Surfacing
It doesn't rain, it pours. My books arrived this week, so between bouts of PS3ing, reading, and web surfing, I've hardly written a thing. This won't do. I've a novella to finish by the end of the month, and since I plan to spend the last few days of said month lounging poolside while waiters bring me froofy alcoholic beverages in a rainbow of unnatural colors, I'd best get back to writing.
Thirteen things I read this week
- Sons of Heaven, by Kage Baker
- The Rest Falls Away, by Colleen Gleason
- The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett
- David Denby's piece on modern romantic comedies in this weeks New Yorker
- Victoria's Secret Sale! Catalog This is the fourth such sale catalog I've received in two weeks. I don't know why VS keeps sending me the damned things. They don't even make/sell my bra size. I know I have an eentsy rib cage, but for a company that's trying to diversify into Asia, Victoria's Secret has a terrible selection of band sizes smaller than 34.
- PS3 manual
- BBC News (my precious!)
- Slate.com
- L.A. Observed
- Scandal on the Romance Blogs! The Usual Suspects: Bam, Karen, Smart Bitches, Mrs. Giggles, Dear Author, Kate R.
- FarmVet.com catalog (Why does a website have a paper catalog? Country-living relatives leave the strangest things behind when they visit.)
- Vogue, España. Vogue, España still uses models on their covers. Vogue, España is full of images of American celebrities. Vogue, España makes me feel like I am not indulging in shallow pursuits because I am not just reading a fashion magazine, I'm Practicing my Spanish. Also, writing about Vogue, España today has helped me learn to use the tilde in HTML.
- God is Not Great, by Christopher Hitchens
