11.14.2007

Red feather for a bookmark


Red feather for a bookmark
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I love Anne Rice. I hadn't read anything written by her until Mak telephoned me about a month ago and suggested I read The Vampire Lestat. And I fell for the book and its author. So much so that I went to the library and checked out The Witching Hour. Yes, though the book is long (tediously so - over 900 pages within a hardback), I read it but admit to skipping pages that bored me because the author felt it necessary to beat a dead horse, repeating things over and over and over and over and over and . . .. I didn't skip much because that's how you get lost and I loved the story so much so that I didn't want to get lost.

After reading Witching Hour, no doubt I had to turn to Lasher and I, the fiend that I have become, devours pages daily. I haven't skipped one page of this big thick book. Oh No! Can't do that. I love how she tells the story. I love the voices, the characters are richly described - you love them or hate them and sometimes feel yourself somewhere in between. I'm almost done with Lasher and will return to the Vampire Chronicles next -- well after I've read The Late Great Planet Earth.

** Update: I'm done reading Lasher as of Wednesday evening. Ugh on the ending but overall I enjoyed the read.

11.12.2007

Eat More Chicken


Eat More Chicken
Originally uploaded by darnib

My daughter! Sometimes I think she's put here by the devil to torment me for the rest of my earthly life. Though most of the torment came during her teen years but she just turned 21 so . . . Then there are other times, of which there have been many, when she's a pure ANGEL! Today was one of those times.

How about coming home after work, having your nose blessed by the wonderful, spicy aroma of a tomato sauce make with fresh tomatoes and such. Dinner is served! Yes, she did this for me.