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November Lessons


  • Oral infections = NO. GOOD. Never wait to get antibiotics in that case—human mouths are bacterial playgrounds, and that sh*t can get out of hand right quick.
  • Dentists in the process of relocating their offices are impossible to track down. Getting those much needed x-rays of said infected area will also be confounded in the process.
  • Money. Money is important when one does not have dental coverage.
  • On a bright note, Patrick Rothfuss's The Name of the Wind (Book One in the Kingkiller Chronicle) will distract readers from all the trials of day-to-day living. I can vouch for the addictive qualities of this book and, while I have come across no queer content and few female characters throughout the work, I would still support this book via this blog.
  • Reading the 2011 Giller Prize long-list (17 books this time around) will make readers want to run screaming from all other Canadian-authored books. Serious, we need to do something about all the historical fiction up in these parts, otherwise I might just rupture my spleen.
  • Planning a baptism requires more work than expected—and more sandwiches, oddly enough.

Reasons to Grin on a Monday

  • The return of the Christmas season = the return of stunning clementines in all grocery stores. Ohh, little spheres of sunshine....
  • I have three mornings free to sleep this week. Sweet goodness, the bliss.
  • Two weekend shifts have renewed my hope in the younger generation and their reading habits. Met one woman with a Christmas list that included book pub dates, all of which was written out by her ten-year-old daughter. Also encountered a nine-year-old girl who picked up four books in, oh... two minutes? I think she could have bought the store if she had access to income.
  • Started in on an H.P. Lovecraft anthology, and whoa mercy -- intense speculative horror stories, indeed.
  • Finished Kathleen Winter's Annabel last week, and got to cross the book off THREE literary awards reading lists.
  • Knowing that lists will always save me when it comes to steady content.
HUZZAH.

Oh, Sweet Distraction... (in List Format)


What I Am Yearning For When I Should Be Finishing Assignments:

  • Sleepsleepsleepsleepsleep.... etc.
  • Tucking into a massive anthology of H.P. Lovecraft stories (we are talking 800+ pages)
  • Returning to the writing projects I started right before the crush of school work hit
  • Also, doing the research I need for said writing projects....
  • Plotting out an adventure for next year, even if I would be flying solo on that one.
  • Did I mention sleeping? Another blitz of 5 AM shifts, whatwhat.

*Sigh, romantic drifting clouds*