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Post Christmas shopping

December 27, 2008 in Books and Writing | 1 comment

it was MAD in Adelaide city today - duh, first day of post-Christmas sales will do that!  I was very restrained (not least because virtually the only sizes left on the sales racks were 8s - even at my THINNEST, under 60kg, I need a 12!)

However, I did treat myself to a new book from my absolute favourite author/illustrator: Shaun Tan.

Shaun Tan is a genius....

Shaun Tan is a genius....

Also grabbed a book for Mr Beloved (which I will also enjoy)

Not quite as nerdy as trainspotters....

Not quite as nerdy as trainspotters....

And Ju tried on some lovely dresses and a gorgeous french lace silver sequinned bolero (but we can MAKE that , and it won’t be $799!! sorry, George Gross!)

And now we’re home again, eating the most GINORMOUS mangoes you’ve ever seen:

  • Mangoes!
  • Mangoes!
    • HYYYYUUUUUUGGE mangoes!

    HYYYYUUUUUUGGE mangoes!

    Right - nearly time for dog stick river.  Tomorrow: markets and perhaps some dressmaking.

    Still *hack wheeze* crook *cough hack hack hack*

    July 8, 2008 in Books and Writing, Health | 2 comments

    ARRRRRRRRRRGH!

    Still sick.  Been in bed most of the week.  BORED!! So I must be getting better - although my cough is still quite scary and the aches are undiminished *sigh*

    Also, it’s very very hard to lose weight when all you do is sleep and eat.  Funny that.

    Today was, however, a Good Mail Day: The latest  Quilts Japan; the new Threads, the latest Cloth Paper Scissors - and two patterns from Christine Johnson (the wrap dress, and the princess top/shirred top pattern).

    Read two Charles Stross novels yesterday (Glasshouse and Halting State).  Brilliant sci fi writing - Glass House references one of my faves (The Forever War by Joe Haldeman)  as well as a lot of other sci fi; but don’t even ATTEMPT Halting State unless you’re at least marginally familiar with computer science/A D&D/sysadmin work.  If you have a working knowledge of those, then you’ll love it.

    Also in recent reading: three of the Sir Baldwin de Furneshill series by Michael Jecks - 14th Century murder mysteries; another couple of Chelsea Quinn Yarbro’s Count Saint Germain series (which is far more an excuse to write about interesting historical periods than blood & gore vampire stuff.)

    No new sex-and- shopping finds - although I am waiting on several on the reserves list at the local library.

    All of which is merely a lead in to showing you this (very rough, he didn’t want me to post it!) cartoon by Mr Beloved about my reading habits:

    Click for bigger; the caption reads:

    Chocolate-eating Vampire Quilters in Manolos Go Shopping For Love.

    Yep, I’d read that - would’t you?!