Don't Say A Prayer For

Good lord, it's been a busy week.

As usual, work's been semi-monstrous. Lots of books, no room, the usual type of deal. Thankfully I've been busting my ass, staying longer hours, all that, just to catch up to the point where I can start trying to get ahead once more. Unfortunately, this has been seriously cutting into my writing. :/

I went to the dentist yesterday. Two of three worst cavities were filled, so I can theoretically eat things again. This actually makes me very happy, and I plan on taking full advantage of it! Unfortunately, hard things are still out because of the filling on the site of the future crown, so it looks like boiled carrots for me from now on...and less in the way of hard pretzels, which is another thing I love.

Dr. Beavers, as usual, did good work...though I spent a lot of time just waiting, and the whole thing took two hours when it could have taken about 45 minutes. They took a lot of care making sure I was good and numb before they did anything, and I spent most of the drilling being really curious about everything, all the sensations that I was experiencing. I also had a bit of a philosophical meditation on the nature of perception vs. reality, which is probably amusing only to me and is already fading into the stuff of dreams anyway. I also learned a lot about how to write about someone going insane and why, so besides getting my teeth fixed it was a pretty productive little visit.

Tonight is going to be all writing, all the time; GWO is coming into the home stretch and I'd like to finish it by tomorrow. That's because Cy's W:tA game is starting up again tomorrow evening. Hurrah, I get to play Dan again!

Anyway, that's a brief update. Will write more when I have the time.

Today's Book Haul (with Proper Punctuation)

Hop to It: A Guide to Training Your Pet Rabbit by Samantha Hunter. I figure this'll be invaluable for when I'm settled in to my future CA home and the time has come for me to claim a little bunny for my very own. :) What's interesting is the book is written by just some woman who owns a rabbit (I think she knows an editor over at Barron's), so there's very little in the way of scientific research but chock-full of her personal experience owning a rabbit. Obviously I'll want to get another book on the subject (she recommends a few, which is really good of her), but this is a very nice 'field' supplement.

The Bookstore Mouse by Peggy Christian. Spied this while on the phone with lazarusrat at work; I don't *quite* know what it's about, but it's a children's book with the most adorable art ever. Also, it's about a mouse(!) who lives in a bookstore(!!) and uses words to get himself out of all manner of sticky situations(!!!). For instance, he writes down impenetrable and foreboding words to build a WALL to keep himself safe. Oh my God, it's so cute I might die. :D Chances are I'll have to mail it to Master Ratty when I'm done with it, because literary diabetes is the kind of thing you share. :)

And finally...

Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell Companion, edited by Diane K. Osbon. This was a surprise present from invisiblewolf that I just got minutes ago!! Oh wow. :D :D I apologize in advance if I flood my journal with a plethora of Campbell quotes over the next few weeks. :)

I've resolved to limit/goad myself into buying three books a week. My quota for this week is filled, so I don't get the pleasure of splurging on payday (I buy books with the money I budget for 'food'), but I came out with a really, *really* good haul anyway. Thanks so much, invisiblewolf, this rocks. :D

Now, on to eating, cleaning, and writing...hopefully in that order.

Addendum

stickypawz talks about the Gummi Bears campaign I'm in on Sundays here. There's even art of everyone's characters! :) Enjoy.