Here's to May!
May. 1st, 2013 10:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
midnightsjaneThere are snow storms and rain storms in parts of the country, but right here it's all sunshine and falling cherry blossoms. In short, a beautiful start to a new month. Nice.
I'm going to enjoy my next few days off. The way my work schedule has been of late, I haven't had more than a couple of days off together, so five in a row is going to be great. Got to make the most of the sunny weather. I spent a couple of hours yesterday sitting out on the patio reading and drinking tea, a fine way to pass the afternoon.
Speaking of reading, I am taking a trip down fandom memory lane, inspired by the prospect of new Star Wars movies, and a find in the local library of a new book by Timothy Zahn. Scoundrels, featuring Han Solo and a gang of shady characters, set between the first and second Star Wars movies. Enjoyed it well enough, a good book to read on a warm spring day, not the greatest thing ever, but enjoyable. Then I went searching through my own library for more, and found Zahn's trilogy Heirs to the Empire, the books that really started the whole line of post movie novels. One of the features I like about the various novels is that they all relate in some way to the other books, so a story line started in one book might show up again in another. Of all the Star Wars Books I have, I think these first three books by Zahn might be my favourites. It's been about 15 years since I last read them, so it's almost like discovering them all over again. I may just end up on a whole Star Wars reading marathon. I just finished rereading all the Dresden Files books, and before that the whole Star Trek Rihannsu series by Diane Duane. I seem to be on something of a kick here. One thing about having so many books, if I dig around I'm bound to find books I've forgotten I have!
Haven't watched much TV lately; I don't seem to have the time. I'm really behind on Bones, missed the last two episodes of Castle, also the last couple of Touch, and have pretty much given up on Glee. One show I make a real effort to see is Once Upon a Time. Luckily with my laptop I have the ability to watch the things I miss at a time of my own choosing..I just need the time!
I seem to be a rather busy person these days. It's all good, though. I'm quite happy to be busy..makes me feel productive.
Tomorrow I have to get out to the farm early. Our farrier is coming to trim and/or shoe the horses. He spends the whole day there, since he has 11 horses to do. Works out for us, too.
Going to be another busy day. Good thing it's supposed to be warm and sunny.
I'm going to enjoy my next few days off. The way my work schedule has been of late, I haven't had more than a couple of days off together, so five in a row is going to be great. Got to make the most of the sunny weather. I spent a couple of hours yesterday sitting out on the patio reading and drinking tea, a fine way to pass the afternoon.
Speaking of reading, I am taking a trip down fandom memory lane, inspired by the prospect of new Star Wars movies, and a find in the local library of a new book by Timothy Zahn. Scoundrels, featuring Han Solo and a gang of shady characters, set between the first and second Star Wars movies. Enjoyed it well enough, a good book to read on a warm spring day, not the greatest thing ever, but enjoyable. Then I went searching through my own library for more, and found Zahn's trilogy Heirs to the Empire, the books that really started the whole line of post movie novels. One of the features I like about the various novels is that they all relate in some way to the other books, so a story line started in one book might show up again in another. Of all the Star Wars Books I have, I think these first three books by Zahn might be my favourites. It's been about 15 years since I last read them, so it's almost like discovering them all over again. I may just end up on a whole Star Wars reading marathon. I just finished rereading all the Dresden Files books, and before that the whole Star Trek Rihannsu series by Diane Duane. I seem to be on something of a kick here. One thing about having so many books, if I dig around I'm bound to find books I've forgotten I have!
Haven't watched much TV lately; I don't seem to have the time. I'm really behind on Bones, missed the last two episodes of Castle, also the last couple of Touch, and have pretty much given up on Glee. One show I make a real effort to see is Once Upon a Time. Luckily with my laptop I have the ability to watch the things I miss at a time of my own choosing..I just need the time!
I seem to be a rather busy person these days. It's all good, though. I'm quite happy to be busy..makes me feel productive.
Tomorrow I have to get out to the farm early. Our farrier is coming to trim and/or shoe the horses. He spends the whole day there, since he has 11 horses to do. Works out for us, too.
Going to be another busy day. Good thing it's supposed to be warm and sunny.
