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Bloodhound
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[info]kiwilessa

Just finished reading Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce

I give it 5 stars!

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this can't be true ...
[info]kiwilessa
Mog the Forgetful Cat is dead ...

goodbye_mog

Mog was tired. She was dead tired... Mog thought, 'I want to sleep for ever.' And so she did. But a little bit of her stayed awake to see what would happen next. Mog keeps watch over the upset Thomas family, who miss her terribly, and she wonders how they will ever manage without her. Nothing happens for some time... then suddenly, one day, Mog sees a little kitten in the house. The kitten is frightened of everything - noise, newspapers, bags and being picked up. Mog thinks the kitten is very stupid. But then Mog realises that the nervous kitten doesn't know how to play and just needs 'a little bit of help'. And so, Mog pushes the surprised kitten into Debbie's lap, where it finds it actually likes being tickled and stroked. The new family pet is settled in at last. But Debbie says she will always remember Mog. 'So I should hope,' thinks Mog. And she flies up and up and up right into the sun.
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bookfair
[info]kiwilessa
[info]spacegirlnz and i shop at a local market every saturday morning for cheap veges - today she wanted to go to the annual bookfair out in Waikanae ...

we spent $40 on books

shot inside the hall

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another inside shot

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this is the payment queue

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woohoo - it's Liza (with a 'z' not an 's'!!!!)

(and yes that's the pendant I gave her for her birthday)

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Bugger!
[info]kiwilessa
This note posted on a website from Terry Pratchett...

AN EMBUGGERANCE Folks,

I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it seems to me unfair to withhold the news. I have been diagnosed with a very rare form of early
onset Alzheimer's, which lay behind this year's phantom "stroke".

We are taking it fairly philosophically down here and possibly with a mild optimism. For now work is continuing on the completion of Nation and the basic notes are already being laid down for Unseen Academicals. All other things being equal, I
expect to meet most current and, as far as possible, future commitments but will discuss things with the various organisers. Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful, because I think there's time for at least a few more books yet :o)

PS I would just like to draw attention to everyone reading the above that this should
be interpreted as 'I am not dead'. I will, of course, be dead at some future point, as
will everybody else. For me, this maybe further off than you think - it's too soon to tell.
I know it's a very human thing to say "Is there anything I can do", but in this case I
would only entertain offers from very high-end experts in brain chemistry.

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2226306,00.html
http://www.paulkidby.com/news/index.html








books etc
[info]kiwilessa
recently i received some gift certificates - one for amazon and two for SCP

i checked and rechecked books on offer and worked out the best value over all for them and placed my orders ... on the same day ... within about 30 mins of each other ...

i ordered three books in total from SCP (but had to make two orders as i couldn't redeem two gift certs in one order!) and two books from Amazon

i made sure that all books were listed as being in stock ...

i noted that the shipping costs to NZ were cheaper at SCP - who have a standard charge

and ... 8 days after ordering two parcels from SCP arrive and my Amazon order hasn't been dispatched - today i get a "we're sorry but your order hasn't been dispatched yet blah blah blah" email from Amazon ...

congratulations SCP for your great service

boo to Amazon for your sucky service


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[info]kiwilessa
a friend of mine has a blog called The Things That Make Us Happy Make Us Wise - and wrote about a book called "Little, Big" by John Crowley

John Crowley’s Little, Big. Having typed that, I hesitate.  Go and read it.  It is the best book written in English in the second half of the 20th century.  It’s a very strong contender for best book written in English in the 20th century, period.

So i thought i should see if i could find the book somewhere (library) and read it - had to go all the way into wellington to get it from the central library there - but - i have it (1982 hardback version) and started reading it last night - read the first chapter and a bit - discovered where my friend got her blog title from ... looking forward to reading the rest of the book

another friend reviewed a Joan Slonczewski book "A Door into Ocean" which i also managed to find at the library (another old hardback version)

i love finding new books and new authors to read
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books to read ..
[info]kiwilessa
looking for something new to read? or planning your christmas reading list?

My friend Andi M

http://www.andimarquette.com/stories.html

http://www.myspace.com/fiestaroad

My friend Joan

http://www.auntie-establishment.com/

My friend Mickey

http://www.mickeyminner.com/
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in the mail today ...
absolution
[info]kiwilessa
one fiction book ....

Down the Rabbit Hole - by [info]lynnejamneck

one non-fiction book ....

The Whole Lesbian Sex Book

the boy opened the box ... examined the books - 'i have no personal opinion on it' is his response to the second book
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good day
[info]kiwilessa
managed to re-read a fav story - organi

went to library and got a val mcdermid - The distant Echo - and managed to read the whole book as well
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interesting looking book
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censorship
capundies
[info]kiwilessa
this horrifies me ... banning books for the feeblest of reasons

taken from censorship and children's books

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DaVinci Code
[info]kiwilessa
i can't wait for the movie - the book is one i immensly enjoyed - and whether or not you believe in the grail or even that Jesus fathered a child it's intruiging

i've been doing the code quest on google - even though i don't qualify because i don't live in one of the countries available for the competition - but now it's finished and the final countdown has started ....
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