Things I Have Been Trying to Post This Weekend

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SATUDAY MORNING: To really stupid rumors (mightygodking) I bring really basic medical stats. Nail Palin on her political record; if she is raising her grandchild for her daughter, I really don't care that much. (I am waiting with bated breath for some Palin political scandal, because hi, Alaska: home of corruption worthy of the Mayors Daley; stooping to personal attacks makes me ask for people to stop being on my side.) Sunday ETA: huh. Just - what Scalzi said.

SUNDAY EVENING: Did an overnight trip to dad's. Dad just got back from looking at houses in Tucson; he and Second Wife made an offer on a short-sale. Second Wife was doing nothing I wanted any part of, so I didn't see much of her or her dogs. Or the horsies. (If you ever need to be convinced of the fundamental stupidity of a horse, try loading it into a horse trailer. If you ever need evidence of my willingness to judge you by your hobbies, watch my reaction to you trying to move your horse.) So I let dad use me as an excuse to try an Indian restaurant - so much pain there - saw the house-shopping pics, and dad's kitchen garden - why aren't the store cucumbers this snazzy? Why? - we chilled with soccer on HD, and eventually I took the hour and a half back home on car, bus and metro, loaded up with foodie things dad dumped on me.

TODAY: Cooking. Grocery runs. Baking. Food prep. My oven is running hot. Not on, cookie-making machine! Go over-fry my chicken, or something else I only marginally care about!

FOR MANY, MANY DAYS: book log. Er, July's. Watch this space for a special July/August book log double edition!

Comments

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scalzifeed: a daily dose of sci-fi and levelheadedness.

Do your research and call me next month, please.

Yes, yes, word, yes. Bonus points for timing your "breaking news" of political scandal for maximum electoral devastation.

I have read all of Y now

You are ahead of me! The last collection hadn't been published in February, so I saved the ninth until the tenth was out, and then I got busy! Now I'm waiting for the library to get the 10th volume in.

and have mixed feelings about it

It's violent postapocalyptic shenanigans, with a side of geeky snark. I would be more concerned if you'd embraced it with no reservations.

I suspect you'll win the "slowest poster" award this time; I've got my log maybe half to 60% done.

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Bonus points for timing your "breaking news" of political scandal for maximum electoral devastation.

hm - here I am not sure I agree, but mostly because I do not trust the masses, or the presses, with being able to tell political from personal, and I am so done with personal scandals erupting at convenient times. Please let's not have any more November revelations. Please! If it's sufficiently important and political, having a month to brood about it will make it worse, not better.

I'm good with postapocalyptic shenanigans (not a huge fan of graphical violence, but am willing to put up with it as long as it doesn't take over-- I mean, I adored Watchmen), and I love geeky snark (though the pop-culture snark often went woosh over my head-- not such a fan there). But... well... anyway... we'll talk once you've read 9 and 10.

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here I am not sure I agree, but mostly because I do not trust the masses, or the presses, with being able to tell political from personal, and I am so done with personal scandals erupting at convenient times.

I think that's a very astute observation; I am hoping for a string of stupid political decisions, but more likely will get a smattering of family "scandals" I don't really care about.

But... well... anyway... we'll talk once you've read 9 and 10.

Yes, let's.