So what a shock, it’s been a while since I’ve written. But seriously, not that much has been going on. I’ve been reading obsessively for the past 3 wks or so, so the end of this entry will have a rather extensive addendum to my booklist. In other news, Jon got a new car on Saturday. It’s a ‘05 Mazda 3. Very cute and sporty, with all the bells and whistles. I found it amusing that when we went to “look at” cars on Saturday, Jon swore high and low that there was no way he intended to by a car that day. And then 2 hours later, we drove home in one. I think he’s got pics of it up on his website in case anyone is curious.
I got a new ‘puter yesterday too. I’ve joined the dark side; it’s a Mac mini. It’s been a little frustrating to have to figure out how to do what I want in OS X since I’m used to Windows, but I’ll get it all down eventually. I’m amazed at how small it is, but it’s nice to have more space on my desk. And Jon assures me that once I get the hang of it, I’ll like OS X much better than windows. Time will tell.
I decided to be ambitious and actually plan our dinners for this week instead of running to the store at 5pm every night and trying to figure out what to eat on the fly. It seems like we’ve been going out to eat a lot, too, which is both expensive and not too healthy. Anyways, I’m making tortilla soup tomorrow night, and so I made chicken stock today. The house smells so good. I got the tortilla soup recipe from a Rick Bayless cookbook, so hopefully it’s yummy. The recipe calls for epazote, which is a mexican herb, as one of the seasonings, so I took that as an opportunity to go to a little Mexican grocery store down the street and explore. I didn’t see too many things that I couldn’t get at a regular grocery store, but they did have epazote, and I also got a tortilla press, which I’ve wanted for a while, for $6.99. So all in all it was a productive trip.
And now on to the books:
Faerie Tale….Raymond Feist
The Overnight….Ramsey Campbell (sucked sucked sucked!)
Carpe Jugulum….Terry Pratchett
Archangel….Sharon Shinn
Jovah’s Angel….Sharon Shinn
The Alleluia Files….Sharon Shinn
Angelica….Sharon Shinn
Angel Seeker….Sharon Shinn
Equal Rites….Terry Pratchett
The Language of Baklava…..Diana Abu-Jaber
Songs of the Gorilla Nation…..Dawn Prince-Hughes
Another person who’s seen the light, welcome to the world of Mac! We switched last year and it’s a great experience, Macs are just so easy to use. Let us know how you get on.
Regards, Mike