A Blanket of Snow

The hills are still snowy here. This is only news because the snow - which does fall just about yearly in the hills surrounding Silicon Valley - doesn’t usually last this long. Normally, we can go, “ooh look! Snow!” and then it’s gone. But this time, it’s been here for about a week already, and it’s still there. (Well, this might be different snow. The first batch may have melted and then more fell, but still. Same thing.)

It really feels like winter to have snow on the hills. And it’s good for the local reservoirs. Plus, it’s just pretty.

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More Fun!

Another new fun thing: check the link in the top navigation bar for a list to my "books I've read" list, plus a brief listing of books I want to read soon. (My whole TBR list is too big to post, but this is a place where I'll likely list up-and-coming book reviews.) Feel free to suggest books you think I'd like to read, too.

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New Look

Whee! I like this look. I had been using the "harbor" template, which is very pretty, but there wasn't enough green in it for my tastes. I love green. This theme has lots of green. Yay!

Plus, it has the Hobbit. And that's always a fun thing.

The one thing I don't like is the fixed width. But, that way I can show off the fun patterned background.

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Speaking of "The Hobbit," I hear that New Line Cinema is talking about going ahead with movie plans without Jackson as the director. I tend to be relieved at this prospect. I'd been really worried that he would take the battle of five armies and blow it up into half the movie like he did with the battle at Helm's Deep. (We are only supposed to see about 5 minutes worth of battle, before Bilbo gets bonked on the head and falls unconscious.) I'm not super-excited yet, because I don't know who (if anyone) will be directing, but I'm at least not as apprehensive as I was before.

I'm also looking forward to the next "Narnia" movie. It might not be super-spectacular, but I enjoyed the first one and hope to enjoy the rest. I really love that series of books.

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Around The Blog ~*~ 2.27.07

Life is good, there’s a light dusting of snow on the hills, and I’ve spent the weekend happily eating Chinese New Year treats. (Okay, so we were a bit late. It took me that much time to get up the nerve to try to cook the dessert that had “add water until it looks like a rat’s tail” as the crucial part of the instructions.) And here’s what’s happening in the blogworld…

S. William has posted a Harry Potter spoiler. Charlie is really Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Paperback Writer is home again, and being bold. Phoenix is apparently busy, and needs prodding. The lady of the Invisible Crystalline Cave is looking at the beauty around her, and having issues with Blogger.

The guinea pigs have a new food dish. Mim has a new look, but is in pain. Nerd Knits is knitting sleeves. Kait is going to Hawaii (take me with you!). Holly Lisle has been doing a type-in edit since before dawn, but is happy. Hanna is reviewing movies and watching Heroes.

And what about me? I’m trying to figure out what to work on of my own, and editing AD for Phoenix, when I can find the time. I’ve still been spending a lot of time with M that I would otherwise have spent writing. But it makes me happy, so I’m not complaining. I just need to work on the balance a little more. I think one of the biggest problems as far as that goes is the half-hour-each-way drive needed to go see him. (Or to go to work. Same general location for both - which is convenient, but makes writing at home on my own computer difficult.) However, moving at the moment is not an option, nor a preferred choice, so I’ll have to make do for a bit.

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52 Weeks of Books

A wonderful friend on a forum I frequent has started up a group of us reading and reviewing a book-a-week. That makes 52 books in one year.

So, rather that just posting them on the forum, I'm going to post them here, too.

Since I started the 52 weeks with January 1, I'm going to back-date the initial ones to their proper week.

Enjoy!

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Wolves Return to Germany: Great News for Me

The Return of Wolves to Germany: “Fears Are Being Stoked” - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

Now, what on Earth do I have to do with Germany, or wolves, you ask? Well, the sequel to SS is set in Germany. And the point of conflict? Local authorities think there’s a werewolf.

So - yay!

It seems that the Germans had killed off all wolves in their area in the late 20th century. Which makes it difficult for someone trying to put werewolves in Germany. Except that now the wolves are back!

This is very exciting. (In a nature-lover sense, too.) But now I NEED TO WRITE. In a bad way. Let’s hope that I can get going on this before I completely lose my momentum.

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Trying it Again

Well, I used to really like Blogger. And then I discovered that I liked Wordpress better. And then Blogger went new, and now it seems to be better than it was before.

So, I'll now be trying Blogger again, because I like being able to use the javascript widgets that Wordpress doesn't allow (due to security issues).

So.

For now, I will just be cross-posting writing blog stuff and CSFF Blog Tour stuff. Just to see if I like Blogger enough to switch back. I'm not sure yet; we'll have to see.

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