Baptism anniversary

Little teeny celebration: going out for ice cream with my folks; Mom gave me a lovely present: a CD of Byzantine and Eastern Orthodox chant sung by several different groups of monks from the Holy Land. The singing is wonderful and inspiring, and the style is a bit different than what I'm used to: it definately has a Middle Eastern sound to it, a lot more all-over-the-map ululating melismas, but that just adds an interesting note of wildness to the usual grandeur.

Also went to the library tonight, picked up Kim Harrison's "A Few Demons More" (someone compared her to Jim Butcher and I needed something to tide me over till "Many Bloody Returns" comes out); also a YA collection, "Prom Nights from Hell" (paranormal high school stories: having been home taught so many years, high schools are almost like fantasy realms to me, at least as concrete realities) and several... sound effects CDs. I find those wierdly amusing to listen to, don't ask me why. Could be an Aspie thing, could be the better parts of my brain trying to keep me amused.