The Daily Update

Ten hours of sleep and I'm still yawning fit to crack my skull open this morning.

Urk. I give up. This mint tea kick I've been on is for the birds. Caffeine!

Finished Master & Commander today, and the next book is on its way to the library for pickup. I was rather pleased with it - it filled in a lot of the holes that Far Side of the World left, and while previously, I thought many of the action sequences in the movie were made up of whole cloth, it seems most of them were simply lifted from the first book. Plus, I got to see how Jack and Stephen met and fell in lovebecame friends. It's all very naval - I wonder if my uncle has read the books yet.

When I was at the UBookstore last week for Terry Brook's signing, I also picked up Anne McCaffrey's latest offering, Dragon Kin, which she co-wrote with her son, Todd. It was an interesting look at watch-whers, which we only meet the once in Dragonflight, but the story itself was highly disappointing. What grated the most was ( ...and now we cut for Spoilers... )

I realised that I have some cooking to do! Meg's cookie swap is on Sunday, and I have a dozen batches of something vaguely cheescake-y to whip up. I'll have Saturday, of course, but if I can at least plan and lay in my ingredients tonight, I should be set. I may need thirteen batches, come to think - enough to let me and Dru snack whilst cooking.

I do need to set aside some time to plan what my gamers are going to be doing the weekend after, as we've lost a player. And update my character for Gordon's game. She's turned into a Leader, of all things.

Now, ( cut for the huggy-bits! )