I suspect we're going to have more street flooding, and there is an off chance I may end up missing work tomorrow: there is about six inches of water in my street, but the cars are still getting through it; the sidewalk isn't impassible yet. Yet.
Managed to get out today and take care of some of the most important errands, namely, the checking account (which only had three dollars left in it, due to Not Having Been Paid Since I Couldn't Work That One Week of Flooding) and the overdue books that had to go back to the Lowell Public Library. Got in about a paragraph of coffeeshop writing: I'm not feeling uninspired, I'm just in a bit of a bad mood due to having to deal with all the negative energy coming off people because of the rain. Yesterday at work, I was ready to start handing out baby pacifiers, for all the crying I had to listen to. Ugh. Might be why I'm hoping for an unexpected day off (also hoping for one so I can type some of the Fanfic Roses, as I only have two left to finish writing). I've also got maybe two more ideas to come up with for the
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story_loterry stories, for the themes "A park bench" and "home sweet home". Not sure what fandoms to use for those, but I'll think of something.
Picked up a copy of Poppy Z. Brite's "Lost Souls" (think "The Lost Boys" set in New Orleans; I believe it was inspired in part by the vampire community in the Big Easy) at the book swap at the Lowell Library: there's a big rip in the back cover, which makes it look like someone tried to stake the book.
Currently reading Anne Bishop's "Black Jewels Trilogy" and I've got some mixed but mostly favorable feelings toward it. The world-building has a slightly cluttered air to it and the book could stand to have a map and a character list. Some of the characters could be construed as Arry Oo's (Jaenelle in particular, at first glance). But I can't help liking it: my reaction while reading it has been, "Hey, this would make a really cool anime...": I tend to allow a lot more leniency for Arry Oo-like quirks if the universe is presented in an anime/manga or graphic novel-like medium; they're somewhat escapist and meant to be larger than life anyway (though I have to say, there are some anime and manga characters whom I find better-written than some prose novel or live-action characters). I've got a bit of a crush on both Saetan SaDiablo (who defines "Badass Grandpa") and Daemon Sadi; Dorothea makes me want to dip her in duck sauce and throw her to the White Court vampires (can one do that with a Queen?).
Entry about the Boston Flower Show on the way, but I wanted to get this much posted, rather than give you all a huge entry...
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love_bingo challenge. Whooo!
