Portmanteau post

[bunn]

- I really should have taken a day off and slept in preparation for Wightfrag. As it was, I think I was a bit dazed most of the time. But probably still less dazed than I would have been if I'd not been able to go and sleep in my tent. Nice to see lots of people not seen for a long time though.

- Trackmania is yet another game I can't play because it makes me seasick. Gamesick. Whatever.

- I proved yet again that my Quechua 2-second tent is remarkably waterproof and can withstand a lot of wind. But that the lack of a porch is a weakness, as when you open the door when it's raining, the wet door tends to flop into the tent. I think for the Oldies Club camping weekend approaching I will buy a slightly larger one with a porch.

- Az seemed to have had a good time with his dogsitter, Mollydog slightly less so. Both of them were worn out from much walking, and slept a lot the next day. I get the feeling dogsitter likes Az best. Poor Mollydog, nobody ever likes her best!

- Ash bunny still not right, but not obviously badly wrong either, exactly. Normally I would not want to keep a solo bunny nowadays, they do better in pairs, but am reluctant to add a friend when she may not hop on much longer.

- have decided to replace the 2 passionflowers by the greenhouse, which really need potting out, with 2 Multi Blue clematis. The passionflowers can be grown over the awkward heap of rooftiles that I want to cover.

- Giant thunderstorm today left roads strewn with pointy rocks. But I didn't get a puncture! Woohoo!

- brain has been erratic and disobedient this week. I have done a lot of random things in order to avoid doing more difficult/urgent things. Like this post, probably. Slap. Bad brain.

- Asthma has entirely left the building, having apparently handed over to large patch of eczema on one foot. Why only that foot? *mystery*

- read David Gemmell's first Troy book, Lord of the Silver Bow. Enjoyed it, it's well written with interesting likeable characters. Must buy the next 2 in the series.

I wish I knew the Troy legend in more detail, I think this moves away from the traditional telling quite a bit, but I don't know the first bit well enough to be sure. May have to read a Ladybird Book to get the main features of the 'official' version.

Comments

[smirnoffmule.livejournal.com]

I didn't realised he'd died. I mentioned A Song of Ice and Fire to someone else on my flist recently, and they said they didn't want to start reading until Martin had finished the series in case he died first. I thought that was insanely morbid at the time, but you've just put it into context for me!

[sigisgrim.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was I think July 2006; at any rate about the time Troy book two was published. He just collapsed at his desk in the early hours while he was writing. What a way to go for an author! Tragically he was only in his fifties. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gemmell

I fully understand somebody not wanting to start reading something at complex and powerful as ASoIaF until it has been finished. At least with The Wheel of Time the last book is half written and the rest is sketched out with the final plot resolution decided. Also, it is far less complex than ASoIaF, it's just more long winded.

That said I'm very glad that I have started ASoIaF. It is such a powerful book.