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Thanks to Laura Potts for bringing this to my attention: They will be collecting school supplies for Knox County Teacher Supply Depot in lieu of fines May 3-10, 2009 at all library locations. One approved school item will wipe out $10.00 worth of fines with a maximum of $50.00 worth of fines removed. Fees for [...]

So, I brought the last of my lasagna to work today for lunch, and it’s still freakin’ delicious. Next time, though? I’ll freeze smaller portions, because there really is such a thing as too much lasagna when you aren’t hungry for the rest of the day after eating just one piece. We’d also had a [...]

I’m currently part-way through the fourth installment of the Mercy Thompson series, a really entertaining set of books by Patricia Briggs. Mercy Thompson is a ‘walker’, not to be confused with a skin-walker, who finds herself caught up in the troubles and politics of the Fae, the Werewolves and the Vampires.  She’s a poor little [...]

I was introduced to Kelley Armstrong, if you’ll remember, through my last good read, Dates From Hell.  The protagonist was an interesting woman, and I was more than eager to delve into her ‘Women of the Otherworld’ series. Bitten is the story of Elena Michaels, a woman with the dubious distinction of being the only [...]

My friend from work, Sky, suggested that I start reading the Kim Harrison books, and because I’d developed a love for all things Charlaine Harris, I agreed. Kim Harrison has written a series about a witch named Rachel Morgan, and they could not be more engrossing books. The character development is not obvious or clunky, [...]

I’m reading an interview of the scriptwriter who adapted The Dark Is Rising, and I just want to cry. I don’t think I even want to see the movie at this point. You’re adapting a novel, you want to respect the writer and all that. But at the same time — perhaps it’s different with [...]

Today’s been a bit of a manic day.. in part due to my yesterday meeting with my apt. rental office. Not feeling especially up to discussing that right now, so I’ll get onto the lyrics.

Before I moved back to Knoxville this year, my mother sent me a large box of books–it may have even been two boxes.. but it was her collection of David Eddings’ books… the Belgariad, The Mallorean, and one other of his series of books. It was over 20 years ago when I started reading the [...]

Ok, thanks to kalkail I have a new very cool thing to share: BookCrossing.com In short, from their site: “What is BookCrossing, you ask? It’s a global book club that crosses time and space. It’s a reading group that knows no geographical boundaries. Do you like free books? How about free book clubs?. Well, the [...]

Finished Ender’s Game. Great book, and I’m probably the last person on the earth who hadn’t read it, so I won’t bother to recommend it. Finished it in a day, and was disappointed that we didn’t have the next book on hand. Will borrow from someone, or library. Ender rocks, though I really like Valentine, [...]