Black and white

[altariel]

So I had feeling down the past couple of days, and then today several nice things happened, and now I feel better and I've hoovered. That's all human life there that is.

Over the weekend, I read Philip Reeve's brilliant Here Lies Arthur (thanks steepholm for the rec) and must heartily recommend: Arthur for a turbulent age of spin and warlords. I have to say I didn't much enjoy Mortal Engines: are the others in that sequence worth reading, o my flisters? They are waiting to go back to the library unread, and since they're due back on Tuesday, I doubt I'm going to get through, particularly not when I'm absorbed in Sabriel by Garth Nix (thanks the_wild_iris!). I like Nix's strong narrative style: so many books these days read as if they've come from visual imagination, but this is wordy and doesn't have much dialogue. Next up, Le Guin's Annals of the Western Shore.

Tomorrow I'm going to answer this meme for which I was tagged by forodwaith, but in the meantime, here is Judy Garland belting out a sad song, because when you're blue, there's nothing better than joining in with someone belting out a sad song.

PS I wanted Jessie to win I'd Do Anything. Stupid British public!

Comments

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

That's my favourite Garland song. And I've done quite a bit of hoovering, or Dysoning, since the new machine arrived. It's much more exciting now I can see the dust I'm extracting!

I hope the nice things continue to keep you on the upward trajectory.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I should have said Dysoning. Can't get into the habit.

Very nice things continued into this week: the lovely toft_froggy has been to visit.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

I hope I'll meet her one day! Not to mention seeing you again. And again. And...