Random pix and such

[catherineldf]

Just got the first rejection of the new year. Yay. Which also means I have almost nothing submitted at the moment,
Am feeling tired and discouraged, even though new project is proceeding apace and things aren't really all that dire. Guessing that it's not helping that I kept waking up due to having a bad shoulder night. So here's a couple of random shots from my life:
New kitty photo which gives a pretty good idea of how much they've grown since we got them. They normally sleep like this if there are no humans readily available:


And the utter chaos in which I'm currently working:


The rest of the room looks worse, the annoying thing being that I just cleaned it a week or so back. Urgh.

It does occur to me that I haven't talked about the last week's doings so here's a quick summary:
saw Sherlock Holmes and thought it was 20 minutes of fun surrounded by an hour plus of The Dumb. Some examples, paraphrased: "Hey I know! Let's run into the exploding building instead of jumping in the water next to it!" and yes, even though the British aristocracy, particularly prior to the 20th century, is amongst the most heavily documented on the planet, it's certainly possibly to have a titled, illegitimate son that "no one knows about." Right. One of my friends suggested that perhaps his first name was "Lord." Indeed. And for a more interesting spin on Irene Adler as a character, check out Carol Nelson Douglas' Irene Adler series.
Saw Whip It, Drew Barrymore's ode to roller derby. This one wasn't too bad - a bit slow and clumsy in spots, but pleasantly entertaining and worth checking out.
Went to the MN Roller Girls roller derby bout. It is a rare day in which I concede a comparable event to St. Paul, but I gotta say, they do it better than Minneapolis. Really good matches and skating, well worth going to.
Managed to collapse in exhaustion yesterday, thereby missing both the events we planned to attend, which in turn led to a round of shopping for interesting clothes online. Will post if they are successful.
Tonight, maybe off to see The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, which looks intriguing.
Until then, back to the salt mines.

Comments

[jasondwittman.livejournal.com]

Have you read Laurie R. King's "The Beekeeper's Apprentice"? In it, we meet the woman who eventually becomes Holmes' wife (though she is some forty years his junior).

[catherineldf.livejournal.com]

I have and liked the first book, squicked on the next one where King marries her off to Holmes, who seemed a tad too fatherly. Haven't loved the most recent one either (Art of Detection, I believe).