intelligent things to say about the nature of war and the current situation we’re in. Lyrically speaking, not the most lovely of writers, but very precise and to the point. I may have to pick up a book or two of his, particularly as I think what he calls Fourth Generational Warfare–war made not at a state, but at an international gang, level; terrorism, or gureilla warfare, as practiced by all sides, if I understand him correctly–makes a hell…

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ok

Okay. I’m on a bit of a reading binge lately, which means I’ve read, I don’t know, five or six books in the last week, which is really nice. But I decided that I wanted to read Guy Gavriel Kay’s LAST LIGHT OF THE SUN this weekend (hear that, Laura?), which means I need to do the HoS edits over the next 3 days so I can reward myself with LLotS. The last couple books I’ve read have both been Mercedes Lackey books (I think I’ve read 4 of her…

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erm, well, some of it

Well, some of it’s right… Take the quiz: “What does your birth month reveal about you?”JuneThinks far with vision. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite andsoft-spoken. Having lots of ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Abiding. Able to show character. Easilyhurt. Prone to getting colds. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Brand conscious. Executive. Stubborn.…

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