Books, need books!

Well, I've just plunged through the seven main Liaden books. Chapbooks, I'm gonna need chapbooks. Right now I'm wondering if I can talk Karl into preordering the hardback version of the collection of Liaden chapbook stories. (Everyone's heard my rant about trade paperbacks, right? Thought so) Maybe if I do the big wide cute eyes thing at him.

I have two Taltos books left. Well, one and a half. And a couple library books, one the first of a series by a forensic anthropologist, the one that's getting a series this fall. (Something to make me actually want to see TV. Pity, I can't.) Hm, I realize I've been putting that one off. I wonder why?

Oh, wait, I also have the play version of Busman's Honeymoon. Which I need time to read, WITHOUT the kids around, because it is delicate and fragile, and then I have to mail it back. Given that most of my reading time these days is while eating, in the bathroom, or with a kid climbing over me, I don't dare. selenite, honey, help me remember to carve out cave time JUST for that book.

The local library doesn't have the Crystal Soldier Liaden book, or Balance of Trade, although the latter is apparently on order. Just not requestable yet.

Then I'm going to need to find MORE! Or start doing more rereading. I've been doing such a good rate of NEW books this year, I hate to lose momentum. Maybe I'll love the books by the forensic anthro lady. I wonder why I'm putting that one off?

I have to go drop off books at the library today and I don't have anything to pick up. Feels a bit distressing.

How I know I'm a hopeless geek

I was just showing selenite a promotional sale email I got from Cedarworks Playsets, the company from whom we are eagerly hoping to buy a marvelous playset[1] ( footnote )

for the kids in the future sometime when we can afford it. Not, I'm sad to say, any time soon, especially with some of the recent troubles.

I showed it to selenite, and we discussed hopes for the future. Then I said it was a pity they weren't like computer components - but sadly, there is no Moore's Law for playsets. Be interesting if there was.