What went before: And, the first Steve Miller’s death has killed the Liaden Universe®; the latest book is filler: boring, stupid, and includes icky girl stuff¹ commentary has landed. I’m kind of surprised it took this long. And, no, I did not seek it out.
Closing up shop for the day. Dr. Who up in 3…2…1…
Everybody stay safe.
¹<fe>Assuredly the first Liaden book ever to include icky girl stuff</fe>
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So. Did he bring her to that desolate Welsh hilltop on purpose?
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Tuesday. Sunny and already kind of warm, pardoning the slight, cool breeze. The ‘beans are looking for 70F/21C, so I might actually be able to sit out on the deck for a little while this afternoon in Actual Sunshine.
Trash is at the curb, but not recycling, since there’s no recycling pickup this week, those trucks being needed to haul in the junk for the City Cleanup.
Breakfast was — don’t judge me — leftover mashed potatoes with egg, onions, and cheese. Lunch will be a burger and … something. Or, yanno, not.
I have a letter from the hospital that’s closing next week. It appears that I can fill out a form to see if my PCP will accept me into his new practice — in Bath. I’m required to fill the form in and fax it to the practice, which is going to be a challenge. I note that Bath is, eh, an hour away, maybe?
However, in Actual Good News, the Walk-In Clinic is not closing. At least, not yet.
The letter is dense — in layout and in information, so I’ll be reading it again. I also have a bill from the plumber for the Installation Fiasco, and it is less — even much less — than I had feared. So — qualified good news there.
I’ve some other this, that, and t’other things to look after, and tonight is the second meeting of the fiber craft group at the library.
“My life makes perfect sense: drugs and booze, and violence.” Possibly my least favorite Dire Straits song.
Thanks to everyone for the outpouring of love for our writing, and for Diviner’s Bow. I should perhaps have given a paraphrase warning, and I now let the world know that “icky girl stuff” is romance/relationship content. Which, yes, the Liaden Universe® has embraced — cough — from the beginning, and it always amazes me that people who preface their Disappointed Remarks on our Sudden Wokeness with “I’ve been reading this series from the beginning,” managed to miss this for nearly 40 years. I can only believe that reading is very difficult for them, and I admire their perseverance.
The windows are open — only not the bathroom window, which will have to do penance for a while yet — and the cats are strategically deployed to take advantage of the Smells Of Outdoors.
Do you know where your cats are?
Today’s blog post title comes to you via Dr. Who (“Kiss-Kiss”), “Skye Boat Song,” the linked performance from Celtic Thunder.
Actually, yes, I do know where our cat (singular, at this time) is… curled up on a chair about six feet from where I sit. She is an adoptee (of around 16 years old) since her human/mom died at 102 last year.
(is there a way to post photos in comments? If so I can show her off.)
I am currently re-reading the entire series following the Internal Chronology–I’m up to Plan B, having started in early March. I have to say that relationships seem, at least to me, to be the foundation for the series, whether familial or romantic or adversarial. I LOVE that. Additionally, it’s so nice to read a series that understands how absolutely cutting politeness can be. One does not need to be an Ogre to get one’s point across. Now all of that being said, what drew me to the series in the first place was the combination of fantasy-esque elements in a softer sci-fi atmosphere. It felt approachable in ways that harder sci-fi doesn’t for me. And yes, give me ALL the various mental powers!!! All this to say….I have read the series from beginning to current. I love the relationship aspect of the series. And isn’t it wonderful that we (still) have the freedom to choose what books we want to read and own.
What, you and Steve wrote about PEOPLE…relationships….doing the right thing even when its NOT a benefit to yourself. Who knew. Its the characters and the relationships that DRIVE the whole thing. A ffif to the poor sole who is complaining about this. They are obviously verrrrry slooooow readers.