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Well. Ish. Sort of. Arrived back today after a week with the extended family for New Years. Which was ... exhausting, but okay? The thing with family, there's so many, and they're all so noisy, and I'm not exactly a people-person to start out with. But I think it went okay?
I had a nice get-out-of-the-house-free card in the form of a dog that needed walking, anyway. Me and him got in some nice walks on a windswept North Atlantic beach during a three-day gale, which was exhilerating. Yes, I am a mad person. *smiles crookedly*
Also, among the things I got for Christmas was my first Kindle, with a supply of books to go along with it from my sister, so I've spent the past six internet-less days plowing through the first five books of JD Robb's In Death series (reread, not first read). Which was fun, actually, but I'd forgotten how much the main pair's early relationship skeeved me out (I don't care how romantic it supposedly is, or how much she ends up happily married later on, or how much she apparently really needed it, any man who uses the fact he owns her building to break into her apartment to forcefully apologise to her, despite her telling him to fuck off, is a CREEP. Roarke, you're an awesome character, and yes, Eve is a dick and you help each other mightily, but if I'd been her I would have shot you with my police-issue stunner at that point, and good riddance). But, you know. That and a few other things aside, I quite like the books, and it was nice to get the early ones again. Heh.
Now I get to switch to the first few books of the Aubrey-Maturin series for dessert. *grins* And those will be a first-time-read, so that should be fun. Heh.
Um. Right. In summary? I'm back, I survived the extended family, and Happy New Year to everyone!
I had a nice get-out-of-the-house-free card in the form of a dog that needed walking, anyway. Me and him got in some nice walks on a windswept North Atlantic beach during a three-day gale, which was exhilerating. Yes, I am a mad person. *smiles crookedly*
Also, among the things I got for Christmas was my first Kindle, with a supply of books to go along with it from my sister, so I've spent the past six internet-less days plowing through the first five books of JD Robb's In Death series (reread, not first read). Which was fun, actually, but I'd forgotten how much the main pair's early relationship skeeved me out (I don't care how romantic it supposedly is, or how much she ends up happily married later on, or how much she apparently really needed it, any man who uses the fact he owns her building to break into her apartment to forcefully apologise to her, despite her telling him to fuck off, is a CREEP. Roarke, you're an awesome character, and yes, Eve is a dick and you help each other mightily, but if I'd been her I would have shot you with my police-issue stunner at that point, and good riddance). But, you know. That and a few other things aside, I quite like the books, and it was nice to get the early ones again. Heh.
Now I get to switch to the first few books of the Aubrey-Maturin series for dessert. *grins* And those will be a first-time-read, so that should be fun. Heh.
Um. Right. In summary? I'm back, I survived the extended family, and Happy New Year to everyone!