life in the old dog yet. hold out for our two dozen

[lyssie]

Back from the wilds of Texas. It was upwards of 84 when we left. It's 44 in Milwaukee. Sigh. Couldn't they have split the difference and given us 64-degree weather?

Due to weather, our plane was almost an hour late getting off the ground. I prefer delays that aren't while I'm on board the aircraft, so that worked all right, for me.

Have been re-reading To Say Nothing of the Dog and thoroughly loving it again.

*goes back to reading*

Comments

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

It's 44 in Milwaukee.

I've noticed. I'm rather irritated. It was warm this weekend! I really don't miss the funky weather patterns here.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

hah. Yes. Sigh. I would like it to, you know, at least pretend to make it to spring one of these days.

[drake57.livejournal.com]

Only 84? almost sweater weather when it dips that low ;)

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

*snorts*

[mrsdrjackson.livejournal.com]

Plus your delay gave you another hour of not-freezing weather.

What is To Say Nothing of the Dog about?

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Well. We were inside ac, anyway.

Time travel. And causality. And cats. Oh, and dogs.

[mrsdrjackson.livejournal.com]

*adds book to the "Read me" list*

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

The author is Connie Willis. And if I ever feel the need to depress myself, I will reread my copy of Doomsday Book.

[mrsdrjackson.livejournal.com]

Ah thank you. That will help my search (in the eventual someday that I look for and read this book).

Rereading a book seems like a lot of work to put into depressing oneself.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Y're welcome.

Yeah, but it's the good kinda angsty depressing pain that makes me go "damn, that was good".

[mrsdrjackson.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see. That is the kind of depressing pain that is better if you've worked for it a bit.

[dreagoddess.livejournal.com]

We had a big rainstorm this afternoon and the temperature dropped like a stone. It's barely 70 now.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the storm was what caused the delay--and I'm not surprised it made the temp drop. Sigh.

[redstarrobot.livejournal.com]

I love storms. Yum.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I adore storms. As long as I'm not flying in them.

[mrsdrjackson.livejournal.com]

MOUSE!

I just looked at your icon for this post. I used to watch that show every day before school. *goes back to childhood*

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

I love Mouse.

[ljs-lj.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, Connie Willis. I adore Doomsday Book (though, as you said, it's depressing - but a fascinating depressing), and To Say Nothing of the Dog is a lot of fun! I'm rereading Passage right now and it's excellent - but depressing, too. Have you read any of her other books? Would you recommend them?

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I haven't, actually. I've read 'Fire Watch', which is a collection of short stories. I tried reading one of her other books, but I wasn't in the right mood for it.