Honey, I'm Home!

[tamaranth]

Have had splendid time in LA, NZ, HK (well, less so in HK, very claustrophobic what with overcast / crowds / plethora of signage, but it was interesting). Now am enjoying company of HUGE black furry things. Were they this size when I left? Or is it just by comparison with itsy-bitsy NZ kitzen?

Lots of photos. Like, seriously lots. Will be sorting through and posting the pick of the crop on Flickr (really must convert to pro account so I can have more than 200 visible ...)

Also need to write up holiday reading:
Blood and Sand -- Rosemary Sutcliff -- good, tho' brimming with subtext
The Island of the Day Before -- Umberto Eco -- baffling, indulgent, irritating and a relief to have finished
English Passengers -- Matthew Kneale -- enjoyable after slow start. Am slightly spooked by various structural / thematic congruences between this and my Dampier novel.
The Privilege of the Sword -- Ellen Kushner -- delicious, funny, thought-provoking and swashbuckling as all get-out.
Life Mask -- Emma Donohue -- tragically, I had to lounge in MY BED for hours (see above under Cats) this morning to finish this. I liked it very much though not sure I agree with some of the ways in which it's made Relevant.

And must finish novel-revision, though we have done two-thirds of it and covered all the tricky stuff. And demonstrated that our minds really do work alike. be afraid, be very afraid. Now need publisher in order to sponsor further RL collaborations.

Jet lag? No, that was yesterday. Am feeling remarkably wide-awake. Though someone has dimmed the lights.

What've I missed? (Damn'd if I'm playing catch-up.) Leave a link or a comment if there's something I should see!

Comments

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

Glad you're back!

I'm posting the pictures of our NZ trip on Flickr, so we can compare!

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

Welcome back!

Did you enjoy the mp3s?

[lamentables.livejournal.com]

Welcome back!

What you missed: sad news (http://lamentables.livejournal.com/217863.html) from us.

[moral-vacuum.livejournal.com]

Of course there's something you need to see - ME!

[ajshepherd.livejournal.com]

Welcome back! Although given the current weather conditions I'm sure you wish you were still out there!

Look forward to seeing the photos.

[nisaba.livejournal.com]

Hee, my cattens seemed way bigger when we came home from Aus too, and weirdly, blacker as well, if that makes any sense.

Glad to hear you had a good time!

[pingopark.livejournal.com]

Welcome back! It would be lovely to see you before Christmas.

[asynje.livejournal.com]

Glad to see you've returned in one piece. I had a friend who took the trip via HK as well and I seem to remember that she had more or less the same reaction.

As for news: ehm - I've had a serious chat with my new manager, so I think she'll be more well-behaved now.

Photos, photos, photos!

[shinysparkly.livejournal.com]

Glad you're back safely & enjoying fuzziness. :)


I've been doing morning pages since I returned from England and they seem to be working!! :)

[elinor.livejournal.com]

Hooray! You're home and safe :-) Looking forward to seeing your pics.

[margotmetroland.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for god holidays and returning safe and sound.

[marypcb.livejournal.com]

welcome back! I found HK very culture shocky but mainly because of jet lag; helps to have someone with a rough idea of where stuff is too ;-)

photos. 5GB of NZ photos and I think there's some still on a memory card...

[reddragdiva]

I'm pregnant!