girlnamedxena

Paula has resolved to read a billion books this year, and while I have no such resolution I think it might be interesting to keep track of how many book I read this year (cover to cover, school stuff counts).

January (3)
- The Black Death by Philip Ziegler (I'm not sure if this one counts because I think I started it in December)
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

February (6)
-Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
-The Black Knight Returns by Frank Miller (do graphic novels count?)
-Alanna: the First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
-Blood Price by Tanya Huff
-Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
-Blood Trail by Tanya Huff

March (4)
-Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
-Escape from Bonevill by Jeff Smith
-The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith
-Fables: Legends in Exile by Willingham et al.

April

I've had some vivid dreams the last couple nights.

Last night I went job hunting (in my Heritage Park clothes, for some reason) and the first place I walked into and asked if I was hiring immediatly stuck me behind the counter and told me to get to work. It was in this crazy import store type thing, that sold the normal jewellery and sarongs and stuff, as well as giant shoes and jackets. Dream me decided those were probably suppose to be wall hangings or something. And I was also very amused to see that employee uniforms were very colourful, in a rainbow pattern XD. The fun thing about that dream that, aside from the giant jackets, it probably isn't all that far fetched.

I need to get a job.

Anyway, the dream I had the night before last was somewhat less fun. I was in a hotel, and I was waiting for people to get there (I was hosting a swing party) so the door was unlocked. Then this guy came in. Very well dressed, tidy hair, not really threatening at all. He said that I had to go with him and that he was abducting me. The odd thing is he didn't have any weapons that I could see: no gun, no knife. But I was completely terrified and did what he told me to anyway. Then he asked why I wasn't trying to fight back and I said I didn't want him to hurt/rape/kill me and he just laughed and said he'd do all that later. Then we left. Then I think I woke up and I was kinda scared to go back to sleep at first.

So, it'll be interesting to see what I dream about tonight. I need to clean the basement, but Tessa said she might come over earlier than everyone else and help me clean. The basement doesn't look that bad. doubtless it'll be full of Jo's used dishes and his stuff, but from what I saw when I went down there yesterday it wasn't a total sty.

Oh, and because I was feeling all down despite all my free time I got a trashy romance to read and make me feel better. The cover has been ripped off, which I find quite dissapointing, but still. I am enjoying it emensly. It's called "The Rope Dancer" and takes place in some nebulous 'middle ages.' They mention King Henry. But they fail to say which one, so really it could be just about any time. Anyway, it's about a 'ropedancer' (which I think is the "Medieval" named for a tight-rope-walker and a bard. And there's a dwarf, who I actually kinda like so much I want Carys to end up with him instead. That would be an interesting twist. But the dwarf is all sad because his village got burned to the ground and his family and stuff were killed.

Quite tragic, really.

And I'm a hundred pages in and they still haven't so much as kissed >:(

And I think I've caught a cold.