Timewaster's Guide Archive

So.... that was kind of spam, but actually related spam and quite interesting.   Will I be shunned if I sign up?

"Singer from the Sea", by the way, is a way better book to read, and much happier than "Gate to Women's Country."  Ms. Tepper is inspiring me to great feministic heights as a writer. Also, the copy I have includes a sample of itself in the pack as part of the "also from this publisher!" section.

heh. I always get two because I want to have one copy to read and possibly get a bit dinged up and the other signed copy to stay all personalized and pristine. Of course, maybe I'll switch to buying three once I find myself a hubby.

You're dreaming, Shrain. More likely you'll have to resort to one hardcover and a paperback, like me.  Husbands make you poor.

I haven't made any decisions about liking the cover (and probably never will). I don't really judge a book by its cover.

I don't think I tended to as much until I married the my husband the art guru. He'd probably arrange my books by color coordination if I let him.

yeah, actually it really does bother me. It's just too orangey and clashes with the rest of the color scheme.

Well, "What are you reading part 2" is three pages back so I'm going to start a new  one.

I just finished "The Gate to Women's Country" by Sheri S. Tepper. This also fits into my "what classics should I be reading" question from ages ago, as post-apocolyptic feminist dystopias are not really my favorite thing in the world.  But I decided that since I'd never read any of her books I should try a few.  Got two more on my night stand and am going to give them a try.  "Gate" was pretty good, but obviously, depressing, and I'm just not into depressing right now.

I'd have enjoyed it more if I were reading it for a class, instead of for fun. It seems like the kind of book that's much better if you're reading it for analysis.

(or in our case, tenants who actually read their lease and not allow her to make up what the lease says).

That part seems the most likely. Oh, for a house of my own. Maybe someday, when we're 50.

Today was crappy. The nurse on the morning shift loves to boss everyone around and micromanage the crap out of everyone, and then complain when things don't go smoothly after it's all her fault. She stuck aroudn for 3 hours giving orders today even though she wasn't our charge nurse! And my feet hurt.

Eats the evil curtains before the evil curtains eat him.