Sunday Salon

Well, it has been Sunday for about an hour here. I took a nap earlier and now I am wide awake. I have been reading one of the library books I went and picked up today. Yesterday. Saturday. :)

So, I have four books checked out right now. Two being read.



I picked up Look at Me on my last trip and had to renew it. Not quite through with it. I like it but it is one of those books where you really want to take in what you reading. Not really the content, so much, but the actual writing. I have read one other book by Jennifer Egan, The Invisible Circus. I read it a long time ago. I remembered enjoying it which is why I picked up this one.

I have gotten myself hooked on the new HBO series True Blood. It has gotten better with each new episode. I wasn't sure about it after only seeing the first episode. Anyway, I found the first book in the series that the show is based on, Dead Until Dark. By Chapter Four it was like I had read all three episodes I had already seen. It is amazing how much the show follows this book. There are differences and some changes but for the most part it is dead on. I was thinking of not reading on for fear that I would ruin the show for myself, knowing what was coming next. That only lasted a few seconds. I read on. It is very hard to put this one down. New episode tonight, too. All vampire Sunday for me.

I mean, just look at the other book I picked up. You Suck! :)



I also picked up another book by Scott Westerfeld. I was looking for Specials but it seems to be forever unavailable. It is never there. I should put it on hold.

So, I have got lots of reading to do. I will also be starting a new book for the Classics Challenge that will count towards the RIP III Challenge, too. Can you guess? No, it has nothing to do with vampires. What would give you that idea? :)



* ARC of Any Given Doomsday is up for grabs. Leave me a comment here before Friday for a chance to win my extra copy.

day without a car

(archived from mariknits)

I went to the library today.

The first time in probably 4-5 years. I wandered the stacks for about 30 minutes, taking my time to find books on my to-read list. I found a couple actually even with the small selection. The Rosetti Letters and The 5th Horseman. Two books I have been wanting to read for awhile. I also got Debutante Divorcee. A fluff book, but what the heck.There wasn't much of a selection of YA books, unfortunately. I was really hoping to find these in the library to lessen my buying.

I had an $11.25 bill to pay at check out. Three books that were turned in late many years ago. The books?

The Invisible Circus
Jemima J (fluff book)
London

The first and the last I remember being really good. I don't remember much about the second.

There were a surprising number of people at the library. Busy.

So, I walked to the library from the tire place. I had a screw in my left rear tire of the Prius. We had three hours to fill. The hubby went straight to the Starbucks to work. I went to the HEB to check and see if my Italy pics were ready. No sign of them. Urg.

After the library, went to the Starbucks and tried to read. Very noisy. Lady on the phone trying to keep her motorcycle from being taken away by the creditors. Workers on their break chatting. Two guys, one with a mohawk, talking about something on the computer. The hubby on a phone conference. Hard to concentrate on my book. Had to put in the headphones and listen to music on the ipod. Much better.