In furtherance of my current Max Gladstone obsession, I'm reading "Bookburners" on Serial Box. It's an interesting concept - they're doing old-fashioned serial stories. Each story is self-contained, inside of an overall story arc - much like any police procedural television series. There are four authors collaborating, and all the writing is quite good. I particularly like Margaret Dunlap's dialogue (which makes sense when you find out that she's a screenwriter.)
The concept is a bit of a knock-off of "The Librarians," but I'm enjoying it nonetheless. The format is fun, and it's also the problem. A new installment is released every Wednesday. This is the sort of story that I would normally gulp down in a sitting. Or maybe two. But I get an installment once a week, and it's KILLING me. I want more. Moremoremoremore. Sigh. It's even worse because of the way I read. Apparently each piece is designed to take about forty minutes to read - I'm knocking them out in twenty. I knew I read fast, I had no idea that I read THAT fast. My goodness.
Years ago, I read that when the last installment of "The Old Curiosity Shop" came over from England, New Yorkers stormed the wharf when the ship arrived yelling "Did Little Nell die?" I never understood that - partly because I loathe Dickens. But now I get it.
Unemployment sucks, but at least I'm getting a lot done around the house. Although I hate drywall work. Back to it - I want to get my living room furniture out of the kitchen, and I can't do that until the painting is done. And I can't paint until the molding is all pulled off and the drywall is patched. So - more sanding.
Patience is not my virtue
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When I got done moving the wood to the back, I came up about a half a cord short for me to be really comfortable, so I called Ben and asked him to…
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The phrase of the day...
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Progress - or at least exercise
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It's either a sign, or a warning...
When I got done moving the wood to the back, I came up about a half a cord short for me to be really comfortable, so I called Ben and asked him to…
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The phrase of the day...
Is "mechanical removal." The subject is moss in the "lawn." I am, yet again, raking the moss out of the small amount of grass in…
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Progress - or at least exercise
A couple of days ago, I finally went and picked up/fixed/re-stacked the woodpile that had fallen over into the yard - last November. The next step…