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Once again, the universe has thrown the dice and come up sixes for me.
The unfortunately timed show ticket has be reassigned to Thursday night, same seat, PHEW.
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I'm not sure that I like this trend of my early 00s fantasy authors going back to their old series.
I just finished the "Queen's" series by Anne Bishop, which...IDK. It kind of took all the things I liked about the tying-up of the series in 'Twilight's Dawn' and unravelled them again.
And now it seems Jacqueline Carey has a story out about Josselin's childhood in the Brotherhood of Cassiel.
I mean, I do want stories by authors I enjoy, but I am lately finding that after the first series, I'm not enjoying them as much.
cf. Nalini Singh's Psy-Changelings - the Trinity series are enjoyable but somehow lacking. Also, I read Carey's first two Naamah books but never managed to get into the third. The 2nd Naamah was slow-going.
It's not that they're bad, it's just that they don't feel as good as the original series. Or maybe they don't speak to my id as much. I enjoyed Bishop's Invisible Ring, and the (kind of) sequels of The Shadow Queen and Shalador's Lady; but that might be my id speaking.
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Tonight, I am trying to do some actual crafting: the backing on my show quilt. Which is due on the 25th. So, twenty days to quilt, bind, sleeve, and label it.
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I'm neaaaaaarly finished the last chapter of the last story in the 30 days of OTP. Looks like we're about to hit 10K on the full story.
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Counselling was good. I just explained out all the stuff going on in my life and in my head, and the counsellor reiterated the tools I'd been using to parse things out. I think that was most of what I needed - to be able to say this to someone who didn't know the other side, but could say that my feelings were valid and provide practical structures on how to deal with everything going on in my life and the concerns I have.
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Had lunch with a couple of friends today - his dad is in hospital, they don't know that he's going to come out of it. They live 12 hours drive away and spent yesterday driving up. It was a simple lunch - they just wanted a break from the hospital and a chance to see me. She can probably be classed as one of my oldest fannish friends - we met in SG1 fandom when she responded immediately to a short fic I posted at lunch, and I punted a bet that she lived on the East Coast of Australia. I think that was 2002. She met him a few years later, they lived together, married, had kids. The kids are now nearly teenagers.
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B1 comes back from her holiday this week. One of the cousins returns to Sydney for his Aussie wedding lunch. And Aunt Flo has turned up in full murderous glory, just in time for my birthday.
It's 6:30pm and I think it might be time for bed.
The unfortunately timed show ticket has be reassigned to Thursday night, same seat, PHEW.
--
I'm not sure that I like this trend of my early 00s fantasy authors going back to their old series.
I just finished the "Queen's" series by Anne Bishop, which...IDK. It kind of took all the things I liked about the tying-up of the series in 'Twilight's Dawn' and unravelled them again.
And now it seems Jacqueline Carey has a story out about Josselin's childhood in the Brotherhood of Cassiel.
I mean, I do want stories by authors I enjoy, but I am lately finding that after the first series, I'm not enjoying them as much.
cf. Nalini Singh's Psy-Changelings - the Trinity series are enjoyable but somehow lacking. Also, I read Carey's first two Naamah books but never managed to get into the third. The 2nd Naamah was slow-going.
It's not that they're bad, it's just that they don't feel as good as the original series. Or maybe they don't speak to my id as much. I enjoyed Bishop's Invisible Ring, and the (kind of) sequels of The Shadow Queen and Shalador's Lady; but that might be my id speaking.
--
Tonight, I am trying to do some actual crafting: the backing on my show quilt. Which is due on the 25th. So, twenty days to quilt, bind, sleeve, and label it.
--
I'm neaaaaaarly finished the last chapter of the last story in the 30 days of OTP. Looks like we're about to hit 10K on the full story.
--
Counselling was good. I just explained out all the stuff going on in my life and in my head, and the counsellor reiterated the tools I'd been using to parse things out. I think that was most of what I needed - to be able to say this to someone who didn't know the other side, but could say that my feelings were valid and provide practical structures on how to deal with everything going on in my life and the concerns I have.
--
Had lunch with a couple of friends today - his dad is in hospital, they don't know that he's going to come out of it. They live 12 hours drive away and spent yesterday driving up. It was a simple lunch - they just wanted a break from the hospital and a chance to see me. She can probably be classed as one of my oldest fannish friends - we met in SG1 fandom when she responded immediately to a short fic I posted at lunch, and I punted a bet that she lived on the East Coast of Australia. I think that was 2002. She met him a few years later, they lived together, married, had kids. The kids are now nearly teenagers.
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B1 comes back from her holiday this week. One of the cousins returns to Sydney for his Aussie wedding lunch. And Aunt Flo has turned up in full murderous glory, just in time for my birthday.
It's 6:30pm and I think it might be time for bed.
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I totally get what you are saying about Anne Bishop's latest books - the series was tied up nicely with respect to Janelle and the other Queens, but now it's all messy and unraveling the way things ended!
I mean - I'll keep reading them, because I love that world - but I agree with you!
I am hoping that the next book she writes is an Others book though!
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