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Must shower, email in hooky notice (likely to have been true had I not gone to bed at 7 last night) and then I'm off to Yakima for asparagus and wine with Meg & John.
2005-05-20
Field Trip
Tired now.
I'm glad Meg & John had a show to go to tonight - pickling after a full day of travel would have me on the floor, ded.
The drive was beautiful. Sunny on the way out, spottily cloudy/rainy/sunny on the way back, and we got to see some scenic bits - the river between Ellensburg and Yakima looks divine, and I'm latching on to the idea of taking a day to float down that stretch with tooth and claw. I wonder if Dru still has the inflatable boat.
*calls Dru* Yep. Boat. *schemes*
So, Yakima is pretty, we saw a couple of llamas and a emu in our quest for an asparagus grower (and then tripped over one on the uest for lunch) and came back with 60 pounds of asparagus. I'm thinking of turning in early - I'm bushed, and we'll pickle Sunday all day.
I'm glad Meg & John had a show to go to tonight - pickling after a full day of travel would have me on the floor, ded.
The drive was beautiful. Sunny on the way out, spottily cloudy/rainy/sunny on the way back, and we got to see some scenic bits - the river between Ellensburg and Yakima looks divine, and I'm latching on to the idea of taking a day to float down that stretch with tooth and claw. I wonder if Dru still has the inflatable boat.
*calls Dru* Yep. Boat. *schemes*
So, Yakima is pretty, we saw a couple of llamas and a emu in our quest for an asparagus grower (and then tripped over one on the uest for lunch) and came back with 60 pounds of asparagus. I'm thinking of turning in early - I'm bushed, and we'll pickle Sunday all day.
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1. Total Number of Books I've Owned:
Several thousand. I've lost count on more than one occasion. Once I calculated it at 66 shelf-feet of books, but it's undoubtedly grown in the last 5 years. I've found a lovely program called Delicious Library that can use an iSight to scan in ISBN barcodes on the backs of books, and keeps a catalog. Perfect excuse for an iSight. It's on my birthday list.
2. Last Book I Bought:
A whole stack of 'em at the Friends of the Library Sale. 25 in the member's portion, and then I went out back to root through the quarter-romances in the sale tent. Nothing spectacular, though. Next time I'll have a better plan.
3. Last Book I Read:
Flipped through the Knit Stitch and the Purl Stitch last night, looking for a new project before reminding myself that I have several already, thanks. Not counting ebooks and fanfic, I had a lovely reread of Pratchett's Going Postal a week or two ago.
4.FiveThree Books that Mean a Lot to Me:
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice - The BBC movie is one of my comfort movies, and the book is a comfort book. I love them both unreservedly. (Though I admit to fast-forwarding past Mr. Collins' obsequies.)
Anne McCaffrey's Dragonsong - The whole Harper Hall trilogy, really. Started my introduction to science fiction and gave me dreams. My yellow bike was a queen dragon, and I would close my eyes and hold my breath for a count of three to simulate going between.
Where the Red Fern Grows - This book taught me how to have a good cry. By the end I'm a waterworks, and it's not my usual cup of tea, but sometimes you just need to hit yourself over the head with a good catharsis.
Several thousand. I've lost count on more than one occasion. Once I calculated it at 66 shelf-feet of books, but it's undoubtedly grown in the last 5 years. I've found a lovely program called Delicious Library that can use an iSight to scan in ISBN barcodes on the backs of books, and keeps a catalog. Perfect excuse for an iSight. It's on my birthday list.
2. Last Book I Bought:
A whole stack of 'em at the Friends of the Library Sale. 25 in the member's portion, and then I went out back to root through the quarter-romances in the sale tent. Nothing spectacular, though. Next time I'll have a better plan.
3. Last Book I Read:
Flipped through the Knit Stitch and the Purl Stitch last night, looking for a new project before reminding myself that I have several already, thanks. Not counting ebooks and fanfic, I had a lovely reread of Pratchett's Going Postal a week or two ago.
4.
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice - The BBC movie is one of my comfort movies, and the book is a comfort book. I love them both unreservedly. (Though I admit to fast-forwarding past Mr. Collins' obsequies.)
Anne McCaffrey's Dragonsong - The whole Harper Hall trilogy, really. Started my introduction to science fiction and gave me dreams. My yellow bike was a queen dragon, and I would close my eyes and hold my breath for a count of three to simulate going between.
Where the Red Fern Grows - This book taught me how to have a good cry. By the end I'm a waterworks, and it's not my usual cup of tea, but sometimes you just need to hit yourself over the head with a good catharsis.