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jennythereader) wrote2011-01-19 11:10 am
jennythereader) wrote2011-01-19 11:10 am
Entry tags:
- cons: arisia,
- general life: health,
- general life: health: joints,
- general life: health: joints: hips,
- general life: state of the jenny,
- genre: fiction,
- genre: fiction: fantasy,
- lj: links,
- lj: links: amazon,
- lj: links: etsy,
- projects: crafts,
- projects: crafts: knitting,
- projects: exercise,
- rating: 6 out of 10,
- review: book
Wednesday is next week
Body: Pretty good. My right hip feels like it doesn't want to work quite properly for the first dozen or so steps every time I get up from my chair, but nothing else seems to be wrong.
Stress Level: 2
Book Review: I finished The Born Queen
. I enjoyed it, but as I said yesterday it has some major flaws. Events and changes to characters come out of nowhere, with no foreshadowing at all, and the overall ending feels very rushed. I actually wonder if the author originally planned on 5 books in the series and was limited to 4 by his publishers. Rating: 6 out of 10, and if I hadn't liked the earlier books so much I'd probably only give it a 5. Not yet loanable through the Kindle.
Reading: I read a bunch of sample chapters, but didn't actually decide to finish any of those books.
Hearing: Co-workers on the phone, and tapping away at their keyboards.
Etsy Find: Miniature chemistry set. Yet another thing that I love, but have no earthly use for. The mere fact that it exists is pretty cool though.
Project Follow-up: Purse shopping did not happen, mostly because the roads were bad enough I decided that making extra stops was a bad idea.
Tonight's Project: Back to the house to grab my phone, then the gym and maybe purse shopping. Once I'm home for the night there may be knitting. Definitely goofing off online.
Randomness: I think for next year's Arisia I need to volunteer for a panel or two. I'm not sure what subjects I'd be able to talk about, but I sort of feel like I should start giving something back to the con that I enjoy so much.
Stress Level: 2
Book Review: I finished The Born Queen
. I enjoyed it, but as I said yesterday it has some major flaws. Events and changes to characters come out of nowhere, with no foreshadowing at all, and the overall ending feels very rushed. I actually wonder if the author originally planned on 5 books in the series and was limited to 4 by his publishers. Rating: 6 out of 10, and if I hadn't liked the earlier books so much I'd probably only give it a 5. Not yet loanable through the Kindle.Reading: I read a bunch of sample chapters, but didn't actually decide to finish any of those books.
Hearing: Co-workers on the phone, and tapping away at their keyboards.
Etsy Find: Miniature chemistry set. Yet another thing that I love, but have no earthly use for. The mere fact that it exists is pretty cool though.
Project Follow-up: Purse shopping did not happen, mostly because the roads were bad enough I decided that making extra stops was a bad idea.
Tonight's Project: Back to the house to grab my phone, then the gym and maybe purse shopping. Once I'm home for the night there may be knitting. Definitely goofing off online.
Randomness: I think for next year's Arisia I need to volunteer for a panel or two. I'm not sure what subjects I'd be able to talk about, but I sort of feel like I should start giving something back to the con that I enjoy so much.