Finished reading: Tea From An Empty Cup by Pat Cadigan. I think I said everything I had to say about it in the previous Reading Wednesday entry, which is - I didn't like it, unfortunately, and I can't really put my finger on why. But a lot of people did like it, so I guess it's just a matter of preference. I do recommend one of her other novels, though: Mindplayers. It's so good! I liked the central character a lot, and the world really interested me. What I would recommend is - if you're interested in going the ebook route, get the SF Gateway Omnibus with Mindplayers, Fools, and Tea From An Empty Cup. That way you can get kind of a broad look and form your own impressions.

Currently reading: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison. I'm currently only about 1/3rd of the way in, but I like it! This one has been for a while on the "Ehhh maybe I'll read it eventually" list, but then I came across an anon who is writing a Valdemar+TGE crossover, and... well. I just had to check it out. So - as I said, I like it so far. It's fun, it's kinda' sparkly, I enjoy Maia a lot - he's very sweet - and I like a lot of the secondary characters too. (Csevet!! And Beshelar and Cala!)

... The only thing is, I really wish I were reading from a paper copy rather than ebook, because it's tricky for me to keep some of the names straight because a lot of them start with the same letters, and I find it almost impossible to spell most of them. One wouldn't think this would be a problem even with ebook, but my ereader is extremely old and outdated and clunky to navigate/jump pages. ... Anyway. I think it'd mesh better for me on paper, as I'd be able to easily flip through if I'm confused about who so-and-so is.

I was really surprised to find out that the elves in this novel have airships. In fact I completely failed to absorb anything about the tech level of this novel through osmosis - I had the impression that it was a bit more Valdemar-esque, for some reason, and that's clearly wrong. Anyway, yay, airships! I like that. ALSO. There is a mystery plot! I don't know how significant it will become through the rest of the book, but I'm assuming that it will be because otherwise it wouldn't be there, and this pleases me. I like mysteries.

... Ignore those trying to recommend it on basis of court intrigue; it isn't really heavy on that. At least so far. In fact, I will admit, part of the reason I was kind of un-eager to read this novel was that certain subsets of its fandom are a little overzealous to recommend it on the basis of features that actually do not apply... At least, this is what I have seen from discussions. So, I was a bit "Hmmm" about it. Which is a little bit unfair, I suppose, but I'm enjoying it now.

Reading next: I have no idea. I kind of want to re-read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but I don't know if I want to cart that big fat heavy book around, and I don't know if I can force myself through pages and pages of Tedious Swedish Business Transactions again, even if I like the story itself a lot (this is one novel where the film - both versions! - actually improved it). Or maybe I should re-read the Last Herald-Mage trilogy? Except I can't remember where I put those novels, or even if I have all three of them. Or... Actually you know what, I'll probably just close my eyes and grab something, it isn't as if I don't have plenty of unread books floating around my room.

This weekend was... uh. Well, it wasn't completely unproductive, and I got done some things that I'd been meaning to do, though not half as much as I would have liked, but overall it wasn't too bad.

I had hoped that my fic would be done in time to post directly after posting opens for the SveFin fest, but I don't think I'll be finished by then. Oh well, I still have plenty of time to get it done before posting closes.

I saw the announcement for the Hetalia rarepair exchange... I want to do it, but I'm already doing an exchange. Plus the two fests I signed up for. So it's probably best if I don't. If I can get the three things I'm in knocked out of the way, I can put something together that isn't for a fest/exchange, hopefully.

Started watching the American remake of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo today. Not finished yet - I'm about 2/5ths in - but I'll watch the rest tonight. There are few novels where I can confidently say "the film was better than the book", but with the Millennium films, I am definitely willing to say that (even when it comes to this one, which I haven't finished watching yet). The novels suffer so much from tl;dr syndrome, and even though I found them hard to put down, they still needed so much trimmed out. Seriously. The story flows so much better when it's visual.

Oh snap, in a few days we're leaving for more travelling. PRETTY EXCITED but also kind of nervous. Even though I'm now acquainted with the people I'll be travelling with, it still seems kind of -- ehhh, I dunno'. Just a little bit scary! And the thought of hopping countries the way one would hop small eastern Canadian provinces just blows my mind. Anyway. Stockholm is still lovely, though it's a bit grey today. Well, that's fine with me.

Last night I finally finished the last Millennium novel after waiting ages and ages for it to come out in paperback in Canada. Now I'm left with that "I don't know what to do now" feeling.

( Somehow this got all tl;dr on me, wtf )

I have had a headache all day. ALL. DAY. AND I STILL HAVE IT.

So I've been mopey and grumpy and arrrgh. And it certainly doesn't help that I wasn't able to do the things I wanted - couldn't practice harmonica because there were people around, couldn't study French because my head hurt too much, couldn't go out because it's TOO FREAKING COLD.

... Okay, okay, it isn't that cold, but it's enough that I didn't want to go out. Anyway.

Eventually I just gave up on getting anything done and sat around watching Moomins. Which is, y'know, awesome because it's Moomins. But STILL. On the other hand I keep trying to think of ideas for, er, a certain project, and it involves that, so I might as well do it, and... yeah, shan't say anything more.

I guess sitting around watching it wasn't so bad though. At least while I'm watching things, I can work on Christmas presents! I can't watch television or movies unless I'm also doing something with my hands - I just don't have the attention span. (Going to the cinema, while I love to do it, tends to be rather frustrating. I get so fidgety). So... I worked on that. And I'm almost finished with knitting the first present! Which is great because the cut-off date is edging kind of close and I sort of need to start working on the second thing right away, ahhhh.

This reminds me that we got a sheet in the mail the other day from Canada Post, stating the dates that packages need to be sent out in order for them to arrive on time. I only have until Nov 29th to get everything packaged up and shipped out, sob. Fortunately the deadline for letters will be a bit longer (I think). I don't think I'll be able to get all those cards done up by the 29th, ahhhh.

I expect this season will involve a lot of me running around screaming and sobbing about how I won't be able to get everything done in time. :| fgasdjkfh it's not even my holiday, really - I don't know why I get so worked up over having an excuse to give people stuff. (I suppose it's mostly because everything has to be JUST RIGHT, and if it isn't, I get upset.)

MAN. Am I ever looking forward to being done with all of the above, though. People keep giving me ideas for writing and I can't write anything until it's all done. :|

ETA and/or PS: Hey y'all, none of you go believing anything that noonish says. I am NOT a dirty old man! :|
ETA/PS #2, Electric Boogaloo: Oh yeah don't believe anything noyadespate says either, 'cause he's a fucking hoser.