October 13, 2005

• Pamela Aidan

  So much of nothing to say!

  First of all, I forgot to pick up my comforter, as I feared, at
  kid6896′s house (sorry!). I’d call the good doctor to get it, but his
  cell phone is here on the counter.  Oh, well.  

  Second, to answer aefarson, it’s funny you should ask about those
  Pamela Aidan books. As I was reading the first one, I said, “Oh, I am
  DEFINITELY going to mail these to NC.”  The first book was great.
  The first third of the second book was equally good, but then Darcy
  went to a house party to search for a woman to marry to get Elizabeth
  off his mind, and in the span of about four days, there was some
  mysterious happening involving an insane woman bent on revenge, animal
  sacrifice at Celtic stones, and so on. (Perhaps I make it
  worse-sounding than it was).   I think I’ll wait until the
  third and
  final of the series is out (which is supposed to be any day now),
  purchased, and read. Then I will mail them
  to you.  I just really like the way she portrayed Darcy in the
  first book.

  The big Bulldog’s pep rally is over.  We had all the teams, coaches,
  parents, and cheerleaders in Park Forest Middle School’s gym tonight. A group
  of PSU cheerleaders came, the Nittany Lion came, and about seven PSU
  football players. I don’t know who they were because as they each had
  a turn with the microphone to introduce himself, all I heard was
  “hmmmr. HEUNDdnmmm..” (or something close to it).  I leaned over
  to Linda Wilson and said, “Not a speech com major in the bunch.”

  Today, as I was industriously answering student emails at my computer,
  David (who will be 13 on Sunday) came up to me. He presented me with a
  small bouquet of wildflowers he picked and said, “I caught you a
  delicious bass.”  I just about laughed myself silly.  I am so
  pleased that they have grown into a sense of humor.

  As to Dante’s Inferno, it’s really so much more approachable than I
  ever imagined.  I’ve been enjoying it. I’m still slogging my way
  through that Chaucer bio also. I think I have five chapters left. 
  I’ll have to finish my “serious” reading so I can move on to Citizen Girl (by the same authors who wrote The Nanny Diaries!) But, tonight is not a reading night. It’s a curl up on the couch with James and finally watch Sahara night. (Yes, all that should be hyphenated, but I didn’t.)  It will be my second video of the day, the first being The Black Death. Can I pick ‘em or what?

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