Rifts in the space-time continuum

I replied "I don't know" to a question from a coworker on Wednesday, and he joked that I had probably just broken the space-time continuum. (Well, I gave him points for trying. It came out as "the vacuum in time and space" which amused me greatly. Technically, I think there is a vacuum, so it's not incorrect —it just wasn't what he meant).

Speaking of quantum mechanics, my disorientation with regards to the date and time continues thanks to the wacky schedule.

Yesterday was spent quietly. I spent the better part of the morning catching up on Skywatch, and then headed out. I wandered around outside for a couple of hours, which was lovely as the day was gorgeous and warm. It's bordering on uncomfortable for me, but not so bad that I can't enjoy the weather these days. I expect this to change any day now. I wilt in the heat.

I renewed my iRewards card and treated myself to some new books. I finally stopped hemming and hawing about trying Laurie R. King's other series (the ones not about Mary Russel and Sherlock Holmes), and and bought "A Grave Talent," after hesitating for years. I began reading it over a waffle with fruit and crème anglaise at Chez Cora. I accidentally dipped the corner of the book in the whipped cream, but I rescued it quickly and it seems to have come out none the worse for wear. I am a klutz. The banana-and-strawberry smoothie was delicious as well.

I finished the novel this morning. It's quite good. It's her first novel, if I'm not mistaken, and as such lacks the finesse and the character development of the Mary Russel novels, which are lovely, subtle pieces of fiction. However, the story and characters were very compelling, and the writing was quite good, more than good enough for me to overlook the slight problems with the plot in places. I can definitely spot where her style has matured since this first novel attempt, and I think I'll pick up more Kate Martinelli books in future. owldaughter, if you want to borrow it, you're welcome to it.

There's a new Charles Todd out, but it's in hardcover. Argh, gnash. I shall just have to wait.

Since the last movie I saw was James Bond, back in December as I recall, I treated myself to a double-bill yesterday.

I started with "Spiderman 3," which was... not bad. ( I'm trying to be non-spoilery, but read at your own risk )

Then, because I have no self-control whatsoever, I went to the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean." It was much better than the second one, but still not as good as the first. It was also nearly three hours long. Gah. Someone needs to edit these things better. What child is going to be able to sit through three hours of movie in a cinema?

( Definitely spoilers behind here )

So all in all it was a fun, vaguely geeky afternoon and evening for me. No instant classics in the making, but fun nonetheless.

It had been a while since I did that: just wander around and do stuff on my own. It was a refreshing change.