Everything Is Better With Dragons
Book blogger, Autistic, Probably a Dragon
I’m visiting a friend in Yorkshire for a few days and yesterday we spent the day in Leeds. It was very tiring and interesting. I have had a headache since waiting for the bus to come back to the village I’m staying in.
Leeds has quite a lot of shops, there is something for every taste. And as the train and bus stations are fairly close to the city centre quite easily accessible. There are also maps and decent sign-posting for the easily lost and confused.
But they’re in the wrong format to upload on to the blog, drat it! How do I change my files from mp4’s to something that can be played on here?
I was at the day job yesterday, casually writing a short story on my break, when I was accosted by one of my co-workers wanting to know why I only worked weekends now and what was I writing. Apart from the great impertinence, although I suspect it was her way of making conversation, I couldn’t really see why I shouldn’t tell her the truth: I’m working part time to fund my reviewing habit, since nobody’s paying me in anything but books at the minute. She then asked about my writing, which is fair enough, but then she shocked me by admitting that she’d never read a book.
I asked why?
This was the next band that came on, there name is, er, I don’t know, they haven’t said. But the keyboardist is one of the RMQA’s at my day job.
It took them some time to warm up and they had some technical problems with the drums, but once they hit their stride they were enjoyable to listen to. Even if they are bit ‘pop’ for me.
It’s started raining.
Rose
[I freezing, and soaked, but it’s stopped raining!]
And it doesn’t do to badly either.
So far The League of Mental Men have entertained us with covers from a variety of bands, including Papa Roach, Guns n Roses, My Chemical Romance, The Foo Fighters and The Darkness. They’re apparently really popular in the local pubs and I can see why; the singer is fairly good. He manages to hit the notes 95% of the time (he’s not no Dave Grohl but he’ll do for Immingham) and the musicians are competent.
They were enjoyed by the whole crowd, even my sister who’s leery about this sort of music.
Back soon with a review of the next band. Provided my phone plays nice and I don’t lose the network again.
Rose
Therefore there will be science spam.
I apologise to my followers who are here for the music and books, but sometimes the scientist in me likes to come out to play. Thus the preceding posts. I’m a geek with all my black little heart (if you get the film reference, bonus points).
Bye bye
Rose
According to the BBC, the Bank of England announced that Jane Austen’s illustrious features would grace the new £10 note. In addition there will also be an illustration of various places associated with Miss Austen and a quote from her most famous novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’.
I’m very tempted to keep the first one I get. I also hear that Shakespeare will be on one of the new notes as well.
On top of this pile of books I will also be reading and reviewing four more e-books for
http://www.everythingbooksandauthors.com.
I like to be busy it seems, especially since I also need to finish a college course before the end of the month as well. I question my sanity at times.
And then I remember, yes I am cracking up, that’s what the medication is for, and stop worrying about it.
Bye, again,
Rose
I have a pile of books from the library, and as I’m not doing any overtime this coming week I should be able to make some progress through them.
I’ve almost finished Corey Taylor’s new book and then I’ll be working my way through the following:
This is the second book in the ‘Wave Trilogy’; I read and reviewed the first book a couple of months ago and have been waiting patiently for it. In fact I’d forgotten I’d ordered it from the library until they rang me to say it had arrived. I’ve had a lot on, I forget things.
Next up (I’ve already started reading it) we see a fine example of my inner geek escaping.
It’s really interesting; there’s so much I’ve forgotten but as I read things are coming back to me.
This is a collection of short stories called Darker Minds. I’ve read one at random so far; it haunts me. I’m going to try to read more.
New Neil Gaimen book. I may have to buy myself a copy.
And finally (this one actually belongs to me so no time limit in getting it read, it may be a while):
I loved ‘The Long Earth’ when I read it last year and so when I had the opportunity to get both of the books I did (birthday presents!). I might reread ‘The Long Earth’, now I think about it. I like the characters and the concept. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to cross to a world that was completely different, it would certainly give a new meaning to ‘getting away from it all’.
Although I’d probably go and not come back. So long as I had a power supply, internet access, notebooks, pens and a delivery of new books every week or so I’d probably be happy.
Time to settle down with a book, hope everyone has had a good weekend,
Bye for now,
Rose
After reading and reviewing the first Thursday Next novel I found the most recent, last year’s ‘The Woman Who Died A Lot’, in the library this morning.
Set nineteen years after ‘The Eyre Affair’, the now 54 year old Thursday is semi-retired and living in the country with her husband Landon, son Friday and mad scientist daughter Tuesday.
It’s quite enjoyable so far.
