Hurra für lebkuchen, among other things
Oct. 20th, 2012 11:55 pmMwahaha, it is only two months till Christmas, and that means lebkuchen! I've been doing reasonably well at avoiding sugary things, but I will make an exception for these soft, gingerbreadesque, chocolate-dipped bits of deliciousness. I'm sure they're even better fresh, but I am very deliberately not learning how to make them, because then I would very possibly eat nothing else.
Today I also succeeded at finding some black ankle boots that are waterproof, flat, and have a decently thick sole, so now my wardrobe is thoroughly winterized...only for next week to feature 80-degree highs. This means one more week of lunch outside, though, so I can't complain.
Our biggest event of the year at work took place yesterday, so thankfully a very busy week has ended and I will actually have some time on my hands again. Last week I finally gave in and outlined what exists of my space pilotsnovella NOVEL OMG, so I think I will spend that time filling in the "[stuff happens here]," "[more stuff happens here]," and "[GODDAMN SPACE CROCODILES!]" placeholders in said outline.
For those of you wondering, I assure you that "space crocodiles" is not a euphemism. If Bringing Up Baby can have a leopard, my wannabe Space Age screwball comedy can have space crocodiles.
Finally, I'm thinking seriously about a Kindle of some sort. My recent laptop purchase means I garnered enough Amazon reward points to make it basically free, so I'm very tempted. I would like to carry may books around one device, and also I like that they've come down enough in price that I wouldn't be like, "OMG I WOULD BE OUT SO MUCH MONEY IF I LOST THIS," as opposed to the $7 for a paperback.
Unfortunately, the library system seems to have 2/3 of its ebooks in non-Kindle format, and the selection of ebooks isn't that great in the first place. Well, if you're into romances I get the impression it's awesome, but I'm definitely not, so things look a bit sparse. And since the library is where I get 98% of my dead tree reading material (with the other 2% coming from used bookstores--seriously, I haven't bought a new book since early 2010), this is a serious problem. I guess there's always Project Gutenberg freebies, but...that doesn't thrill me overmuch. The university I work at has plenty of electronic goodies which may or may not be transferable to various formats, but even the best lit-crit loses its charm after a while.
Maybe I'll just hoard the points until something I really want comes along.
Today I also succeeded at finding some black ankle boots that are waterproof, flat, and have a decently thick sole, so now my wardrobe is thoroughly winterized...only for next week to feature 80-degree highs. This means one more week of lunch outside, though, so I can't complain.
Our biggest event of the year at work took place yesterday, so thankfully a very busy week has ended and I will actually have some time on my hands again. Last week I finally gave in and outlined what exists of my space pilots
For those of you wondering, I assure you that "space crocodiles" is not a euphemism. If Bringing Up Baby can have a leopard, my wannabe Space Age screwball comedy can have space crocodiles.
Finally, I'm thinking seriously about a Kindle of some sort. My recent laptop purchase means I garnered enough Amazon reward points to make it basically free, so I'm very tempted. I would like to carry may books around one device, and also I like that they've come down enough in price that I wouldn't be like, "OMG I WOULD BE OUT SO MUCH MONEY IF I LOST THIS," as opposed to the $7 for a paperback.
Unfortunately, the library system seems to have 2/3 of its ebooks in non-Kindle format, and the selection of ebooks isn't that great in the first place. Well, if you're into romances I get the impression it's awesome, but I'm definitely not, so things look a bit sparse. And since the library is where I get 98% of my dead tree reading material (with the other 2% coming from used bookstores--seriously, I haven't bought a new book since early 2010), this is a serious problem. I guess there's always Project Gutenberg freebies, but...that doesn't thrill me overmuch. The university I work at has plenty of electronic goodies which may or may not be transferable to various formats, but even the best lit-crit loses its charm after a while.
Maybe I'll just hoard the points until something I really want comes along.
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