Monday, Monday, Monday!

Work today!

If weatherbug is right, it's oddly cold today. I've got 61 degrees with a low of 51. Looks like I'll be breaking out the long sleeved shirts!

I got about 2500 words written yesterday - which for me, is pretty impressive. I've set an 'at least 1000 words a day' goal, and so far it's been easy to meet. I posted a drabble to snupin100 yesterday, which I'm glad to see back in business.

I need to do some errands sometime this week. I've got a bunch of little things I need to pick up. The Disney trip is just two weeks away, which has me happy. I love Disney, and vacations are always good.

I'll be placing my first BPAL order today! I'm getting a set for myself and a set for lennaofmidearth. I'm very excited about this. I've heard nothing but things about these oils, and I'm really looking forward to trying them out. I'm bummed, though, that the Edgar Allen Poe series isn't available for imp purchase. I'd love to try out Dreamland and Lenore. Ah well.

Now for breakfast!

On Books

I've been long lamenting that I'm out of things to read. And despite the fact that I have at least two books lined up, I go through books like tissues and always like to have plenty lined up. I was poking around on Amazon, and I decided to look up the author of Middlesex, since I really enjoyed that book and the themes that were present in it. And I discovered that the author was the same author who wrote The Virgin Suicides.

The Virgin Suicides was recommended to me a few years ago, and I never got around to reading it. Now, being familiar with the author and in love with his style of writing, I think I'm definitely going to have to check it out. It's been added to my list of Things to Read immediately.

I just finished my fourth re-read of Skinny Legs and All. I cannot recommend this book enough. Out of all of Tom Robbins' works, this is my absolute favorite. This one really went right down through the depths of the human mindset and gave it a good shake. And the weavings of mysticism and evangelism and paganism were beautiful and complex and wrapped around social concepts in startling and breathtaking ways. The theme of the book - figuring out what it's all about - is tried and true but done in such an original way that there's nothing to compare it to. It's just a raw, evocative and humbling piece of work. Go read it, if you haven't.

And I will grab the second VHD novel as soon as I can.