annathepiper | Things I forgot to mention from over the weekend (Reply)

I have bought more books:

blackaire’s Street Magic (which y’all may recall I read earlier this year in ARC form, and which I liked quite a bit)
Phaedra Weldon’s Wraith (which got my attention because of its cover blurb referencing Tanya Huff’s Vicki Nelsons, which is a really good way to get my attention)
J.D. Robb’s latest In Death, Salvation in Death, because obligatory
Steve Alten’s The Loch, an impulse buy off the grocery rack, and,
The first graphic novel volume of the adaptation of Storm Front, because also obligatory

This brings the total number of books purchased this year up to 35. For general reference I am also actually ahead of this count still, with books read–I’m just behind on posting reviews. But more reviews are coming!

(Special side note to raecarson: I just finished ccfinlay’s The Patriot Witch on my way home tonight and liked it quite a bit! I will be buying book 2.)

Meanwhile it must also be said that spazzkat, solarbird, and I saw Up this weekend, and it was charming and delightful indeed. Not as epic as Wall-E, to be sure, nor quite as magically enchanting as Ratatouille, but still a masterwork nonetheless. There is a certain sweet emotional maturity to Ed Asner’s cranky old man’s character arc that I really liked. Also? The talking dog totally runs off with the movie. <3

solarbird is going to Boston tomorrow for a high school reunion, a visit with lyonesse, and a surprise gig at a local farmer’s market! Which is awesome. But I shall have to stay behind as I don’t have enough leave saved up yet to go with her. My first bit of leave-spending gets to come next month when we go to DISNEYLAND!

Also: I have purchased Plants Vs. Zombies, and am on level 3-9, and it is kicking my ass. But it is also bringing me massive amounts of amusement, and I can’t get the damn theme song out of my head. Because there are zombies on my lawn. ZOMBIES, I TELL YOU!

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