T-Minus Whatever

Yeah, we're at the airport--in the hotel, still actually, but it's attached to the airport so close enough.  We're flying in about 2.5 hours (provided we leave on time--ha!).  A week in Napa, and then two in Eugene.

Kisses!

Cheerleading Fail

playing Lord of the Rings Online, whilst wrapped like a mummy in a duvet

"Do you need any help with the chicken?"

"Not really.  It's a one person job."

"Good, I'm warm in my duvet."

"Gee, thanks."

"Well, I can be your cheerleader.  Give me a C!  Give me a K!"

he pauses


"That's not how you spell chicken."

sad face


"I suck as a cheerleader."

Reading List: October 2011

Hmm...it was twelve days in before I finished my first book.  It didn't exactly bode well for the rest of the month, especially with the beer festival smack dab in the middle, although I did managed to rally (Rivers of London: totally awesome).  Five more books that I haven't read before, and I'll have averaged a new book a week for a year.  Too bad one of the planned books is 834 pages (The Crimson Petal and the White).  I'm thinking I'd best start The Crimson Petal and the White sooner rather than later--I want to finish it while we're in Eugene so I can leave it there for the grandmother(s) to read.  And because it weighs a ton (well, 1 pound 13 oz, 860 grams, or 4.3 hectares).

OCTOBER

60.  How to Read Literature Like a Professor, by Thomas C. Foster (non-fiction)
59.  Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, by John le Carré (George Smiley novel, #1 in the Karla Trilogy)
58.  A Guide to the End of the World, by Bill McGuire (non-fiction, used for research)
57.  Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovitch (Peter Grant Series #1, for lack of a better name) (American title, for some stupid reason, is Midnight Riot)

56.  The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood

SEPTEMBER

55.  I Shall Wear Midnight, by Terry Pratchett (Discworld #38, Tiffany Aching Sequence #4)

54.  The Age of Odin, by James Lovegrove (The Pantheon Trilogy #3)

53.  The Killing Dance, by Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #6)

52.  *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter #4)

51.  Bloody Bones, by Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #5)

AUGUST

50.  The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and The Olympians #1)

49.  The Lunatic Cafe, by Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #4)

48.  Myth Conceptions, by Robert Asprin (The Myth Series #2)

47.  Another Fine Myth, by Robert Asprin (The Myth Series #1)

46.  Resident Evil: Zero Hour, by S. D. Perry (Resident Evil Novelizations #0 (7))

45.  Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, by Seth Grahame-Smith

JULY

44.  Circle of Flight, by John Marsden (The Ellie Chronicles #3)

43.  Incurable, by John Marsden (The Ellie Chronicles #2)

42.  While I Live, by John Marsden (The Ellie Chronicles #1) (sequel series to The Tomorrow Series)

41.  *Anne's House of Dreams, by L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables Series #5) (I'm making the same assumption as below)

40.  *Anne of Windy Poplars, by L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables Series #4) (I'm assuming I've read this before; I don't remember it, but the corners of some pages are creased as markers.)

39.  Circus of the Damned, by Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #3)

38.  The Laughing Corpse, by Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #2)

JUNE

37.  Guilty Pleasures, by Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #1)

36.  *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter #3)

35.  *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter #2)

34.  *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter #1)

33.  Ptolemy's Gate, by Jonathan Stroud (The Bartimaeus Trilogy Book 3)

32.  The Golem's Eye, by Jonathan Stroud (The Bartimaeus Trilogy Book 2)

31.  *The Amulet of Samarkand, by Jonathan Stroud (The Bartimaeus Trilogy Book 1)

MAY

30.  Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith (I've read Pride and Prejudice before, but sans zombies)

29.  I Am Number Four, by Pittacus Lore (pseudonym for James Frey and Jobie Hughes) (Lorien Legacies #1)

28.  *Anne of the Island, by L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables Series #3)

27.  *Anne of Avonlea, by L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables Series #2)

26.  *Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables Series #1)

25.  The Red Queen, by Philippa Gregory (Cousins' War #2) 

24.  The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nests, by Stieg Larsson (Millennium Trilogy #3)

APRIL

23.  The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson (Millennium Trilogy #2)

22.  Disappearing Ingenue Stories, by Melissa Pritchard

21.  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson (Millennium Trilogy #1)

20.  Resident Evil: Code: Veronica, by S. D. Perry (Resident Evil Novelizations #6)

MARCH

19.  Resident Evil: Nemesis, by S. D. Perry (Resident Evil Novelizations #5)

18.  Resident Evil: Underworld, by S. D. Perry (Resident Evil Novelizations #4)

17.  Resident Evil: City of the Dead, by S. D. Perry (Resident Evil Novelizations #3)

16.  Resident Evil: Caliban Cove, by S. D. Perry (Resident Evil Novelizations #2)

15.  Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy, by S. D. Perry (Resident Evil Novelizations #1)

14.  Nation, by Terry Pratchett (NOT a Discworld novel)

FEBRUARY

13.  *King of Shadows, by Susan Cooper

12.  Zombie Apocalypse!, created by Stephen Jones (compiled)

11.  The White Queen, by Philippa Gregory (Cousins' War #1)

JANUARY

10. * Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle, by Dorothy Gilman (Mrs. Pollifax Series #8)

 9.  The Other Side of Dawn, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #7)

 8.  The Night is for Hunting, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #6)

 7.  Burning for Revenge, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #5)

 6.  Darkness, be My Friend, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #4)

 5.  The Third Day, The Frost (aka The Killing Frost), by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #3)

 4.  The Dead of Night, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #2)

 3.  Skin Trade, by Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #17)

 2.  *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter #7)

 1.  Tomorrow, When the War Began, by John Marsden (The Tomorrow Series #1)