It's a full life, if a trifle banal

So far this week I've watched 32 episodes of Deep Space Nine. And do you know what? I bloody love Deep Space Nine. I thought I was falling out of love with TV SF. In fact, I just really dislike Battlestar Galactica.

Because I have been having such a good time, I am feeling bountiful, and therefore all of you who have consistently voted WRONGLY in my polls have a chance to get yourself safely onto the Right List For When the Revolution Comes. This poll is EASY.

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Meanwhile... Thank you to nhw for pointing me towards BookMooch, a community where you earn points by giving books away, and then use those points to get people to send you books that you want to read. It looks like a good way of getting hold of mass market paperbacks that you want to read but for which you don't want to fork out upwards of six quid. I am here.

(the_wild_iris, if you're not there already, you might want to take a look: there's a list of Lloyd Alexander books available.)

I went book splurging yesterday and, amongst other goodies, picked up three of Doris Lessing's Canopus in Argos series. Unfortunately, they are the middle three. I gather they're independent novels, so can I just dive in with these, or is it still better to wait until I find a copy of Shikasta before starting on them?

Also: Argos, heh. The future has a black ash finish.

I was also finally able to visit the alternative bookshop over the bridge on Mill Road (it's closed on Mondays, the day I'm usually down there, at the yumptious Black Cat Cafe). It delivered up two very cheap copies of The Dispossessed, the recent reprint with the brilliant cover. One has already found a home, but I feel like running a magazine-style competition, so if you'd like this spare, leave a comment explaining why you should have it, and I shall award it to the best answer. (ETA: juno_magic has really raised the stakes on this one!)

This also reminds me that I wanted to do a poll on the lines of "Bach? Or Beethoven?" about Le Guin novels. This is a chance for all those who answered WRONGLY on that poll to get their names off my "when the revolution comes" list. Such generous festive spirit!

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